After all, the child was still holding the black snake up in the air.
The situation was plain to see.
The old woman was furious.
The child's parents had only seen her shove the little boy.
But before shoving him, she'd first slapped the black snake right out of his hands.
It had fallen into the grass below.
It was nowhere to be seen now.
She'd carried out both actions in one smooth motion.
Maybe her anger had sharpened her reflexes... Even the old woman thought she'd moved with astonishing speed and fluidity, like flowing water.
The snake had been knocked away?
The child's parents instinctively looked toward the grass below.
The child's dad suddenly realized something, and his expression turned grave.
"Tao Tao, was that snake venomous?"
The child's mom and the old woman opposite her both froze.
The old woman even trembled from head to toe.
That was right.
How had she forgotten...
Apart from their unpleasant, chilling, and sinister appearance, the thing people feared most about snakes was the possibility that they were venomous!
The old woman grabbed her granddaughter's hand.
She crouched down.
"Tiantian!"
The old woman searched the girl's face carefully.
She didn't miss a single sign of anything amiss.
"Did the snake bite you just now?"
The old woman's voice began to tremble.
"Tao Tao!"
The child's dad's expression grew even sterner.
"Answer me."
The child's mom felt a pang of sympathy for the boy, who had clearly shrunk back at his dad's harsh tone.
But...
This was an important question.
She placed a hand on her son's shoulder.
"Tao Tao."
The child's mom's voice was gentler than his dad's.
But she was just as serious.
"Tell your mom and dad."
"Was that snake venomous?"
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