Chapter 98

Ba Ke Er and Mo De saw Zhang Fan and Fei Er eating so deliciously; originally, when Zhang Fan opened the first mud ball and took out the beggar's chicken, they had already smelled the aroma and wanted a taste. Now seeing the two of them look like they could hardly wait to swallow the bones, they were even more itching.

But because they were worried, Zhang Fan and Fei Er had just eaten too little, so they didn't act rashly.

While eating, Zhang Fan and Fei Er also watched Ba Ke Er and Mo De out of the corner of their eyes. Now seeing them stare at a pile of beggar's chicken, clearly drooling, yet not daring to act rashly for fear that he and Fei Er wouldn't eat enough, they almost wanted to laugh.

Fei Er slapped Zhang Fan's arm, and just after swallowing a whole beggar's chicken, she brought her mouth to his ear and started whispering.

"Hey! Fan Fan, did you see that? Pfft! Those two are hilarious! They clearly want to eat to death, yet they're desperately holding back! Afraid we two won't eat enough, they dare not eat! Look, look! My Mo De's eyes are scanning that pile of beggar's chicken again! Hahahaha… but, my Ba Ke Er is even more fun! Quick, look at Ba Ke Er's expression! I'm dying laughing!"

Saying that, Fei Er covered her belly with the oily hand that had just held the beggar's chicken and laughed until she doubled over.

Zhang Fan saw Fei Er laughing so exaggeratedly, he felt a bit speechless. However, upon seeing Ba Ke Er's expression as if he had been abandoned by the whole world, he also burst out laughing instantly.

Ba Ke Er and Mo De watched Zhang Fan and Fei Er laughing so happily, yet they were still somewhat puzzled. They glanced at each other, seeing confusion in each other's eyes. They were even more at a loss, wondering what was wrong with the two of them.

Zhang Fan and Fei Er saw Ba Ke Er and Mo De's clueless faces and laughed even harder, unable to stop.

Seeing Zhang Fan and Fei Er laughing so hard tears were about to flow, Ba Ke Er couldn't help but speak.

"Fan Fan, what are you laughing at? How come I and Mo De don't know what you're laughing at? Why don't you tell us what you're laughing at, so we can laugh too?"

Hearing that, Zhang Fan and Fei Er laughed even harder, their stomachs almost cramping. Zhang Fan slightly calmed himself and said:

"Alright, since you want to know so badly, I'll tell you! But after hearing it, you must not get angry!"

Ba Ke Er and Mo De, upon hearing Zhang Fan's words, vaguely guessed what they were laughing about again. Sure enough, after receiving their affirmative reply, Zhang Fan continued:

"Actually, we're laughing at you two! Hahaha… Your expressions are hilarious! You're clearly drooling at the beggar's chicken, yet you hold back, just watching me and Fei Er eat."

At this moment, Fei Er also chimed in, agreeing with Zhang Fan: "Exactly! Exactly! You don't even know how funny your own expressions are! Besides, with so much beggar's chicken, how much could Fan Fan and I eat? In the end, it'll still go into your two bellies."

After saying that, Zhang Fan and Fei Er saw Ba Ke Er and Mo De's expressions as if struck by lightning, and couldn't help laughing again. This made Ba Ke Er and Mo De even more embarrassed.

"Um, Fan Fan, you should stop laughing; you've been laughing so long, aren't you tired? Or just take a break!" After saying that, Ba Ke Er again used a leaf to scoop some mountain spring water and handed it to Zhang Fan.

"Come on, Fan Fan, hurry and drink some water; look, Fei Er has already eaten a whole chicken. You should hurry and eat too; look at you, you've eaten far too little—after all this time, you've had less than half a chicken, and I'll wait until you're full before eating more."

At that moment, Zhang Fan, facing Ba Ke Er who cared so much for him, couldn't laugh. He quickly took the water, drank two sips, then handed the remaining half chicken to Ba Ke Er to hold, and went to prepare another beggar's chicken for Ba Ke Er.

"Come on, Ba Ke Er, you eat too! There's still plenty of beggar's chicken; Fan Fan and I can't finish it. Besides, these beggar's chickens were meant for you two as well! Don't just keep watching us eat—hurry up and eat!"

After saying that, Zhang Fan took his own remaining half beggar's chicken and continued eating. Ba Ke Er looked at the beggar's chicken Zhang Fan gave him and felt moved to tears! (Sweat… a bit exaggerated, but not much different.)

Fei Er saw Zhang Fan and the couple eating meat intimately together, and quickly pulled Mo De along to prepare two chickens, then they started gnawing at them face to face.

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After the four of them were full, the beggar's chicken still wasn't finished, with several left over. So Zhang Fan and Fei Er divided the remaining six beggar's chickens, each taking three. After resting a while, the Ba Ke Er couple bid farewell to the Mo De couple.

After Zhang Fan finished preparing, Ba Ke Er transformed into beast form and flew with Zhang Fan toward the tribe.

In the air, Zhang Fan spoke to Ba Ke Er, who was carrying him: "Ba Ke Er, how about we send these three beggar's chickens to our fathers? Perfect, let them taste the flavor!"

"Of course! Fan Fan, you decide!" said Ba Ke Er, then he started flying towards Lei Ya's house.

