Part 4: Eating Meat Pie

Both MoK had to work overtime tonight, so it’s already after 8pm when they got home.  They pass by a stuffed meat pie stall on their way, and MoZhaHim’s eyes sparkle, “KO, let’s buy two meat pies for a late night snack.  The meat pies here are delicious.  There are usually over twenty people lining up, but there aren’t as many today.”

KO doesn’t have any opinion.

Although there aren’t many people, there are still over ten of them in line.  It’s finally their turn after waiting ten minutes, but there’s only one meat pie left.  The stall owner lady says apologetically, “Sorry gentlemen, there is only one left, and I don’t have any more ingredients to make another one.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”  Although feeling a little upset, there’s nothing that they can do.  MoZhaHim takes out his wallet and pays, and takes the paper bag.  Just as he is about to tell KO to eat it, KO has already grabbed the paper bag from him.  He holds the pie, takes a bite, carefully chews on it, and then takes another bite, and another, until he finishes the whole thing.  He doesn’t save a single bite for MoZhaHim.

MoZhaHim is dumbstruck.  He was planning to give it to KO to eat it anyway since he has tasted it before, but giving it to KO willingly versus KO grabbing it from him is a big difference. Read more