"???"
Zuo Xiaoduo had yet to pull his hand back. Still holding his high-five pose, he tilted his head and looked at Li Chenglong.
Li Chenglong grinned slyly. "Boss Zuo probably didn't catch what Xiu'er said just now."
Zuo Xiaoduo had a vague sense of foreboding. "What did she say? What didn't I catch?"
His mind had been entirely occupied with agonizing over gifts and gift money just now, so he really hadn't paid much attention. Was there another trick to this?!
"What Xiu'er said was... her dad wants to make a big occasion of it, liven things up... That's Governor Wan of our Phoenix City we're talking about. His idea of a big occasion!"
"Think about it, Boss Zuo. There'll probably be lots and lots of people there. At the very least, there's bound to be a big stage specifically for performances...
"Oh, Boss Zuo, Boss Zuo, you've been had... Hahahahaha-hic..."
Li Chenglong had initially worn a sighing expression, looking deeply worried for Boss Zuo, but as he went on, he simply couldn't hold back the laughter practically bursting out of him at Zuo Xiaoduo's misfortune, and he burst out laughing on the spot.
He slapped his thigh, laughing until tears streamed down his face. "Oh my... Boss Zuo got played. You don't see that once in a thousand years! I'm dying here..."
Zuo Xiaoduo froze on the spot. Only after a long while did he turn to look at Wan Lixiu.
Wan Lixiu playfully held up her hand in their high-five pledge pose and said with a beaming smile, "Boss Zuo, once a gentleman gives his word, even four horses can't catch it. Words fly like the wind, and a single promise weighs as much as nine great cauldrons. You chose this yourself. Nobody forced you!"
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