Xiao Xiao furrowed his brow.
This really was the worst-case scenario.
"What should we do?"
Xiao Grandmother grew anxious. "Doesn't that mean we can't get the fish's pearl back?"
"...Not necessarily."
Grandpa Xiao shook his head. "The young ones might have just been acting on a whim or come to the teahouse out of curiosity. Maybe they won't come again."
"But it's different with an elderly person."
"It's hard to say whether the child will come again, but the old man who brought him probably will."
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao's lips curled into a smile. "I have faith in our family's tea."
At that, Father Xiao and the others couldn't help smiling.
"That old gentleman will definitely come again."
Xiao Xiao looked at Madam Xiao and Xiao Grandmother. "Mom, Grandma, sorry for the trouble, but could you keep an eye out for him?"
Of everyone there, only Madam Xiao and Xiao Grandmother knew what he looked like.
"If he comes, let me know."
"I'll explain things to him."
"All right."
Madam Xiao nodded. "Your grandma and I will keep an eye out."
"Of course you should be the one to come back and explain, boy."
Grandpa Xiao said as a matter of course, "We only have a vague idea of what happened, too."
"If they ask about any details, we won't be able to answer."
"They might think we're up to no good and trying to extort them."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
That was exactly what he was worried about. That was why he'd told his mother and the others from the start that if they saw the old gentleman, they didn't need to approach him themselves. They could just call Xiao Xiao and ask him to come back.
He'd handle the rest.
After eating an early dinner at home,