Chapter 186 Mutual Antipathy

Chapter 186 Mutual Antipathy

Entering the alley, Mr. Luo's face brightened with joy upon seeing Zuo Zuying squatting at the door.

"Young man, what brings you here? Impatient, huh? Hehe, you're not as sharp as Xiao Su. She knew to find me at the gym!"

"Come on, Xiao Su, let me introduce you. This is my latest disciple. Just call him Xiao Zuo."

Su An's mouth twitched, "Mr. Luo, didn't you already stop taking disciples? How come you're opening them again to accept a disciple?"

"Ah, it's a long story. It's all destiny. Come on, don't just stand there, come in!"

Su An watched as Zuo Zuying casually placed his hand on Mr. Luo's shoulder, looking like close buddies. She suddenly recalled how he had molested that man on the train, and her heart skipped a beat.

Although Mr. Luo was old, he was still upright and... well...

Could this pervert have such tastes?

After entering the house, Mr. Luo prepared the tea set and poured tea, starting to tell Su An about how he and Zuo Zuying met.

"If it hadn't been for Xiao Zuo driving by that day and lending a hand, I really wouldn't have been able to stroll in the park!"

Su An was distracted, not paying attention to Mr. Luo's story about Zuo Zuying's heroic rescue. She was debating whether to warn Mr. Luo about the man's perverse nature!

Glancing at Zuo Zuying, Su An joked, "Mr. Luo, even though you're old, you still need to protect yourself. This society is chaotic. Be careful not to be tricked and tarnish your reputation in your old age~"

Mr. Luo thought Su An was teasing him about peeking at the dancing aunties at the gym and burst into laughter.

Zuo Zuying felt that Su An was being sarcastic but didn't take it to heart. He presented a small snuff bottle to Mr. Luo.

"Master, take a look. I know you like this stuff. It's a family heirloom~"

"My ancestor once served as a eunuch in the palace..."

"Pfft~"

Su An couldn't hold back and spat out her tea.

Truly, not a word of it is true!

"Comrade Xiao Zuo, if your ancestor was a eunuch in the palace, how did you come about? Don't try to fool Mr. Luo just because of his age."

Mr. Luo was intently examining the snuff bottle in his hand, "This doesn't appear to be a trick. Where's my magnifying glass?"

Zuo Zuying gave Su An a dissatisfied glance, wearing a fake smile, "Comrade Xiao Su, you're just not in the know. Who said eunuchs can't have descendants? Infertility can still be passed down through generations! What's wrong with eunuchs having descendants?"

"Couldn't they have been incompletely castrated? Couldn't they adopt? Couldn't their wives get pregnant before they entered the palace?"

Su An also wore a smile, "You certainly are well-informed. So infertility can be inherited across generations?"

Zuo Zuying took a sip of tea and mysteriously said to Su An, "Yes, take your brother Jin'an's family, for example. Infertility runs in their family. He's infertile, yet his son is unaffected. When his grandson is born, he's infertile once more, but his great-grandson is fine!"

Su An...

"Brother Jin'an?"

"Yes, your brother Jin'an!"

Su An immediately understood who he meant. After all, when Lu Jin'an was struck, Su Jiao cried out and screamed, "Brother Jin'an, oh Brother Jin'an~"

How much does this person hate Lu Jin'an? Even bringing up generational curses, it seems like if he can't have him, he wants to kill him. Now that he hasn't succeeded, he's cursing him!

"Haha, sorry, I don’t know who this 'Jin'an brother' is!"

Zuo Zuying looked at Su An with disdain, "Women can be so fake!"

......

Mr. Luo went inside to grab a magnifying glass to check out the snuff bottle, completely unaware of the tension outside.

"Wow, Xiao Zuo, this is really old—you don’t see many of these around anymore. Back in those years, many good things were destroyed!"

Zuo Zuying smiled brightly, "As long as you’re happy with it, master!"

"I do like it, but it's too valuable!"

