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"Can't you see I'm busy?" Li Banfeng said irritably as he tidied the newspapers.
"To save my darling Li, I left my home ah~ Yet darling Li rose high, crowned top scholar in the imperial hall ah~
"Hey ya~ my good husband, beneath the candle's glow, are you studying still for that grand exam~?"
She can even sing Huangmei opera[1], Li Banfeng thought. "I am not studying for the imperial exam. I am checking how many enemies I have."
The more he read, the more the rigid and tense his expression grew.
The gramophone hissed and released a puff of steam. Then, keeping a steady rhythm, it began to sing.
"Fear not the many foes that come our way~
"If one appears, my husband shall strike one down~
"If two appear, he shall strike a pair~
"But don't be too cruel, spare a breath~
We'll bring a dish home for our meal today~"
Li Banfeng sat beside the gramophone, caressing the side of its wooden cabinet with a rueful smile. "Wifey, exactly. That's my plan. But all my enemies are stronger than me. If I can't kill them, who's going to bring you any ingredients? No enemies, no dinner."
Pop... crackle... pop...
The gramophone let out a few hissing laughs.
Li Banfeng frowned. "What are you laughing at?"
"My...
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