Lea did not allow Gu Mengmeng to hold the pot with the fish in it because he was scared that she would scald herself.
When he served the fish on the table, Gu Mengmeng used the chopsticks to split the fish into several portions before giving them out to the people sitting around the table.
She only steamed one fish, if she did not do that, the males sitting around the table, would not move their chopsticks and just let her finish the fish all by herself.
But sharing this fish among five males was not enough to even fill the gaps of their teeth, at most, they could only have a taste of it. Auretin’s eyes were lighted up and this made Gu Mengmeng suspect whether Auretin’s a real tiger. Was he not just a larger cat?
After Lea ate his share, he also gave off a satisfied expression. Sucking onto his chopsticks, he said, “Fei Rui brought a few more fish back and we’re heading out after this meal so why don’t I steam them all?”
Auretin nodded his head firmly upon instinctively and upon seeing that, Gu Mengmeng chuckled helplessly and said, “But the fish is too big and the pot is too small so we can only steam one fish at one time, when will you be able to eat it…….”
Lea rubbed Gu Mengmeng’s little head and said, “Fool, did you forgot? I’m a male, I can go a few days without eating.”
Ah, the meal habits in the Beast World….
But thinking about it, it was wasteful if they did not eat the fish Fei Rui brought from faraway.
Nodding, she asked, “Then, I’ll help you estimate the time?”
“Alright.” Lea added water to the pot and after it started boiling, he steamed the fish while Gu Mengmeng held her pulse and counted the time for him at one side.
Auretin held Fei Rui’s shoulder and said, “Bring more next time, some more!”
Fei Rui was still a little scared of land orcs so after being pressured by Auretin like that, he felt his heart thump hard, just like a primary school student being extorted by a high school student. His clear eyes were brimmed with tears, looking as if he was about to cry.
Gu Mengmeng walked over and pushed Auretin, saying, “Tsk, don’t terrorize him. If you scare him, he might not have the courage to come back next time. You won’t be able to even eat a piece of fish scale then.”
This was a very serious matter, Auretin stared at Fei Rui intently before baring his teeth.
“What are you doing? You want to bite him?” Gu Mengmeng looked at Auretin in fear.
Auretin closed his mouth and returned to his expressionless look, explaining himself, “I was giving him a friendly smile.”
“Pfft….big brother, you showed both your top and bottom gums, how could you call that a smile? That is a threat before a battle, okay?!” Gu Mengmeng turned to look at Fei Rui who was hiding behind her, tugging onto the corner of Gu Mengmeng’s clothes in a frightened manner. She said, “See how much you scared little Fei Rui?”
“I’m sorry.” Auretin took a step back and said, “I can’t control my facial expressions.”
Gu Mengmeng turned behind and patted Fei Rui’s shoulder, saying, “Don’t be scared of him, he is easy to bully. If he does anything that makes you unhappy, just say ‘I won’t bring back fish for you’ and he will become obedient.”
Fei Rui nodded his head seriously before looking at Auretin, speaking softly, “Don’t bully me……and I’ll bring more fish next year.”
Auretin’s eyes lit up and he nodded his head in earnestness, saying, “I’ll protect you in the future.”
Fei Rui looked at Gu Mengmeng and clamped his lips, replying, “Alright, thank you.”
Gu Mengmeng smiled and did not say a word as she huddled into Elvis’s arms and scooped the fish meat in his bowl, sending it to his mouth. “Eat the fish while it’s hot, if not it will get fishy when it cools down.”
“I’m not eating, you can eat it.” Elvis pushed her chopsticks away and sent the fish meat into her mouth instead.