Gu Youxuan took out a tissue, wiped the apple, and took a bite—
"Crunch~"
A crisp sound.
"Mm—"
After swallowing the apple, Gu Youxuan raised her brows at the man, a smile at the corner of her mouth.
"It's very sweet."
"Thanks."
The man was a little dumbfounded by the girl's swift string of actions.
It took him a few seconds after hearing her speak to react.
He couldn't help grinning.
"Really?"
"I picked every single one of these apples carefully."
"Student Xiao."
The man's voice grew a little more cheerful.
He took another apple out of the bag.
"And thanks for saving my apples."
"You're welcome."
Xiao Xiao smiled and accepted the apple the man held out to him.
The man took out another apple.
He didn't mind that it hadn't been washed.
He gave it a quick wipe on his sleeve and took a bite.
The apple's sweet, refreshing juice spread through his mouth.
He narrowed his eyes.
"Mm."
"It really is sweet."
The girl hadn't lied to him.
He'd been a little worried that she was just being polite.
An apple was already a rather shabby thank-you gift.
If this apple wasn't sweet, either...
Then that would really be... worse than not giving one at all.
The man felt a little better.
Sure enough, delicious food was the best cure for a bad mood.
The boy looked at Gu Youxuan, then at the man.
He hesitated.
His mother had said not to eat fruit that hadn't been washed.
It could have germs.
But...
He glanced at the man.
The uncle had eaten his without washing it...
"Here, this one's for you."
Xiao Xiao handed his apple to the boy.
The boy took it instinctively.
Huh?
"I wiped it