Financial freedom begins in Vietnam

Chapter 84 Five-Year Aged Snake Wine

Chen Junhe discovered Chen Shiyuling's act of secretly taking pictures.

But I didn't take it too seriously.

After that warm welcome from the villagers...

He finally understood the treatment those blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners received in China.

That kind of enthusiasm would be unbearable for many people with social anxiety.

Fortunately, Chen Junhe is neither socially anxious nor socially awkward.

After feeling the kindness of his relatives, such as Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc, he relaxed a lot.

After all, people are emotional beings. In front of a group of people who are smiling at you, unless you have some deep-seated hatred or a serious problem, most people will respond with a friendly demeanor.

So, with his uncle, Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc, as the main host, Chen Junhe chatted with everyone in a relaxed and generous manner.

He completely forgot about Chen Shiyuling's act of secretly taking photos.

The living room was bustling with activity as people drank coffee, ate fruit and snacks, and chatted.

Chen Yuling, who was hiding behind the door, patted her chest a little embarrassedly.

Although she is already married, she is only 19 years old, and the innocence of a young girl has not completely faded away.

She realized that Chen Junhe had seen her taking pictures without her consent. She paused for a moment, then turned her head away as if nothing had happened.

She looked around and, seeing that no one seemed to be looking for her, she quickly slipped up the stairs.

He quickly tapped on his phone, sending a string of text and Chen Junhe's photo.

"Sis, I've seen how tall a 1.86-meter man really is. There really are tall and handsome guys like that."

The message was sent but no reply came back for quite a while.

Chen Yuling checked her phone for a while but found no response.

I was just about to put my phone in my pocket and go downstairs to help.

But unexpectedly, the phone rang.

The phone number listed was that of my older sister.

"Sis, did you see the photo I sent you? Oh? He's the one you were talking about."

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Chen Shi Yuling made a phone call upstairs for a while before putting her phone away with a complicated expression.

"Ah Ling, come help serve the dishes!"

A summoning voice rang out from downstairs.

This is Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's mother calling her to go to the kitchen to help.

"Here it comes~~"

Chen Yuling quickly responded, banishing the jumbled thoughts from her mind, and ran downstairs.

After chatting and watching all morning, Chen Junhe finally got to eat.

Even though his physique had been enhanced by the system, he was still a bit tired from being bothered by the enthusiastic villagers.

Everyone had a very pleasant chat that morning and particularly appreciated Chen Junhe's approachable nature.

So when it was time to eat, everyone crowded around Chen Junhe and led him to the dining room behind the living room.

Despite being called a restaurant, it was actually just a large empty room with a large mat on the floor.

All the food was placed in the middle of the mat.

Upon taking his seat, Chen Junhe noticed the severe male chauvinism present.

Just like the previous generation in the Dragon Kingdom.

The women in the family do all the cooking, but when it's time to eat, only the men are at the table.

Out of Chinese custom, Chen Junhe repeatedly invited the female elders of Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's family to join him for dinner.

But they were all politely declined.

It wasn't until dinner that Chen Junhe learned that Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's father was named Nguyen Duc Hung and his mother was named Hoang Thi Lien.

Huang Shilian always brought the dishes with a smile and then quickly and quietly left the restaurant.

All the men took off their shoes and sat barefoot and cross-legged on the mats.

According to Vietnamese custom, it is considered very impolite to point the soles of your feet at others.

Although Chen Junhe spends most of his time in the factory, he still understands some of these basic rules.

After repeated invitations, Chen Junhe saw that none of the women in the family were willing to take a seat, so he had no choice but to give up.

Whether or not to call is a matter of etiquette; whether or not someone comes is their business.

Ruan Dexing emerged from another room, beaming, carrying a jar of wine.

"Brother, bring out this whole jar of wine."

Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's uncle looked delighted, then turned to Chen Junhe and introduced, "My brother makes exceptionally good snake wine; he usually doesn't even offer it to others when they come over..."

Only then did Chen Junhe realize that the jar of wine Ruan Dexing had brought was made by soaking several highly venomous snakes and some medicinal herbs for more than five years.

As Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's uncle said, he usually wouldn't take out any drinks for others when they came over.

When Chen Junhe came to visit this time, he happily brought out this jar of wine, which was enough to prove how much he valued Chen Junhe.

Chen Junhe didn't resist drinking snake wine at all.

He knew about this kind of thing when he was in China.

Snake wine is said to have a range of benefits, including relieving fatigue, promoting hair growth and enhancing male virility, improving eyesight, and dispelling rheumatism.

It is also a very popular tonic wine.

In Vietnam, aside from venomous snakes, Vietnamese people can put almost any creature into their drinks: termites, lizards, small crocodiles, scorpions.

The wisdom of fighting poison with poison is particularly prevalent in Vietnam.

Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's uncle jogged to the kitchen and brought back a large earthenware bowl.

With his younger brother's help, Ruan Dexing used a strainer to cover the jar and poured out the reddish-brown wine.

This medicinal wine is made by steeping high-proof pure grain liquor, so it has a rich aroma as soon as it is poured out.

Because of the ingredients used to make the liquor, this liquor has a slightly fishy smell mixed in with its aroma.

But judging from the expressions of the men present, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say their eyes were shining.

Clearly, they have high expectations for the efficacy of this tonic wine.

It's like they're planning to scream all night long.

The Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc family members, including uncles, aunts, brothers, and cousins, sat around on a mat. There were about eight or nine people in total.

After Ruan Dexing poured the snake wine, he put a wine spoon in it.

Of all the men present, only Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's brother, Nguyen Van Huy, was the youngest.

And Chen Junhe was a distinguished guest in the family.

So the task of scooping the wine was assigned to Nguyen Van Huy.

He filled the glasses of everyone present to the brim with wine.

In the cultural sphere of China, a full glass of wine but not enough tea is a basic rule.

As is customary, the elders at the table would first offer a toast and write a message before the ceremony began.

Nguyen Duc Tan raised his glass without hesitation: "Today is mainly to welcome Ah Ha as our guest. Fortunately, Ah Ha speaks Vietnamese very fluently and standardly..."

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Don't be fooled by the fact that he was just smiling and watching everyone chat in the living room earlier.

However, when it comes to giving a toast at the dinner table, he can speak a whole bunch of words very fluently.

It can only be said that Mr. Ruan Dexing is a man of few words but many affairs.

After the toast was finished, a chorus of "cheers!" filled the restaurant.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen of Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's house, a completely different scene unfolded.

All the women were sitting around eating their meals, and everyone was asking Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc about how Chen Junhe treated her.

"Brother He is very good to me. He gave me 5000 million Vietnamese dong as pocket money and said that I would have it every month from now on."

Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc answered everyone's questions while holding a golden sesame and mung bean fried cake with a happy expression.

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