Chapter 1183 — Everyone's Got the Runs
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"I'm so angry I could die!" Gou Huli was beside herself with fury, and yet there was not a single thing she could do about it.
Shen Yushu carried the beef back into the villa, grinning all the way. "Arrow Bro, Gou Huli gave us some beef. Take a look and see if there's anything wrong with it?"
Wei Zhao hadn't gone out, but he had watched the whole business from inside the house. He took the beef Shen Yushu handed him, examined it closely, gave it a sniff, touched it with his tongue, and only then said, "It's fine. Very fresh. I'll cook it for you tonight."
"Ooh, that old broad's got a good heart!" Shen Yushu clapped her hands and cheered.
"But this piece is too big. The three of us can't finish it. Cut off more than half and give it to the lion at the gate," Wei Zhao said.
"Okay!" Shen Yushu carried the beef off to the kitchen in high spirits, cut away a big chunk, then came back to the villa gate and tossed the meat to the lion. "Little Lion, this meat is your reward. You did very well. Keep it up!"
The lion shook its head, caught the beef Shen Yushu threw to it, and seemed to be thanking her.
Gou Huli, watching from the courtyard gate, was so enraged she nearly fainted on the spot! That meat — she had bought it!
Gou Huli was so miserable she wanted to spit blood. This damned lion, so utterly ungrateful! Fine. If you won't show me any kindness, don't blame me for showing you none!
In her rage, a nasty idea came to Gou Huli in a flash. She got into her sports car and drove off once more toward the vegetable market!
This time she bought a big chunk of pork. But she didn't leave right away. Instead she found a little pharmacy and bought a bottle of phenolphthalein tablets — laxatives.
Out of the pharmacy, Gou Huli found herself a spot to sit, crushed all the tablets to powder, and mixed it into the meat, working it in until the powder had dissolved completely and nothing could be seen. Only then did she cackle and drive back toward the villa district.
She came again to the gate of the Gu family villa, got out of the car with the pork in hand, and, putting on the same eager, "persevering" act as before, called to the lion: "Little Lion, I've come to see you again! I bought you your favorite pork. Won't you come home with me?"
As she spoke, Gou Huli waved the pork in front of the lion. And this time the lion did exactly as before: it walked over, seized the plastic bag from her hand at once, carried it to the villa door in its teeth, and rapped on the door with its front paws.
After a while Shen Yushu came out again. Looking at the plastic bag in the lion's mouth, she was suddenly baffled. Was Gou Huli brain-dead? She'd already been made a fool of once — and now a second time? Did she have a taste for losing, or simply no memory at all?
But Shen Yushu said nothing. She took the plastic bag from the lion's mouth and glanced at Gou Huli not far away. "Thank you, you old broad — bringing us food again!"
"Waaah, waaah, waaah! I'm so angry!" Gou Huli shrieked, putting on a show of utter rage.
Shen Yushu carried the bag back to the living room and said, somewhat suspiciously, "Arrow Bro, why is Gou Huli sending us food again? Is something wrong with it?"
"Let me see." Wei Zhao took the meat she handed him, glanced at it, sniffed it, rubbed a finger over the surface and tasted it on his tongue. Then he said, "It's been dosed with laxatives."
"Ah!" Shen Yushu was startled, then furious. "I knew Gou Huli couldn't be that kind! After the beef, she sends us a big chunk of pork — isn't she an idiot? Sure enough, there's something wrong with it!"
"General Mighty, come here," Wei Zhao said instead, beckoning.
At Wei Zhao's summons, General Mighty naturally came scampering over and wagged its head at him.
"Take this to Gou Huli's kitchen, and mind that no one sees you! Just put it in the kitchen and come back!" Wei Zhao ordered General Mighty.