Lonely Love

Wu Li turned and left.

Her hand still gently slid across Chen Liang's shoulder.

It just glided by like that.

They parted ways, seemingly distant yet distant...

It seemed like they were reluctant to part.

It seemed like a tender embrace...

Xu Ning sat opposite Chen Liang.

She would look up at Chen Liang every now and then.

She could tell that Sun Ping and Chen Liang seemed to be very close.

Because Sun Ping was sitting very close to Chen Liang.

It seemed that with just a slight tilt of her body, she could rest her breasts against Chen Liang.

……

Hold the cup.

drink wine.

Wu Li even came over specifically to check if Chen Liang had been drinking.

He also said, "Liang, I'll come over and keep you company in a bit."

Wu Li's enthusiasm made Chen Liang feel tingly.

My whole body felt numb.

It's soft and crumbly.

It's tingly and numb...

……

The banquet lasted a long time.

Sun Ping had a little alcohol.

He drank with Chen Liang.

The boy at the table also drank some wine with Chen Liang.

The boy also had some.

It seems they drank quite a bit.

There are two boys at this table, both of them are drinking.

Chen Liang thought that since he had already drunk it, he might as well drink it and not keep it.

Anyway, I've already had some alcohol.

He drank too much, so he stayed at Aunt Wu Li's house for a while.

It doesn't matter.

What could it be?

Although she was thinking about other things, perhaps Wu Li was thinking about other things too.

However, Chen Liang felt that it was unrealistic for it to actually happen.

Xu Ning did not drink alcohol.

Because she had to leave in the afternoon; she had to go back to the county town.

If she drinks alcohol on the road in the county town, it won't be good for her.

Actually, Chen Liang could have left.

Even if he's been drinking, he can still walk home via side paths or dirt roads.

But I'm afraid of accidents.

Therefore, when the alcohol is strong and one can drink a lot, one cannot leave.

We need to take a break.

……

Sure enough, just as the banquet was about to end and dinner was approaching, Wu Li came over with a glass of wine.

She walked directly toward Chen Liang.

A little girl next to Chen Liang stood up and made room for Wu Li.

Wu Li sat down.

"Liang, life is tough. Come on, have a drink with your aunt."

She drank too much.

She has developed a tolerance for alcohol.

Chen Liang looked at her and said, "Auntie, drink less."

"Come."

Wu Li refused to listen and insisted on having a drink with Chen Liang.

Actually, she had already toasted those two tables before coming to Chen Liang's place.

She had already downed a glass at the man's table.

How could there not be many?

Chen Liang had no choice but to pick up the wine.

Xu Ning didn't urge his aunt to drink.

Perhaps she knew the bitterness, loneliness, and solitude in her aunt's heart.

If you want to drink, then drink.

Perhaps after drinking it, the bitterness in my heart will lessen.

Chen Liang and Wu Li clinked glasses.

Wu Li then said, "Let's do it."

Chen Liang glanced at the wine in his glass. "Auntie, it's half full."

"What's wrong with half a cup? Auntie's half a cup too."

Wu Li showed Chen Liang the wine in her glass.

It is indeed half a cup.

There are more than Chen Liang.

Well then... sigh! Drink up!

Chen Liang and Wu Li downed their drinks together.

It burns the throat.

Sun Ping wanted to serve Chen Liang some food.

But Chen Liang had already picked up his chopsticks.

After being given such a drink, Chen Liang was no longer able to leave immediately.

Make sure you rest at Wu Li's place.

Otherwise, if something happens on the road, he will be fully responsible.

Wu Li sat here, eating and drinking, and politely deferring to others.

She actually started drinking with Chen Liang.

Her large buttocks never lifted up again.

Chen Liang was ashamed...

But emboldened by the alcohol, they started drinking...

……

Wu Li's face was already flushed.

White with a hint of pink.

Pink with a hint of white.

Gorgeous...

She seemed shy...

It seemed as if it were shyly waiting to bloom, anticipating Chen Liang's compassion...

……

They drank until 3 p.m.

Wu Li's buttocks never left the seat again.

She sat steadily with her big bottom.

The men at that table were also drinking and chatting animatedly.

