Da Qing finds the boy in his usual seat on one of the ludicrously bright sofas and leaps lightly up onto the seat next to him before insinuating himself under the book in his lap and sprawling inelegantly in its place. He's just finished lunch and, even if it wasn't up to his very high standards, he's comfortably full and it's time for a nap.
Absolutely! How old is he?