Xie Chuchu's eyes curved into a smile.
"Some things are more urgent than others."
"Right now, the most important thing for you is tomorrow's competition."
"We can put the leopard search on hold for now."
"Okay?"
"Once your competition is over and you're back home, you'll have plenty of time to look for the leopard."
"And if you get a good result in the competition, you can ask your parents to help you find the leopard without feeling the least bit unreasonable, right?"
Xie Chuchu winked at Xue Jiamin.
Uncle and Auntie, for the sake of Xue Jiamin's performance, please let me make a little verbal promise here.
Xie Chuchu silently repeated to herself.
"Isn't it faster to have a lot of people searching together?"
"Don't you think?"
Xue Jiamin couldn't help imitating Xie Chuchu and blinking, too.
That... did make sense.
Xue Jiamin's eyes lit up.
If he got a good result in the competition, then when his parents asked him what reward he wanted, he could say... he wanted them to help him look for the leopard!
The more he thought about it, the more sense it made. Xue Jiamin couldn't help grinning.
"Are you feeling more motivated about tomorrow's competition now?"
Xie Chuchu's eyes curved into a smile.
The child's expression said it all.
Good.
At least she hadn't come all this way for nothing.
She'd finally gotten the child to focus on the competition again.
She was pretty impressive, too.
Xie Chuchu congratulated herself silently.
Nicely done.
If the child got a good result in the competition, she could claim a little credit for it, couldn't she?
"Mm."
Xue Jiamin nodded emphatically.
He realized that Big Sister was right.
It would be hard to see the leopard again by himself.
If his parents