"Jianbing Guozi?"
The old woman was taken aback.
"Right."
The boy spoke with righteous conviction.
"Your dog scared me."
"And made me twist my ankle."
"All I'm asking for is one jianbing guozi."
"...That's pretty reasonable, right?"
Meeting an old woman she couldn't see in such a secluded spot, in a grove tangled with branches...
The old woman smiled.
It was only one jianbing guozi.
She could afford it.
"I'll take your jianbing guozi."
That child...
"Mm."
The old woman couldn't help falling silent.
The old woman was visibly startled.
"It won't taste as good once it's cold."
Xiao Xiao took a bite of the jianbing guozi in his hand.
"Are you still going to eat yours?"
"But you'd be disappointed if no one came, wouldn't you?"
"I'm not stupid."
"No."
She thought the other person was comforting her because she was an old woman who couldn't see.
"If he wants it, I'll give it to him."
Xiao Xiao nodded slightly.
He had given a jianbing guozi to the young man who'd just left.
The old woman blinked.
Her heart wasn't blind.
Which people had ulterior motives...
"Mm."
The old woman's tone was gentle.
Which people were sincere?
Understanding...
"Goodbye."
What kind of special game was this?
"What time did you arrange to meet?"
So that was why she hadn't eaten it?
"Are you waiting for your friend?"
"Are you saying I'm stupid?"
"To me..."
"Are you full?"
He didn't dwell on the subject.
Huh?
So he was just a greedy kid.
And that question...
"Oh."
Here...
Xiao Xiao shook his head slightly.
"...I don't know about earlier."
She thought it was nice.
"He forgave me for your dog scaring me."
"Good boy."
"I don't know."
Then why buy it now?