"It disagreed."
Xiao Xiao stated those few words clearly.
The two children froze.
They were a little slow to digest what those words meant...
S-so that was how it was?
Little Fox had refused them...
The children's little faces crumpled at once.
They looked ready to burst into tears.
Their big, round eyes glistened with tears.
"For the sake of the candy..."
Xiao Xiao's lips curved slightly. "How about not crying?"
The two children froze.
Xiao Xiao's words reminded them.
They instinctively moved their tongues.
The rich scent of fruit filled their mouths.
The sweet taste made them relax their scrunched-up faces.
Xiao Xiao glanced at the children's feet.
The two children immediately pulled back the feet they'd been about to put on the chair.
They stood where they were, looking somewhat sheepish.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Come."
Xiao Xiao picked up little Corgi and held it out to the children.
The two children blinked.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Hold out your hands."
The two children obediently held out their hands.
"Hold it tight."
Xiao Xiao slowly placed little Corgi in their hands.
Xiao Xiao bent down, leaning close to the children.
Little Fox, perched on his shoulder, was closer to the children than ever before.
Since Little Fox was lying on Xiao Xiao's right shoulder, the child on the right was much closer to it.
The child on the right couldn't help reaching out.
They were about to grab Little Fox's big, fluffy tail hanging down—
"Ow!"
The child on the right immediately covered the back of their hand.
It hurt.
The child lowered their hand.
The back of it was slightly red.
"What happened?"
Hearing the child cry out, the old woman hurried over.
Because of where