At Pond Village. In a private residence at the top of the mountain. Julian and the others had been eating for quite some time. Everyone chatted as they ate. The atmosphere was fantastic. Previously, the mentors had always been unkind to Julian, but now they liked him so much.
The three mentors kept putting food into Julian’s bowl and asked him to eat more. Julian went all out and had three portions of food. In the past, he definitely could not eat so much. The mentors became happier and happier as they chatted. Soon, they started playing games.
No doubt, alcohol was needed to liven things up. Dariel asked Annalise to get some wine. “Be good, and go get some wine for us.” At first, Annalise disagreed, saying they shouldn’t drink too much due to their age. She was mainly afraid that her mentors would get excited drinking while playing. Once they got excited, they would easily lose control and overdrink.
Dariel rebuked, “Julian bought so much good wine as a gift for us. Do you want us to keep it hidden in the cellar if you don’t let us drink it?”Cash said, “That’s right. If we don’t drink now, when are we going to drink? People always say, ‘live for the moment and worry about tomorrow later.””
Joseph said, “Come on. Go and get it. It’s cold. Drinking helps heat your body. It’s good for your body.” Dariel smiled. “Look, our medical expert has already spoken. Go quickly.”.
“I’ll get it,” Julian said. “I’ll go. You don’t even know where they kept it,” Annalise said helplessly. “I’ll go with you.” Julian stood up. Dariel immediately said, “Yes, yes. Go together. Anna can’t take everything alone.”
Annalise instantly rolled her eyes at him. “One bottle is not enough? Do you want a dozen?” Dariel rubbed his nose. “Alright. We’ll drink as much as you take. Mrs. Naggy, you have the final say. Hurry up and go. The dishes will turn cold soon.” Annalise brought Julian to get the wine.
At the side of the private residence, there was a wine cellar. Although the lights were switched on, it was very dim. There were all kinds of good wine inside. The six bottles Julian brought were already kept inside. Julian saw them at a glance and was about to get them.
Annalise wouldn’t let him take it. “That one is 53 degrees. It’s too high. Let’s take this.” She chose two bottles of wine. Julian smiled. “Are you sure this is enough for them?”
Annalise said, “You can’t let them drink too much. They have poor self-control and low alcohol tolerance. The last time they played was during the New Year last year. Eight of them drank four bottles of white wine, and three of them were drunk the whole day” Julian smiled and said emotionally, “Our mentors are all sentimental people.”
“Yes, they’re getting old. I’m afraid that they’ll ruin their health from drinking. If they were 20 years younger, I wouldn’t care about them at all.” Annalise walked out. She turned off the light. The next moment, she was in his arms. “Stop fooling around. The mentors are still waiting to drink,” Annalise said softly. For some reason, she felt that the atmosphere had become ambiguous when the lights were turned off. Her voice could not help but become softer.
Julian smiled and kissed Annalise’s face. He said, “In the future when I’m old, you have to control me and not let me drink. If I really want to drink, pick one that has low alcohol content for me.”
It was a simple sentence, but to Annalise, it sounded warm. Images couldn’t help but appear in her mind. She imagined them growing old together and their children working outside.Julian’s alcohol addiction kicked in. She cursed and refused to let him drink. In the end, she felt sorry and chose a rice wine with low-alcohol content for him. “I don’t want to control you. You can control yourself,” she rebuked.
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