The old woman had rambled on for quite a while.
After accidentally catching sight of the smile on the young man's face, the old woman looked a little sheepish.
"Ahem."
"I'm getting on in years, so I tend to chatter..."
The old woman smiled awkwardly.
"...I'll be going now."
The old woman opened her mouth. "Qian Qian, see you next time."
She waved at the red-eyed python.
The old woman smiled at Xiao Xiao. "I'll be going now."
"Have another look around on your own."
"I'm really sorry."
"I've taken up so much of your time..."
She'd come all the way to the zoo, but hadn't seen many animals. She'd made him spend all his time with her...
The old woman felt a little apologetic toward the young man.
"Not at all."
Xiao Xiao shook his head.
"I'm glad I got to see Qian Qian."
The old woman smiled.
"Qian Qian is a good girl."
Carefully protecting the gifts in her hands, the old woman left.
The old woman was gone...
And all the watching eyes went with her.
Xiao Xiao looked at the red-eyed python.
The red-eyed python looked at him too.
Someone was coming over.
A couple looked at the red-eyed python behind the glass with great interest.
Xiao Xiao smiled at the red-eyed python.
Then he turned around.
Xiao Xiao walked out of the Reptile House.
Bright sunlight poured down.
The world before him suddenly brightened.
Xiao Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.
He drew his gaze back from the sky.
Xiao Xiao casually picked a direction and started walking.
It wasn't a holiday, so there weren't many people at the zoo.
Except at the panda pavilion.
Xiao Xiao guessed that around seventy or eighty percent