"All right, your cat should be done asking questions too, right?"
The old woman had been planning to sit for a while longer, but after seeing how her friend had been acting, she decided it would be best to take her home as soon as possible.
That way, no one would see her friend like this and start gossiping.
"Let's go upstairs, then."
"The pastries won't taste as good if they sit out too long."
"Right?"
The petite old woman looked at Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao nodded in understanding. "That's right."
"These pastries were just made."
"They're at their best right now."
"See?"
The petite old woman looked smug, as if she'd just been proven right. "We can eat and chat upstairs. That's much better than sitting here."
"Besides, the sun's strong during the day. Even if you get cold easily, you shouldn't sit out in the sun for too long."
"What if you get dizzy from the heat?"
Grandma Zhang chuckled. "What do you mean, 'out in the sun'?"
"The trees are already shading us."
"And I'm not so frail that I'd get dizzy just sitting under the trees."
"You're exaggerating."
"What do you mean, exaggerating?"
The petite old woman took Grandma Zhang by the arm. "Look, even these kittens are wandering off somewhere else."
"They can't run around freely with you here."
Grandma Zhang laughed and stood up. "All right, all right. You do talk a lot."
"Let's go upstairs."
"That's more like it."
The petite old woman smiled.
Grandma Zhang shook her head.
She turned to look beside her, then froze.
"What's wrong?"
The petite old woman tugged on Grandma Zhang's arm again. "Did you leave something behind?"
"No."
Grandma Zhang looked away and smiled, shaking her head.
"Let's go."
She started walking.
Xiao Xiao