The old woman had been reluctant to let Lele eat the jianbing guozi after it had gone cold.
After a while, she finally ate the portion she had left.
The jianbing guozi she had meant to save for Lele.
And she had given her own portion to the boy from earlier.
"Otherwise, it would go to waste."
The old woman's eyes crinkled.
Cold jianbing guozi might upset her stomach, and she wouldn't eat it.
Compared to making herself sick, one jianbing guozi was nothing.
Besides, because she couldn't see, she didn't often cook at home.
So she had no way to reheat the jianbing guozi.
To keep small problems from becoming big ones, she always reminded herself not to do things just because she thought she could.
Even simple things could...
easily bring her a lot of trouble.
So, for her, doing less was the best choice.
Otherwise...
she wouldn't be the only one to suffer. She would also cause plenty of trouble for others.
The old woman followed Lele out of the Small Forest.
Xiao Xiao walked beside the old woman.
He pushed aside the branches and leaves overhead that might otherwise hit her.
"Will you come tomorrow, Grandma?"
Xiao Xiao asked casually.
The old woman was about to answer when she seemed to realize something and paused.
Then she said, "I probably won't come tomorrow."
"I don't come here every day."
The old woman smiled.
"Whether we meet or not is up to fate."
"Sometimes I come when I feel like it."
"And sometimes Lele feels like coming."
"If we're fated to meet, then we will."
"If things don't happen to work out..."
"we'll miss each other."
The old woman turned toward Xiao Xiao.
"Thank you."
"You're such a good boy."
"But