"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"I know."
"Good."
Madam Xiao turned her attention back to the flowers in front of her.
The child was right here.
Safe and sound.
She'd only said it in passing.
She knew this child had never been one to make his parents worry.
"This flower looks like a little sunflower."
Madam Xiao exclaimed in admiration.
"It's so pretty."
"And the color is so rare, too..."
"It's... such a cute color."
Madam Xiao smiled.
"It kind of reminds me of a dessert."
She reached out and gently touched a petal.
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved into a smile.
"Mom, its name is Cream Frosting."
Madam Xiao had a good eye for these things.
Or rather, the flower had a name that suited it perfectly.
"Oh, is that so?"
Madam Xiao smiled, her eyes narrowing with delight.
"Then it seems my instincts were right."
"Cream Frosting..."
"What a fitting name for you."
The more Madam Xiao looked at the potted flower, the more she liked it.
"Xiao Xiao."
Madam Xiao turned to look at her son.
"Did you come back this time just to bring the flower home?"
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
Compared with the school, their own courtyard was better suited for a monster to drop by now and then.
"Oh, I see."
Madam Xiao reached out and gently adjusted the flowerpot's position.
"Don't worry."
"Mom will take care of this flower for you."
"Thanks, Mom."
Seeing how much Madam Xiao liked the flower, Xiao Xiao's eyes curved into a smile.
"What are you thanking me for?"
Madam Xiao waved her hand, a little displeased.
"You don't have to be so polite with your own mother."
"Oh!"
Madam Xiao suddenly sprang to her feet.
Xiao Xiao promptly reached