Although she asked Xiao Xiao what he thought, the old woman had already turned to fetch a plate before he could answer.
Xiao Xiao didn't refuse.
The monsters with him had grown restless ever since they entered the kitchen.
Taotie most of all.
Since Taotie had nearly lost its life to the "fish," he'd give it a little extra to eat later.
Xiao Xiao set the snack box on the stone table beneath the White Plum Blossom tree.
The monsters gathered around.
They already knew the snacks' enticing aroma well.
Their faces lit up with eager smiles.
Xiao Xiao put two pieces of snack on a plate and set it by the roots of the Wutong Tree.
"Gugu~"
Two mushroom people climbed down from the shiitake mushrooms.
Xiao Xiao used a small knife to cut the snacks into pieces about the size of fingernails.
The mushroom people didn't have big appetites.
Two pieces like these were more than enough for them.
The monsters ate their snacks.
Xiao Xiao stretched out on the lounge chair.
He rested a hand on his forehead. Above him was the snow-white White Plum Blossom tree.
Its layers of overlapping petals screened out the sunlight streaming down from above.
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly.
That day, Xiao Xiao had just finished a game of chess with Grandpa Xiao.
Although Frog God played chess with Grandpa Xiao, every now and then Grandpa Xiao still wanted to spend some time with his own grandson.
Grandpa Xiao had just finished putting away the pieces and was about to suggest another game when a woman's voice rang out.
"Xiao Xiao."
It was Madam Xiao.
She was holding a phone that was ringing.
Madam Xiao shook her head helplessly and handed it to Xiao Xiao. "Your phone's