Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 437 A Bitter Laughter

Xylitol paused in its action of blowing hot water.

Two seconds later, she shook her head with a grin, "No, that's not it."

"At first we were on the third floor, but then I got hungry, so I asked my grandma to take me down to find something to eat."

Both of them are intelligent people.

Seeing that Mutangtang didn't intend to tell the truth, He Lingling didn't press the matter further. She simply turned her head to look towards the kitchen, her eyes slightly lowered.

"Is that so? Grandma Mu must be very good at making noodles."

He Lingling casually changed the subject.

"of course."

Upon hearing He Lingling say this, Mu Tangtang immediately sat up straight, her eyes shining as she began to praise Grandma Mu's skills.

"Grandma is an amazing cook. She can make so many delicious dishes. Rice, noodles, and other basic dishes are just the basics. Grandma can also make pastries, like pineapple buns, cakes of all flavors, and so on... Anyway, my grandma can make so many things. She can make noodles very easily, and they taste great."

Xylitol talked a lot, and her hand gripped the bottle cap tightly, as if she were holding onto a lot of things.

This is a long and touching "praise".

For some reason, perhaps because of the "Ghost Eyes," He Lingling keenly noticed the occasional pauses and... inexplicable sadness in Mu Tangtang's voice when she spoke these words.

Is there anything wrong with these words?

Is there anything sad about Grandma Mu being able to cook, bake cakes, and so on?

He Lingling was somewhat puzzled.

Xu Han listened with increasing interest. To him, no matter how bad Mu Tangtang's reputation was in town, she was still just a child.

Kids definitely love having their grandma around all the time.

Especially in Dawn Games, a place where you can't come into contact with normal people.

"Grandma Mu's cooking is this good too?" Xu Han interjected with great interest.

"He Lingling, who do you think cooks better, Grandma Mu or Brother Chen?"

He Lingling was already annoyed, so she gave a perfunctory reply upon hearing this.

"Everyone's tastes are different, it's hard to say."

"Brother Chen?"

Mu Tangtang peeked out, her big, dark eyes full of curiosity, "Is the Brother Chen that Brother Xu Han mentioned Uncle Chen Yi?"

“Mmm,” Xu Han nodded and said, “Brother Chen’s cooking is also very good. I’ll invite you to try it next time you have the chance.”

This was just a casual, polite remark, since both of them were support characters who could only dodge and weav, so it was best not to mess with Mutangtang.

But Xu Han didn't expect that—Mu Tangtang actually nodded, saying in her unique, sweet little girl's voice:

"Okay, thank you for inviting Tangtang and Grandma to your house for dinner, Brother Xu Han."

Xu Han: "..."

A cold sweat suddenly dripped down his back, and he could only nod awkwardly, "No need to thank me, no need to thank me, we'll arrange another time later, when we have the chance and time..."

He Lingling pinched her palm hard under the table, enduring the pain as she prepared to continue talking to Mu Tangtang.

—Xu Han and I must stay in the restaurant until tomorrow morning.

I wonder what's going on in the hallway outside, and there's that male reporter with eyeballs all over his face...

"Candy—"

He Lingling's attempt to strike up a conversation was interrupted by the sudden sound of footsteps.

She subconsciously raised her head and stared blankly in the direction from which the footsteps were coming from.

This direction... seems to be... the kitchen?

Grandma Mu is out?

So fast?

Xu Han's voice rang in his ears, "Grandma Mu has come out."

At the same time, Mu Tangtang, who was sitting opposite the two, suddenly slid off the sofa to the ground and ran towards the direction where Grandma Mu had appeared.

"grandmother!"

The little girl's joyful shouts reached He Lingling's ears, and she felt a strange chill in her heart.

She had discovered it a long time ago.

The way Mutangtang and Grandma Mu get along seems a bit strange.

If the two of them really just have a good relationship... why does Mu Tangtang always seem so excited whenever she goes out to see Grandma Mu, to a degree that's hard to understand...?

Thinking of this, He Lingling moved closer to Xu Han and whispered something in his ear.

Xu Han looked bewildered, but still nodded.

"Grandma, are you making scallion and egg noodles?"

Not far away, Mutangtang's voice continued, "Wow, it looks so delicious! Grandma, your cooking is still amazing!"

"Tangtang always knows how to praise her grandma."

Grandma Mu chuckled, her loving, gentle voice, exactly the same as before, continuing to ring out.

"Tangtang likes to eat scallion and egg noodles, so of course Grandma will continue to make scallion and egg noodles for Tangtang."

Xu Han, who had been given the instructions, swallowed hard.

He watched the grandmother and granddaughter's figures, his gaze carefully settling on the twisted, severed limbs behind Grandma Mu—

Ok?

Xu Han blinked hard.

Why did he feel that the severed limbs that Grandma Mu was carrying on her back seemed to be much less?

Is it an illusion?

Xu Han rubbed his eyes again, and couldn't help but take a closer look at the severed limbs on Grandma Mu's back—then, he met a pair of weathered, bloodshot eyes in horror.

It's Grandma Mu.

Xu Han was so startled that he leaned back and bumped directly into He Lingling.

"Xu Han?"

He Lingling was already blind, and being suddenly bumped into like this startled her so much that she immediately grabbed Xu Han's clothes tightly.

"No, it's okay."

Xu Han comforted He Lingling, then turned back somewhat embarrassed and nodded to Grandma Mu who was looking over.

"Sugar candy."

Grandma Mu looked at Xu Han and the other person not far away, and gently ruffled Mu Tangtang's hair with the hand that wasn't holding the bowl.

Are they your friends?

Hearing Grandma Mu's question, Mu Tangtang looked up in surprise, shook her head and then nodded.

"I don't know." Mu Tangtang innocently hugged Grandma Mu's waist and giggled.

"Friends should have eaten together in town, right? Tangtang hasn't eaten with Brother Xu Han and Sister Lingling yet."

Xu Han and He Lingling: "..."

Xu Han immediately spoke up, "Well, we can eat together after we go out to play games, right? Tangtang, right? I think we're friends now, hehe. Friends should eat together, hehe..."

He Lingling: "..."

Maybe we shouldn't laugh anymore?

It feels weird.

The players watching on the screen were thoroughly enjoying themselves.

"Xu Han's smile looks like she's having a really tough time..."

"How could he not be unlucky? He's right in front of a grandfather and grandson who eat human flesh. If he's not unlucky, who is?"

"...But Xu Han and his friend are really bold. I wouldn't dare to say that..."

"Then just die, and leave some of your flesh for the Mutangtang grandmother and granddaughter to eat to fill their stomachs."

"...Holy crap! Are you crazy?! Why are you cursing me?!"

"Who cursed you? Can't I even tell the truth?"

"..."