The pot base was a鸳鸯锅, with clear and red soup.
The red soup was hot pot broth, while the white soup was simmered seafood broth.
Everyone sat around the table, placing ingredients into the pot.
The pot accommodated both those who liked spicy food and those who didn't.
The little zombie king sat next to Su Ling, still hugging its well-worn banana. Next to it was Jiang Jiang.
Feeling a connection with Jiang Jiang, it was very clingy and dependent on him.
Because Su Ling had brought it back and given it bananas, it was also attached to and dependent on Su Ling.
Jiang Jiang was enjoying a piece of seafood when he unexpectedly heard a gulping sound.
At first, he paid it no mind, until he felt his thigh getting wet and sticky. He looked down, thinking the cafeteria must be leaking, with water dripping onto his leg.
With this thought, Jiang Jiang suddenly looked up at the ceiling.
The ceiling was fine; it wasn't leaking at all.
As if realizing something, Jiang Jiang looked at the little zombie king. Seeing it, his lips twitched.
He had thought the ceiling was leaking, but it turned out the little zombie was drooling.
Jiang Jiang looked at the little zombie king, whose drool wouldn't stop, and picked a green crab from his bowl, asking, "Can you eat this?"
The little zombie king, one hand holding its banana, the other in its mouth, clearly looked hungry.
Jiang Jiang's lips twitched. He took a clean plate and placed the green crab on it.
The little zombie king blinked at Jiang Jiang, its eyes asking if it was for him.
Jiang Jiang nodded. Without knowing how they communicated, he saw the little zombie king take its hand out of its mouth, wipe it on its dirty clothes, clean the drool from its mouth, and then sit up straight.
After the little zombie king sat properly, Jiang Jiang picked up another green crab and taught it how to eat.
The little zombie king imitated him. Although its movements were clumsy, its learning ability was truly remarkable.
Because its nails were too long and hindered its actions, it retracted them and happily ate the green crab.
Jiang Jiang became quite busy, needing to satisfy his own hunger while also attending to the little zombie king beside him.
This little creature was not a picky eater; it ate whatever was given. Its eating manners were good, and it was well-behaved.
The little zombie king's good behavior quickly won everyone over.
As a result, everyone started giving it food, and it accepted everything, eating with great joy.
Only when it let out a satisfied burp did everyone stop feeding it.
Jiang Jiang looked at the food remaining on the little zombie king's plate. They communicated in their language.
After Jiang Jiang and the little zombie king finished their exchange, the little zombie king obediently cleared its plate.
Feeling extremely full, it leaned lazily against the chair, its round belly extremely cute.
It swung its legs, patted its belly, and hugged its banana dearly.
If an outsider saw the little zombie king for the first time, they would probably think it was a normal human child.
After all, it looked so much like a human child.
Once everyone had eaten their fill, arrangements were made for some to clean up and wash the dishes.
Those not assigned tasks returned to the front yard to check on the hailstorm outside or to practice their abilities.
The little zombie king, with its round belly, followed Jiang Jiang, tugging at the corner of his clothes.
The group arrived under the eaves. While they had been eating, the hail outside had accumulated deeply and showed signs of rising further.
Su Ling handed Jiang Jiang a set of clothes and said to him, "Take it to wash up and change into clean clothes. If possible, give it a name. From now on, we won't call it 'little zombie'."
Jiang Jiang took the clothes and obediently led the little zombie king away.
Before leaving, Jiang Jiang did not forget to call Bai Yu Ling.
A bath required water, which was a good opportunity to practice Bai Yu Ling's abilities.