The Captain Just Wants to Go Home and Play Games

Mo Yi was just about to step away and continue buying his Happy Water when the twin-tailed girl suddenly grabbed his arm with one hand.

"Is there something else, little sister?"

Why, when he called her that, did a strange sense of guilt—no, pleasure—well up in Mo Yi's heart again?

Mo Yi looked at her curiously. Had she suddenly changed her mind and was planning to cause trouble for him?

Had she forgotten the way home, or lost her wallet, and needed his help?

The twin-tailed girl raised her hand, showing Mo Yi the four packs of chocolate bars in her grasp, and asked, "If it were you, what flavor would you want to become?"

Mo Yi: "..."

Little girl, you misspoke. It should be, 'If it were you, which flavor would you like better.'

Otherwise, it feels really weird. More accurately, it's terrifying!

I don't want to become any flavor at all!

Chapter 8: Children Make Choices, Adults Want Them All!

Sorry, but I don't want to become any flavor!

Ahem, now wasn't the time to think about such nonsense. She was nothing more than a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl; overthinking would only hurt his brain.

Mo Yi looked at the chocolate bars in the twin-tailed girl's hand. The brand was called 'Red Bull,' which struck him as oddly out of place.

The chocolates she held came in four flavors—original, strawberry, melon, and cucumber.

Mo Yi: "..."

So chocolate had this many flavors. That was really eye-opening.

Mo Yi didn't particularly like chocolate as a snack, especially since it wasn't popular in China. The custom of giving chocolate to the opposite sex on Valentine's Day wasn't widespread, so he rarely had the chance to eat it. Only during Spring Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival did he get to have one or two pieces.

Only now did he realize chocolate came in so many flavors. Strawberry and melon were imaginable, but cucumber-flavored chocolate—could people actually eat that?

The twin-tailed girl, watching Mo Yi deep in thought, asked again:

"Which one do you think I should pick?"

Seeing her troubled and earnest little face, Mo Yi finally understood why she had been blocking the corner earlier and ended up knocked over by him.

She might be cute, but that had nothing to do with Mo Yi. That idiot Kiana was still waiting for him.

Mo Yi thought for a moment and suggested, "I think original is fine. A classic flavor—it can't go wrong."

The twin-tailed girl picked up the original chocolate, hesitated for two seconds, and said, "But I've been eating original for years. I want to try something else."

"Uh..."

Well, it seemed this was a loli with standards. Mo Yi switched his suggestion: "Then go with strawberry. Sweet and sour—it should suit a girl's taste."

The twin-tailed girl listened, shook her head, and muttered, "But I've been eating strawberry for the past two days. I want to switch to a new flavor."

Mo Yi: "..."

If you have so many ideas, why are you still so conflicted?

"Then go with melon. Big brother's favorite fruit is melon!"

Not counting his mental age, Mo Yi was only seventeen today, so calling himself big brother was no problem. He wasn't bad-looking either—no fear of dragging down the average in future matchmaking—so kids wouldn't call him uncle or anything.

"But, but—"

The twin-tailed girl seemed tempted, nodding and shaking her head, before finally looking at Mo Yi with hesitant eyes and a slightly pitiful expression. "Cucumber is the newest flavor. I've never tried it, and I really want to give it a go."

Mo Yi was at a loss for how to respond. This twin-tailed girl looked like a little angel, but right now, she seemed more like the kind of angel who specialized in causing trouble for others.

Since you've already made up your mind, why are you still hesitating?

Was the skill of comparing goods before buying not just a unique trait of adult women, but a universal characteristic of human females—whether in their juvenile, growing, or mature stages?

Mo Yi naturally wouldn't voice these thoughts. Keeping a friendly smile, he said, "Cucumber is fine too. Girls like it. I think it's a good choice."

The twin-tailed girl stared at the cucumber chocolate bar, looking very conflicted. "But cucumber flavor feels so weird. This is my chocolate ration for the whole day. What if it tastes terrible?"

Mo Yi: "..."

The truth finally came out. It was all about money (ration).

But it was understandable. A loli like her was still dependent on her parents. Whether for health or financial reasons, parents probably wouldn't let a kid eat that many snacks in a day, especially high-sugar chocolate—perfect fuel for turning into a little chubby girl.

In the end, it was the trouble of being poor.

If you had money, why would you need to choose?

I want them all!

Mo Yi, having been shown up by the twin-tailed girl, pulled out his wallet from his pocket, took out a bill large enough for her to buy all the flavors, and pressed it into her hand. With the air of someone who'd been through it all, he said earnestly, "Big brother has been in this situation too, troubled by choices, and learned a truth—only children make choices; adults want them all!"

"This money's for you. It should be enough to buy all the flavors you want. Once you've tried them, you'll know which one suits you."

Kiana was probably getting impatient. This hundred-yuan bill could count as compensation for bumping into her earlier.

Moreover, the sense of accomplishment from teaching a child one's own insights far outweighs the happiness a hundred bucks could bring.

In today's society, what can a hundred bucks even do?

Can't buy a house, can't buy a car, can't buy health—but right now, it bought happiness. That's a steal.

Maybe this loli would remember his lesson because of this, and someday there'd be one less naive girl tricked by a scumbag.

"With that—"

Mo Yi, seeing the bewildered troublesome loli, spoke before she could respond: "Big brother still has things to do. I'm off!"

With that, he slipped away before she could react, heading to grab some Happy Water and then rushing over to Kiana.

"Huh? Where'd that kind big brother go?"