The evening out was quite enjoyable, at least Xiaofeng was very happy, the atmosphere was pretty good, and no one else dared to step out of line.
Adults, you know, when they start throwing punches left and right, that's what you call impotent rage. Gu Tao always believed that the real deterrent was just sitting there, enough to prevent others from turning the table; now that's deterrent power. It's like when the whole family is sitting down to eat, the moment the grandpa sits, which one of the younger ones would dare to reach for their chopsticks first?
On the way back, Gu Tao turned down their offers to drive him home and walked back with Xiaofeng, who was holding a stick of sugar-coated hawthorns. The two strolled along the sidewalk with a crisp autumn wind, while the leaves of the French plane trees at the roadside rustled in the wind.
"My dog is really amazing," Xiaofeng, holding onto Gu Tao's arm, said proudly, "How did you do it? How did you guess everything right?"