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"I like talking to smart people. I won't look down on you because of your age."

Wasn't it more direct for him to call out names directly? He didn't want to speak to him in such a "euphemistic" manner, because he was Pei'er's son and he believed that they could be relatively honest with each other.

"Alright, I want to learn from you."

"Learn what?"

"Learn everything."

"Alright