Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 73 Minglan’s thanks

"Haha, if I tell you the answer, you will lose." Li An said with a smile.

Several people looked at each other and Gu Tingye said: "Okay, as long as your answer to the riddle can make us agree, we will admit defeat."

"Waterfall!" Li An laughed.

"Waterfall?" Gu Tingye and others were stunned when they heard this.

"How come I haven't heard of this kind of cloth?"

"I just said that brother Ziqian was deliberately tricking us."

Li An was stunned when he heard this. Wasn't the waterfall in the Song Dynasty called a waterfall?

"No, he didn't trick us. This waterfall is really endless." Sheng Changbai said with a bitter smile.

Gu Tingye said in surprise: "Zecheng, do you know about waterfalls?"

Among the few people, he is the one who has the most knowledge.

After all, he is the legitimate son of the Hou Mansion. He has even seen some tribute cloths in the palace, but he has never heard of a kind of cloth called waterfall.

"To be precise, this waterfall is not cloth." Sheng Changbai said.

"Second brother, what is the waterfall if it's not a cloth?" Rulan asked curiously.

Several other people also looked at Sheng Changbai. They had never heard of such a thing as a waterfall.

"Waterfall refers to a hanging spring. The hanging spring has many other names. Because it flows straight down like a white cloth, it is also called a waterfall." Sheng Changbai explained.

Li An breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, as long as he has this title.

Gu Tingye was stunned for a while, then came back to his senses, looked at Li An and said, "No, how could you ask a question like this? Is this considered a riddle?"

"What's this not a riddle? A riddle is about guessing the answer based on the question, isn't this me?" Li An retorted.

Brainteasers are indeed not considered riddles, but they didn’t exist in ancient times, and they didn’t just say what they were.

Everyone: "..."

They all had the feeling that they knew Ang Lee was talking nonsense but couldn't refute it.

"No, your question is too weird. We have never seen such a riddle before, so it's normal that we can't guess it. If we lose, you can come up with a new one. Now that we have experience, we will definitely be able to answer it." Gu Tingye said.

"Okay, I'll make another simple one." Li An said with a smile.

It's just for fun, there's no need to be serious.

And brain teasers don’t mean you can answer them just by knowing how to ask them.

Gu Tingye didn't say anything about Li An being in trouble now.

Li An thought for a while and said: "What are you afraid of cloth and what are you afraid of paper?"

"Afraid of fire?"

"Afraid of scissors?"

After Li An finished speaking, Gu Tingye and Mo Lan gave the answer alone.

Sheng Changbai shook his head and said, "If you answer this kind of question from Zi Qian with normal thinking, it will definitely be wrong."

Li An glanced at Sheng Changbai in surprise. He didn't expect Sheng Changbai to be so calm.

When many people come into contact with brain teasers for the first time, they know that the traditional answers are wrong, but they instinctively think this way when they see the questions.

"Can't you use traditional thinking?"

Minglan murmured to herself, then suddenly her eyes lit up and she exclaimed: "I know!"

涮~
  As soon as Minglan opened her mouth, everyone looked at her.

Being stared at by everyone, Minglan lowered her head nervously.

"Sixth sister, tell me." Sheng Changbai encouraged.

Minglan plucked up her courage and whispered: "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, I'm just afraid of what happens."

"Sixth sister, brother Ziqian is talking about cloth and paper, not discord." Mo Lan said with a hint of ridicule.

"Haha." Sheng Changbai smiled slightly, looked at Li An and said, "Zi Qian, my sixth sister should have answered correctly, right?"

"Yes, Miss Six got the answer right." Li An came back to his senses and said. Seeing Sheng Changbai so calm just now, Li An thought he could answer correctly, but he didn't expect that Minglan was the first to answer correctly.

But when I think about Minglan's performance in the play, it seems normal.

"Uh..." Mo Lan's smile stiffened upon hearing this.

"Haha, Zi Qian, since Miss Six got the answer right, you have to drink as a penalty."

Sheng Changbai said, lifting the wine bottle that was warming on the stove and pouring a glass for Li An.

"No, what we are talking about does not count them." Li An said.

"I just said before that they don't need to drink if they lose, but I didn't say that if they beat you, you don't need to drink?" Gu Tingye said with a smile.

"Zhong Huai is really eloquent." Li An shook his head with a wry smile, picked up the wine glass and drank it.

"Haha, it's cold now, why do I feel like letting you and hot wine is not a punishment?"

Gu Tingye smiled and poured a glass for Sheng Changbai and himself.

"Keep going, I've figured out the trick, and I will definitely be able to answer the next question correctly," Gu Tingye said.

"Then I'll give you a more difficult one." Li An said.

……

Everyone drank and guessed riddles for more than an hour, but Gu Tingye, who was full of confidence, couldn't answer any of the questions correctly.

On the contrary, Sheng Changbai answered several questions correctly. Minglan, except for showing off at the beginning, became quiet for some reason.

"Okay, it's getting late, we should go back." Seeing that Gu Tingye was a little drunk, Sheng Changbai said.

Li An went to pay the bill, and several people left the restaurant.

There was a brazier in the restaurant. After leaving the restaurant, a chill hit me, making people shiver.

"Okay, it's cold outside, get in the car and go back." Li An said.

"Then let's go first."

Sheng Changbai saw Gu Tingye being helped onto the carriage by Sanshui and his entourage, and nodded to Li An.

He was not worried about Gu Tingye, so he asked Sanlan to get on his own carriage, and he got on Gu Tingye's carriage.

In order of age, Mo Lan Ru Lan got on the bus first, and Ming Lan got on last.

Before Minglan got into the car, she looked back at Li An, jogged to him, and whispered: "Brother Ziqian, thank you."

After speaking, he ran back and got on the carriage without giving Li An a chance to speak.

After being reminded by Minglan, Aunt Wei asked Xiaodie to go out and ask questions. She learned that it was not advisable to take too much supplements during pregnancy, especially after five or six months, so she guessed that Xiaoniang Lin was behind it.

However, she only dared to eat less of those things, but she didn't dare to show it.

She was worried that Minglan had spilled the beans, so she specifically warned Minglan.

Minglan is very smart, and her mother's serious instructions made her realize that something was wrong.

Although she asked Aunt Wei, Aunt Wei did not tell her, but it also let her know that the reminder she gave to her mother was very important.

And her reminder was entirely because of Li An's story. She didn't know whether Li An did it on purpose, but it didn't stop her from being grateful to Li An.

These days, she has been looking for an opportunity to say thank you to Li An, which is why she came out with Sheng Changbai today.

It wasn't until the carriage was gone that Li An came back to his senses.

Minglan's sudden thanks made him a little confused.

Could it be that Minglan realized the intention of his story afterwards and thanked him?
  Li An shook his head. There was only so much he could do. He hoped that the miserable Aunt Wei could survive.

Although her death promoted Minglan's growth, this growth may not be what Minglan wanted.

He had no purpose in doing this. He just felt pity for Aunt Wei and Xiao Minglan while watching TV.

Simply put, just follow your heart.

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