The older man reminded the young man.
That was a lot...
Whether the young man was going to eat it all by himself or share it with his friends...
He should get moving.
Instead of staying here any longer.
The older man raised the ice cream in his hand slightly and thanked him again. "Thanks for the ice cream."
"Go on."
"Your ice cream won't last much longer."
Xiao Xiao smiled and gave a small nod.
He said goodbye to the older man.
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
The older man waved.
"Get going."
After watching the young man's retreating figure for a while, the older man looked away.
Hm?
He lowered his head.
There was moisture on his hand.
Water had melted and run down the outside of the cup holding the ice cream.
The older man immediately got to eating.
Ice cream this expensive couldn't go to waste.
Mmm.
The older man narrowed his eyes.
The cool, sweet ice cream melted in his mouth.
Its flavor lingered.
The taste...
was indeed pretty good.
A look of satisfaction appeared on the older man's face.
At least it was worth the price.
The older man was still a little bothered by how much the ice cream had cost.
So expensive.
Xiao Xiao sat down in a round-backed chair beneath a large tree.
His back was to the street.
The lush branches and leaves overhead overlapped,
casting a patchwork of light and shadow.
Xiao Xiao didn't fold up his umbrella.
Instead, he set it beside him,
with the canopy facing outward.
It blocked some of the gazes, whether intentional or not.
Xiao Xiao took out each serving of ice cream.
His eyes lit up a little.
This shop really did make beautiful ice