Chapter 258: The Interrogation Bear.
He pushed the cup of coffee forward and leaned towards her slightly. "The juice is bitter, anyone that does not want to drink it will confess immediately. Any child would spill the beans in a heartbeat to avoid drinking truth juice."
Mei Mei nodded. "We figured that out and we decided to beat the test. We would blend the juice and drink small portions, teaching ourselves to grow accustomed to the taste. With time, drinking truth juice was like drinking milk."
"Clever children you were." He praised.
Mei Mei twisted her head from side to side, smiling proudly. "Yeah we were very good at outsmarting her truth tests. There was the interrogation teddy bear. She has this brown teddy bear with the most expressive eyes I have ever seen. She would make us sit in front of teddy bear and ask questions. If it looked disappointed, you were lying." She grimaced. "Mr. Bear, ruined my life from age three to five. I could never get away with anything."
Jingzhe laughed. That sounded like something he needed to keep in mind for their future children. Grandma Chi was a genius.
Mei Mei winced, "I think the most bizarre test was the garlic one. She would make us chew garlic and question us. If your breath smelled like garlic, you were lying."
Even Jingzhe could not figure that one out.
She laughed at him. "Rose figured out the trick but she did not tell me until my eighteenth birthday. The secret is in holding your breath to keep the smell inside. Only liars will be afraid to breathe."
Jingzhe would have toasted grandma Chi if she was close by. She was a genius at manipulating the psychology of children. That trick could probably work on some adults too.
Mei Mei’s childhood was very interesting.