Chapter 371 - On a Jag (2/2)

“I’m so happy today, so we must drink a lot to celebrate,” Fan Dezhi said with exhilaration. In fact, he had promised his wife three months ago that he would quit drinking. However, it was too hard for him to keep that promise. He had pledged to her several times, but all in vain; just as the old Chinese saying goes that people are supposed to get drunk when good things happen.

Qin Ran said, “My younger brother said he wanted to drink, so I brought him here, otherwise you wouldn’t have met him. No more nonsense now.”

Ma Weiyang also chipped in, “Aha, it seems that Sheng can knock back a few. All right, since he wants to drink, let’s get tanked tonight. If anybody says no, he’s not my friend anymore.”

Zhang Da said playfully, “But we’re absolutely not as good as Sheng. He grew up in Xi’an, and everyone knows that the people living in the northwest can drink like a fish.”

Yin Hao also laughed and said, “Take it easy. We have so many people here, and we’ll all give it our best shot. What do you want to drink? I’ll go and get some for you.”

“Sheng, just tell me what you want, and I’ll have it in front of you. If you say something that I don’t have, I’ll search through all of Beijing to get it for you.” Ma Weiyang liked Qin Sheng for no reason. After all, he was Qin Ran’s younger brother.

Qin Sheng knew that these people were all his sister’s real friends. They might have different positions and characters outside, but when they were together, they showed their real selves to each other, never pretending or putting on a false front.

Therefore, Qin Sheng answered without hesitation, “Beer, white wine, red wine, Western wine… Anything is good with me.”

Ma Weiyang giggled at Qin Sheng’s words and fancied him even more. She roared, “Haozi, grab something to drink.”

The atmosphere reached its peak in an instant. Yin Hao, accompanied by Yang Shihua, burst out laughing and went out to grab the drinks.

Li Bai, the famous poet from the Tang dynasty, wrote a poem: “I invite you to wine; do not put down your cup; I want only to get drunk and never to wake.”

Su Shi, a famous poet during the Song dynasty, also wrote a poem: “Bright moon, when did you appear? Lifting my wine, I question the dark night sky.” And another verse: “Drinking is the only way to get rid of a sad memory.”

There were so many odes to drinking in the history of Chinese literature.

In China’s thousands of years of traditional culture, wine was an essential thing. People drank when they were happy and also when they were sad. Getting intoxicated made them extremely emotional, letting go of all the bad feelings and memories.

Today, this party had to end up with everybody getting drunk.

A Chinese saying goes that when people are downing wine, nothing in the world can make them drink less. Qin Sheng was also eager to get wasted. He had been leading a particularly careful life due to the fear of the killers’ arrival, let alone did he go to relax and have a drink.

However, he didn’t have to worry about anything tonight and could hit the bottle, worrying about nothing and caring about nothing. The only thing he should be interested in tonight was how to get smashed. He really wondered what he would be like when he was wasted. Qin Sheng knew that no matter what happened, and no matter what he would do after getting drunk, his sister would definitely handle everything for him and send him home. This was the first time he could be a wayward person.

Since Qin Sheng had totally relaxed and stopped fretting about everything, so in the end, he, of course, got hammered.

For the whole night, apart from Qin Ran, who only took a few swigs, everyone was on a jag, especially Qin Sheng. He went to the toilet several times to vomit and ended up falling asleep. He was so content that he wore a smile, even while sleeping.

Ma Weiyang was also out like a light. She could go a binge, and it was not so easy to get her pie-eyed. However, she was utterly wasted since she had boozed a lot for Qin Sheng when Fan Dezhi, Zhang Da, and the others came to toast.

The rest were also pumped up but still remained conscious more or less. Qin Ran had asked them about their arrangements after the party, especially when getting drunk. As a result, now some were sent back home, and the others were dropped off at the World Trade Hotel nearby.

After everyone left, Qin Ran took Qin Sheng back to the siheyuan, which was not far away from Wangfujing, the CBD area. She then called Gongsun, asking him to make tea and cook some porridge for the drunk Qin Sheng.

In the siheyuan, Qin Changan had already gone to bed. If there was not any prearrangement, he had a regular schedule for daily routines. He usually went to sleep before 11 o’clock in the evening. So, when Qin Ran and Qin Sheng arrived home, only Gongsun was waiting for them.

Qin Ran had her own room in the siheyuan, so she would stay there tonight since it was so late. Before they arrived, Gongsun had asked a servant to clean a room next to Qin Ran’s for Qin Sheng. All the stuff in Qin Sheng’s room was exchanged for new ones.

Qin Sheng was carried home by two bodyguards. Qin Ran wanted to have him drink some tea and eat some porridge, but he remained unconscious. So she just asked the guards to send him to his room.

After that, Qin Ran went out of the room. Gongsun, who was standing in the corridor, complained, “Ranran, how could you let him drink so much?”

“He wanted to drink, so I just let him do it. He felt good, for he had enough.” Qin Ran didn’t worry that much. She hoped that Qin Sheng would not hold back and wished that he could relieve the pressure on his shoulders, even though getting wasted. At least, he would relax his nerves a bit.

Gongsun sighed and said no more. These people from the Qin Family had the same character. This was exactly the Qins’ style.