Master and Uncle Yu, these two martial brothers, loved and fought each other.
Usually, they acted like they did not care about the other, yet each pretended nothing was wrong while asking me about the other's situation.
But whenever they met, they would stubbornly refuse to give in and start arguing.
Master and Uncle Yu drank as they debated how big that fish had been back then.
When they failed to reach a conclusion, they started competing in drinking and playing finger-guessing games.
The two of them drank a full eight bottles of beer and four bottles of Little Jing Wine.
Only after I persuaded them did they muddle through to an end.
When I went to pay the bill, Uncle Yu and Master suddenly "made up" and walked toward the end of the street with their arms around each other's shoulders.
Seeing that they were headed the wrong way, I hurriedly called out:
"Master, Uncle Yu, you're going the wrong way. This way!"
Uncle Yu and Master both turned back to look at me, saying drunkenly:
"Xiao Jiang! Yu Long and I have important business to attend to. Go back by yourself first!"
"That's right. Song Decai and I are going over there to get some air and sober up. You go back early. I'm taking leave tomorrow and not going to work!"
"..."
The two of them had their story straight—they were going to the end of the street to get some air and sober up.
After saying that, they continued onward...
After hearing them and seeing the direction they were so determined to go in, I rolled my eyes on the spot.
Who were they trying to fool?!
Everyone knew that Aunt Tang's massage parlor and that whole street of foot bath parlors were over there...
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