Jonathan glanced at Nicole. âOur original queue number was two hundred plus. It was your daddy who let us have this number.â
Maya was overjoyed to hear it, and her eyes twinkled. âDaddy is here too?â
âYes, he is. Heâs here together with your Mommy. Theyâre both outside!â
The girl immediately made someone bring Sophia and Jonathan to the VIP room while she headed out to look for Nicole and Evan.
âDaddy, Mommy!â
She grinned as she ran towards them. When her parents saw her, they were thrilled as well.
âMaya, are you very busy?â
âYes, Mommy. I didnât expect so many people to turn up. I saw Grandpa and Grandma just now, and Iâve arranged a VIP room for them. Come along!â
âAlright.â Nicole and Evan followed after the excited Maya. The interior decor of the different areas was designed with various color schemes according to different emotions. Many people occupied the areas, respectively.
Evan smiled to himself. My little girl really has something good going on here!
âDaddy, Mommy, arenât you happy to see the success of the gourmet conference? Head to the VIP room in the Happy Area. Someone will send your food shortly.â
âAlright!â Evan nodded.
Nicole reached out to tidy Mayaâs slightly tousled hair. âLook at my little Maya, all grown up. You have thought of such a unique idea! I see that there are still a lot of people out there. Donât be too bothered by us. Go ahead and do what you need to do.â
âOkay! Let me know if you need anything.â
âWe will.â
Maya turned to leave after watching Nicole and Evan walk into the VIP room, only to see Sophia leaving the other room, looking around curiously.
Whatâs Grandma looking for?
Maya felt that it was rather odd, so she immediately walked up to her grandmother. âGrandma, whatâs going on?â
Sophia smiled. âMaya, there is a robot that can talk to us, right? Where is it? Why do I not see it?â
âCome with me Grandma, Iâll switch it on for you.â
âAlright, alright.â
Maya brought Sophia back into the room. She took down the robot from the cabinet and switched it on with the remote control. The robot immediately entered its pre-programmed conversation mode.
âMeeple, Meeple, Grandma would like you to have a chat with her.â
âAlright, Grandma. What would you like to chat about?â
Sophia stared at the talking robot in wonder. âIâd like to ask you, whatâs your name? How old are you? And what do you like to chat about?â
âGrandma, my name is Meeple. You can decide my age, and I know everything! I can satisfy you no matter what age youâd like me to be. You can customize me however you want!â
âReally?â Sophia was completely taken aback.
âOf course.â
âThen, letâs set you as a five-year-old then.â
Within three seconds, the robotâs voice immediately changed into a childâs one. It called out to Sophia sweetly, âGrandma, Grandmaâ¦â
The older woman was ecstatic and continued chatting with the robot.
A waiter soon came in and placed a fruit salad on the table. The combination of fruits used was superb. Sophia tasted it and realized that the fruit was sweet and refreshing while being incredibly tasty.
âMaya, how did you do this?â
âGrandma, this is the result of many experiments. Iâve used healthy ingredients. This dish is delicious but not fattening. You can eat as much as you want.â
âOkay, thank you, sweet girl.â
âMaya, get a robot for Grandpa too. Iâve only been able to watch Grandma have fun here,â Jonathan said.
âJust a moment, Grandpa.â
Maya brought in another robot, and her grandparents happily ate their desserts while chatting with the robots. Both the elderly were very happy at first, but they soon used their respective robots to insult each other.
âMeeple, my husband is especially annoying.â Sophia glanced at Jonathan.
âIs that so?â Meeple replied.
âYes!â
âHow could there be such an annoying person in this world? Is chivalry dead?â
âThatâs right. Heâs such a scumbag!â
âYouâre right. Heâs a huge scumbag!â Meeple echoed.
Jonathan glared at the robot. âYou there! Who did you call a huge scumbag?â
âWow, youâre so fierce! Meeple doesnât like fierce people!â
âDid you see that, Jonathan? Even the robot doesnât like you!â Sophia snickered.
âI donât like it either! My robot doesnât like you as well!â With that, Jonathan left the room with his robot in his arms. âIâm not staying in the same room as you guys!â
âFine. Itâs better to not have you in here anyway. The robot is more likable than you are!â
âAt least Iâm likable! I canât say the same for you!â
âGet lost! Donât disturb me. I want to talk to the robot alone!â Sophia shot him a sharp glare disdainfully.