...because he needs one badly, MUCH more than even Gwok Jing does.
Cheung Mo Gei...for reasons that I'll never fully understand, this guy is not among the favorite Jin Yong protagonists. He's called "wishy-washy," "wimpy," or worse. I can kind of see where that comes from, but critics of the character seem to always overlook the *great* qualities of this character, which I think are more numerous and more obvious than his flaws. Among the Jin Yong protagonists, he's probably the nicest guy. He also did more good for the other characters in his story than most other protagonists do for the other characters in their stories. The criticism he gets seems too much (to me) compared to his many virtues.
So here it is...we celebrate the greatness of that mooncake NON-inventor, Cheung Mo Gei.