Chapter 1263: Hey, They’ll Be So Jealous

Chapter 1263: Chapter 1263: Hey, They’ll Be So Jealous

"What kind of guests are they?" Zhao Gushen muttered with displeasure.

He wanted to celebrate alone with Ye Fei.

Having Xiao Mo around was already pushing his limits.

After all, it’s his own son, so he has to tolerate it, right?

But adding Zhao Dingli and Li Xiaoyun, Zhao Gushen felt it was unnecessary.

These two, although Zhao Gushen was standing at the door now and hadn’t seen them yet.

But Zhao Gushen could already imagine that them coming over, naturally, was to celebrate too.

But more importantly, they wanted to taste Ye Fei’s winning dishes.

Zhao Gushen sighed. Ever since Li Xiaoyun got to know Zhao Dingli till they got married, this proper young man ended up catching the "dark influence" from being close to Zhao Dingli, becoming quite cheeky.

At this moment, Zhao Dingli and Li Xiaoyun heard Zhao Gushen coming back, and came out too.

The little one was busy building his little island, still occupied in the living room.

He just took a moment to call out, "Dad!"

Zhao Gushen: "..."

He felt his status was steadily declining.

"How long have you been here?" Zhao Gushen asked while walking.

They were all family, so there was no need to be so formal.

"We just got here not long ago," Zhao Dingli said.

There’s an aunt in the kitchen helping out.

Ye Fei had already prepared almost everything in the afternoon.

So Li Xiaoyun didn’t have to do much.

Li Xiaoyun was in the living room playing with Xiao Mo.

While Xiao Mo was building his island, Li Xiaoyun would give some suggestions from the side.

The two were enthusiastically discussing how to build the island.

Zhao Gushen went to change into comfortable home clothes.

While changing, he thought, being at home is more comfortable, you can change clothes freely.

Unlike Zhao Dingli and Li Xiaoyun.

Heh, they must be so jealous!

When Zhao Gushen came out to meet them in the living room, he realized Zhao Dingli and Li Xiaoyun were also dressed casually.

When he saw them earlier, Zhao Gushen didn’t look closely, so he didn’t pay much attention.

He just noticed now.

"You guys went to work dressed like this?" That’s too casual.

Li Xiaoyun might not mind.

In reality, the workplace isn’t really like it’s portrayed in movies, where everyone has to dress so formally.

Men in suits and ties.

Women in outfits, with high heels, delicate makeup, and stylish hairstyles.

With big waves, lazy buns.

But in reality, everyone is rushing to catch the bus or subway in the morning.

Not wanting to be late and wanting to sleep a little more, who has the time to make themselves look so good?

For example, Li Xiaoyun didn’t even have the time for breakfast at home before.

She’d grab a sandwich or rice ball from the convenience store and eat on the go.

There’s really no time to dress herself up like that.

Outfits are mainly about comfort, even wearing sneakers to work wouldn’t cause a fuss.

On the other hand, Zhao Dingli, being the CEO, does need to consider his image.

He still has to dress a bit more formally.

So it’s not surprising that Li Xiaoyun dresses casually.

But did Zhao Dingli go dressed like this today?

"No way, we specifically went home to change before coming here," Zhao Dingli said, "Otherwise it would be so uncomfortable to have dinner dressed so restrictively. It wouldn’t feel like a family gathering anymore, right?"

Zhao Gushen: "..."

You sure know how to enjoy yourselves.

"You even went home first and came here, but you arrived earlier than me," Zhao Gushen said, corner of his mouth twitching, "So what time did you finish work?"

"Ahem!" Zhao Dingli cleared his throat guiltily, "Just left work a bit earlier, that’s all."

"You’re the boss, so it’s fine for you," Zhao Gushen said, "But Li..."

Zhao Gushen hadn’t yet finished his sentence when he received a look from Zhao Dingli and quickly corrected himself, "But what about Godmother? Did she take leave too?"

Li Xiaoyun felt a bit embarrassed to be called ’Godmother’ by Zhao Gushen.

Especially since Zhao Gushen is older than her.

Almost felt like she was taking advantage of him.

"Taking leave once or twice occasionally is fine," Zhao Dingli said, "celebrating Ye Fei is more important."

Zhao Gushen: "..."

I bet you just wanted to come early for dinner.

At this moment, Zhao Gushen heard Ye Fei calling, "Gushen, dinner’s ready, invite Godfather and Xiao Yun to come to the dining room."

So Zhao Gushen invited Zhao Dingli and Li Xiaoyun to the dining room.

And reminded Xiao Mo, "Go wash your hands, get ready for dinner. Haven’t you been asking to have chicken meatball soup?"

The little guy chopped down a tree, then put down his game console and obediently went to wash his hands, sitting at his place.

Zhao Gushen asked him, "What would you like to drink?"

The little guy thought for a moment and said, "I’d like some grapefruit juice."

So, Zhao Gushen went to get the grapefruit juice, opened it up, and poured him a cup.

Then he asked Zhao Dingli and Li Xiaoyun, "Shall we have some sake?"

"Let’s have some sake," Ye Fei said as she came out and overheard, "I made the dinner mostly Japanese-style to pair with the sake."

"We have some good sake at home," Zhao Gushen said.

Even though Zhao Dingli drove here, it would be easy to hire a driver or have one come over.

"Sure," Zhao Dingli agreed, then turned to Li Xiaoyun, "Can you drink?"

"I’m fine with it," Li Xiaoyun laughed.

She used to go to Ye Fei’s home often for a drink or two.

The two would have 2-3 small dishes prepared by Ye Fei to go with the drinks.

The two wouldn’t binge drink, just sipping slowly, eating slowly.

If it wasn’t late, they could even chat through the night.

A pot of wine, a confidant, that’s about it.

"What about you, should you have some too?" Zhao Gushen asked Ye Fei.

"Of course," Ye Fei said, "Since it’s a celebration for me, how could the protagonist not drink?"

Zhao Gushen laughed and brought out a bottle of sake.

This bottle of sake was a large 750ml bottle with edible gold flakes inside.

Zhao Gushen specially took out the sake cups.

And poured each person a cup.

The hand-made glass sake cups had a hammered texture, looking different from machine-made ones.

The rim was not perfectly flat, with irregular shallow waves.

The texture on the glass resembled ripples caused by wind, a lake disturbed by pebbles, shimmering in the sunset glow.

Because the cups were very sturdy, they didn’t have the high transparency typically seen in glass cups.

Instead, they showed a half-transparent look as if made from ice.

Even with sake poured in, you could still see the clear liquid through the cup.

Inside, the thin gold flakes were emphasized by the alcohol.

Li Xiaoyun lifted her cup and gave a few sniffs by the rim.

A faint rice fragrance with the delicate warmth unique to sake gently flowed into her nostrils.