"Ah, what’s so special about it? It’s not like you can eat it or use it. To those who like it, it's valuable, but to me, it's just a useless piece of junk."

"Hey kid, this isn’t junk!"

"Heh, it’s been a while since I’ve had this much fun. None of you are leaving today—you’re all staying for dinner!"

Su An quickly stood up, "No, no, Mr. Luo, I can’t stay—I’ve got stuff to take care of at home!"

Mr. Luo deliberately put on a stern face, "What could you possibly have to do at home, huh? You come to visit me for the New Year and won't even eat. If that's the case, don't come again in the future!"

"That thing you asked me to look into—I just got a lead and was about to tell you!"

Hearing this, Su An immediately sat back down...

When Mr. Luo said to stay for dinner, he wasn’t planning to cook himself. He just stood on his second floor and hollered over to the new little restaurant.

In under forty minutes, the restaurant sent over a food box.

After dinner, Mr. Luo finally picked up on the tension between Su An and Zuo Zuying.

Su An said that knowledge changes destiny, Zuo Zuying laughed at her for being shallow, "Listen, anyone who says that is lying. Who says knowledge can change destiny? Only wisdom can change destiny in this world. If you’re not smart, the more books you read, the more of a bookworm you’ll become!"

Zuo Zuying said that the world doesn't drop pies from the sky, Su An laughed at him for being outdated, "Even a blind cat can catch a dead mouse. Just because you haven’t found it doesn’t mean it’s not out there, it's just that you're unlucky!"

Zuo Zuying asked what "unlucky" meant, Su An told him, "Unlucky means you’re missing out on a good life and happy times!"

Noticing the tension, Mr. Luo quickly stepped in to lighten the mood.

Both Xiao Zuo and Xiao Su are good people—why do they butt heads so much?

Su An and Zuo Zuying picked up on Mr. Luo’s cue and eased up, quickly making the atmosphere harmonious again.

By the time dinner was over, it was already dark.

Mr. Luo was a little tipsy too. Su An and Zuo Zuying saw that he was getting sleepy and quickly proposed to leave. Mr. Luo looked at the sky outside and asked Su An, "It’s dark out—it’s not safe for a girl to go alone. Let Xiao Zuo take you?"

Su An shook her head repeatedly, "No need, no need—there’s a bus, I’ll take that."

Mr. Luo was worried, "It's so cold, how long will you have to wait? The street ahead has no lights, a young girl alone will be scared. Let Xiao Zuo take you, he has a motorcycle, it'll be quick!"

As he said this, Mr. Luo also asked Zuo Zuying, "No problem, right, Xiao Zuo?"

Zuo Zuying nodded repeatedly, "No problem! No problem, master, you go inside and rest, go inside and rest!"

As they left Mr. Luo’s house, Zuo Zuying tilted his chin up and walked off.

Su An felt a sudden surge of inexplicable anger as she watched him, thinking, "Who does he think he’s looking down on?"

"Stop!"

"Didn’t you just tell Mr. Luo that you’d take me home?"

Su An didn’t want him to take her home, and it was obvious he didn’t either, but his attitude pissed her off so much she decided to mess with him.

Zuo Zuying turned around, giving a dramatic eye roll, and impatiently pulled out a small radio from his pocket. "This is the master’s—your Mr. Luo’s. Don’t forget to give it back to him."

With that, Zuo Zuying placed the radio into Su An’s arms. "If you’ve got a guilty conscience and are scared of ghosts, listen to the Internationale on your way home. Communism will scare off all the boogeymen for you!"

"You want me to take you home? Not a chance!"

With that, he hopped on his motorcycle, drove it right up to Su An, and even hit the play button for her. "See ya!"

With a loud roar, the motorcycle took off, leaving Su An standing alone in the dark, clutching the radio.

The radio crackled to life, and a solemn, booming voice came through: "Without the Communist Party, there’d be no New China. Without the Communist Party, there’d be no New China~"

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