However, everyone's illusions were shattered by the butler's return!
He was holding an enamel tray, on which he had already washed, pitted, and neatly cut the peach into several pieces...
Grandma Mu smiled happily and said to her old friends, "You're lucky! These peaches were specially brought to me by the young lady. Please have a taste."
Grandma Mu's words were actually giving the cat a way out! If it were anyone else, being dismissed with just a peach would have made them furious! It looks like she's just playing with the cat.
But surprisingly, Grandma Mu wasn't angry!
Everyone present was a close friend. The old lady picked up a piece of peach and ate it, and the others followed suit and each ate a piece.
However, after taking just one bite, the elderly people exchanged glances, all seeing disbelief in each other's eyes!
They were taking leisurely sips, but now they were eagerly stuffing them into their mouths! The expressions on their faces were becoming increasingly uncontrollable!
After Grandma Mu finished eating one piece, she saw that there was only one left on the plate. The peach wasn't very big, and after being divided into several segments, there was only one piece for each person at most.
She had just reached out her hand when she saw an old man snatch the remaining peach slice first, and he couldn't wait to stuff it into his mouth. He ate it with a satisfied look on his face, and still seemed to want more!
Grandma Mu laughed and scolded, "Old Ye, don't you care about your eating manners? Are you here to steal my food today?"
The old man, known as Old Ye, laughed heartily. He was about the same age as Old Lady Mu, yet his complexion was still fair and clean, making him look ten years younger than all his old friends.
"How amazing! These peaches are plump and juicy, soft and tender, leaving a lingering fragrance in your mouth. It's a taste I've never had before. Could it be that all these years I've been eating fake peaches? Or are these peaches truly divine peaches?"
Everyone was stunned by what he said. It's just a peach, right? How about I give you a whole truckload?
However, Grandma Mu looked at Maomao with great doubt. This time she knew that Maomao hadn't been reckless or talking nonsense before. This peach... did indeed have a very peculiar taste, an indescribable feeling.
Old Ye wasn't exaggerating at all; this peach... really does have the feel of a fairy peach! Whether it was psychological or not, she felt her presbyopia was clearer, and things up close weren't blurry anymore.
Clearly, Grandma Mu wasn't the only one who felt this way; the other elderly people were also silently watching the cat.
Old Ye couldn't help himself and asked the cat directly, "Little girl, do you have any more peaches?"
Grandma Mu immediately scolded him, "Old Ye, you're getting more and more regressive as you get older, have you no shame at all?"
Old Ye shook his head. "Sister Mu, I'm not taking it for free. I'll have the girl go to my garden and pick something else to exchange for it. You can't just stop me from having a say just because it's your birthday, right, little girl?"
"Didn't you hear? Cat just said that your fruits aren't tasty." Old Mrs. Mu said bluntly.
The two old people argued back and forth until Kino finally interrupted them.
"Grandma, there's no rush. If Miss Jiu is willing, I'll send someone to pick her up for a visit another day." Mu Ye said this while looking at Jiu Xintian.
These words really touched Grandma Mu, and she immediately said, "I'm just afraid that the cat will think that I'm an old woman and I'm boring."
The meaning is obvious, isn't it! What's there to hesitate about now! Everyone was thinking to themselves, if only they could get close to these ancestors, they would do anything for them!
Everyone couldn't help but think seriously: Could it be that birthday celebrations nowadays are all about returning to simplicity? Do these ancestors no longer care for rare treasures and instead prefer fruits and vegetables?
This longevity peach... it really became the MVP gift tonight!
This made them feel incredibly embarrassed, considering they had racked their brains for months to come up with this birthday gift.
Cat understood the invitation from Muye and Grandma Mu. She thought for a moment and then smiled for some reason. Her pretty face was radiant for a moment, like the brilliance of sunlight breaking through the clouds!
"If I come to visit, will I be able to see Ah Jin?" she asked.
Kino was startled.
Grandma Mu was also taken aback.
Jiu Yebai's vision went black. Jiu Xintian, you're still thinking about that man! I'm begging you, aren't I?
"Hahaha." Grandma Mu laughed instantly, gently taking the cat's hand. "Ah Jin? Is that Jin the Second? My little grandson?"
The cat smiled and nodded, its eyes curving into crescent moons, brimming with stars. "Yes."
For some reason, Grandma Mu seemed even more energetic. "So that's how it is. Jin the Second is too wild and never comes home. I didn't even see him today on my birthday. I've been indulging him and letting him do as he pleases, but since Maomao wants to see him, of course I can call him back."
The cat nodded repeatedly and said very sincerely, "You are a good old lady."
Everyone pondered these words, wondering what was wrong with them. A kind old woman?
However, the cat then said, "I'll bring you peaches another day."
The old lady's eyes lit up.
But Old Ye got anxious when he heard this, "Young lady, where did you buy those peaches?"
The cat said in a serious tone, "I didn't buy it, I grew it myself."
Old Ye's eyes were practically shining. You see, he'd spent most of his life digging up medicinal herb gardens! No matter what kind of fruit or herb it was, he could tell just by tasting it.
If that peach was just delicious, why would these ancestors make such a fuss? What haven't they seen? What delicacies haven't they tasted? Most importantly, that one slice of peach is rarer than even a two- or three-hundred-year-old ginseng, let alone a lingzhi mushroom!
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