The old man was sincere.
There was nothing else they could do now.
Unless he could conjure up some syrup.
The customer argued with the old man for a while, then finally left, muttering and cursing.
The customers who learned what had happened afterward reacted in different ways.
Some were disappointed.
Some were frustrated.
Some couldn't help complaining or even cursing.
After all, everyone had spent time waiting in line.
For some people, it had been quite a while.
"...Forget it."
The old man couldn't help looking behind the young man.
"That's not there either."
He really hadn't thought about that question before.
He looked as if he'd expected as much.
He realized...
"Sorry."
But this time, the old man quickly came back to himself without Xiao Xiao having to call out to him.
"I don't know why..."
Xiao Xiao answered without hesitation.
The next second, he focused on outlining the Taotie.
Xiao Xiao hadn't expected to be so "lucky."
That was right.
"If you want sugar figurines, we'll have plenty of chances to get them."
Otherwise...
"Oh~"
The old man handed the sugar figurine to Xiao Xiao.
"I also want two foxes, a snake, and a dragon."
"A different kind of dragon."
The old man smiled.
"Did you happen to read a comic or watch a cartoon about the Taotie when you were little?"
"Is the sugar figurine finished?"
After a brief moment of bewilderment, the old man understood.
Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head, somewhat amused.
"Is that so?"
It was quite resplendent.
It was just a sugar figurine.
"We like sweets too, but we wouldn't eat so many sweets all at once."
"There's no reason."
"No."
"Huh?"
"I've made lots of dragons."
It was neither early nor late at that