At noon, Jiang Hongming and his wife finished preparing lunch, and everyone took their seats.
Jiang Dad had been smiling the whole time. He even brought out his treasured Moutai.
But then!
Jiang Qin and Chen Kaiwen immediately snatched the bottle from his hands.
"Uncle, just let us pour the drinks."
"Exactly, Uncle. Leave these things to us."
Even more outrageously, Chen Kaiwen ignored all the elders and walked straight over to Qin Feng. He respectfully picked up Qin Feng's glass and filled it.
Qin Feng was completely dumbfounded.
This is a damn family gathering. Who are you putting on this show for?
Damn it!
Sure enough, Second Uncle's expression had turned downright ugly.
"Ahem!"
"Kaiwen, it's good that you're eager to help, but you need to respect seniority and know who to serve first."
"This may be Little Qin's first visit, but he's still one of the younger generation."
"Do you really need to pour his drinks yourself?"
Yet his son-in-law seemed not to have heard a word.
He remained standing before Qin Feng with his back bowed.
Second Aunt looked equally displeased. "Hmph! That's the difference between people. Some have no ability and no sense of propriety, yet they really think they're somebody."
"Kaiwen is such a good boy. He's capable and considerate!"
Sensing the souring atmosphere, Jiang Hongming immediately tried to smooth things over.
"Come on, everyone. Let's welcome Qin Feng on his first visit to meet the family. Bottoms up!"
But!
The response was lukewarm. They could barely be bothered to play along.
They casually raised their glasses and brought them toward their mouths without even wetting their lips.
Qin Feng didn't mind at all. He stood, clinked glasses with Jiang Hongming, and drained his drink.
Chen Kaiwen obligingly filled his glass again and said fawningly,