"Hmm, exactly, unless there's some earth-shattering achievement, how could the people of the Lin family recognize you?" Zhang Shuying was as enthralled as if he'd listened to a riveting storytelling session, lounging with crossed legs and snacking on two pounds of our Lin Family's melon seeds.
After I found a place to sit, I felt too embarrassed to ask Zhang Shuying outright if he was here for a blind date, so I tried to ask indirectly, "Hey, Taoist Zhang, with your wandering swordsman lifestyle, you probably don't like visiting relatives and friends much, so, what brings you to the Lin Family?"
This fellow wouldn't visit the Three Treasures Hall without a purpose.
If there wasn't a reason, he absolutely wouldn't have come all the way to the Lin Family.
"Hehe, to my shame, after I caught Lin Gang, I used every trick in the book, but none made that guy spill the beans," Zhang Shuying scratched his nose, "I threatened to turn him over to the Lin Family, to face Old Master Lin's thunderous fury, if he didn't hand over the Ancestral Fox Remnant Soul. The dumbass Lin Gang still said nothing, and I couldn't go back on my word, so I had no choice but to dump him at the Lin Family..."
"Look at me, totally slipped my mind, it was you who tied up Lin Gang and dropped him at the Lin Family's doorstep. You've been so diligent and responsible in helping find the Ancestral Fox Remnant Soul, I really can't thank you enough." I slapped my forehead as I just recalled how I had forgotten that it was Zhang Shuying who captured Lin Gang.
Standing up from the chair, I smiled and made a grateful bow to him.
Zhang Shuying waved his hands, "No need for that, what's our relationship, after all? I've eaten your clay pot rice, pickled radishes, fried onion pancakes, and stir-fried snails. Plus, I promised your husband that I'd help you annihilate the Ancestral Fox Remnant Soul in Lin Gang's hands. Hiss... wait... that's not right..."
Seeing the contemplative expression on Zhang Shuying's face, I waited quietly until he spoke up softly, "Old Man Lin didn't come to see me himself and sent you instead to attend to me, he shouldn't know we're acquainted..."
"Hehe, finally you notice something. I'm too embarrassed to speak the words 'blind date' outright, I can't bring myself to say it, so it's best if you figure it out yourself," I chuckled.
Zhang Shuying exclaimed with an "ah,"
"Motherfucker, don't tell me I'm here for a blind date? Ever since my first love ran off, the Lin Family has owed me a wife."
"Cough cough cough, Wanwan, how is your chat going with Taoist Friend Zhang?" Just then, Lin Huan cleared his throat and, pretending to be nonchalant, with his hands clasped behind his back, walked in.
The corner of my mouth twitched, "Fine, Grandfather... are you done with your work?"
"All done, Wanwan, how many times have I taught you the proper way to treat guests? Why haven't you poured a cup of tea for Taoist Friend Zhang?" Lin Huan asked with a hoarse voice, "Look, he's been eating seeds until his lips are starting to peel."
Whose fault is it if his lips are peeling after eating seeds?
Why not blame Zhang Shuying for eating too much when he had nothing else to do?
I responded with a full head of exasperation, boiled a fresh pot of tea, and poured it for Zhang Shuying, "Yes, Grandfather, it's my negligence, I didn't notice Taoist Zhang's lips peeling after eating four pounds of seeds."
Zhang Shuying, how can you be so lazy?
Too lazy to boil his own tea, even when he's that thirsty.
He was the same back in the Gu Sect, always taken care of by the Bearded Man and Uncle Zhong.
Otherwise, you'd have to hang a pancake around his neck, and he still wouldn't know how to eat it.
"You girl, how can you speak to me like that, with no sense of decorum?" Lin Huan scolded me, then sat down beside Zhang Shuying, explaining, "My granddaughter is not usually like this. She's always been sensible and well-read, perhaps she's acting out on purpose today because she's shy."
"Old Master Lin, no need to explain, to tell you the truth, I've known Spiritual Eye Sister for a while now," Zhang Shuying gave a dry laugh and took a sip of the tea I poured, "I'm well aware of what kind of character she has, sensible and well-read she says, if that's the case, pigs might fly."
Lin Huan was surprised, "You know each other?"
"More than just know each other, this guy Zhang Shuying even kidnapped me!! He locked me up in the Gu Sect and placed me under house arrest." I pre-empted with a strong move, to avoid continuation of the awkward blind date situation, and to prevent being forcibly matched up, I made my complaint to my grandfather.