Jennie had meant to clarify but at that moment, a little monk ran over and reminded Xuan Jing that the dharma assembly was about to start.
Xuan Jing did not seem like he had any intention of explaining the meaning of his cryptic message. He immediately bade farewell to Mino and Jennie before leaving quickly.
Jennie could only turn to Mino, confused. "Mino, you ought to understand the Master better than I do. Look at this flower he drew me. What could it mean?"
Mino held up the paper and analyzed it closely but he had no clue either. "I cannot guess Abbot's thought process either."
After he said that, Mino expressed his surprise to her, "Every day, many people ask the Master similar questions and every time, his answer would run along the lines that everything has been destined. Very unexpected of him to actually draw something personally for you."
Jennie's mouth twitched as she softly mumbled, "Well, if you put it like that, even though I feel honored, this flower is a little too mysterious, isn't it? Forget it, I'll go home and sleep on it!"
Just before they were leaving the hall, Mino turned around and stared at the Buddha statue for quite a while.
Jennie put her hand over his shoulders and firmly steered him around, not letting him look any longer, "Hey, don't look anymore. What's so good about being a monk? You recite the Buddhist scripture every day, you can't drink or eat meat, you can't even get married! Next time, I'll treat you to drinks and prepare a carnivorous feast for you. I guarantee that you won't want to become a monk ever again! What's the difference between a life where you can't pick up girls and being a salted fish..."
Jennie was using all her brain juice to come up with endless reasons not to become a monk. Mino finally stopped looking at the statue and faced her instead, with clear eyes reflecting nothing but her...
After half a day of hard work, Jennie did not disappoint and brought Mino home after all.
At this moment, Mother Xi was silently crying at the hut, she had already lost hope of her son ever changing his mind.
Father Xi looked troubled.
Even though Elder Xi did not say anything, he was the most pressured of all the Xi family members. After all, the reason his grandson had such a determination to learn Buddhist teachings could be attributed to his influence.
"Why is this taking so long?" Elder Kim anxiously looked out for the duo for half a day.
Elder Xi sighed, "Old Kim, tell Jennie to come back. We'll think of something again."
"In such a short time frame, what can we come up with?" Mother Xi looked at the time, exclaiming, "There's still another half an hour before Mino is going to go bald!"
Her fat drops of tears fell even faster. "If my Mino really becomes a monk, I'll shave and become a nun too!"
Father Xi panicked at the sound of his and he admonished, "You...what nonsense are you spewing?! Such rubbish!"
"How am I being nonsensical now? Our son's already becoming a monk, what more is there for me?"
"So, you'll just stop caring for our other son, Xuan, and forget about me?"
...
The entire family was still debating anxiously when they suddenly saw someone walking over from the end of the corridor.
Jennie was back.
Mother Xi was about to console Jennie so she wouldn't feel too bad but in the next second, they saw a familiar shadow trailing after her.
It was her precious son!
Mother Xi was instantly astonished, then she cried in elation, "Mino!"
"Mino..." Mother Xi, Grandfather Xi and Elder Kim were surprised and happy to see Mino.
However, uncertainty loomed in their hearts. Could this be their final meeting before he took the plunge to go bald?
Until Mino walked in front of them and called out one by one, "Father, Mother, Grandfather, Grandfather Kim..."
Wait...He had actually stopped saying, "Benefactor this, Benefactor that"!
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Pick Up a Son, Get a Free Husband 3
FanfictionAfter five years, Jennie has returned and is out to take revenge on the sister who turned her parents against her, and the childhood sweetheart who betrayed her for her sister. She aims to fulfil her childhood dream and become a famous actress. Howe...