Chapter 1621

This round had no suspense; the other five people each drank a cup.

Next, it was the two bureau chiefs' turn. They originally wanted Wang Liu to perform first, but Wang Liu said her rank was the lowest, so she should perform last. Thus, the two bureau chiefs performed first. What outstanding talents could they have? They could only tell a joke each, but they didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of the county leaders. The jokes were ordinary, the performances lacked character, and they didn't reach the number of three applauding people, so they could only drink by themselves.

Finally, it was Wang Liu's turn. Fang Qing said to Wang Liu, "Little sister Wang, you are a famous talented woman in Changshan. You must perform well and not let little County Magistrate Su look down on you. Our little sister Wang also has substance."

Wang Liu ignored Fang Qing's double entendre. She let the two bureau chiefs perform first while she mentally prepared what program to perform to show off in front of Su Xinghui.

For some reason, today, as soon as she saw this County Magistrate Su, her heart pounded like a rabbit, she blushed easily, and she was afraid of losing her image in front of him.

The pitch-pot Su Xinghui performed today seemed simple and lacking in depth, but Wang Liu knew it was a game often played by ancient scholars when drinking and gathering. It was very elegant, and the difficulty was extremely high. Being able to throw two chopsticks into a wine bottle from such a distance required hand strength, eyesight, and accuracy.

Wang Liu had only heard of this divine skill. She had seen in some books of the Wang family that their ancestors had played this game, but this was the first time she had witnessed it with her own eyes.

Such an elegant game—among everyone at the table, only Wang Liu truly understood its connotation. The others only knew how to watch the excitement. It was like "making eyes at a blind man." Wang Liu felt a sense of being a soulmate with Su Xinghui, feeling that only the two of them understood this game, and they shared a secret.

Women's minds are strange; they can often link unrelated things and then feel the other person thinks the same way.

Because of this, Wang Liu had been preparing, determined to perform a program that no one else understood, only she and Su Xinghui would understand, and it had to echo Su Xinghui's pitch-pot.

Hearing Fang Qing's words, Wang Liu said, "Then I'll offer a few riddles. If anyone here can guess them, I'll drink five cups. If the number of un-guessed riddles is greater than the number of guessed ones, then everyone will drink a cup."

The riddle-guessing Wang Liu mentioned was another drinking game in ancient times, corresponding to pitch-pot, called "Shefu" (covering and guessing). Of course, the Shefu game originally involved covering an object under a bowl or basin and having people guess what it was using the I Ching. Later, it extended to all riddle-guessing activities.

Wang Liu had seen her elders play the Shefu game. The Wang family ancestors were good at the I Ching and were extremely interested in this. However, it wasn't appropriate here; it would be called feudal superstition. So, changing it to riddle-guessing was an elegant affair.

As soon as Wang Liu mentioned riddle-guessing, Su Xinghui's heart stirred. This beautiful announcer really had some substance. He performed pitch-pot, and she performed Shefu. He just didn't know the quality of her riddles.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Wang Liu began to offer riddles.

Wang Liu said, "The first riddle is 'bumping into walls everywhere,' guess a sentence from the Analects."

As soon as Wang Liu's first riddle was spoken, Fang Qing, Zhao Yangang, and the others looked at each other. This was too difficult, right? A sentence from the Analects—who among them had read the entire Analects? Even if they had, who could find a sentence in it to serve as the answer?

Fang Qing was the first to shake her head, "I can't do this. It seems only little County Magistrate Su can have a tacit understanding with little sister Wang. County Magistrate Zhao, can you?"

Zhao Yangang shook his head, "I'm a rough guy, how would I know this high-end stuff? I'll just drink a cup."

Bureau Chief Shi and Bureau Chief Wu also shook their heads one after another.

Everyone looked at Su Xinghui, wanting to see if he could guess the answer. ===== CHAPTER 1623 =====