On a main street in the Capital City, Top Scholar Lv sat inside a sedan chair, holding his little grandson, Lv Tongsheng. He carefully peeked at the shops lining the street outside.
The luxurious decorations inside the sedan made him realize this place must be worth its weight in gold. Back in the day, folks like him—from the bottom of the rung—could never hope to set foot here.
He smacked a big kiss on his little grandson's face, his white beard pricking the boy and making him wail.
"Tongsheng, my little darling! Just look, look! Our Lv family's ancestral tombs must be spouting auspicious smoke today!"
"All my life, I, Top Scholar Lv, dreamed of this, but I never thought I'd actually ride in a sedan chair one day. Hehehehe... so this is what it's like." Top Scholar Lv wriggled his behind a little on the seat, feeling absolutely delighted.
"BLECH—"
