Episode 888: The Kingdom of Misplaced Time (5)

"But it grows on trees." "If it grows on trees, you definitely can't eat it." Suddenly, a row of lights appeared deep in the forest. It was a vending machine, but it had no coin slot, only a smiling LCD screen. "Welcome," the machine said. "Put in ten dollars, and I'll give you a prophecy." Chen Jiande took out a ten-dollar coin. He had a natural affinity for the number 'ten'. The machine made a 'clunk' sound and dropped a slip of paper: Today, you will have a stomachache. And, your son has six packs of instant noodles in his backpack, but you'll only find three. Chen Jiande whipped his head around. Doudou clamped his mouth shut tight, his cheeks puffed out like two meatballs. "...Doudou." "I was going to eat them myself." "That's your own stomach." Xiao Kui, flipping through a notebook beside him, said coldly, "Dad, this machine is more honest than you." (To be continued)