Compared to a while ago, Zhuo Xiaomao seemed to be in a particularly good mood today, and the words "Let me tell you" foreshadowed a long tale to come.
Although it was always Zhuo Xiaomao who did the talking whenever Zheng Tan visited, today the little guy seemed like he had more to say.
Indeed, Zhuo Xiaomao went on to share his visit to "Buddha" and proudly recounted how he had used his clever brain to act pitiful in front of Buddha, how he rolled around, and how he negotiated terms with Buddha.
Zheng Tan suddenly remembered overhearing a conversation at a tofu stand in the old streets about how the kid who bought tofu had "a brain fit for medical school but was using it to sell tofu," and now Zheng Tan thought Zhuo Xiaomao was using the intelligence of a physicist to throw tantrums—and successfully at that.
After a lot of preamble and buildup, Zhuo Xiaomao's eyes shone as he stared at Zheng Tan, his mouth unable to resist grinning widely.