While Lu Jueyu and Pan Meijia were cooking another pot of Lotus Seed Egg Tea, the villagers who had come to join the Lin family's joyous day eagerly lined up, anticipating a taste of the Lotus seed egg tea.
At first, Aunt Lin was delighted to see so many people celebrating her niece—now daughter's—engagement ceremony or simply sharing in the happiness.
But as more and more people filled the yard, her smile was gradually replaced by worry. It was fine if they had enough food to share. However, the soup was left with less than half a pot by now.
Since the earlier villagers had received an egg, how could the latecomers not complain if they only got soup and a few lotus seeds?
Fifteen minutes later, the pot was nearly empty, with only some lotus seeds and jujubes left at the bottom. Seeing this, a young boy cried out, "Mother, there are no more eggs! I want an egg! I want an egg!"
