Dad Xi still couldn't understand his daughter's love of snakes.
He probably never would.
Unless he came to like snakes too.
But that was probably impossible.
He didn't dislike snakes. Letting his daughter keep them was already the limit.
"Wait, Uncle, you're going to buy me a snake?"
The girl's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she'd just realized what he'd said.
"What are you doing?"
His daughter's attitude had changed so dramatically that Dad Xi furrowed his brow.
"What are you plotting now?"
The girl looked innocent.
"Dad, the way you say that..."
"...makes it sound like I'm up to something bad."
Was there really a dad who didn't trust his own daughter this much?
"Why 'makes it sound like'?"
Dad Xi wasn't swayed.
"Isn't it written all over your face?"
Huh?
The girl touched her face without thinking.
Was it really?
No way.
"You really are plotting something."
Dad Xi was certain.
The girl froze.
Then a sheepish smile appeared on her face.
"No, I'm not..."
"I just thought, since Uncle is going to make it up to me with a snake..."
"Maybe I could pick one that's a little more expensive..."
The girl used her fingers to indicate "a little."
Really, just a little.
Uncle had a lot more money than she did.
Her budget meant she could only buy snakes within a certain price range.
But Uncle was different.
If he was willing...
The girl's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Hehe.
The happy thought made bubbles of excitement well up inside her.
Dad Xi's eyebrow twitched slightly.
This girl...
When he'd answered the call, he'd felt bad about letting the other person pay and had even planned to refuse...
"You're certainly not shy about it."
Dad Xi