Xiao Guo's mild-mannered uncle

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I was looking at this in the subs file this morning and it cracked me up.









For context, by then Lao Chu's face has been plastered all over the media.

So I imagine that in the real world, the dialogue would read more like 'Zhao Yunlan is harbouring a murderer from Dixing and WHAT THE FUCK were you thinking bringing him to us on Reunion Night are you CRAZY?? I touched his creepy doll! I knew that look he gave me wasn't right! Xiao Guo, you're grounded forever!!!

Comments

[jo_lasalle]

Uncle Gao has read all the manuals on how to be supportive of your gay nephew and not imply that there's anything wrong with his murderer-from-Dixing boyfriend. As it's always a bad idea to make the bad boy with the black cloak look more appealing.

...no?

[kimboo_york]

Let's be real, tho', Xiao Guo gets grounded forever on a weekly basis!!!! ahahahaaa

Next up: Chengchang gets grounded for sneaking out of the house at night to meet up with his Disreputable Boyfriend(tm)!

[qikiqtarjuaq]

Their awkward family dinner was so hilarious. I'll bet his uncle was like "I knew there was something wrong with Xiao Guo's scary boyfriend."

[lunabee34]

Heeeeee.

He is so placid.

[ranalore]

And yet there's something in his manner in that scene that makes me think he's thinking, "I'm still relieved that at least he's not dating Zhao Yunlan."

[teaotter]

Personally, I see this more as how to talk with your neuro-atypical nephew rather than specifically your gay one, but I agree that either reading is valid.

I mean, a direct attack on the boyfriend (or anyone, really) will just get sputtering and protestations. But xiao-Guo is a good thinker if you give him the space to be.

[asya_ana]

LOL! *shakes head*

Meanwhile Xiao Guo is like, "but... I love him"

[rheasilvia]

I think Guo Ying is used to a lot from Xiao Guo. ;-) I mean, even without the murderer from Dixing part, Lao Chu is a bit... off, shall we say. But he and his wife are so glad Xiao Guo has made a friend - ANY friend - that they are all smiles at the broody weird type who brings a creepy doll along and scowls and glowers at everyone.

Who knows what kind of weird and bedraggled lost puppies Xiao Guo has dragged home before, is what I'm saying. Lao Chu is probably the normal one.