Leonard thought that these men were discouraging people from being able to receive free porridge by requesting them to bring their own bowls.
He had read the file about the slum before.
Not everyone in the slum could afford a proper bowl. It would be a miracle if they held a bowl that barely had any cracks on it.
His belief seemed to be true when he noticed the elderly woman's bowl was very old and dirty. The three kids next to her were also holding some broken bowls.
"The Crown Prince is this stingy?" Leonard asked in disbelief.
"They actually refuse to offer some bowls to the people who want free porridge to eat?"
He scolded the Crown Prince openly, only to end up receiving a fierce scolding from the elderly woman.
"What nonsense are you talking about, Young man?" The elderly woman glared at him with exasperation.
