Upon hearing this, Min Yueqing couldn't help but purse her lips slightly.

The people sitting around eating noodles laughed without giving him any face, because his words made no sense at first glance, and no one understood where his pride came from.

Pei Ji asked curiously, "Does your father really like stones?"

Stone proudly raised its head and said, "Of course, the houses where we live are made of stone. My dad was building a house back then and he was looking everywhere for good stones!"

Pei Ji then suddenly realized what was going on.

Min Yueqing was both amused and exasperated to see the two children chatting so familiarly.

Min Yueqing thought to herself: You two are having a great time chatting, but the noodle stall owner who just walked over is still spitting fire in his eyes.

Min Yueqing said to the little one, "It's almost noon. Lele, are you hungry? Do you want to invite your new friend to lunch together?"

Pei Ji readily nodded in agreement, and hurriedly sought Shi Tou's opinion, fearing that he might disagree.

Stone's eyes widened. "Are you inviting me... to dinner?"

He looked up at the sky. The sky was normal, no different from yesterday, the day before yesterday, or the day before that. How could such a good thing happen in the sky?

I can't figure it out.

But Stone couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. Why should someone like him think so much?

All he knew was that he was very hungry. Every day, as soon as he opened his eyes, hunger followed him like a shadow. His stomach was always empty and sometimes it would make noises.

Whenever its stomach rumbled, Stone would weakly pat its belly to stop it from growling. Because every time it growled, it felt even hungrier.