"What kind of judgment is that?"
The old man pursed his lips. "Anyone can see that the best-looking thing in our family is that maple tree."
"Isn't that obvious?"
"That's true."
The old woman smiled. "I can only say it was an awfully lucky coincidence."
Hong Feng liked maple trees.
And the maple tree in their yard happened to be a monster.
What a coincidence. It was almost enough to make you sigh.
"Grandpa, Grandma, you both believe it?"
Xu Zizhen suddenly realized this.
"The facts are right there in front of us."
The old man glared at Xu Zizhen. "Do you think our eyes are so bad we can't see straight? Or that our minds aren't clear?"
"And you think we still wouldn't believe it?"
"We're not a couple of old fuddy-duddies."
"Besides, would you really lie to us about something like this?"
"Of course not."
Xu Zizhen immediately declared.
But the old man brought up the past at once. "You say you wouldn't?"
"If your grandpa hadn't been quick on the uptake just now, you were going to trick us old folks, weren't you?"
"Uh..."
Xu Zizhen gave an awkward grin. "I was just worried you wouldn't be able to accept such a shocking truth."
"What if you thought I'd lost my mind?"
The two elderly people couldn't deny that their grandson had a point.
"Then why did you tell us afterward?"
The old man was curious.
"Because you both saw what happened in the courtyard just now."
Xu Zizhen frankly explained his reasoning. "I thought that after seeing that, you'd be much more likely to believe what I told you."
"...That's true."
The old man grinned. "You're a sharp one, kid."
Just as their grandson had said, if they hadn't seen