They said they looked like...
It was practically an attempt to ride on A Jiu's coattails.
Of course,
it was the stone statue trying to ride on A Jiu's coattails.
Old Madam Xiao froze for a moment.
But she quickly nodded in agreement.
"Right."
"Exactly."
"A Jiu is so beautiful and full of spirit. Of course no one would think that stone statue was A Jiu."
"Is it like the stone lions people put by their front doors?"
"Well..."
"Why buy one of those?"
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"Is that it?"
Before she'd called, she'd thought the statue might have some special story behind it...
Xiao Xiao smiled.
Xiao Xiao asked the old lady what had eventually happened to the statue.
"What do you think they did with it?"
"Probably threw it away."
The old man: ...
The old man followed his grandson's gaze.
The old man replied instinctively, "Judging by how much Xiao Xiao usually eats..."
The old man finally caught on.
"Pfft."
Old Madam Xiao paused for a moment.
"Could be."
She was overthinking it.
That was a perfectly good reason.
Without making a fuss, Xiao Xiao straightened up a moment later.
Most of the time, that equation held true.
"Why did you give him this?"
Exactly.
"Be careful."
"It's fine."
Xiao Xiao didn't mind.
"Did Xiao Xiao bring this statue back?"
As if something had occurred to her, Madam Xiao snorted.
"Just put it by the front door."
Old Madam Xiao nodded.
Wait.
Besides, she and the old lady were in agreement.
"Mm."
Could he really have carried a stone statue all the way back?
Old Madam Xiao shook her head, a little amused.
After chatting with Grandmother Zhao for a few more minutes, Old Madam