Chen Doudou's mouth twitched. The image of those white socks—which he still couldn't bear to look at—flashed through his mind. He forced a dry laugh. "Uh, yeah... The gift was great."
Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up. She happily bobbed her head. "Really? Then I'll get you another one next time. I was worried you wouldn't like it."
Hearing this, Chen Doudou nearly choked to death on the soup he'd just sipped. "Pfft—cough, cough, cough!"
Jiang Nannan hurriedly patted his back, looking amused. "Doudou, what are you rushing for? No one's going to steal your food."
"I'm fine, I'm fine..."
It took Chen Doudou a long while to calm the storm raging in his heart. Looking at the expectant expression on Xiao Xiao's face, he could only soften his tone helplessly. "Um, Xiao Xiao, you don't have to get me any more gifts. Maybe don't give me that kind of thing again..."
He tried to put it as tactfully as possible. He didn't want to hurt the little girl's feelings, but he also wanted to put the whole matter behind them for good.
But Xiao Xiao wasn't having it.
She thought Chen Doudou was rejecting her. Her bright smile vanished at once, and she lowered her head in silence, unconsciously twisting the hem of her skirt between her little hands.
Seeing her like that softened Chen Doudou's heart, and he could only surrender. "All right, all right. You can give them to me. Go ahead. I really like this gift."
At that, Xiao Xiao changed expressions as swiftly as a Sichuan opera performer, instantly going from cloudy skies to sunshine. Her brilliant smile bloomed again.
"What kind of gift is it?"
Jiang Nannan was curious now. She leaned closer to Chen Doudou and blinked her lively eyes.
Huo Yuhao didn't say