Humming a Tune
But for little Taotie, the most important thing right now was mung bean soup.
Lord Xiao Xiao could laugh if he wanted.
Why should it care...
Besides...
There was nothing it could do about Lord Xiao Xiao anyway.
Compared to little Taotie's "eat big or go home" style, Feifei, A Jiu, and A Bai ate much more delicately and gracefully.
The three little monsters skillfully scooped up mung bean soup with their spoons and brought it to their mouths.
The white snake had a harder time of it.
Feifei and A Jiu could grip their spoons with their paws.
But the white snake had to coil its tail around the spoon.
Xiao Xiao took out all the snacks Grandpa Zhang had given him earlier.
And the bottle of herbal tea, too.
Before long, Xiao Xiao got to his feet.
He gathered up the empty bowls.
With several little monsters around—especially little Taotie—there was no chance of any food being left over.
"Xiao Xiao."
The old woman found a moment to go to the room at the back.
She found her grandson washing his hands in the kitchen.
"Grandma."
Xiao Xiao had just finished washing the bowls and was washing his hands.
He took the towel beside him and dried them.
"Did you finish everything?"
The old woman leaned over to look into the pot.
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded. "We finished it."
"Good, good."
The old woman smiled until her eyes narrowed.
Her grandson's appetite was as good as ever. It put her at ease.
"Here."
The old woman lifted the box in her hand. "Your grandpa and dad prepared this for you."
Xiao Xiao smiled and reached out to take it.
All he could hear