Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 256 - 251: Still Hasn’t Kicked the Habit of Hugging People When Drunk

Chapter 256: Chapter 251: Still Hasn’t Kicked the Habit of Hugging People When Drunk

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiao glanced at her and saw her smiling, feeling a little relieved as she was worried that she might be angry with Song Tingfan.

Song Tingfan came over, took the dumpling wrappers, and started wrapping. Mrs. Xu chuckled, asking him, "Tingfan, haven’t you eaten dumplings in a while?"

"Mm." Song Tingfan nodded.

"Buy some and eat to your fill later."

Mrs. Xu glanced at Lin Qiao beside her and continued, "Are you back this time to talk about marriage?"

"Mm." Song Tingfan glanced at the woman beside him who was focusing on wrapping the dumpling wrappers.

"Have you decided which girl’s family?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"Yes, I’ll propose in a few days."

Lin Han saw that his daughter-in-law was about to continue questioning, so he quickly interrupted, "Da Sheng’s wife, go help your mother with the fire."

Mrs. Xu quickly nodded, "Okay."

Halfway through wrapping the dumplings, Niu Er came to the door with two pounds of meat, "Making dumplings, huh? Might as well wrap this meat too, I just bought it."

"We’ve got enough meat." Lin Han knew about his intentions towards his daughter, and directly refused.

"There’s never too much meat, come on, wrap it up."

Niu Er, acting all familiar, stepped forward to get closer to Lin Qiao, grinning, "Widow Song, let me help you wrap."

"No need, you go out."

Lin Qiao felt a headache dealing with Niu Er, who couldn’t be chased away with scolding or anger, like a sticky plaster.

"I’ll leave once I eat the dumplings."

Niu Er saw Song Tingfan blocking him, preventing him from getting close to Lin Qiao, and complained, "Brother-in-law, make some room for me."

"I’m not your brother-in-law, get out." Song Tingfan didn’t move, staring at him sharply.

Niu Er was upset, "I only put up with you because I see you as my brother-in-law. Don’t push it; if it weren’t for your sister-in-law, I’d have hit you already."

"Try hitting me then? Get out, I’ve already told you not to come. I won’t marry you."

Even though it had been three years, Lin Qiao habitually protected her "child."

"If you don’t marry me, I’ll just marry you."

Niu Er had heard such words too many times, it no longer bothered him, but he was still worried about Widow Song getting angry, so he added, "I’m leaving, I’m leaving, take the meat, I worked all day for it." With that, he quickly left.

"Take the meat with you!"

Lin Han quickly shouted, but Niu Er had already run far away.

He was about to fetch the meat and chase after him when a large hand picked up the meat and flung it out of the door, landing with a "smack" on the ground.

He paused for a moment and turned to see the stern face of the man.

Everyone else was stunned, Lin Qiao glanced at the rough and straightforward Song Tingfan, noting that he did have a temper.

At this moment, Mrs. Xu suddenly said, "A dog took the meat away."

Lin Qiao looked towards the door, only to see the wagging tails of Lai Cai and Jinbao’s dogs happily taking the meat away.

Enough for them to have a meal.

She couldn’t help but laugh, easing the tension, "Lai Cai and Jinbao got lucky."

She didn’t blame anyone, and Song Tingfan’s expression softened considerably, "Mm."

Seeing the dumplings almost finished, Lin Han clapped his hands and went to the kitchen, "Da Sheng’s wife, you can come back in, I’ll handle the fire."

The old man called me out and then called me back in, leaving Mrs. Xu confused, but she nodded, "Okay."

After sending the daughter-in-law away, Lin Han leaned closer to Li Guifen with a smile, "Just now, Niu Er brought meat over, and Tingfan directly threw it out."

"I saw."

Li Guifen was all smiles and continued, "Tingfan is probably jealous."

Lin Han nodded in agreement.

Li Guifen’s eyes flickered, and she suggested, "Later, get Tingfan to drink some wine."

Her daughter and Tingfan seemed a bit distant, so they needed to find an opportunity for them to talk.

"Why?"

"He gets tipsy easily."

"You wouldn’t be thinking of cooking the rice while raw, would you? That’s not right. The girl should be married properly."

"What are you thinking, Lin Han! If he’s drunk, what can he even do? A few years ago, when Tingfan left after drinking a little, he got drunk and acted like a child with the girl."

"How did you see that?"

"Of course, I was standing at the door watching. Stop talking nonsense and get Tingfan to drink a bit later."

"Who drinks wine with dumplings? I’ve never heard of anyone drinking while having dumplings."

"You usually sneak a drink even without eating anything."

"..."

...

The dumplings were served, and Lin Han poured two bowls of wine, placing one in front of Song Tingfan, smiling, "Uncle’s just giving you a simple welcome."

Lin Qiao glanced at the full bowl of white wine, speaking up, "Dad, that’s too much."

"What’s too much? One bowl of white wine won’t get someone drunk." Lin Han lifted his wine bowl, gesturing for Song Tingfan to clink glasses.

Lin Qiao knew Song Tingfan’s alcohol tolerance wasn’t great. She was about to say something when Li Guifen tugged her, "Let them drink, even if they get drunk, they’ll just sleep it off."

"It’s okay."

Song Tingfan said to Lin Qiao after raising his wine bowl to clink with Lin Han’s, taking a sip or two.

The two of them chatted idly about this and that, finishing the bowl of white wine, and Li Guifen poured them more.

Song Tingfan glanced at Lin Qiao’s bowl, noticing her dumplings were almost gone, so he raised his chopsticks and transferred a large portion from his own bowl to hers, "Eat more."

Then he raised his wine bowl again to clink with Lin Han.

Lin Qiao looked at the dumplings in her bowl, then turned to look at Song Tingfan beside her. His cheeks were a bit flushed, but it was better than before; he used to get flushed after a drink.

After noon, Lin Qiao and the others went back home. After settling Song Qin and the others in for a nap, she turned to Song Tingfan, "Brother-in-law, you should take a nap too."

Song Tingfan rubbed his temples, "It’s okay."

"Come on, take a nap, there’s nothing much going on in the afternoon."

Seeing him not moving, Lin Qiao tugged at him to go inside, where she spread a thin quilt. "Go on, take a nap to feel more refreshed later."

Looking at the woman in front of him, Song Tingfan’s expression softened considerably, staring at her a moment longer with a touch of greed.

Seeing him not moving, Lin Qiao instinctively thought he was unwell, "Dizzy?"

Song Tingfan snapped back and was about to shake his head, then thought better of it, rubbing his temples, "Mm."

"If you can’t hold your liquor, don’t drink it next time. No one’s making you."

Lin Qiao gestured for him to sit down, then helped rub his temples.

Feeling her gentleness on his temples, Song Tingfan’s lips curled up slightly, "There won’t be a next time."

After a while, Lin Qiao bent slightly, noticing his closed eyes. This was just like before.

She withdrew her hand, and as she helped him lie down, he opened his eyes, his gaze fiery, but she quickly coaxed, "Be good, take a nap."

The woman’s expression was soft, her eyes reflecting only his face, as if he were the only one.

Song Tingfan’s hand tightened a bit before pulling her into his arms by her waist.

Lin Qiao was momentarily startled, but quickly reacted, a little amused and annoyed, struggling to get up, but unable to break free.

She looked up and saw that he had already fallen asleep.

"..."

He still hasn’t kicked the habit of holding people when drunk.