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　　The wife said: "Why are you crying. You should be happy today. Come on dear, it's time to cut the cake."

　　"Oh, honey, I can't do that."

　　"Why? Are you ill, or is there anything wrong?"

　　"No," the husband said. "Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, could you leave my wife and me alone for several minutes. I have something secret to tell my wife, then you can come back to enjoy the cake."

　　After his words, the guests all left the room.

　　"Do you remember the first time we met?" the husband asked softly.

　　"Of course, that was in a baker's store over 50 years ago. I bought a piece of chocolate cake and sat down. You did the same thing and got seated next to me. Then you said to me, 'You are the most beautiful woman I've met, and this is the most delicious cake I've ever had.' You have no idea how happy your compliment made me. I guess that was the reason why I accepted your proposal. Do you just wanna sit here and recall the old times?"

　　"No," the husband said. "What I wanna do is to remind you of the chocolate cake."

　　"Oh, yes, that sweet thing. Every birthday and each wedding anniversary, you would buy me a large chocolate cake. You're very considerate."

　　"But--"

　　"But you never asked me to buy you a piece of chocolate cake. It's really strange."

　　"That is because I never really love it." The husband sniffled again. "From the first day I met you until now, I have never liked chocolate cake."

　　"Oh dear, why don't you tell me earlier?"

　　"I didn't want to disappoint you. But I don't know how to explain to the guests that I don't wanna eat the cake."

　　"Well, don't worry. I have a good idea. Now you cut the cake and I go out to tell them what's going on."

　　After a while, the guests came back. They each went and got a peice of cake, and exchanged a few words with the housewife. Afterward, each guest came up to the husband and said, "I'm sorry to hear that."

　　The man was puzzled. After the celebration was over, he asked his wife.

　　"What did you tell them?"

　　"I just said that you have a rotten tooth because you've eaten too much chocolate cake over the past 50 years."