The two first lovers continued working hard in the kitchen and they finally came out with a table full of dishes after more than one hour.
Jacob came out and told Charlie and Paul, "Get ready! We can eat soon."
After that, Jacob asked Paul, "By the way, Paul, would you like to have a drink or two with me tonight?"
Paul smiled slightly before he took out a gift box and said, "Uncle Wilson, it so happens that I've also brought two bottles of 30-years old Kweichow Moutai liquor. This bottle of Kweichow Moutai isn't just any ordinary Moutai. This is the exported version of the liquor from over twenty years ago. This liquor was exported to the United States and it was kept and preserved by collectors in the United States until now. Each bottle weighs about two kilograms." 6
Jacob was very surprised and he said, "Thirty years aging after being exported more than twenty years ago? Wouldn't it be more than fifty years now?" 5
"Yes!" Paul smiled before he said, "I believe that it’s about fifty-six years now." 5
Jacob sighed as he said, "Oh, this bottle of liquor is simply too precious. It would be a waste for you to give this to me. You should keep it for yourself."
Paul hurriedly replied, "Uncle Wilson, you don’t have t
o be so polite with me. I originally brought this here as a gift for you anyway. If you want to, we can open a bottle and drink it together tonight. If you don't want t o, we could drink some other liquor instead." 3
When Jacob heard Paul's words, he smiled before he said, "Thank you! If that is the case, then we should just open a bottle tonight!" 2
As he spoke, Jacob said to Charlie, "Charlie, why don't you go upstairs and ask Claire to come down for dinner?" 1
Charlie nodded slightly before he said, "Alright then, I'll go upstairs to get her now."
After that, Charlie stood up and went upstairs immediately. When he came to their bedroom, he saw that Claire was lying on the bed with her back facing the door.
He said, "My dear wife, it is time for dinner."
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