The young couple looked at him with a confused look on their faces.
"This kid, why does he always cry when he shouldn't? Does he have a grudge against me? Children are always troublesome."
This is also the reason why he doesn't want children. He is afraid that they will ruin his intimate time with his wife.
Zhang Meng, who was comforting the crying little zombie, heard his complaint and looked at him with a mixture of laughter and tears. "You're overthinking it. The little zombie is just hungry. Once we feed him, he'll go back to sleep."
"Mom." At this moment, the little guy suddenly grinned at Zhang Meng with his two ordinary teeth.
Zhang Meng's hand that was patting his back froze, and she looked at the little zombie who was smiling at her in disbelief.
Seeing that she couldn't get the answer she wanted from the little guy, Zhang Meng immediately looked towards Gu Mingtai and asked him stutteringly, "Gu Mingtai, did you hear what Xiao Zhuang said to me just now? He seemed to be calling me mom, did I hear correctly?"
Gu Mingtai narrowed his eyes, "You heard right, this kid did call you mommy, but this little guy is growing up too fast, he was only two months old when we picked him up, and less than a month later, this kid can actually call mommy!"
Zhang Meng suddenly remembered what she had been hiding. After patting her forehead, she looked around cautiously. After making sure it was safe, she whispered, "Gu Mingtai, I discovered a big problem with Xiao Zhuang along the way. I didn't tell you before because Youhui and the others were around."
At this point, Zhang Meng glanced down at the little zombie in her arms, spitting bubbles, and continued in a low voice, "He's growing faster than most of us. Take a look."
After saying that, Zhang Meng took out the little zombie wrapped in the blanket.
When he saw the little man inside, Gu Mingtai couldn't help but look surprised.
Although he had no experience in raising children, he knew that children only grow a little bit every year and it was impossible for them to grow so big all at once.
After seeing all this, Gu Mingtai's expression tightened as he closed the blanket that Zhang Meng had opened, wrapped the little guy back in it, and then said solemnly, "Don't let anyone know about this, otherwise, we won't be able to keep this little guy."
Zhang Meng's brows furrowed, and she nodded solemnly, "I know, that's why I've been hiding this from you, and even from you until now."
The couple looked at the little zombie in their arms without saying a word.
Just then, someone knocked on the outside of their closed car window.
The couple withdrew their gaze from Xiao Zhuang and looked at the person standing outside the car window.
Gu Mingtai rolled down the window, looked at the man standing outside, and asked with a cold expression, "What's wrong?"
You Hui had a bitter face and said with an awkward smile, "Comrade Gu, Comrade Zhang, my master said that you two have been hungry for several days. There is a lot of food prepared inside. He asked me to invite you in for a meal."
Gu Mingtai was about to say no, but suddenly he saw his wife sitting across from him in the car. After a moment of silence, he immediately changed his words and said, "We understand. We'll go in later."
When You Hui heard this, his face lit up with joy, and his smile became much more natural. "That's good, then we'll wait for you two inside. Come in quickly, there are a lot of delicious food prepared inside, chicken, duck, fish, meat, and everything else. We've been hungry for so long, we must eat something delicious, don't you think?"
Since it concerns his wife's stomach crisis, Gu Mingtai naturally would not push it away. He took Zhang Meng's hand and quickly got out of the car.
When the young couple followed Youhui into the castle again, they were filled with the aroma of various dishes.
In the dining room, Qing Yuan, who was sitting at the main seat, stood up and greeted them as soon as she saw them coming in. "You two are here, please sit down and have your meal. I know you didn't eat well outside, so I asked the aunt in the kitchen to make you some delicious food. You must eat a full meal today."
Gu Mingtai sat down expressionlessly.
Zhang Meng, who was pulled by him to sit down, saw this and had no choice but to thank Qing Yuan. "Thank you, Mr. Qing. We will not be polite later. We really haven't had much good food on the way here."
Qingyuan smiled and pointed at the chicken, duck, fish and meat on the table and said, "Don't be polite, have some."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the small blanket tied in her arms and immediately asked kindly, "Comrade Zhang Meng, would you like to put the child down so I can ask the aunt in the kitchen to get your child something to eat?"
Zhang Meng immediately hugged the little zombie on her chest with one hand and quickly replied, "No, it's not hungry yet. It just ate at the restaurant. Besides, this child has a bad habit. Apart from me, he is not used to being held by strangers. Otherwise, he will cry loudly."
After listening to this, Qing Yuan nodded and quickly gave up the proposal. "Forget it, forget it. Let's eat quickly before the food gets cold."
Zhang Meng nodded, picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up some food when suddenly a piece of chicken appeared in her bowl.
"Eat slowly. Tell me when you're done and I'll help you get some." Gu Mingtai said gently.
Zhang Meng blushed and looked around. Seeing that everyone seemed not to notice and was only focused on eating, Zhang Meng breathed a sigh of relief. The corners of her mouth raised slightly and she responded to him, "I see. You too. Eat quickly. Don't just focus on me. I have hands and feet. I can pick up the food myself."
Gu Mingtai turned his head and continued to pick up food. Zhang Meng didn't know whether he heard what she said, but her attention was soon attracted to the piece of chicken in the bowl, because the chicken was so fragrant.
Zhang Meng picked it up with chopsticks and put it in her mouth to taste it, and immediately a fascinated expression appeared on her face.
At this time, Qing Yuan's words came, "It's delicious, right? The chef here is a former imperial chef in the palace. The food he cooks is top-notch. Even a picky eater like me wants to eat here every day."
Zhang Meng smiled and praised generously, "It's really delicious. The chicken is not only fragrant but also tender. The chef inside not only brought out its original flavor, but also made it delicious. He is worthy of being the royal chef."
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