This time, even Zuo Xiaoduo choked a little and coughed repeatedly. Li Chenglong lowered his head and hastily put down his wine cup, his whole body shaking with laughter. If he hadn't put it down, he would certainly have spilled the wine.
Lie Xiaohuo and the others wore looks of despair. Fuck... this really did run in the family.
So forcing them to call him Uncle earlier had been laying the groundwork for this? No wonder they said old ginger was hotter. This Zuo Changlu was far more devious than his son...
Yun Xiaohu and Bai Xiaoduo were also trembling, but they forcibly held it in. Yun Xiaohu even took it upon himself to play the straight man. "Uncle Zuo, what sort of story was it? What made it interesting and thought-provoking?"
Zuo Changlu gave him an appreciative look and said, "Once upon a time, there was an exceptionally generous man. Since he had quite a few poor friends, quite a few people came to his house to eat. There was nothing to be done about that. That's how it is when you're well-off. As the saying goes, live poor in a bustling market and no one asks after you; live rich deep in the mountains and even distant relatives come calling..."
Yun Xiaohu said, "Uncle Zuo, those two lines truly brim with the philosophy of life and insights into the mortal world..."
Lie Xiaohuo and the others had splitting headaches. They wanted to die.
Just as they'd thought!
Just as they'd thought!
Fuck, did they have to listen to this goddamn story all over again?
When Zuo Xiaoduo told it, they could still play shameless and pretend to be deaf and dumb, but now... apparently, that was no longer an option!
Their standing was entirely equal, and the other