I see.
But he was holding the kitten so it could get a better look at the blooming white magnolias...
"What a good boy."
The old woman smiled.
He was so gentle even with an unfamiliar kitten.
So...
A thought suddenly struck the old woman. "Were you the one who brought these two children back?"
Xiao Xiao nodded.
Just as she thought.
The old woman smiled, pleased with her own perceptiveness.
She was so clever.
"Huan Huan and Lele found me..."
Xiao Xiao used the explanation the children had corrected him with.
The old woman smiled helplessly.
These two children...
What was there to argue about?
"I noticed they were with only Youtiao..."
Xiao Xiao continued, "There weren't any adults with them."
"So I asked them."
"I found out they'd sneaked out of the house by themselves."
"I was worried."
"So I brought them back."
Oh.
The old woman nodded repeatedly.
Just as she thought...
She reached out and gently tapped each child on the head.
"Well, well."
"You two..."
"You already know how to sneak out of the house..."
"Who taught you that?"
"You're not allowed to do it again."
"Do you hear me?"
The old woman sternly lectured the two children.
This time, the two children had been lucky to meet a kind person.
He had brought them safely home.
But what if they hadn't met a kind person?
What if they had gotten lost and couldn't find their way home?
What if they had run into a bad person?
The two children lowered their heads even further.
Youtiao obediently crouched by their feet, too.
The kitten cleverly hid behind Xiao Xiao's feet.
Seeing that, Youtiao sneakily edged over and hid behind Xiao Xiao's feet, too.
The two children,