Mrs. Zhang also advised him, "It doesn't hurt to be a sweet-talker. Look at Uncle Yang's son, Laixi. He's such a smooth talker, and his business in Xiatang Market is doing very well. When you go to Uncle Yang's house, call Juhua 'Big Sister' to help her cool down."
Liu Yungen said unhappily, "Call her Big Sister? But she's younger than me."
Liu Fugui and Liu Yunlan looked at each other—they also didn't know if Juhua was older than Yungen.
Liu Yunlan thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter if she's older than you or not. Calling her that shows you have good manners. There's a saying, 'You can't be too polite.' Even if you get it wrong, is she going to ignore you over it?"
Mrs. Zhang quickly nodded. "That's right. If you're wrong, you can just change it later."
So, Liu Yungen listened to his parents nag for a while longer before he finally dragged his feet out the door to go to Yang Defa's house and apologize to Qingmu.
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