Seeing Li Ruhai gave Zhao Youcai quite a shock. Ever since the boy had single-handedly talked down both Zhang Zhanshan and Dou Baoguo with his words, his sharp tongue had only grown more formidable.
'I can't let him find out about anything,' he thought. 'If he knows, the whole village will know.'
"Ruhai!" Zhao Youcai called out toward the corner of the wall. "What are you doing over there?"
Hearing Zhao Youcai call his name, Li Ruhai emerged from behind the wall. He greeted Zhao Youcai, saying, "Uncle."
Then, he nodded to Wang Qiang and called out, "Uncle Wang."
"Yeah," Wang Qiang replied. He then said to Zhao Youcai, "Brother-in-law, I'm going to head back now."
"Go on, then." Zhao Youcai waved a hand at Wang Qiang. Only after Wang Qiang had left did he turn back to Li Ruhai. "I just got off work and happened to run into your Uncle Wang."
Zhao Youcai was about to ask Li Ruhai why he wasn't home for dinner yet, since it was already getting late.
