Chapter 161 Master urges marriage!

Zhou Zhongdang looked at his daughter Zhou Mengyao and teased, "You are not shy, little girl. You called Alang dear in front of me and your mother. Are you telling us that you are in love?"

“Hehe…” Zhou Mengyao raised her beautiful little face and stuck out her tongue playfully in a smile, which was considered as her agreement.

"Cough cough..."

Lin Lang was in a dilemma and could only tactically take a sip of tea and look tentatively at his master's wife Zhuang Jingxue.

Zhuang Jingxue saw Lin Lang, who was so nervous that he didn't know what to do, so she smiled and said, "Ah~ It's normal for young people to fall in love. I like Alang, and Mengyao and I have a relationship foundation as high school classmates. It's great for you two to fall in love!"

After hearing this, Lin Lang chuckled and scratched his head shyly in front of his elders.

Zhou Mengyao shyly hid behind Zhuang Jingxue and asked tentatively: "Dad, my mom has already agreed. What do you mean?"

Zhou Zhongdang said, "One is my precious daughter, and the other is my treasured disciple. We are both flesh and blood. There is nothing wrong with you two being in love and getting closer, but...

Lin Lang looked at his master Zhou Zhongdang and felt very nervous.

Zhou Mengyao asked, "But what?"

Zhou Zhongdang replied with a serious expression: "But when you two are in love, you can only succeed and not break up! Otherwise, the relationship between the master and the family will be very awkward, don't you two agree?"

Zhou Mengyao replied in a domineering and arrogant manner: "In my dictionary, there is no breakup, only widowhood."

Zhuang Jingxue smiled and said, "Great! My precious daughter has indeed inherited my gene sequence."

"Uh..." Lin Lang wiped the cold sweat off his forehead after hearing this.

Zhou Zhongdang smiled after hearing this, then looked at his apprentice Lin Lang.

Lin Lang said without hesitation: "Master, don't worry! Your daughter is the love of my life. Even if I die, I will bury her together with Mengyao."

Zhuang Jingxue smiled and said, "Alang, your master didn't say he was against you and Mengyao being together, so you don't have to make it sound so tragic."

"Uh..." Lin Lang laughed awkwardly.

Zhou Zhongdang laughed loudly and said, "If the two of you get along well, your master's wife and I will be relieved."

The atmosphere became relaxed and cheerful.

Lin Lang and Zhou Mengyao smiled at each other, their eyes filled with love, and both of their hearts were filled with happiness.

Zhuang Jingxue said happily: "Husband, why don't you open a bottle of your treasured wine to celebrate today?"

Zhou Zhongdang smiled and replied, "Of course! I'll go to the Zhou's wine cellar now and get a jar of the daughter red wine I brewed when Mengyao was born. Let's have a few drinks as a family of four to celebrate!"

In the old days, daughter red wine was a must-have for wealthy families when they had daughters or married off their daughters.

Every father would feel warmed at the sound of his daughter's first cry after she is born. The father of a wealthy family would bury several jars of the best rice wine and wait until his daughter gets married before taking out the wine and opening it to drink.

Today, many wealthy families in the south still follow the custom of brewing and storing red wine for their daughters.

After hearing this, Zhou Mengyao said, "Dad, today is not my wedding day. It's just the day when Lin Lang and I officially announce our relationship. There's no need to celebrate with your daughter over red wine, right?"

"Life needs a sense of ritual. Dad has always wanted to drink Nv'erhong wine! Today I must take the opportunity to taste the flavor of the twenty-two-year-old Nv'erhong!"

Zhou Mengyao smiled playfully and said, "Dad, I see you haven't drunk alcohol since the stent surgery, and you can't help but feel a little craving for alcohol!"

Zhou Zhongdang laughed loudly and said, "No one knows a father better than his daughter, haha..."

Lin Lang asked with concern: "Master, you just had a stent surgery not long ago, so you shouldn't drink alcohol for the time being."

Zhuang Jingxue said: "Your master is in a good mood today, so it's okay to drink less!"

After hearing this, Lin Lang smiled and said, "Okay!"

Zhou Zhongdang's face was filled with joy, and he could hardly hide his inner happiness. He walked briskly towards the wine cellar in the basement of Zhou's house.

Zhou Zhongdang seemed to have already smelled the mellow aroma of wine, and his heart was filled with anticipation and excitement.

The special meaning of daughter's red wine is the parents' inexpressible love for their daughter, and it is also a beautiful blessing for their daughter's married life.

