Chapter 433 - 238 Experiment_1
The vegetarian lunch was spread out on the first floor of Wangjiang Building. To the left and right of Cheng Yue sat the Little Monk and Qian Yixiu, with Qian Yeejin just below the monk, and Monkey Sister beside Qian Yixiu, while a visibly pregnant Tiaotiao squatted under the table eating.
Though there weren’t many people, laughter was constant, warm and heartfelt.
The three children and the monkey all scrambled to have Cheng Yue add food to their bowls, pretending to be jealous if they thought they got less, and calling out for "Mother" to add more. Even the Little Monk unintentionally called out "Mother" several times. Monkey Sister, not being able to speak, would just tap her bowl with a spoon.
Cheng Yue smiled so broadly that her eyes squinted, as she kept adding food to their bowls, and comforted them, saying, "Be good, no rush, Mother is going to add some for you now..."
Among the three children and the monkey, the one who fought the hardest and shouted the loudest was the Little Monk, with Qian Yeejin and Monkey Sister just joining in the fun, while Qian Yixiu just wanted the Little Monk to feel more joy and familial warmth.
As they ate and frolicked, Duo Duo led in De Wa and De Wa, and even Sheng Wa, who was staggering along, followed. Seeing the Little Monk was here, Duo Duo knew there wouldn’t be any meat, so he didn’t move closer.
But the three kids didn’t understand, and all ran to the table. Qian Yixiu was very kind to children, and when he saw them coming, he had a maid add stools and explained, "Little Master Hongji is here, so we are eating vegetarian meals."
De Wa being slightly older and smarter, knew that eating vegetarian meant there was no meat. Seeing that De Wa and Sheng Wa still wanted to sit at the table, he said, "Eating vegetarian means there’s no meat."
De Wa no longer wished to sit at the table, and Sheng Wa’s little mouth puckered up as he protested, "Sheng Wa wants to eat meat, Sheng Wa won’t be happy without meat."
Qian Yixiu then had no choice but to ask Duo Duo to take them to the outer courtyard for food. The now older Duo Duo had developed some cunning and, feeling a bit embarrassed to immediately lead his brothers away, hurriedly took De Wa by the hand and started walking out after hearing Qian Yixiu’s words, with De Wa leading Sheng Wa behind them.
Ever since someone first mentioned meat, the Little Monk had put down his chopsticks and tried his best not to listen to the conversation around him; he lowered his head and recited earnestly, "Amitabha, my sin, my sin. Amitabha, my sin, my sin..."