1258 I Want to Make You Stay 136 (1/2)
Long Tianze protested, ”Honey, it's not that I want you to cook, but you're the one who insists on cooking instead of letting the servants do it. How could you blame me?”
”It's all your fault.”
”I was wrong…”
Fang Erlan burst into laughter and poked Xiao Chenyang's arm. ”Did you see that? You must learn from your brothers-in-law and apply your gained knowledge on me.”
”They're your brothers-in-law, not mine,” Xiao Chenyang corrected.
”Seems like you don't want to marry me, then. Otherwise, why won't you acknowledge them too?” said Fang Erlan.
”Hello, my brothers-in-law,” Xiao Chenyang conceded.
Long Tianze snorted with laughter and said, ”No, no, please don't address me that way. I'm getting goosebumps.”
Fang Erlan said with a smile, ”He ought to do that.”
”Alright, I shall take advantage of Brother Xiao, then. Hahahaha,” Long Tianze said while laughing out loud.
”You're laughing like a dog. I always feel that way whenever I see Tianze laughing,” Jin Qingyan remarked in disdain.
”I bet you're just jealous because I look better than you when I laugh.”
Jin Qingyan smiled and quipped, ”Rascal, do you need me to help you call the asylum?”
”No, thank you.”
An Xiaoning suggested, ”We'll have some time to spare later after lunch. Shall we play a game?”
”A game of cards?” Jin Qingyan asked with raised brows.
”No.”
”What game do you want to play, then?”
”A guessing game. You men shall be blindfolded and guess which one of us is your spouse. How does that sound?” An Xiaoning said with great enthusiasm.
”How boring. Even if there are a million women in front of me, I'll be able to identify Erlan,” said Xiao Chenyang, who was clearly not interested.
Well aware of how potent his curse of devotion was, An Xiaoning said, ”I know. That's why you're not included in my game.”
”How about Erlan?” Xiao Chenyang asked.
”She has to join the game too. Otherwise, it'd be too easy if it's just me and Yangyang.”
”No.”
”How about the three of us take turns to guess who each of you are?”
”Of course you can.”
Seeing that he had given his approval, An Xiaoning stood up from the couch and said, ”It's settled, then. I'll go upstairs to get the blindfolds.”
She returned two minutes later.
”We'll take turns to be blindfolded. You guys rearrange your positions after each round. You may try to conceal your identity by pretending to be someone else too. I'm certain that I can make the correct guess,” An Xiaoning said confidently.
Long Tianze chuckled and said, ”Sis-in-law, you're so confident, huh? It's too easy for you to identify Qingyan out of the three of us. Let's get Xiao Bai and the rest to join in. Oh, Dummy is here too. Dummy, go and get your subordinates to come here and join the game.”
Pursing his lips, Fan Shixin said, ”Mr. Long, what game…”
”Just get them to come here first. You'll find out later.”
Fan Shixin had no choice but to do as instructed. The task had become much more challenging now that Xiao Bai and Xiao Lu had joined in.
It would be a piece of cake for An Xiaoning to identify Jin Qingyan. However, it would be a tall order for her to guess everyone correctly.
However, she was the one who suggested that they play the game and, thus, had to finish what she started, by hook or by crook.