Father Xiao's gaze fell on the large plate of pastries, and a smile appeared on his face.
"No."
"This plate of pastries is for the courtyard."
"The courtyard?"
Xiao Xiao paused.
Could it be...
"This was your grandfather's suggestion, too."
Father Xiao looked at the old man.
Grandpa Xiao grinned at Xiao Xiao. "Sometimes, when I play chess, I prepare some pastries and tea."
"The pastries are always eaten up."
"Without you here, I didn't know whether I'd prepared enough pastries."
"So I couldn't help preparing more and more."
"Because they were always eaten up..."
"Gradually, things ended up like this."
"Xiao Xiao, there are... more than just the Frog God in the courtyard, right?"
Otherwise, their appetite would be far too enormous.
The old man voiced his guess.
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao smiled and nodded. "There are lots of guests in our courtyard."
"Lots of guests..."
The old man murmured.
He turned to look at the large plate of pastries on the table beside him. "Will this be enough for them?"
"If not—"
"It'll be enough."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
Aside from Taotie, most of the demons had appetites within the normal range.
"Grandpa, Dad, thank you."
They'd gone to such trouble to prepare pastries for the demons.
"What are you thanking us for?"
The old man frowned in displeasure. "Why are you being so polite with your own family?"
"Besides, they're your friends. Of course—"
"The Frog God is also an old friend of mine now."
"We should give our friends a proper welcome."
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved with his smile.
"All right, you arrived just in time."
The old man took the menu from Xiao Xiao's hands. "Take this plate of pastries to the courtyard."
"Just put it on the