"Come, come! Today, Big Brother is only here because he's giving me face. Let's all raise a toast to him first."
*"Zhang Chulan, can you have even a shred of shame? What the hell does this have to do with you?"*
*"Yeah, yeah, get out of the way. We'll toast the boss ourselves."*
*"Boss, thank you for gracing us with your presence. Let's all toast you together."*
Su Xiaoqi picked up his glass with a smile. *"What 'boss'? Just call me by my name from now on. I'm just an ordinary person like all of you."*
*"Zhang Chulan, see that? That's the bearing of a true boss."*
*"No more talking—let's drink!"*
*"Cheers!"*
The boys' side was lively, thanks to Zhang Chulan's antics, while the girls' side was just as rowdy—except all the chatter revolved around Lu Linglong and Zhi Jinhua.
*"Linglong, Hua'er, hurry up and tell us—which of you is the main wife and which is the concubine?"*
*"I think it's Linglong. The boss treats her so well, even declaring she'd take first place in this Luo Tian Dajiao."*
*"I think Hua'er's the one. The boss straight-up killed Hu Jie in front of everyone for her. That was so cool—I got chills watching it!"*
*"You fujoshi, scram! No one cares if you got excited. We just wanna know who's the main wife!"*
Lu Linglong pulled Zhu Zhuqing forward and introduced her to the crowd. *"This is Su Xiaoqi's wife. Hua'er and I are just friends with him."*
*"Huh?"*
Everyone's eyes shifted to Zhu Zhuqing. Where had *she* come from?
Seeing their disbelief, Lu Linglong added, *"Hua'er and I really are just friends with him. Stop making up nonsense, or Zhuqing will get mad."*
Zhu Zhuqing smirked. *"Am I really that petty?"*
Tokisaki Kurumi nodded. *"You *are* that petty with me. You haven't given me a single chance to get close to Darling these past two days."*
*"Another one?!"*
The crowd gasped, their attention now on Kurumi.
Just then, someone exclaimed, *"I get it! You're all the boss's wives, but you can only publicly acknowledge this one. Yeah, that's definitely it."*
This "genius" theory was unanimously accepted—after all, polygamy wasn't allowed in this world.
Lu Linglong gave up trying to correct them. *Fine, think whatever you want.*
Before long, Sakata Gintoki and Feng Shayen arrived. As for what they'd been doing earlier… everyone had a pretty good idea.
With Gintoki joining, the atmosphere grew even livelier, and the drinks flowed faster.
But when it came to drinking, no one could match Feng Baobao. She calmly walked up to Gintoki with two bottles of baijiu. *"No point showing off to them. Drink this with me."*
*"Gintoki, crush her! We're rooting for you!"*
*"Yeah, you're a man—you can't back down from a woman!"*
Under their goading, Gintoki steeled himself and grabbed a bottle. *"Bring it! When it comes to drinking, Gintoki doesn't back down."*
*"Oh."*
Baobao nodded, stuck a straw into the bottle, and chugged the entire thing in one go. She then stared at Gintoki. *"Your turn."*
*"Sis Baobao, you're insane!"*
A tipsy Zhang Chulan cheered before taunting Gintoki, who was now trembling slightly. *"Gintoki, don't tell me you're chickening out? But it's fine—if you're scared, I, Zhang Chulan, will drink it for you!"*
*"Hah! Like Gintoki would ever chicken out! I was just giving my prostate a heads-up!"*
With that, Gintoki raised the bottle and guzzled it down.
*"Gintoki's a legend!"*
*"When it comes to drinking, Wang Ergou only bows to you, Gintoki!"*
Flushed with alcohol and praise, Gintoki's ego soared. He slung an arm around Zhang Chulan's shoulder. *"Chulan, you little punk, dare to go shot-for-shot with me? Whoever loses gets their bird flicked by the other."*
*"Zhang Chulan, if you back down now, don't expect us to respect you ever again."*
*"Zhang Chulan, do it! We're with you in spirit!"*
*"Zhang Chulan! Zhang Chulan!"*
*"Shut up, all of you!"* Zhang Chulan roared, grabbing a bottle and glaring at Gintoki. *"I, Zhang Chulan, will flick your bird till it explodes today!"*
Gintoki snapped back, *"Gintoki's packing a *dragon*, you're the one with a bird! Stop yapping and drink!"*
Su Xiaoqi watched quietly, certain that tonight would end with two men mooning the crowd.
