"No."
The child blinked.
He was a little anxious.
Yet he didn't know how to explain.
"Auntie, I think he might have solved the extra problem I gave him last time, and wanted to be the first to tell me."
"Isn't that right, Linlin?"
Xiao Xiao smiled gently at the child.
The child froze for a moment, then quickly understood and nodded hard. "Yeah!"
"Linlin, you're amazing."
Xiao Xiao praised him. "That problem was really difficult."
"Hehe."
The child smiled bashfully.
The child's mom realized what was going on. "Oh, I see."
"You didn't have to keep that from us, you know."
"He wanted to be the first to tell his teacher."
The child's dad joined in.
"Isn't that right, Linlin?"
The child's dad reached out and patted his head.
The child shrank away a little.
He didn't say anything, but his parents took the smile on his face as confirmation.
"He wanted to show off to his teacher."
The child's mom smiled knowingly.
"Mom!"
The child cried out.
What did she mean, showing off?
He hadn't thought that at all.
"Oh, are you embarrassed?"
After teasing the child a little, his parents left for work.
Once the door was closed, Xiao Xiao turned and smiled at the child. "Little Blue is back?"
"How did you know?!"
The child blurted out.
His face was full of surprise.
"I guessed."
He knew only one thing could make the child this happy.
"Looks like I guessed right."
A faint smile appeared in Xiao Xiao's eyes. "You can relax now, right?"
"Yeah!"
The child nodded vigorously.
Joy shone in every part of his face.
It was the first time Xiao Xiao had seen such a radiant smile on the child's face.
He knew that although the child had tried not to show