Benefactor
"Careful not to drop it."
Xiao Xiao reminded the child.
That was why he had asked the child about it in the first place.
The child looked drowsy and unsteady on his feet. It was hard not to worry about him.
The flowerpot was small, but it still had some weight to it.
What if the child lost his grip halfway there and dropped it on the floor...
That wouldn't be good.
"That won't happen."
The child protested loudly.
Or so he thought.
In truth, his voice was slurred and a little sticky with sleep.
It was obvious to anyone listening that the child was tired.
"I'll take Lele back to his room."
Grandfather Yu slowly accompanied the child, step by step, away from the balcony.
The others watched the older and younger figures disappear behind the door as it closed, then finally looked away.
No one spoke.
The balcony was quiet.
Grandfather Yu soon returned to the balcony.
"Did Lele fall asleep?"
Grandma Yu looked at Grandfather Yu.
"Mm."
Grandfather Yu nodded. "He's asleep."
Thinking back to what had just happened, Grandfather Yu found it both amusing and puzzling. "He was clutching that mimosa so tightly."
"It took me a lot of effort to get the mimosa out of Lele's arms."
"I put it on the bedside table."
"That way, he won't wake up and get upset when he doesn't see it."
"Oh, I see."
Thinking of the child with his eyes closed, clutching the mimosa tightly, Grandma Yu also found it a little amusing.
That child...
"Does he like mimosa that much?"
Grandma Yu furrowed her brow slightly.
"I never knew..."
If she'd known, she would have bought him a pot of mimosa long ago.
It wasn't anything expensive.