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The focus returned to the three of them.
"Can we talk properly now?"
Wang Taiyi had a cigarette in his mouth, and Lei Zhilan lit it for him on either side. She loved watching Taiyi cause trouble. Old Wang's right hand was in Guan Zhiling's arms, and Guan Zhiling was carefully trimming his nails.
The three nodded frantically at Lao Wang's words, no longer daring to have any other thoughts, or even if they did, they dared not show them—it was too frightening.
"Yes, yes, yes."
"I heard you want to become my elder brother?"
He nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes, brother, please forgive us for having such an unrealistic idea. We were arrogant, and we will definitely reflect on ourselves when we get back."
The other two nodded in agreement.
"What's wrong? Are you saying you don't want to anymore?"
"No, no, we are not worthy."
"Whether you're worthy or not isn't for you to decide. Only I decide. Do you want to remain useless forever? Don't you want to become like Ah Zu and..."
At this point, Wang Taiyi glanced at Max, who puffed out his chest.
"...Someone as outstanding as Azu?"
Mays' chest shrank back again.
The three of them lit up when they mentioned Azu.
Liu Tian, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.
"Can you really make me like Ah Zu? If you can, I'll acknowledge you as my elder brother."
Liu Tian didn't envy anything about Azu; he only envied Azu's fighting ability to strangle him unconscious in just a few moves. He was a martial arts enthusiast.
"Me...me too..."
Zhou Su's eyes lit up when she mentioned her grandfather.
"Then... me too."
Unlike Huo Bao, his situation was similar to A Zu's, but his father didn't physically punish him; instead, he used various forms of emotional abuse. He wanted to fight back, but he couldn't and didn't have the courage. If he could, he would rather not become A Zu, but just Mai Si would be fine. At least now his father grits his teeth when he mentions him.
"Humph!"
Wang Taiyi arrogantly tilted his head back and exhaled a smoke ring.
"You think you can just agree to my request? I'll see if you have the guts... to entertain me!"
"Qualifications?"
"That's right. Come on, tell me what your special skills and unique talents are?"
The little girl was the first to speak this time.
"Does spending money count? I once maxed out two credit cards in one day."
"Huh~~"
Old Wang waved his hand dismissively.
"This isn't your talent, it's just a waste of money! Next!"
Liu Tian raised his hand and said:
"I'm physically fit. My dad once beat me so badly that I pulled a muscle, but I didn't fall down."
It's clear that Liu Tian's physical condition is better than Azu's.
"What's the use? To be a human punching bag? Next!"
He scratched his head for a long time before finally saying:
"I'm an exceptionally good bicycle rider, does that count?"
"......Rubbish!"
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Chapter 232 China is the starting point of everything
Wang Taiyi shook his head as he looked at the three good-for-nothings.
"Do you even know what a unique skill is? It's having something that others don't have, or doing something better than others, like Max..."
Maes, standing to the side, straightened his chest again.
“Maes can make a pie, can you? Although anyone can make a pie, why was he the first? It’s because his thinking, his innovation, and his ability to put ideas into action are unique. That’s his specialty.”
"Hahaha!!"
Lei Zhilan laughed so hard she almost fell into Wang Taiyi's arms.
"Be serious, we're getting down to business."
The three stared at Max in disbelief, never expecting him to actually make a pie. No wonder he said he was on sick leave and hospitalized because of burns. So that's how it is. Is he even human?
Huobao thought about it for a moment.
"Big brother... if you put it that way, does puncturing an inflatable toy count?"
Old Wang was startled. "Are you Brother Haonan?"
The little girl, Zhou Su, was already blushing bright red.
"B-B-Big Brother, can you say something normal? I'm a girl. If you're talking about skills that others don't have, I speak five foreign languages and I'm a black belt in Taekwondo. No girl my age is better than me. That's my real talent, isn't it?"
"Yes."
Liu Tian also said:
"I have a black belt in Taekwondo and a black belt in Judo, and I speak four languages."
Wang Taiyi rolled his eyes.
"What's the use of knowing so many foreign languages? Language is just a communication tool. Don't you know that the whole world is speaking Chinese now? I can't stand you people who worship foreign things and speak with English mixed in. Don't you know that thousands of years ago, these foreign devils were our slaves? Even in the mythological system of ancient times, they were defeated by us. The mythology of the whole world is inherited from our Chinese civilization."
"what?"
The three little ones looked bewildered. How did this become about worshipping foreign things? How did it get involved with mythology? The eldest brother's thinking is so unconventional.
Lei Zhilan tugged at Lao Wang's clothes.
"Tell me, Grandma, tell me in detail!"
She enjoyed listening to Lao Wang's nonsense.
"Alright, I'll tell you about it."
Upon hearing this, Fei Xue quickly ran to the bar, pulled out a notebook, and prepared to write it down. He always regarded Lao Wang's words as sacred words. Recently, he was working on a masterpiece called "Fei Xue's Gospel," and he wanted to pass on my brother's story.
"cough!"
Wang Taiyi cleared his throat.
"Why do I say this? There is evidence for it. Let's not talk about ancient times, but just look at the last few hundred years. You know, all those foreign ghosts and gods couldn't survive in China and fled."
"Isn't it?"
Zhou Su clearly didn't believe it; she grew up abroad.
Old Wang glared at her.
"Don't believe me? Let me tell you a well-known story. You all know the Little Mermaid, right? She's the daughter of the sea."
Everyone nodded.
"The earliest record of mermaids is in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, where the Shiren Kingdom is located west of Jianmu. They are described as having human faces and fish bodies, and no feet."
Seeing everyone's blank expressions, Old Wang scoffed.
"Illiterate, anyway, this is the earliest record of mermaids. Later, I don't know which ruthless person discovered that eating mermaids could cure diseases, so people frantically hunted mermaids. At that time, there was a tribe that hunted mermaids the most ruthlessly. The mermaids couldn't take it anymore, so they negotiated with the tribe's chief. The chief was generous and also liked music, so he said, 'Sing me a song. As long as your song satisfies me, I will not hunt you on a large scale.'"
"Upon hearing this, the mermaids frantically practiced singing and stopped working. Over time, their tribe lost all skills except singing. Their songs could conquer many people, but they could never conquer the ears of their leader. This is why it is said that the mermaids' songs can bewitch people."
"Later, the mermaids finally realized that they had been tricked by their leader, who was deaf. So, in order to survive, they fled as a whole, escaping to the Four Great Rivers, and vowed to take revenge on humans, eating them one by one. They used their songs to bewitch humans and then ate them."
Is...is that so?
Zhou Su was starting to believe him, since what Lao Wang said made sense and was based on evidence.
"Of course, who is the author of The Little Mermaid?"
Zhou Su said in a daze:
"Hans Christian Andersen."
"speak English!"
"And...Andersen."