"You were upset because of the ice cream, so Uncle will make it up to you with some ice cream."
"I picked chocolate and strawberry."
"Do you like them?"
He was judging by his own experience.
Few little girls disliked strawberry ice cream.
A lot of little boys liked chocolate ice cream, too.
They were two of the most popular flavors, and the safest choices.
"If you don't like either of them, tell Uncle what flavor you like, and I'll get you a different one."
There were other flavors of ice cream in the freezer at his shop.
There ought to be one the children liked.
The moment the shopkeeper crouched down, the two children instinctively hid behind Xiao Xiao.
They peeked out with half their heads, looking at the shopkeeper curiously.
When they heard the shopkeeper was offering them ice cream, their eyes lit up.
No child could resist delicious ice cream.
At least, they couldn't.
But the two children didn't reach for the ice cream in the shopkeeper's hands right away. They looked up at Xiao Xiao.
They really wanted ice cream, but their mother had told them not to take things from strangers...
But they really wanted ice cream...
The lids weren't even open, but they could already imagine the sweet, delicious smell wafting into their noses.
Their mouths were watering.
Longing showed in their faces.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Since Uncle Shopkeeper is giving it to you to make up for what happened, you can take it."
In an instant, the children's eyes seemed to burst with a sky full of stars.
They sparkled brilliantly.
They turned to look at Uncle Shopkeeper.
Understanding, the shopkeeper held the ice cream out a little farther toward them.
The little boy took the