Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 2482 (Two Thousand Four Hundred and Eighty-Two) Naming

"Yeah." Tie Jinjue said, "It's fun to make more jokes, and it will make people around you happy. I like people who like to joke."

"Ah?" Li Pingrun was stunned and said, "But..."

"What's wrong?" Tie Jinjue said with a smile, "Do you feel that the joke you made this time did not satisfy you?"

"I..." Li Pingrun said, "I also like people who like to joke, but I'm not joking. Why did Elder Tie say I was joking? Did I say something wrong? If I did, I hope Elder Tie will forgive me!"

Tie Jinjue said, "Relax, it's just casual. Think back to what you just said, and you'll know if you were joking or not."

After Li Pingrun recalled it, he couldn't think of anything that sounded like a joke in what he said, so he asked Tie Jinjue: "What were those words I said that made Elder Tie think I was 'joking'?"

"Some words related to this 'thorny thing'." Tie Jinjue said with a smile.

Li Pingrun was stunned again and said, "This 'thorny thing' is the first time I've seen it today. I don't know its name. I'm sorry to make Elder Tie laugh! I... just haven't seen it before. I really don't know. Maybe Elder Tie is very familiar with its name, but I really... sometimes it's embarrassing to know so little."

"I'm not making fun of you." Tie Jinjue said, "Have you ever seen a cactus before?"

"Of course I have!" Li Pingrun said, "Why did Elder Tie suddenly ask this?"

Tie Jinjue found it incredible, thinking: I clearly drew a cactus, so isn't the 'thorny thing' he just mentioned a cactus? How come I 'suddenly' asked about this?

Tie Jinjue said, "Because of this painting." Li Pingrun frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Because this is a 'thorny thing', and cacti also have thorns?"

Tie Jinjue said: "What I drew is a cactus."

Li Pingrun also laughed and said, "I can see that Elder Tie is the joker you mentioned."

"Why, do you think my drawing doesn't look like it?" Tie Jinjue asked.

"Haha, Elder Tie's jokes are really interesting. How can you say 'not like'? It's not 'like' at all. I know Elder Tie is very good at painting, but if Elder Tie drew a cat and asked me if it looked like a rabbit, I can only say 'no'. Elder Tie is really interesting in making jokes." Li Pingrun said.

"What if I tell you that what I painted was a cactus?" Tie Jinjue asked.

"Elder Tie wants to name this 'thorny thing' he drew for you, so would you call it 'Cactus'? That's fine. Even if Elder Tie keeps a cat and names it 'Rabbit', that's also normal. But whether it's called 'Rabbit' or not, it's still a cat." Li Pingrun said with a smile.

Tie Jinjue thought: This is already a cactus, do I need to name the cactus I drew?
Tie Jinjue opened the door, called a subordinate in, and asked the subordinate in front of Li Pingrun: "Can you see what I drew?"

The subordinate blurted out: "A cactus in the sun."

Li Pingrun was quite surprised when he heard this, thinking: Why do Elder Tie's subordinates also call this thing a cactus? Did they agree on this before?

(End of this chapter)