Xu Ning checked the time and found it was almost time.

He advised Wu Li, "Auntie, stop drinking, that's enough."

Wu Li checked the time.

Her slightly hazy eyes glanced at Chen Liang again, then at the wine in his glass and the wine in hers.

Suddenly, she picked up the bottle again and poured Chen Liang a full cup.

He also poured himself a full glass.

She said, "This is the last one."

Xu Ning smiled but didn't say anything.

She knew that her aunt was suffering.

It was very bitter.

The anguish of losing one's husband in middle age is something most people cannot comprehend.

If you can't experience it, then you don't understand that kind of pain.

Chen Liang and Wu Li drank.

We've already had too much to drink, so why be afraid of drinking more?

Even if you're completely drunk, that's all you'll get.

……

It was nearly four o'clock when Chen Liang and Wu Li finally finished their drink, despite Wu Li's constant chatter.

No one stopped Wu Li.

Everyone knows she's upset.

What do other people celebrate during the Lunar New Year?

It's happiness!

What did Wu Li spend the Lunar New Year like?

It's sadness!

She knows this herself.

Others know it too.

After watching the two finish their drinks, Xu Ning stood up.

She asked politely and respectfully, "Auntie, would you like to eat?"

Wu Li raised her hazy, drunken eyes and said, "We've had enough to eat and drink."

Perhaps alcohol can temporarily erase the sadness in her heart.

Xu Ning went to prepare the meal, and Sun Ping also got up to help.

By this time, the women at that table had already finished eating, and some had already left.

The relatives hadn't left; they were waiting for Wu Li to finish drinking and eating.

When the food was served, Wu Li ate next to Chen Liang.

Her plump buttocks never moved again.

It seems that being by Chen Liang's side can temporarily erase the pain in her heart.

……

After the meal.

My relative is leaving.

Xu Ning is leaving too.

Before leaving, she told Chen Liang, "Why don't you rest here with my aunt for a while and wait until you're sober before you go? Otherwise, it would be troublesome if something happened on the way."

Chen Liang nodded.

The caring consideration warmed Chen Liang's heart.

I think Xu Ning should be dealt with.

I'd rather sleep with Xu Ning.

Because she is gentle and knows how to care for others.

Unlike others, she wasn't cold and aloof.

Wu Li saw off her relatives.

But then he instructed Chen Liang, "Liang, you should rest in the west room for a while. Let Ping'er keep you company."

Sun Ping hasn't left yet.

She can stay with Chen Liang.

Chen Liang also wanted to see his relatives off, but Sun Ping stopped him.

"What did you bring? Come and rest in the west room."

Sun Ping pulled Chen Liang to the west room and pinned him to the bed.

He said, "Hurry up and rest. Once the effects of the alcohol wear off, head home as soon as possible."

Chen Liang: "Hmm."

This afternoon, at Wu Li's urging, Chen Liang did drink quite a bit.

Sun Ping felt that Chen Liang had drunk about a pound of liquor.

It's not a pound, but it's at least eight ounces.

……

Relatives passed away one after another.

The men at that table also left one after another.

They drank quite a bit too.

Although it was Wu Li's husband who passed away, he wasn't sad; only Wu Li and her child were grieving.

In their eyes, they had long been accustomed to seeing people die.

I've seen it all before.

Too much of it, and you become numb to it.

It seems that this feeling is also a form of protection for people.

……

After the relatives left, Wu Li's son and daughter stayed there for a while longer.

They then went their separate ways.

They still have a lot to do during the Chinese New Year.

For example, visiting one's father-in-law's family or returning to one's parents' home.

And other relatives...

After almost everyone had left, Sun Ping's mother came again and called Sun Ping to go home once more.

She said her man was leaving.

Sun Ping could no longer stay here.

She had no choice but to get up, leave Chen Liang, go home, and then return to the county town with her man.

At this time and place, only Chen Liang remained.

The dim daylight faded, and night fell...

Chen Liang was already asleep.

He fell asleep shortly after he lay down on the bed.

Wu Li arrived at the west room.

She sat down next to Chen Liang, quietly.

She looked at Chen Liang...

As she gazed at him, her hand gently caressed Chen Liang's chest...