The child shook his head.
He didn't know.
He'd never thought about it.
He'd figured that if he just asked Zhu Zhu, Zhu Zhu would give his plane back.
But before, he'd been too scared, and his mom had stopped him, so he'd never managed to tell Zhu Zhu he wanted his plane back.
"Zhu Zhu... won't give my plane back..."
The child turned to look at the older brother's profile, hesitating and uncertain. He asked again, "Why?"
His voice held a hint of grievance.
"That's Linlin's plane."
"Mom bought it for Linlin."
"It's not Zhu Zhu's plane."
Xiao Xiao eased the child off his shoulder so they could look each other in the eye.
"That's right. It's Linlin's plane. Why won't Zhu Zhu give it back to Linlin?"
The child puffed out his cheeks, looking indignant.
"Zhu Zhu wants to embezzle Linlin's plane!"
"Ahem."
Xiao Xiao cleared his throat, swallowing the laugh that had risen to it.
He still couldn't help the corners of his mouth from lifting, his eyes crinkling.
Kids really were precocious, even when they were little.
He even knew what embezzlement was.
A glance from the corner of his eye showed him that Bing Feng's face had darkened even more at the child's words.
The amusement in his eyes deepened.
"That's wrong."
The child pouted. "Embezzling is wrong."
"Teacher said that returning lost money makes you a good kid."
"If you find something else, you have to return it to its owner, too."
"Linlin found a candy once. He really wanted to eat it, but he still gave it to the teacher."
"Mhm, Linlin is a good kid."
Xiao Xiao praised him.
The child immediately beamed.
"Linlin, Zhu Zhu won't give your plane back because it's angry."
Xiao Xiao brought them back to