Siheyuan: A master brewer starts with a jar of bone-strengthening wine!

Liu Dong said, "I didn't bring that wine with me; I've stored it at my hometown."

"Leave your address, and I'll pick it up after get off work. I'll deliver it to your door personally tonight, how about that?"

"Great! Thank you so much! Don't worry, I won't drink it for free!"

Qi Zhengyuan quickly wrote down two addresses—one for Qi Baishi and one for Mei Lanfang—before hurriedly leaving. Liu Dong casually tucked the items into his pocket.

When he finished work in the afternoon, he took out his old bicycle as usual and slowly walked out of the steel rolling mill gate.

As soon as he turned the corner, he saw Chen Xueru waving at him from the roadside, her little arms swinging like a fan: "Brother Liu Dong—over here! Over here!"

Xu Huizhen followed behind, standing there looking exhausted.

"Hey? How did you guys end up at my factory gate?" Liu Dong twisted the handlebars, paused for a moment, and asked, "What's the rush?"

"I've come to bring you flowers," Chen Xueru said with a smile.

"Aren't you the same?" Liu Dong glanced at Xu Huizhen. "Weren't you two working at the bar? What are you doing here?"

Chen Xueru tilted her head and said, "I went for a stroll around Wangfujing this morning and visited Shichahai in the afternoon. I happened to be passing by your factory, so I thought I'd stop by and take a look."

"Huh?" Liu Dong was stunned. "After walking so many places, aren't your legs weak?"

Xu Huizhen rubbed her ankle and smiled bitterly: "It's been weak for a long time, the soles of my feet are almost not my own anymore."

Chen Xueru, however, didn't care at all: "I'm not tired! I'm not tired at all!"

Liu Dong rolled his eyes: You have the physique of a human at the peak of strength, of course you don't take it seriously.

He glanced at the two of them, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat—he needed to get his wife a bicycle.

Since the two of them will no longer work in the same unit, the military motorcycle provided by the government alone will not be enough for their family.

Although there is a tricycle, it is used for hauling goods. If I ride it to work, everyone would laugh at me.

He narrowed his eyes, staring at Xu Huizhen: "You guys...you didn't happen to be in trouble, did you?"

Chen Xueru clapped her hands and laughed: "Oh my, my husband is amazing! He saw right through me—yes! Something big has happened!"

"We're both fired!"

"Hahaha..." The two burst into laughter, like children who had gotten into trouble and stolen candy, showing no sign of sadness whatsoever.

Liu Dong shook his head.

Chen Xueru continued, "That Fan Jinyou said the tavern wasn't making enough money to pay salaries, so he laid me off first. Xu Huizhen couldn't stand it and argued with him, but he said her salary was too high and simply kicked her out too!"

"Now he's the one who calls the shots in the whole tavern!"

"Ha..." Liu Dong almost spat out a laugh. "Has Fan Jinyou lost his mind?"

He knew very well that this little tavern was a pilot unit!

So many merchants on Qianmen Street are watching closely, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

Now look at you, complaining about the high labor costs, you've fired all the private sector managers?

What will other business owners think? Isn't this telling people that "government affairs are conducted without favoritism"?

After all this, he himself stripped his once gleaming signboard bare, turning it into a fig leaf.

Liu Dong's lips curled into a slight smile as he turned to Xu Huizhen: "Hey Manager Xu, isn't your pure liquor sold out a while ago?"

Xu Huizhen's eyes lit up, and she immediately understood, nodding with a smile: "Smart! You get it right away!"

"It's settled then." Liu Dong said confidently. "Just you wait and see. In less than three days, Fan Jinyou will be personally knocking on your door, begging you to come back! Come on, let's find a restaurant and have a feast to celebrate our happy unemployment!"

"No, no." Xu Huizhen waved her hand. "Xue Ru and I ate our way from Wangfujing to Gulou. Our stomachs are already full."

"Look—we bought so much stuff!" she pointed to the side.

Liu Dong then noticed that there were many packages piled on the ground, a large stack of various colors.

"What did you buy?" he asked curiously as he squatted down.

Chen Xueru beamed: "I picked out two pairs of leather boots for you, since autumn is almost here; a thick cotton-padded coat for winter; a Zhongshan suit for the changing seasons; and two belts, they'll look good with your clothes!"

Liu Dong laughed: "It's so easy to have a wife who knows about fabrics; our wardrobes are practically bursting at the seams."

"Honey, can I borrow your bike for a bit? I'll take Huizhen home." Chen Xueru hopped on her bicycle. "I'll drop her off and then head back myself, don't worry about it. Oh, and you can take these things back with you!"

After saying that, he got on his bike and left, disappearing around the street corner with Xu Huizhen in a hurry.

Xu Huizhen turned her head and asked, "Can he carry all this stuff by himself?"

Chen Xueru chuckled: "Don't worry."

Liu Dong stood there, watching the woman ride away on her bicycle with another woman on the back, and clicked his tongue.

Although things aren't very peaceful in the city these days, he's not really worried about Xu Huizhen.

After all, he's no ordinary person—his strength has long since reached its peak, making him a veritable god of war.

Moreover, his physical fitness level was also adjusted to 300 points.

Back when it had 200 points, it was already impervious to swords and spears; now that it has 300 points, it is completely immune to all poisons. Even steel bones are no match for it.

But he didn't add any more.

Why?

He was scared.

If you really make her so that she can't even be pricked by a cactus, how will life be interesting in the future?

Teasing her, provoking her, watching her grin and pretend to be angry... that's where the fun in life lies.

He bent down to gather the bags and packages on the ground, and when no one was looking, he quietly slipped them into the magical wine cellar.

Then he patted his pants and leisurely walked out of the factory area.

Instead of going home, he turned around and went to Qi Baishi's house.

Men who have cheat codes don't know any reason when they go out.

With a quick press of the accelerator and a teleportation skill, in less than ten minutes, you were already standing in front of someone's courtyard house.

I casually pulled out two jars of wine from the system warehouse—not the kind that weigh hundreds of kilograms, but each jar weighed five kilograms this time.

But this is still quite extravagant; it's enough for an average family to drink for ten years.

Old Qi's family lived in a grand three-courtyard house, which was very impressive.

"Hey! Whoever you say comes!" A hearty laugh came from inside the house.

Qi Baishi, leaning on his cane, personally came out to greet him, his mustache twitching: "Little Liu, I've been looking forward to your precious wine!"

"Come in, come in! The food is all set, just waiting for your pot of wine to finish the meal!"

Liu Dong quickly bowed and followed him into the house.

Hey!

There was a group of people sitting in the room.

There was Mei Lanfang, a familiar face, and several other elderly gentlemen he didn't recognize at all.

"This young friend has arrived!" Mei Lanfang stood up to introduce him. "Don't let his young age fool you; his singing is even more steady than mine back then. I'm truly humbled! Not to mention his winemaking skills—you all must try some later!"

He then pointed to several guests: "This is Mr. Xu, who plays the erhu (a two-stringed bowed instrument) skillfully; this is Mr. Sheyu, a famous literary figure in Beijing; this is Mr. Liang Sicheng, a leading figure in the field of architecture!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Dong's head buzzed, and his heart almost stopped.

Mr. Xu is one thing.

But these two... one is Lao She! The other is Liang Qichao's son, Liang Sicheng!