Thinking of those photos of bad teeth her second brother had shown her, Little Taotie reluctantly nodded, "All right, one a day, you can’t forget to give me!"
"It’s a promise," Hua Jinyan said, extending his pinky.
Little Taotie reached out her pinky to hook his and shook it, "...lying is a dog!"
"Okay, lying is a dog," Hua Jinyan said with a gentle smile, his deep eyes seemingly only able to fit Little Taotie inside them.
Xiangxiang muttered, "I’ve had too much dog food, I’m a bit stuffed."
Mo Haihao glanced at her, "Why bother competing with a dog for food?"
Xiangxiang retorted angrily, "It’s a metaphor!"
Mo Haihao blurted out, "Looks like you’re broke again this month, so poor you’re competing with dogs for food, kind of pitiful. Here, let me lend you some money to get by."
Xiangxiang’s cell phone lit up, she turned on the silent mode.
She looked down at the incoming amount, surprised, "Thirty thousand? Did you strike it rich?"
Mo Haihao grinned, "Handled a case with Xiao Sisi, high risk, big reward."
Jiang Si glanced suspiciously at the two, choosing to remain silent.
"Very dangerous?" Xiangxiang leaned closer, curiously asking.
A scent of perfume wafted over, Mo Haihao squinted his eyes, nodded, "High risk comes with high income."
The restaurant was packed, and after a good while of casual chatting, it was finally their turn to be called.
It seemed they were destined for table number three, the same table they had dined at during lunchtime.
The pretty waiter grabbed a handful of mints and walked over, handing them to Little Taotie with a smile, "Eating here again?"
Little Taotie nodded her little head.
Xiangxiang was relieved that Little Taotie’s assistant knew her well, aware that she loved to snack, and had prepared a mouth-opening mask for her.
During the meal, she removed the outer mask, and the inner mask had an opening that revealed only her mouth for eating, not her whole face. Otherwise, with so many people here, she might have been recognized as the celebrity Little Taotie.
They ordered even more dishes than they had at lunch, each dish arriving quickly, bursting with color, aroma, and flavor.
Jiang Si also had a big appetite, and in the end, only Little Taotie and Jiang Si were still eating, while Mo Haihao, Xiangxiang, and Hua Jinyan had already finished, quietly watching the two eat.
Jiang Si was a strong man, having expended too much energy on yesterday’s assignment, and was feeling down today, only comfort food could replenish his spirits.
Little Taotie was overjoyed to have someone accompany her for such a long meal, happily serving food to Jiang Si.
Jiang Si: "..." He was actually quite full, but it was hard to decline the hospitality.
Jiang Si forced himself to eat the chicken leg Little Taotie had served him, only for Little Taotie’s chopsticks to arrive again, bringing a piece of garlic pork rib.
Jiang Si: "..." Would it be bad to refuse?
Jiang Si continued to force himself.
Little Taotie kept an eye on him, and seeing that he was almost done, she immediately reached out to serve more food, wanting to keep him a little longer.
Feeling her intent, Jiang Si quickly discarded the bone, covered his bowl with his hand, and before Little Taotie could serve him more, exclaimed, "I’m done, you eat slowly."
Little Taotie’s food-serving motion froze, a hint of sadness on her face, the direction of her chopsticks shifted to her own bowl as she lowered her head to eat quietly.
Hua Jinyan frowned slightly, then suddenly picked up his chopsticks, "Those fritter shrimp look quite good, I’m not full yet, I’ll eat some more."
Little Taotie’s eyes lit up, like a suddenly lit night sky, stars shining brilliantly.
"I’ll serve you!" Little Taotie picked up a chopstickful of fritter shrimp and passed it to Hua Jinyan’s bowl.
Hua Jinyan smiled warmly, "Thanks."
Little Taotie’s eyes curved, eyelashes perking up, unable to resist giggling out loud.
Her gaze continually followed Hua Jinyan, and as soon as he finished, she immediately picked up another chopstickful for him.
Finally, the dishes on the table were all finished, and Little Taotie had eaten her fill.
She giggled, "I’m done eating."
Hua Jinyan put down his chopsticks, nodding, "I’m done too."
Little Taotie swung her legs, feeling extremely happy.
It had been a long time since someone had accompanied her to finish a meal.