Hearing but Not Listening
The two children paused with their hands outstretched.
They looked at the Little White Fox.
"Big Brother."
The two children blinked. "Can we hold the little fox?"
The little fox was so pretty.
They really wanted to hold it.
Xiao Xiao turned his face toward the Little White Fox.
The Little White Fox's eyes were half-closed.
It didn't react at all.
Xiao Xiao smiled in understanding.
He shook his head at the two children, looking apologetic. "A Jiu doesn't like being touched by strangers."
"Sorry."
Huh?
The two children had already held out their hands, ready to take the Little White Fox...
But then...
The two children puffed out their cheeks.
Though this was the first time they'd heard it, the clever children already knew that A Jiu was the Little White Fox's name.
The two children looked at the Little White Fox.
Its snow-white fur seemed to glow, and did give it a certain air of distance.
It made people hesitate to touch it.
They lowered their heads and looked at their own Youtiao.
He was sprawled on Big Brother's leg, looking utterly silly.
The child on the left couldn't help tugging on the little Corgi's ear.
"...Youtiao is a big dummy."
"Woof~"
The little Corgi turned his head.
He looked completely bewildered, with no idea what was going on.
Which made him...
Look even sillier.
"Big dummy."
The child on the right chimed in.
"Really? We can't?"
The two children looked at Xiao Xiao with pleading eyes again.
"Just a hug?"
"Then... can we pet it?"
The children settled for the next best thing.
"Huan Huan, Lele."
The old woman spoke up.
Don't make things difficult for him.
He already said the little fox didn't like