It is obvious that Zhou Zhongdang and his wife have already decided that their apprentice Lin Lang is their perfect son-in-law.

After Zhou Zhongdang left temporarily.

Lin Lang opened a piece of Yuanlang wife cake and fed it to Zhou Mengyao, saying lovingly: "Mengyao, try the wife cake. Is it delicious?!"

After tasting it, Zhou Mengyao smiled sweetly and replied: "The wife cake is crispy and thick, the filling is moist and soft, the taste is sweet but not greasy, it's quite delicious!"

"Master's wife, you should try it too!"

Zhuang Jingxue smiled and said "Okay!"

Zhuang Jingxue is a wealthy lady from a prominent family. Is there any delicious food that she has not eaten?

However, the Hong Kong specialty foods bought by her future son-in-law seemed especially delicious to Zhuang Jingxue!

While eating Yuanlang Wife Cake, Zhou Mengyao asked curiously, "Honey, why is this snack called Wife Cake? Is it made by the wife?"

Lin Lang smiled and replied: "Yuanlang Wife Cake has a nickname called 'Winter Rhubarb Pastry'. It is not a cake made by the wife, but a cake made by the husband."

"Oh? Then tell me about it. I want to hear the origin of wife cake." Zhou Mengyao looked at Lin Lang affectionately.

Lin Lang patiently replied: "There is a legend about wife cakes. It is said that there was a loving but poor couple. The father was seriously ill and the family had no money to treat him. The wife had to sell herself to the landlord as a maid to earn money to treat the father-in-law."

"The husband who lost his wife was not discouraged. He developed a very delicious cake and eventually sold the cakes to earn money to redeem his wife and lived a happy life again."

"The method of making this cake and the story of the couple spread, and it was called Wife Cake."

Zhou Mengyao smiled happily while eating the fragrant and sweet wife cake.

"Oh~ I see!"

"I just found out today that this wife cake is really a cake made by the husband for his wife!"

"Mengyao, you definitely didn't expect that such a small wife cake could have such a touching story full of loyalty, filial piety and love, right?!"

Zhou Mengyao said with emotion: "I didn't expect that there is such a romantic story behind this wife cake."

Aunt Mei, the maid, came over and said, "Madam, Miss, dinner is ready!"

Zhuang Jingxue said: "Alang, it's time to eat, let's chat while we eat!"

"Yes, Master Wife."

Zhou Mengyao took Lin Lang's arm and walked towards the restaurant on the first floor of Zhou's house very sweetly.

Lin Lang sat down only after his master's wife took her seat. This was etiquette and the rule.

Zhou Mengyao sat next to Lin Lang, sitting opposite her mother Zhuang Jingxue. Zhuang Jingxue looked at her daughter Zhou Mengyao and Lin Lang, and saw that they were a perfect match.

The table is already filled with delicious Shanghai cuisine.

The people of Longhai are very particular about food, and the Zhou family is a wealthy and famous family, so they are very particular about the food of every meal.

Soon, Zhou Zhongdang, with a rosy face, walked into Zhou’s restaurant with a jar of red wine.

Lin Lang stood up politely and said, "Master, please take a seat!"

After Zhou Zhongdang sat down, he said, "Alang, you don't have to stand up, sit down quickly!"

Lin Lang sat back in the dining chair.

Zhou Mengyao asked curiously, "Dad, is this the daughter red wine you brewed the year I was born?"

Zhou Zhongdang smiled and replied, "Yes! This wine is as old as you are. What's in the jar is not wine, but a full sense of ritual."

"Hehe..." Zhou Mengyao smiled sweetly.

Zhou Zhongdang gently opened the lid of the jar of daughter red wine, and the red cloth at the mouth of the jar was carefully lifted, revealing a sealed wax seal. He gently pinched the wax seal with his fingers, slowly rotated it to remove it, and then placed it on the dining table.

Then, Zhou Zhongdang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, smelled the fragrance of the wine jar, felt this wonderful moment, and let his thoughts drift in the ocean of wine aroma.

Then, Zhou Zhongdang slowly lifted the wine jar and tilted it at a certain angle.

The amber aged daughter red wine in the jar slid out like silk and flowed into the wine glass that had been prepared long ago. The rich aroma of the wine instantly spread and drifted freely, intoxicating people.

As the wine flowed out, the aroma in the wine jar became stronger and stronger, as if the entire Zhou’s restaurant was enveloped by the charming aroma of wine.

"Wow~"

Zhou Mengyao exclaimed: "My daughter, who is the same age as me, drinks red wine. Once the jar is opened, the whole room is filled with fragrance!"

