Mo Hua thought that Zhang Lan's words, "I'll find you for some fun when I'm free," were just a polite remark, but it turned out he was serious.
After that day, Zhang Lan would often show up at the restaurant with nothing to do, order a pot of wine, a dish of meat, and watch the people coming and going in the street as he ate all morning. Occasionally, when he saw Mo Hua, he would even complain to him:
"You're just a kid, where do you go all the time? I've come here several times and haven't seen you."
Mo Hua's small face turned serious as he said, "I'm not like you, I'm very busy."
"What could you possibly be busy with?" Zhang Lan didn't believe him.
Mo Hua started counting on his fingers, listing one by one:
"Daily routine cultivation, drawing formations when I have time, reading formation books when tired, bringing some food to my teacher and asking some questions on the side, and helping uncles and aunties in the neighborhood fix their formations..."
