Old Man Guan listened to the TV director's tactful retelling and was so angry that his forehead wrinkles almost split open. "Your editing is problematic! How could you edit it like this? You've ruined my reputation in this lifetime! How am I supposed to go out in public?"
"Grandpa, we apologize for the limited time on the TV program. Don't worry, we'll edit the next episode properly to prove you're definitely not the kind of person who forgets his granddaughter when he sees his grandmother!"
Old Man Guan was extremely frustrated. He absolutely could not act in this script, no amount of money could persuade him.
The Li family was quite amused. The third son patted Old Man Guan on the shoulder and said, "Little Guan, you have quite a talent for acting. If you act in a few more episodes, you'll definitely be famous throughout Beijing, and you'll even get an invitation to the Oscars."
The old man said, "Why invite him? To play an old man who can't live without an old lady? An elder who has no bottom line and would harm his descendants for the sake of an old lady?"
Old Man Guan... He shoved the third brother's hand away and refused to act anymore. If he acted for a few more episodes, he would have to go back to the time thirty years ago when everyone was shouting to kill him.
The next day, right after breakfast, Uncle Ge, Aunt Yuan, Bai Qiancheng and his wife, and Zeng Laixi, the loudspeaker, came to the door.
"Old Guan, you're a celebrity now. I overheard some old ladies talking about you when I went downstairs just now. They were cursing you so badly that your ancestors down there must have been alarmed," Grandpa Ge laughed heartily, teasing Old Man Guan.
Old Guan... He didn't sleep well all night, and now he's here to annoy him again so early in the morning.
Loudspeaker: "Uncle Guan, I know perfectly well you're acting, but I still wish I could stick my hand into the TV and slap you."
"Uncle Guan, it's lucky you broke your leg and can't go out, otherwise you definitely wouldn't have come back," Zeng Laixi joked.
"Old Guan, you were acting, weren't you? It's not real, is it?" Aunt Yuan asked, still worried.
Old Man Guan's face darkened. "It's a problem with the TV station's editing. I'm not that stupid."
"Oh my god, you're kidding me. Go tell other people what you're saying. Have you forgotten how you used to act like a slutty deer when you were trying to have a son?" Grandpa Ge mercilessly exposed Old Man Guan's past.
"You old cripple, are you senile? When have I ever been promiscuous?" Old Guan said this without much confidence.
Grandpa Ge: "Back then, I was never home. When I came back, it was like all my energy had been drained. My legs would even shake when I walked. All the neighbors saw it. When I first started looking for this old lady, she was so happy. She was always hanging around her. I didn't even see her during the New Year. I'm being modest here, I'm not exaggerating."
Old Man Guan said, "When you were looking for the old lady, you didn't even circle around her! You're like a crow, only seeing how black others are, but not seeing how black you are yourself."
"I've been going around in circles, but I haven't been on TV. It's embarrassing to be a donkey pulling a millstone in circles, no, it's embarrassing for the whole country. But don't say you haven't lived in vain. At least many people across the country know you, so you're a celebrity." Grandpa Ge said with a smile, teasing Old Man Guan.
Old Man Guan: "You guys came here just to annoy me, didn't you?"
Grandpa Ge: "How about we come here to check on you?"
Old Guan wheeled himself upstairs, not wanting to see any of these people who were kicking him while he was down.
"Old man, don't go, I'll take you to the hospital, the TV station is urging us to go upstairs," the third brother stopped Old Man Guan, who was about to go upstairs, and pushed the wheelchair out.
"I'm not going, I'm not performing anymore. Let them go find the guy surnamed Zhou," Old Man Guan refused.
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