Seeing Zhuang Zhixi's serious expression, Old Jiang cautiously lifted the straw mat on top. Immediately, he exclaimed in Chinese, "Holy crap, holy crap, I... this..."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Didn't I tell you?"
He wiped his face and said, "I was almost scared to death. I thought it might eat me."
Old Jiang looked at Zhuang Zhixi in shock, now with a bit of respect, "Zhuang, you're amazing. You killed it? I didn't expect that."
Zhuang Zhixi, who really wanted to boast, quickly waved his hand, "No, it wasn't me!"
"Not you?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Well, it was..." He paused, then said, "It was my mom!"
He had intended to say it was his wife, but at the last moment, he changed his mind. If he said it was his wife, people might gossip that she's a tigress. He knew how people could talk.
He explained, "My mom and I went fishing, and this thing chased me. My mom saved me and accidentally killed it."
"Your mother is truly a remarkable person."
