The old man's mood had already been low, and it made him unable to stop himself from dwelling on negative thoughts.
He was injured and unable to keep his appointment. His family didn't understand him and kept pressuring him...
All of these things had tangled together, leaving him feeling oppressed.
But other people's concern really was a good medicine.
He felt as if he had been healed.
Even though the problem hadn't been solved, it no longer seemed so difficult.
"It's my own money."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"I was just letting it sit there anyway."
"You happen to need it, so I can lend it to you."
"Your own money?"
The old man was surprised.
"How do you have so much money?"
The words escaped him.
Then he realized they might sound a little ambiguous, and hurriedly explained, "No."
"I mean, you're still in college, aren't you?"
Since he hadn't started working... how could he have money of his own?
Was it from a part-time job?
But what kind of part-time job paid that well?
"A part-time job."
Xiao Xiao's answer confirmed the old man's guess.
"You know that, like you, I'm a little special."
Xiao Xiao glanced at Tiger Cub.
Special?
Following Xiao Xiao's gaze, the old man suddenly understood.
So that was the special part.
"...So, after I help them, they give me a certain amount of compensation."
Xiao Xiao explained briefly.
"That's how I've managed to save quite a bit."
"I see."
The old man murmured.
Could you do that?
It seemed... possible?
He was still a little hesitant.
Young Friend Xiao Xiao wasn't lying to him, was he?
How had he never encountered anything like this?
"You don't need to worry."
As if he knew what the old man was