The old lady waved her hand.
"What do you mean, help me?"
"No need."
"Your grandma may be getting on in years, but I'm not so old that I need help walking this little distance."
"Grandma."
Xiao Xiao withdrew his hand. "You're not that old yet."
He corrected the old lady's inaccurate remark.
"There's snow on the ground. Be careful."
He reminded her.
"Oh."
The old lady nodded reflexively.
Then she remembered what her grandson had said earlier. "Uh..."
She froze.
Then she nodded vigorously. "Of course."
"I'm still young."
"I was just giving an example, making a comparison."
"I'm nowhere near that old."
The old lady emphasized.
"Yes, yes."
Xiao Xiao smiled and played along.
As he walked the old lady back to the living room.
The old man was already sitting securely in his chair.
The old lady glanced at him.
Then she smiled at Xiao Xiao. "All right, go on and do your own thing."
"I'll watch your grandpa play chess."
Xiao Xiao returned to the courtyard.
Snow was still falling.
"Giggle~ giggle~"
The Luòluò fish's "laughter" echoed through the courtyard.
It added a touch of eerie strangeness to the courtyard's serene atmosphere.
Xiao Xiao's lips curled up slightly.
After being back on vacation for the past few days, he had already gotten used to that sound.
If one day the courtyard no longer had the "background noise" of the Qiuqiu fish, he'd probably be the one who couldn't get used to it, wouldn't he?
Xiao Xiao looked toward the pond beneath the Wutong Tree.
The Luòluò fish poked its head out.
A jet of water shot toward Yue, who was flying in midair.
"Chiu Chiu~ Chiu Chiu~"
Yue dodged the water jet with a cheerful laugh.
Then,