I assumed an air of humble instruction and remarked, "You truly have a unique perspective, Uncle. It is only because we are young and inexperienced that we judge things solely by their surface."
Whenever the conversation turned to famous scholars, legendary anecdotes, or the poetry and prose flowing out of Yunxiu City, he would talk on and on without pause. To hear him tell it, you would think he had written the works himself. With my added flattery, he truly felt as if he were walking on air.
Once the meal was prepared and brought to the table, they invited me to join them. Ordinarily, as a member of the younger generation, I would have no standing to sit at the head table. However, given my significant contributions to the village, neither the elderly Clan Chief nor my uncles had any objections.
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