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Chp 178 - Sibling's Logic

Author: Kabirat Aleem
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The afternoon started on a pleasant note as they arrived at the acclaimed Bombay Wok, a high-end Chinese restaurant in Kayooma.

Reyona had heard of the restaurant being the best Chinese restaurant in the country, but she had never been there before.

Just as Maxwell was parking in the sectioned parking lot, Junior was the first to exclaim. “Look! Look at that giant cat! Wow! Why does it have all that stuff? And he is waving at us!”

Reyona smiled as she came face to face with the biggest Maneki-neko she had ever seen.

The statue is otherwise known as the beckoning cat and is always like a figurine that the Chinese and Japanese put in their places of business for good luck. It was mostly placed on desktops or near the cashier, but this particular one was set on a pedestal at the forefront of the restaurant, almost like a guardian angel.

“It is cute” Allysyn said as they came closer.

“What is that written on its body?” Junior asked in confusion as he pointed at the 千万両 written in red
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