Reasoning Things Out

The location of Junsha Zoo is already quite remote. The young man drove for about twenty minutes and was still about ten kilometers away from the scenic area. In this place where there are no villages or shops in sight, if something were to happen, there would be no one to help him.

Liu Chang'an felt that his current mental state was very stable, he just had a bit of a murderous urge, and even reciting the core socialist values could not suppress the violent anger in his heart.

But he was, after all, just an ordinary student Liu Chang'an who obeyed the law, so when he chased after him, he mainly wanted to reason with the other party.

However, such people usually don't seem to be very reasonable. Even though he illegally entered the pedestrian area to save time by queuing to leave the parking lot, he still tries to blame it on someone else's child.

This other person's child happens to be Zhou Dongdong, whom Liu Chang'an cares about somewhat. What if he bumps into her?

If he's unreasonable, then tearing him to pieces wouldn't be considered excessive violence, but rather a natural and inevitable consequence, wouldn't it?

The young man was about to accelerate when he suddenly realized that the other person had run to his car window and grabbed the door.

Startled, the young man slammed on the brakes. Who was this guy? Even marathon runners weren't this skilled! Or was he riding a motorcycle or something and he just didn't see him?

"Brother, brother, brother, what are you doing?" The young man had lost his earlier arrogance and was now cautious, glancing behind him for any cars.

I want to reason with you.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have driven into the pedestrian area and startled your child. It's all my fault." For an ordinary person, one might be able to act tough, but who would dare to act tough with a guy who relentlessly chased the car for twenty minutes and still managed to catch up?

Liu Chang'an was stunned. The other party was actually trying to reason with him?

"Brother, I promise I won't do that again. You've been running for so long, let me take you home," the young man said sincerely.

Liu Chang'an originally thought that if he tried to reason with the other party, the other party would definitely not reason with him, and whatever the other party's fate was, it would be their own fault. Liu Chang'an was just satisfying the other party's wishes.

"This weekend is a rare treat. Your wife and daughter must be eagerly waiting for you at the zoo to see the adorable animals together. Think about it, isn't that more meaningful than wasting time with me here?" The young man noticed that Liu Chang'an's attitude was no longer as cold and cruel as before, and his tone became more infectiously enthusiastic.

"Please get in the car?" The young man pushed open the car door and warmly opened the back door. He could even feel that his way of handling things had a kind of warmth and positive energy in it.

Liu Chang'an calmly grabbed the young man's head.

"Bang!"

The young man was still somewhat incredulous when he bumped into the car door. The other person had said they wanted to reason with him, and he had talked to him nicely for a long time, so why was the other person suddenly being unreasonable?

"I'll teach you to reason with me!" Liu Chang'an was furious. He grabbed the young man and gave him a good beating. It was one thing to reason with him, but to reason with him in such a logical way that Liu Chang'an felt he was wasting his time.

Then naturally we should give him a beating.

But reason is reason, and even Liu Chang'an would follow reasonable arrangements and suggestions. So after hitting the person, he quickly ran back to the zoo, bought a ticket, and went inside. Only then did he realize that Zhou Shuling and Zhou Dongdong hadn't gone inside to wander around, but were waiting for him a little inside the entrance.

"Why don't you go inside and browse?" Liu Chang'an asked.

"We came out together, so of course we should go shopping together. How can we be in the mood to look around when you're not here?" Zhou Shuling was relieved and revealed the gentle smile that a young woman often has.

"I want to go see the little animals we've never eaten before with Brother Chang'an!" Zhou Dongdong quickly regained her innocent and lively demeanor (not her foolish one) because she hadn't been punished.

"I've never seen it before!" Liu Chang'an corrected her.

Zhou Dongdong didn't care about that. If she hadn't seen it before, she probably hadn't eaten it before, so what's the difference?

"Where did you go?" Zhou Shuling asked in a low voice. She could never forget Liu Chang'a Zhou Shuling's expression, yet that look of wanting to devour her made her Zhou Shuling very safe and warm.

"Dongdong saw me hitting someone on the spot, which was a bad influence. So I chased him to another place and beat him up," Liu Chang'an said, his mind clear.

"He deserves to be hit." Zhou Shuling wholeheartedly agreed.

"I think so too." Liu Chang'an nodded, then added, "But you should also make sure to teach Zhou Dongdong that if someone hits her, she must not tolerate it, and if she can't fight back, she must come back and tell her mother. There are quite a few bullying incidents at school these days. If you find out about it, tell me right away. Don't try to negotiate on your own; at most, you'll get an apology. Actually, whether the other party apologizes or not, that kind of procedural approach is pretty useless."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhou Shuling felt at ease. As a girl, she felt weak, so she always hoped that there would be a man who could stand up for her. It could be her brother, her father, or her husband. Zhou Dongdong also had her Chang'an brother.

"Come on, lift me up high." After saying this to Zhou Shuling, Liu Chang'an went to playfully tease Zhou Dongdong as usual.

Zhou Shuling looked at Liu Chang'an, who resembled her younger brother, and Zhou Dongdong, who was laughing happily. A slight smile appeared on her lips, and she quickly followed them with small, quick steps.

After spending the morning at the zoo, Zhou Dongdong was quite satisfied, turning the animals he had never seen before into animals he had never eaten.

Zhou Shuling returned to the city at 1 p. m. to check on the store. The opening was just a few days away, and everything was going smoothly. However, since it was her first time opening a store, Zhou Shuling didn't have any grand vision or the typical boss mentality of being both focused and hands-off. She wanted to understand everything, big and small, and occasionally conducted market research and planned marketing activities.

When Liu Chang'an and Zhou Dongdong returned to the neighborhood, they found that Old Man Qin and Old Man Qian were still there taking pictures of the trees. This displeased Liu Chang'an. "Don't actually kill the trees!" he said.

"We exercised this morning, came again at noon, and will come again tonight. Don't bother us, or you'll have a lot of trouble." Old Man Qian thought about how he had almost never gotten his revenge on Liu Chang'an at the card table, and now that he saw Liu Chang'an was unhappy, he felt refreshed and full of energy. Sure enough, this exercise method was effective.

"Old Qin... Last time at the card game, when you won fifty yuan, you actually put five yuan short in the box. Old Qian sat in your seat, took that five yuan as his capital, won more than twenty yuan, and left. He even said it was all thanks to you, you old fool." Liu Chang'an had no choice but to use the Thirty-Six Stratagems, specifically the strategy of sowing discord.

"Hey! Liu Chang'an, what nonsense are you spouting!" Old Man Qian snapped.

"Old Qian, no wonder you're all smiles when you see me. You think I'm a treasure, don't you!"

"No, don't listen to this kid's nonsense, he's a bad guy!"

"You old bastard, you're the really wicked one!"

"Pah, don't curse me. I'm telling you, you have no evidence!"

Watching the two old men fight, Liu Chang'an contentedly led Zhou Dongdong away to their home to make a bed.

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