"Xiao Hei is so handsome..."
The little boy mumbled.
The boy's father gently patted him on the head.
"Apologize to the little girl."
The little boy shook his head.
He looked quite meekly at the little girl across from him.
"I'm sorry."
"You came over yourself. I thought you were interested in Xiao Hei too..."
The little boy muttered in his own defense.
He'd been crouching there alone, poking at Xiao Hei.
Then the little girl came over.
He'd believed that sharing the fun was better than enjoying it alone...
Who knew the little girl would react so strongly?
He'd been startled at the time.
But her big reaction had also struck him as funny.
Besides, he'd wanted her to get a good look at Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei really was handsome.
"You think you're in the right?"
The boy's father pressed down on his head.
"You scared her. That was wrong."
"Oh."
The little boy hung his head.
He looked rather dejected.
"Tiantian."
The old woman drew the little girl out from behind her.
"Her brother apologized to you."
"Do you want to accept his apology?"
"Little girl, I'm sorry."
Knowing that her own son had been the one to scare the little girl with a snake, the boy's mother gave her an apologetic look.
"Your brother was wrong."
She would make sure to give that little brat a proper talking-to later.
Scaring a little girl with a snake?
He thought he was something, huh?
Had he forgotten everything she'd taught him about being kind to other children and looking after girls?
The little girl shook her head.
She looked a little awkward.
"It's okay."
"Ah."
The boy's mother looked as if she'd just remembered something.
"Here."
She rummaged