"Daughter, you should also drink a little and taste it." As Zhou Zhongdang spoke, he put down the wine jar, picked up the wine glass, and carefully looked at the amber wine in the glass.

The clear and transparent wine shines with an alluring luster, as if telling the story and emotions behind it.

Zhou Mengyao replied: "I'm just a little girl and I don't know how to drink. Dad, how about you try it first?"

Zhuang Jingxue smiled and said, "From the moment the daughter red wine was brewed the year you were born, your father has been waiting for this moment. He has always wanted to wait until you find someone you love before opening the jar."

Zhou Zhongdang took a sip of the rice wine and let the mellow liquor dissolve in his mouth. Suddenly, a sweet and slightly tipsy feeling came over him, making him intoxicated.

The lingering aroma of the aged dry rice wine lingered for a long time, lingering between Zhou Zhongdang's mouth and nose, leaving him with an endless aftertaste.

Zhou Zhongdang couldn't help smacking his lips and exclaimed: "Good wine!"

"Haha..." Zhuang Jingxue smiled happily after seeing it.

The aroma of the daughter's red wine spread, as if dyeing the entire Chu residence with a festive color.

Zhou Zhongdang laughed loudly and said, "Today is a good day!"

"My treasured disciple and my precious daughter are finally together. I am so happy today that I can drink my daughter's red wine that I have treasured for many years! I am so happy!"

"Master, I will use everything I have to love your daughter and protect her for the rest of my life!"

"The love between Mengyao and I will be like this daughter's red wine, the longer it ages, the better it tastes." As Lin Lang spoke, he looked affectionately at Zhou Mengyao who was sitting next to him.

"Hehe..." Zhou Mengyao smiled shyly, a blush appearing on her face.

Zhuang Jingxue couldn't stop smiling.

"Alang, you have to treat my daughter well, otherwise I, as a mother, will not agree."

"Please rest assured, Master's wife! I will definitely hold Mengyao in my hands and pamper her."

Zhou Zhongdang took over the conversation and said with a big smile on his face: "Seeing that you two love each other so much, we as elders are also very pleased."

Zhuang Jingxue said: "In the future, you must support each other and grow together~"

"Yes, Master's wife." Lin Lang smiled innocently.

Zhou Mengyao smiled sweetly and said, "Mom and Dad, thank you for your blessings to Lin Lang and me. We will cherish this relationship!"

Zhou Zhongdang raised his glass with a smile and said loudly: "Come, let's raise our glasses together to celebrate this happy day and toast to your bright future!"

"cheers……"

The four of them clinked their glasses together, making a crisp sound.

The amber-colored daughter's red wine swayed gently in the glass, reflecting the happy smiling faces of Lin Lang and Zhou Mengyao.

After tasting the wine, Lin Lang exclaimed: "This 22-year-old daughter red wine is really fragrant and delicious. It is worthy of being the fine wine that Master has collected for many years."

Zhou Zhongdang laughed loudly and said, "My good disciple is really sweet. When are you and Mengyao going to get married?"

"Uh..." Lin Lang smiled awkwardly and looked at Zhou Mengyao for help.

Zhou Mengyao replied shyly, "Dad, Lin Lang and I have just started dating, and you're celebrating with a daughter's wine, and you can't wait to urge us to get married. Are you afraid that your precious daughter won't be able to get married?"

Zhou Zhongdang smiled and replied, "The sooner you and Alang get married, the sooner mom and dad will complete their mission!"

Zhou Mengyao said with an embarrassed look on her face: "We still want to enjoy our love time more! Let's discuss the marriage later!"

Zhuang Jingxue smiled and said, "As long as they are truly in love, it's never too late to get married. Why are you in such a hurry to get married, husband?!"

Zhou Zhongdang replied, "Okay, no rush."

Lin Lang scratched his head and laughed awkwardly: "Thank you, Master and Master's Wife, for your understanding, hehe..."

Zhou Mengyao, with a blushing face, said very embarrassedly: "Hey~ Why are you talking about this? Hurry up and eat your food and drink~"

Zhuang Jingxue teased: "My daughter is shy!"

"Haha..." Zhou Zhongdang laughed loudly.

Zhou Mengyao and Lin Lang held hands tightly under the dining table, it was so sweet.

The fragrance of amber-colored daughter's red wine wafted through the dining table, and the laughter and joy in Zhou's restaurant added a bit of joy and romance to this beautiful night, making this family dinner full of warmth and happiness.