"Third Brother just loves sweet things."
Zhuge Yun said firmly.
"He really does."
Zhang Bo nodded.
"Mm."
Zhao Luzheng nodded too.
"Really?"
The old man looked at Zhuge Yun and the others, then at Xiao Xiao.
Could the old man think Eldest Brother and the others were playing along with him too?
Xiao Xiao found it a little amusing.
"Really."
Xiao Xiao reaffirmed it.
"Grandpa Zou, although a lot of boys don't like sweet things,"
"some boys do, like me."
"Just as not all girls like sweet things."
"You have to allow for some variety."
"Right?"
"Mm."
The old man was more or less persuaded by Xiao Xiao.
"Alright."
"It's good that you like them."
"I didn't expect I'd gotten it right by accident."
The old man smiled.
After all, he really hadn't expected Young Friend Xiao to be someone who liked sweet things.
"Third Brother always carries candy with him."
Zhuge Yun exposed Xiao Xiao again.
"Really?"
After hearing that, the old man truly believed that Young Friend Xiao liked sweet things.
"Yeah."
Little Lemon's eyes curved into crescent moons.
"When we went up the mountain yesterday, Master Xiao used candy to lure a little deer over."
"A little deer?"
The old man looked surprised.
"You saw a little deer?"
"Then you were lucky."
The old man smiled.
Little deer were naturally timid and wary of people.
They were also very alert.
At the slightest sound, they would run far away.
So many people in their village had probably only ever glimpsed a little deer from a distance.
Then it had vanished from sight.
These young people had seen one on their first visit. They really were lucky.
And...
"You used candy to lure a little deer?"
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