It was good that it wasn't a poisonous snake...
Uncle Xi finally felt completely relieved.
His biggest worry had been put to rest.
As he explained the situation and listened to Dad Xi's explanation, some of the anger in his heart faded, too.
As fathers, he understood Dad Xi's actions.
If he were in Dad Xi's shoes, he would have hidden his child's unusual hobby, too.
But...
"You actually agreed to let Xiao Xin keep snakes?"
Uncle Xi was a little surprised.
Even if they weren't poisonous, snakes were still snakes.
A girl hanging out with snakes... Would that really look good?
Snakes weren't exactly pleasant to look at in the first place.
"I didn't want to agree, either..."
Dad Xi sighed.
"But that girl insisted on keeping them. What else could I do?"
Dad Xi smiled wryly.
Of course, he hadn't agreed to let his daughter keep snakes right away.
He and Child's Mom considered themselves open-minded parents.
But snakes were snakes.
What parent would like having their child keep snakes at home?
Just thinking about there being snakes somewhere in his house... and more than one, at that, made his skin crawl.
Ever since Child's Mom found out there were snakes in the house, she'd made a habit of closing the bedroom door at night.
She was worried about what they would do if a snake crawled into their room.
"Xiao Xin must have pestered you for a long time."
Uncle Xi said knowingly.
His niece was lively and mischievous, always full of tricks.
She always managed to make people both love and "hate" her.
"She did."
Dad Xi shook his head.
"She had one trick after another."
"I really had no choice..."
In the end, he could only agree.
Uncle Xi