Zhang Ni stood outside the door and listened for a long time. He never came in; he wanted to eavesdrop on what his father and great-grandfather were saying. Though he knew eavesdropping was wrong, his curiosity got the better of him. Curiosity killed the cat indeed!
Zhang Yichen and Old Master Zhang didn't realize that outside the door stood a little boy who had overheard every word they had said. If they had known, they certainly wouldn't have spoken as they did, for such words could give a child room to wonder. He might overthink things, suspecting that everything was not as straightforward as it seemed.
