[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-78":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1325019,1760,"Chapter 78 - 78 78 Carving Tofu","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>78: Chapter 78 Carving Tofu 78: Chapter 78 Carving Tofu Madam Zhou didn’t know about the argument that her arrival had sparked in her parents’ home; she took the tofu that Wufu wanted, and bought another fish before heading back to their modest house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she couldn’t help wondering what the outcome of her brother’s meeting would be, and whether her presence might have introduced complications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, Madam Zhou felt a sense of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally emerging from the woodshed, Wufu took the tofu from Madam Zhou and said with a smile, “Mother, let me carve a statue for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was right, she had asked Madam Zhou to buy tofu as practice material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was well known that due to the softness of tofu, carving a beautiful flower or object out of it required excellent knife skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once one perfected carving with tofu, their craftsmanship could indeed be considered divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Wufu wanted to use it to train her hand; mastery of carving tofu, which demanded utmost concentration and precision, would later make carving jade an easy task in terms of handling the knife with the right pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A statue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Distracted by her worries, Madam Zhou nodded indifferently to her daughter’s proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delighted with her idea, Wufu had Madam Zhou fetch the embroidery frame to work on her stitching, while she herself sliced a square piece of tofu, placed it on a board, and was eager to start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comparing with her knife, she examined Madam Zhou’s features and then looked at the block of tofu, and soon had an idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou, paying little attention, thought of Wufu’s carving as mere whimsy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She embroidered while her mind wandered to her brother’s marriage prospects, unfocused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu soon noticed Madam Zhou’s unusual demeanor and cautiously continued carving as she asked, “Mother, did something happen in the village?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou’s hand trembled, and the needle pricked her finger, quickly producing a bead of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hastily sucked on her finger and said, “Ah?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s nothing, what could it be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother’s reply came too quickly, almost as if she were hiding something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did grandmother and the others make things difficult for you again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou forced a laugh: “Nonsense, why would they hassle me for no reason?” Fearing further inquiry from Wufu, she added, “It’s just that today I happened to come across the Liang Family who were there for your uncle’s meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder if it was successful?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu responded with an “Oh,” and went silent, focusing on the task in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou breathed a slight sigh of relief and did not continue the topic, worried that Wufu might pick up on something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then took a curious glance at her daughter’s work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carving a statue from tofu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a silly child, tofu is so soft; how could anything be carved from it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a simple flower would likely collapse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou shifted her attention back to her embroidery which she had to complete quickly as the deadline was close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sun began to set, casting a reddish hue in the sky that grew more splendid as it dipped further west, a serene atmosphere enveloped the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother and daughter each dedicated themselves to their own tasks, enveloped in domestic tranquility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve finished carving!” Wufu exclaimed with a clap, excitedly calling out, “Mother, come and have a look?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou startled, looking over to see a small pile of tofu scraps on her daughter’s square board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu pulled her over, pointing to the central piece on the board, “How about that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guanyin Sitting on a Lotus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The base of the tofu was carved into a lotus pedestal, and in the middle, a small figure with crossed legs sat amidst it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The simple gown, simple hairdo with two strands hanging down in front, the figure’s face wasn’t clear, but Madam Zhou found it somehow familiar, reminiscent of her younger self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering Wufu’s mention of carving a statue for her, was this meant to be her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou looked at her smiling daughter standing before her, completely astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who, exactly, was she?\u003C\u002Fp>",694,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.771Z",1,"novelbin.me","546f788aa2b263b0d50f7c998822b6995e198869987ac3d760677f37417ac02c","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-79","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-77",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]