"What is ’cats and dogs going ashore’?" Du Jiaojiao came over with a puzzled face and asked.
Zhao Yu said: "Cats and dogs going ashore is an idiom!"
Du Jiaojiao furrowed her brows, "How come I’ve never heard of this idiom before, second brother, have you heard of it?"
Grandpa Du shook his head.
"None of you have heard of ’cats and dogs going ashore’? I thought I was the only uncultured one; turns out, you are even less cultured than me!" Finding two people even less knowledgeable than herself, Zhao Yu laughed smugly.
Let’s see who dares call her dumb now!
"What ’cats and dogs going ashore’!" Ni Yang came over and smacked Zhao Yu’s head, "It’s called ’assuming an air of decency!’"
Du Jiaojiao burst into laughter, "Hahaha! So it’s ’assuming an air of decency’!"
Zhao Yu rubbed her head innocently, "Is it ’assuming an air of decency’? But grandma clearly taught me ’cats and dogs going ashore’!" She remembered it as ’cats and dogs going ashore’, how did it turn into ’assuming an air of decency’?
Ni Yang: "If you want to piss off grandma, just say it directly."
Zhao Yu huffed and turned to look at Grandpa Du, "Then you’re guilty of ’assuming an air of decency!’"
"Zhao’er, you’re becoming more and more impolite," Ni Yang raised her eyebrows slightly.
Zhao Yu said: "It was Xiaowang who was impolite first! I was so warmhearted, and not only did he not appreciate it, he also made a fuss about how men and women should be different. We’re all grown men, what’s there to be shy about!"
Hearing this, Du Jiaojiao laughed even more joyfully, "Oh my god, what a character your daughter is!"
Ni Yang patted Zhao Yu’s head, "Zhao’er, you have to remember, your gender is now female! Haven’t I told you before, you can’t be too casual with men in the future, or else others will think of you as a girl with no self-respect."
Ni Yang didn’t know how many life lessons she had taught Zhao Yu, but whatever Zhao Yu memorized earlier would be forgotten soon after! Now, there’s a bunch of young lads in the village who had all become her brothers, her social skills are wide-reaching!
And when it matters, those boys really don’t see her as a girl!
Zhao Yu exclaimed indignantly: "I’m not like that with others, only with my own people! It’s very clear that Xiaowang doesn’t see me as one of his own!"
Grandpa Du stepped forward to explain: "Don’t misunderstand, I’m just not used to being too intimate with the opposite sex.
"Let it be," Zhao Yu waved her hand, "do I look like someone who would be so petty?"
Du Jiaojiao nudged Ni Yang’s arm, laughing, "Hey, beauty, honestly tell me, where did you find such a treasure? No way, I have to pick one up for myself too!"
She’s just too funny!
If there were a Zhao Yu in Daming Pavilion, then it wouldn’t be so quiet all day long.
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