But...
Since she had already brought it up...
She still wanted to see it through.
"...You don't need to change your order?"
The server did her best to give the customer looking her way a sweet smile.
Help...
How had things gotten this awkward?
She should have just taken the menu and left from the start.
The server silently blamed herself for "making a fuss over nothing."
"No need."
Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head.
"This is fine for now."
"Thank you."
"Oh, o-oh."
The server nodded, a little flustered.
Let it be.
So much for seeing things through.
The customer came first.
If this was how the customer wanted to order, then this was how he would order.
The server hurried out of the private room.
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly.
It wasn't that he didn't understand what the server meant.
He just didn't think it was necessary.
Even if he ordered too little now, he would definitely order more later.
Why make things so complicated?
"Awooo~"
Little Taotie hopped onto the dining table.
The eyes beneath his armpits gleamed.
Maybe it was just an illusion caused by the bright lights, but Xiao Xiao felt Little Taotie looked like he was practically drooling.
Well.
For Little Taotie, that probably wasn't an illusion.
Xiao Xiao's lips curved.
Just as the server had said, the food arrived soon.
The aroma of grilled meat gradually filled the private room.
Along with a steady sizzling sound.
"Little Taotie."
Xiao Xiao pressed down on Little Taotie's head.
"Don't rush."
"The meat isn't ready yet."
"Also, freshly grilled meat is very hot."
"Wait a little before you eat."
Little Taotie pouted.
Still, he obediently let Xiao Xiao hold his head down.
He wasn't afraid of getting burned.
He