Certainty and Disbelief
It was too exhausting.
It was too tiring.
There was no need.
"Qian Qian?"
The young woman asked outright.
Could that really be the boy's name?
Hmm.
What a cute name.
"It's that red-eyed python."
The old woman said with a beaming smile, "Her name is Qian Qian."
The young woman's mouth fell open.
She looked utterly shocked.
Qian Qian...
That really was the red-eyed python's name...
"I named her."
The old woman sounded a little proud, though also a little embarrassed. "Isn't it a nice name?"
"It is."
The young woman replied without thinking.
Then she realized what the old woman had said. "You named her?"
"Grandma, you gave this snake her name?"
The young woman was surprised.
Wasn't this red-eyed python one of the zoo's snakes?
Could visitors...
give her a name?
"Mm."
The old woman nodded. "I gave her the name on my own, without asking anyone."
"It's easier to call her by a name."
The old woman's lips curved into a smile. "But she really likes it."
"So I've kept calling her that ever since."
Oh...
So that was it...
She'd thought the zoo must have held some kind of event before...
Otherwise, how could a visitor have named one of the zoo's snakes?
The young woman nodded.
Having a name did make things easier.
The young woman smiled.
"Grandma even went out of her way to give her a name..."
This was the first time the young woman had met someone who'd named a snake at the zoo...
She thought the old woman was adorable for doing that.
She also liked the old woman's outfit.
The bright colors were cute.
She liked them very much.
A smile appeared on the young woman's face.