Chapter 194 Sea Lantern Festival
"Ya ...
Yiya came over carrying a roasted suckling pig on a plate in both hands, and then looked at the table that was taller than him in confusion.
"Thank you, Iya-chan."
Ganyu saw Yiya's difficulty, then took the plate from Yiya with a smile.
"Mmm - it smells nice."
Xiangling came over to help, and then her eyes lit up as she smelled the aroma of the roasted suckling pig.
The two girls placed this last dish in the center of the table and then sat back in their seats.
"It smells so good..."
Xiangling just had starry eyes, while Paimeng almost drooled: "Ganyu, you still can't eat it?"
"Don't worry, Paimeng. The dumplings haven't arrived yet. Just wait a little longer." Ganyu advised.
"But if we leave it for a while longer, the dishes will get cold."
Paimon's gaze lingered on the delicious food on the table, and he had completely forgotten how disappointed he felt when he found out that the chef was on holiday today.
"I'm sorry to bother you for a while, Paimon. If you don't have staple food, the taste will be half the difference."
Xiangling used her identity as a chef to comfort Paimon by targeting his weaknesses, and the effect was remarkable.
"Then I'll wait a little longer." Paimon restrained himself.
Seeing Paimeng calm down, Xiangling nodded, then went to the kitchen to see how the dumplings were cooking with Yaoyao and Yanfei.
Gan Yu looked at the dishes on the table and said with a smile, "It's really hard for you to prepare a table of dishes."
There was fish, meat, seafood and poultry on the table. It was a reunion dinner that was even more sumptuous than the traditional Guiliji.
Ordinary people may not think there is a problem, they may just think that it takes a lot of time to prepare.
But Ganyu participated in the Demon War and was raised by Jun Bai.
So she knew very well what kind of mental preparation Jun Bai needed to prepare this table of dishes.
Seafood, Jun Bai and Dijun were left with psychological trauma when they fought a fierce battle with the army of a demon god on the sea.
As for poultry.
Jun Bai's true form is a phoenix, a real phoenix, born to be the king of all birds. Let the king of birds personally cook the corpses of his subjects into dishes...
It's like asking a vegetarian Ganyu to eat meat.
It’s not impossible, but you need to be mentally prepared.
So in Ganyu's eyes, this meal was all about the care and love of the seniors for the younger ones at the table.
So, she looked at Shen He beside her and whispered, "Shen He, tonight's dishes can't be like the previous time in Liyue Harbor, where you take a bite to taste the flavor and then put down your chopsticks and stop eating."
Shen He said calmly, "But Senior Sister, I still have to go back to Ao Zang Mountain to continue my cultivation. This will affect my cultivation."
"Junior sister, just listen to me this time."
Ganyu clasped her hands together and pleaded.
Shen He began to think.
Then, before she could figure out what was going on, a small hand reached out and took up her sleeve.
Yiya dragged a stool and stood behind Shenhe and Ganyu and said, "Yeah."
Shinkaku turned around and his eyes met Iya's.
Then she asked tentatively, "You want to sit next to me?"
"Yeah." Yiya shook his head and pointed at Ganyu.
Gan Yu guessed, "You want to sit next to me, so you want Shen He to give way?"
Iya nodded:
"Yeah." (My brother asked me to)
Ganyu looked in the direction of Jun Bai, and then saw Jun Bai nodding to her when he sat down.
Ganyu understood that this meant that she was asked to take care of Yiya.
So he asked Yiya to put down the stool in his hand, then picked up Yiya and put him on his lap.
"Eh? Is Iya sitting with us too?"
Paimeng looked at this scene and said in surprise: "I thought Jun Bai would let Him sit with him."
"And I don't quite understand, is there any reason for this seating arrangement? They even separated me and Ying."
At this dining table, there were Paimeng, Ganyu, Shenhe, as well as Yiya who had just arrived, as well as Xiangling, Yaoyao and Yanfei who were busy in the kitchen.
At another table, the Five Yakshas, A Ping, True Lord Xue Yue Zhu Yang, and True Lord Li Shui Die Shan sat together.
Finally, Xianyun, Guizhong, Zhongli, Junbai, Junmoli and Ying sat at the same table.
Paimon couldn't understand such seat allocation.
"This is because..." Gan Yu was about to explain to Jun Bai the reason for allocating seats in this way.
At this time, Xiangling and others in the kitchen spoke up.
Yaoyao's energetic voice came: "Dear immortal masters, uncles, aunts, and brothers and sisters! The dumplings are cooked!"
As soon as the words fell, a dark green figure flashed by.
Xiao went straight to the kitchen.
It’s not that he wants to eat dumplings, but if he lets other Yakshas take charge of their own bowls, then Xiao cannot guarantee that the number of dumplings in his own bowl will not be too large to fit in one bowl.
And Paimon immediately asked: "Where? Where?"
Yan Fei came out, holding a tray and walked towards Ah Ping: "In the kitchen, there are meat fillings, vegetarian fillings, and three fresh fillings."
"Which one does Paimon want? I'll scoop it out for you." Xiangling asked in the kitchen.
"I want them all!" Paimon responded domineeringly.
"Shen He, you want something to eat, right?"
"Sister, I can do anything."
"What about little Iya?"
"Yeah!" (I want both!)
Iya was worried that Ganyu didn't understand, so he pointed at Paimon.
"All of them? Okay, Sister Ganyu got it."
Ganyu placed Yiya in her seat: "Sit here and wait for Sister Ganyu to come back!"
For a moment, the young people at the table stopped talking about the seating arrangements.
Of course, Ying was not in a hurry to eat dumplings, so she asked the same question as Paimon:
"Is there any particular reason for this seating arrangement?"
"There's nothing special about it, but it would be hard for a junior to sit at the same table with us elders, and I'd feel uncomfortable."
Xianyun looked at Ganyu who was constantly taking care of the people at the same table and said.
If she sits with the elders, let alone taking care of them, she would probably have to watch whether Xianyun picks up his chopsticks before eating.
Jun Bai looked at Zhongli who was drinking tea: "Besides, isn't this guy retired? If he sits with the kids, we will have to cover for him."
"If someone lets it slip, it will be difficult to explain." Jun Moli said, "Not every mortal has a stable mental quality like me."
"For example, if Xiangling knew that Zhongli was the Rock King, how would you want Xiangling to treat Zhongli when he came to Wanmin Hall for dinner?"
(Among the immortal disciples, Ganyu is the only one who knows that Zhongli is the Emperor.)
Jun Moli looked at Zhongli and said, "Isn't that right? Zhongli."
"From a universal point of view, it is true." Zhongli put down his teacup, "Compared to everyone sitting together, but unable to speak freely because of concerns."
"To separate like this now, without any restrictions, is more in line with the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival."
Gui Zhong tapped the porcelain bowl with chopsticks and said with a smile: "That's right, the Lantern Festival is all about being happy. If you don't dare to say anything, you won't be happy."
Jun Bai nodded and said, "So I didn't let people like Xueyue Zhuyang and Lishui Dieshan who know the situation sit with us."
"Yasha is my subordinate. If they sit with me, they will subconsciously obey my orders. Similarly, Zeyue and Risui would probably feel pressured if they sit with Zhongli."