It seemed...
The child really liked that white snake.
But from the looks of it...
The woman sighed softly.
The child probably wouldn't get what they wanted.
Still, the woman felt a little happy about it.
Thinking that there wouldn't be a snake in her home made her breathe a sigh of relief.
The child pressed their lips together and said nothing.
They looked stubborn and a little fierce.
But the growl of the child's stomach a moment later shattered the imposing air they had been trying so hard to project.
The child instinctively covered their stomach.
The woman smiled.
"You must be hungry."
"Let's go get something tasty."
Child:...
"What do you want to eat?"
the woman asked.
"If you don't tell me, I'll just buy you something."
"I want to eat..."
The child blurted out.
A hint of amusement flashed in the woman's eyes.
"All right."
"Then let's go."
The woman took the child's hand and started walking.
Xiao Xiao arrived at the horse-riding area.
"It's you!?"
The girl was very surprised.
"Who?"
The man poked his head out from behind a horse.
The next second, he looked surprised too. "It's you?"
"Does that mean I'm not welcome?"
Xiao Xiao's lips curled slightly.
"Of course not!"
The girl immediately shook her head.
"We're just surprised..."
They'd thought the boy would be tied up with that mother and child for a while longer.
They hadn't expected...
"...you to get here so quickly..."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"I want to ride a horse."
That's why he'd come over.
"Sure."
The man nodded instinctively.
He grinned.
"Come on."
"This is the black horse I told you about earlier."
The man gestured for Xiao Xiao to come over.
"Look."
"Isn't