"That's right. Your father is General Gao, and he has many people to curry favor with."
"You should be trying to curry favor with me, but you always treat me like a servant, ordering me around... Hey! Walk slower, I can't keep up."
"Keep your voice down so as not to disturb Wang Dong." Zhang Shixun pointed upstairs and said, "Others curry favor with your family because they have something to ask of you, hoping to use your connections to get promoted and make money. As for me, I have no desire to become an official or to make a fortune, so there's no need for me to curry favor with your family."
"You really don't want to be an official? I came here today to talk to you about this."
"What's going on?" Zhang Shixun thought to himself: Here it comes.
"My father said that since we are brothers, he wants to find you a position in the army."
"Hmph! A weasel is paying New Year's greetings to a chicken." Zhang Shixun pretended to be indifferent.
"What?" Gao Yanei hurried over, "Don't disbelieve me, my father really thinks you are a promising talent and wants to cultivate you."
"I'm truly grateful for General Gao's favor. Unfortunately, I'm not interested in being an official." Zhang Shixun turned his head to look at him and asked, "Didn't you get beaten with a military stick when you got home that night?"
"No!" Gao Yanei patted his butt, looking very proud.
"I remember you said that your father was a stickler for truth, but it turns out that was a lie." Zhang Shixun came to the kitchen.
"He was going to beat me, but when I told him about the Star in the Sky, my father forgot about the beating with the military stick. He said..." Gao Yanei stopped here and tilted his head to peek at his expression.
"What did your father say?" Zhang Shixun came to the kitchen and casually threw the package brought by Gao Yanei on the chopping board.
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