Meanwhile, Lu Linglong turned to Feng Shayen. *"Aren't you gonna rein in your Gintoki?"*
Feng Shayen chuckled. *"It's fine. He loves this kind of energy. What about you two? Not gonna take this chance to get your 'husband' drunk and do something?"*
Lu Linglong and Zhi Jinhua blushed instantly. Feng Shayen smirked at their reactions before glancing at Zhu Zhuqing. *"You're not mad, are you?"*
*"Of course not."* Zhu Zhuqing smiled faintly.
Feng Shayen nodded. *"You know what they say—'drunken words are sober thoughts.' Don't you wanna hear what your hubby has to say when he's wasted?"*
Kurumi's eyes sparkled. *"Zhuqing, I think this is a great idea!"*
Zhu Zhuqing sighed. *"Your intentions are written all over your face."*
Kurumi clung to her arm, pleading. *"Zhuqing, I just wanna know Darling's true feelings about me! And I'm sure Linglong and Hua'er have questions for him too."*
Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Lu Linglong and Zhi Jinhua. *"You two also want this?"*
The two exchanged glances before nodding.
Zhu Zhuqing shrugged. *"I won't stop you, but I won't help either. If you can get him drunk on your own, go for it."*
Feng Shayen grinned. *"Leave that to me. I've got a plan."*
As they prepared, Zhang Chulan and Gintoki were already wasted.
*"Gintoki, bro, I, Zhang Chulan, acknowledge you as my sworn brother. Even Su Xiaoqi can't change that!"*
*"Chulan, I feel the same way. Don't worry about Xiaoqi—I'll handle him for you!"*
*"Woo! From now on, you're my big bro! I gotta pee—hold on, we'll keep drinking after!"*
*"Chulan, you weakling! Just do it here! Let's see who can shoot farther while we're at it!"*
*"Alright! If big bro says so, I'll do it!"*
Under the crowd's watchful eyes, Zhang Chulan unzipped his pants and began his moonlit bird-watching.
Gintoki glanced over and scoffed. *"Chulan, that little worm of yours is pathetic. Watch this!"*
And so, a second moonlit exhibitionist appeared.
Su Xiaoqi egged them on. *"Chulan, Gintoki, it's too dark—we can't see who's shooting farther!"*
*"Can't see?"* Zhang Chulan sneered, summoning his golden light aura. *"Now you'll see clearly! Come on!"*
*"Ooooh!"*
The crowd erupted in excitement—except for Zhang Lingyu, whose face was dark with fury. He wanted nothing more than to beat these idiots to death.
Seizing the moment, Su Xiaoqi rushed to Lu Linglong and Zhi Jinhua. *"Linglong, Hua'er, quick—go check their 'chastity marks'! Double the fun this time!"*
The two shook their heads. *"We don't wanna check marks. We wanna drink with you."*
Feng Shayen handed Su Xiaoqi a beer bottle. *"You drink with them. I'll go drag that idiot back."*
She stormed off, cursing. *"Stupid white-haired bastard, put that away or you're never getting in my bed again!"*
Lu Linglong raised her glass. *"Thanks for helping me earlier. A toast to you—I'll sip, you finish."*
Zhi Jinhua added, *"Me too. Thanks for helping me. I'll sip, you finish."*
Su Xiaoqi laughed. *"You two are sneaky. Fine, one bottle's nothing. I'll drink with you."*
Halfway through, though, he realized something was wrong. *What the hell did Feng Shayen give me?*
Soon, his head spun. Staggering, he glared at Lu Linglong and Zhi Jinhua. *"What the hell was in that drink?"*
The two supported him, giggling. *"Just alcohol—with a *little* baijiu and vodka mixed in."*
*"Motherf—"*
Su Xiaoqi's tolerance was a few beers at most. This concoction was worse than a "depth charge." He was done for.
Kurumi grinned at his dazed expression. *"Darling, do you still know who I am?"*
Su Xiaoqi groaned. *"The hell I do. Zhuqing, take me back to sleep."*
Kurumi licked her lips. *"Ara~ Not so fast. Now it's interrogation time. Be a good boy and answer our questions, Darling~"*