"I’m not eating that, Gou Sheng, keep it for yourself." Qian turned her head and opened her mouth to catch the perfectly-warm oyster prepared by Yu Minglang. Grilled oysters are the most delicious food, but there’s an art to eating them; they can’t be too hot or too cold, or they’ll lose their freshness.

Qian would always have Minglang, who wasn’t afraid of the heat, remove the meat and blow on it for a few seconds, she just had to wait to eat.

Narcissus watched as everyone paired off, looking at the barbecue grill with a sulking face.

Back when she was with Dadao, she too enjoyed being served. Now she could only watch others show off their love.

The scene was too emotional. While others were being sweet, she was reminiscing about the past and feeling the pain of loss. These days, everything she saw unsettled her — others’ happiness made her sad, others’ sad moments made her cry, as if she was immersed in the heartbreak of a breakup she couldn’t escape.

Qian noticed Narcissus’ expression from the corner of her eye and exchanged a glance with Yu Minglang; the plan for the "Couples Prank Team" could proceed.

"We still have so much alcohol left; just drinking it is no fun, how about we play a game?" Qian suggested.

"What kind of game?" Liumei asked.

"Let’s play a ’Don’t Laugh or You’ll Face Truth or Dare’ game."

"How do we play?" Everyone looked at Qian.

"We pair up, and take turns asking and answering. The other person can neither laugh nor make a facial expression; they can only answer ’yes’ or ’no’. If they laugh or show an expression, they must accept the other’s punishment: a dare or a truth challenge. How about it?"

Everyone agreed to play, feeling that a little fun was needed when drinking happily. Narcissus, despite feeling down, was dragged by Qian to join in.

Yu Minglang started organizing people to draw lots; the first pair was Yu Minglang and Fugui, with Yu Minglang asking the questions.

Dealing with these intellectuals, tricky Lang had barely to lift a finger.

"Have you had a crush on our Liumei for a long time?"

The question made Fugui blush, and Liumei too. Fugui replied with a ’yes.’

"Have you already slept with my sister?" Minglang’s second question was utterly shameless!

"Cough, how, how could that be!"

Fugui turned crimson, and Liumei glared at Minglang, "Brother, we’ve only been dating a few days; isn’t it a bit early to say that?"

"You lost. You must answer ’yes’ or ’no’. Come on, man up!"

They’d only been dating a few days and already having to kiss — things were moving too fast. Liumei and Fugui exchanged a glance and then both noticed each other’s extremely flushed faces.

"What’s the matter? Accept your loss like a man, come on!" Qian joined Minglang in teasing.

Men fear being called anything but men, so Fugui summoned unprecedented courage and pulled Liumei in for a kiss!

It was as soft as cotton candy, with a hint of cumin...

They couldn’t stop, perfectly proving that intellectuals aren’t casual people, but once they get going, they’re unstoppable!

Yu Minglang checked his watch as time passed, unable to stand it any longer.

"Are you two done yet?"

Only then did Fugui pull away from Liumei, their hearts pounding hard.

The drawing continued, and Liumei ended up with Yu Minglang again, with Minglang asking the questions.

"Is Fugui a terrible kisser?"

"No!" Liumei, learning from Fugui’s earlier pitfall, answered carefully. Though her face was hot, she didn’t get lured into her brother’s trap.

"Have you been secretly liking Fugui for a while? A few months ago, I heard you talking in your sleep saying ’Brother Fugui!’"

"Nonsense! We didn’t even know each other a few months ago!" Liumei fell for it again...

As she realized, she only saw Minglang’s crafty grin and Qian shaking her head.

"It’s all a setup, all traps," Qian observed as Minglang scored two consecutive wins. She didn’t know whether to lament that Liumei and Fugui were too naive or that Xiaoqiang was too shameless.

"This doesn’t count! Sister-in-law, look at the nonsense my brother is asking! It doesn’t even count!" Liumei protested.

"If you lose, take it like a man. Why all the fuss?" Yu Minglang spared no one, not even his sister, except his wife.

"Xiaoqiang, come on, Liumei only started calling out for Brother Fugui a few nights ago, and now you’re saying it’s been months?"

"Sister-in-law! How can you team up with my brother like this!" Liumei was on the verge of jumping into the sea to disappear. Could a brother and sister-in-law be so mean?

Fugui was quite satisfied, realizing she thought of him that way. In reality, he also dreamed of her often, ever since they’d known each other, thanking heavens for reciprocated feelings.

"It doesn’t matter how I got you to say it; losing is losing. How about this, brother won’t bully you, just a truth question then."

Yu Minglang looked serious, "Liumei, who did you have your first kiss with?"

"Brother Fugui!" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Oh~" Qian dragged out the sound, as Liumei blushed again; that annoying Lang asked anything and everything.

Fugui felt ecstatic again, and Yu Minglang, like inspecting a large livestock, patted Fugui’s shoulder with a mischievous look.

"Playing like pretend before doesn’t count; this time, take it seriously, but remember, too much intimacy before marriage isn’t good. But you young folks, having needs is understandable; besides, some things, if not tried, might surprise you with defects after the wedding. Wouldn’t you want a refund?"

"Sister-in-law, won’t you manage him?" Liumei felt she couldn’t continue living like this; how could her whole family make fun of her dating?

Fugui was ecstatic, his heart racing. Could it be that Yu Minglang was hinting for him to, well, with Liumei tonight...?

Being single for so many years with no experience and finally having someone he fancies, how could he not have ideas?

Both Fugui and Liumei’s hearts raced and faces flushed. Veteran driver Chen Xiaoqian added,

"To avoid regrets after marriage, premarital experience is a must—"

"Sister-in-law!"

"I wasn’t finished. Why so worked up? What I mean is, as family, it’s necessary to guide you before marriage. Once we’ve eaten, let Xiaoqiang take Fugui to the bathhouse. Don’t worry, your brother will ensure you both see it clearly!"

"Cough, cough!" This time, Fugui choked.

Such explosive language, who wants to bathe with Yu Minglang? Too scandalous!

"Just watching isn’t enough. I’ll throw in a thousand or eight hundred, hire a few women to scrub, to see how this kid behaves. How about that?"

Minglang couldn’t help but laugh, "Wife, can you not give our own family a whack while teasing others? I don’t want any other woman scrubbing me!"

Can there be such a unique woman in this world, encouraging her man to go out?

"This shows my trust in you." Qian winked.

Yu Minglang won two rounds in a row, with whoever he made lose suffering badly. Liumei and Fugui were thoroughly embarrassed. Seeing Liumei so embarrassed, Fugui thought of avenging his girlfriend’s dignity.

For the third game, even before the draw, Fugui spoke up first,

"Minglang’s won two rounds, so this one, no drawing. Let Qian’er ask and Minglang answer, okay?"

Go on, true love battling~