Not long after, Ba Ke Er brought Zhang Fan down to land outside Lei Ya's courtyard. Ba Ke Er waited for Zhang Fan to get down, then immediately turned into human form, ran to the courtyard gate, and started knocking on the door.

Inside the house, Lei Ya and Di Er were having dinner. Hearing someone knock at the door, Lei Ya twitched his nose slightly and immediately knew who was outside. Of course, he also smelled a food aroma he had never smelled before, and instantly became energetic.

Before Di Er could get up to open the door, he rushed out! Lei Ya, as soon as he reached the courtyard gate, immediately opened the door and said to Ba Ke Er: "You little brat, did you eat something good again? Humph! At least you have a conscience! You even remembered to bring something for your father and Am! Alright, you two don't just stand there stupidly, hurry inside!"

After saying that, Lei Ya led the way into the house. Zhang Fan, holding the basket of Beggar's Chicken, carefully closed the courtyard gate behind him, then followed Ba Ke Er and Lei Ya inside. During that time, only Lei Ya spoke.

After entering the house, Zhang Fan realized that he and Ba Ke Er had unintentionally disturbed Lei Ya and Di Er's meal. However, Di Er was not angry about it; instead, he was very happy about the arrival of Ba Ke Er and Zhang Fan as a couple.

Di Er sat at the dining table, smiling gently at Ba Ke Er and Zhang Fan.

"You've come! Perfect timing to join us for a meal. Oh! Right! Fan Fan, I really like the two kinds of sugar you made! Today I even tried using that fine white sugar to make a dish, and the taste is really good! You two shouldn't just stand there—hurry up and sit down!"

After saying that to Zhang Fan and Ba Ke Er, Di Er turned his head to Lei Ya, who had just sat down again, and said: "Dear, could you go help me get some bowls and chopsticks for these two kids, Ba Ke Er and Fan Fan?"

Lei Ya, who had been reluctant, immediately sprang up at Di Er's call, saying: "Good! Good! Good! Dear, I'll go right away! Keep eating!" After saying that, Lei Ya also gave the innocent Ba Ke Er a glare.

As if saying: "You little brat! Humph! Even though you're married, you still don't learn! Bringing your partner along to harass my dear! Humph! If it weren't for the fact that you found a good partner, I'd tear you apart in no time!"

Ba Ke Er sensed the chill coming from his father and knew he had annoyed this petty person again. He wasn't angry; instead, he took Di Er's hand and said: "Am! As long as you like it, that's fine! Also, we, Fan Fan and I, didn't come just to eat—we've already eaten. We came now to bring you food!"

Saying that, Ba Ke Er reached out and took the basket Zhang Fan was holding. He took out the three large mud balls inside, and under the very puzzled gazes of Di Er and Lei Ya, he smashed the mud balls open. Then he took out the Beggar's Chicken wrapped in thick leaves from inside the mud balls.

In an instant, the aroma from the Beggar's Chicken wafted into the air, impossible to dispel! Lei Ya's and Di Er's expressions changed from puzzlement to delight.

"Ah! So this is the aroma of that food I smelled! How unexpected! I never imagined the deliciousness would be hidden in such an unremarkable mud ball! It's truly surprising!" Lei Ya said upon smelling that familiar yet unfamiliar scent.

"Exactly! This method is indeed strange; when I first saw Fan Fan making it, I thought it was weird too. But the moment the mud ball was opened, I couldn't help but start drooling."

After saying that, Ba Ke Er couldn't help but scratch his head with his freshly washed hands.

Zhang Fan quickly stepped forward, placed the Beggar's Chicken into the bowl Lei Ya had just taken out, then pulled Ba Ke Er to prepare to say goodbye to Lei Ya and Di Er.

Di Er saw Zhang Fan's intention, couldn't stay seated, quickly rose and walked to Zhang Fan's side, then reached out and seated Zhang Fan on the stool in front of the table.

"Hey! I told you to try the dish I made with the sugar you sent, but you haven't tasted it yet and you want to leave? Not that easy!" So Zhang Fan and Ba Ke Er obediently sat down and ate a few bites of Di Er's dish.

Seeing that both of them had obediently eaten, Di Er became even happier.

"Right, Fan Fan, you've sent us so many delicious things, but I don't have anything good to give you in return. I heard you like plants we don't recognize, so I can only give you some fruits that your father brought back from outside, which we also don't recognize, as a return gift. Just that there aren't many fruits, so please don't dislike them!"

After saying that, Di Er got up and went into the storage room; when he came out, he was holding a large basket. When he reached Zhang Fan, he handed the basket over.

Zhang Fan looked and was delighted! Weren't these bright red fruits just tomatoes? Hahaha… really, they came without any effort! Zhang Fan hurriedly laughed, thanked Di Er, and carefully took the basket from Di Er's hands.

Di Er saw that Zhang Fan liked the fruits, and was also pleased that his return gift hadn't been disliked but instead gave the other party a special surprise. So he didn't keep Zhang Fan and Ba Ke Er any longer; after they said goodbye, he waved and let them go rest.

After Ba Ke Er and Zhang Fan left, Lei Ya and Di Er began to hug the Beggar's Chicken that the couple Zhang Fan and Ba Ke Er had sent and devour it voraciously! If Zhang Fan saw this, his lofty image in his own heart would probably collapse instantly.