Hong Jiu and Qin Donglai were a bit stunned; they remembered Li Xin lived with his aunt.
The young man, small and thin, with a few faint freckles on his face, beamed as he saw Li Xin and hurriedly stood up. Li Xin rubbed his eyes, having had a bit too much to drink. "Ah, Ma Liu, why are you here? Am I hallucinating?"
"Brother Li, I came to Dragon Capital and had nowhere to stay, so I came straight to you," Ma Liu said, a little embarrassed.
Li Xin hugged Ma Liu, "Ah, Ma Liu, it's really you! Sister Jiu, Old Qin, this is my brother from Hedan, an incredibly skilled cook. Next time, I'll have him show you his skills."
Seeing it was someone familiar, Hong Jiu and Qin Donglai relaxed. "Old Qin, you go back. I'll stay here to take care of him."
"Sister Jiu, no need. Ma Liu is enough; you all have work tomorrow," Li Xin said. "Seeing Ma Liu, half my drunkenness is gone."
Hong Jiu and Qin Donglai saw Li Xin was doing better and didn't stay any longer.
