Every time he successfully "escaped from the tiger's mouth", he and Xiaomei, who were fashionable, young and energetic, would look at each other and smile happily.
…
These are his precious memories.
Unfortunately, as he grew older, he was unable to take some risks even if he wanted to.
In the past few years, what he did more was leisurely swimming in the sea with Xiaomei.
Or he sits on the beach and chats with Xiaomei whose head is exposed in the sea.
Talk about each other’s experiences.
The sky is high above my head and the sun is shining brightly.
The water in front of you is clear and sparkling.
Everything is so beautiful.
…
"Mr. Zhao, when I come back this time, Xiaomei also gave me a task."
The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth turned up slightly.
The old man was stunned.
"Xiaomei also gave you a task?"
"What is it?"
The old man is curious.
Xiao Xiao took out a black velvet bag from his bag and handed it to the old man.
The old man looked at the bag and then at Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao smiled and nodded.
"Let's see."
"This is Xiaomei's gift to you."
Xiaomei’s gift to him?
There was a look of surprise on the old man's face.
So this is ah.
This is not the first time he has received a gift from Xiaomei.
Because he would bring some small gifts to Xiaomei almost every time he went there.
After all, we meet once a year.
He wanted to be more cautious.
After Xiaomei understood the meaning of the gift, she also gave him a gift next time.
When he received Xiaomei's gift for the first time, he was really touched.
…
I don’t know what Xiaomei gave him this time.
There was an expectant smile on the old man's face.
Because Xiaomei’s gifts are always interesting.
Bizarre.
He even once received a whole fish bone.
At that time, he really couldn't laugh or cry.
But with Xiaomei's sparkling eyes in front of him, he could only smile and say that he liked it very much.
Of course, he really liked it.
He knew that these gifts were carefully selected by Xiaomei.
Although their aesthetics are somewhat different.
But the thought contained in the gift is the most important.
He was ready for a surprise.
result……
Looking at the gifts in the bag, the old man blinked.
There was a bit of confusion on his face.
This is... Xiaomei's gift?
…
Finding that the change in the old man's demeanor was not what he expected, Xiao Xiao was a little surprised, "What's wrong, Mr. Zhao?"
"Don't you like this gift?"
"no."
The old man shook his head.
"...Is this really a gift from Xiaomei?"
The old man couldn't help but ask.
"Um."
Xiao Xiao nodded, "It's a gift from Xiaomei."
"Is there anything wrong?"
"wrong……"
The old man murmured, then smiled and shook his head, "No."
"Compared with the gifts Xiaomei gave me before, this gift doesn't look like it was given by Xiaomei."
"It's so normal."
The old man said it again.
…
"I love so much."
The old man looked at the bag full of pearls.
Sunlight leaked through the gaps in the leaves and branches and fell into the bag.
The round and plump pearls cast a hazy halo.
"very beautiful."
"It's also very precious."
Such a bag of pearls, in such good condition, is definitely worth a lot of money.
"Too expensive."
The old man murmured.
It was the first time he received such an expensive gift.
…
"These are the pearls turned into by Xiaomei's tears."
…
"……ah?"
The old man rubbed his ears.
What did he just hear?
He looked at Xiao Xiao as if asking for confirmation.
"These pearls are made of Xiaomei's tears."
Xiao Xiao said what he just said again.
The old man's brain finally understood this sentence.
His eyes suddenly widened.
"These pearls...are made of Xiaomei's tears...?!"
...
The old man carefully took out a pearl.
The round pearl exudes a warm luster.
It made him narrow his eyes slightly.
"...It's really a mermaid..."
The old man was filled with emotions.
This pearl turned out to be made of tears...
It really feels like listening to a fantasy.
But he knew it was true.
…
"Such a precious pearl..."
The old man carefully put the pearls into the bag.
What he said was precious now was different from what he said before.
He originally thought that Xiaomei gave him a very unusual gift this time.
Although expensive, it was not at all as interesting as the gifts he had received before.
However, he was wrong.
Big mistake.
This gift -
The old man carefully pulled the drawstring of the bag.
It is the most special and precious gift among all the gifts he received from Xiaomei.
"I will treasure it well."
The old man guarantees it.
Xiaomei actually gave him such a precious gift...
The old man smiled bitterly.
That kid really... always makes him feel touched.
…
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Mr. Zhao, let me push you to walk."
"OK."
The old man held the bag containing pearls in his arms with a cautious look on his face.
The eyebrows are relaxed.
"Thank you, little friend Xiao Xiao."
...
"Mr. Zhao, you can bring some candies next time you go to see Xiaomei."
Xiao Xiao slowly pushed the wheelchair with a soothing voice.
"candy?"
Zhao Lao, who was squinting slightly to enjoy the sunshine, was stunned.
But he quickly reacted, "Xiao Mei likes to eat candies?"
"Um."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"Xiao Mei also gave me three pearls as a gift."
"I didn't have anything around me at the time."
"Only a jar of candy can be given to Xiaomei as a return gift."
"fortunately-"
Xiao Xiao's eyebrows arched, "Xiao Mei likes it very much."
The old man was stunned.
"That's right..."
"Xiao Mei likes to eat sweets..."
Xiaomei's innocent smile appeared in his mind, and the old man laughed at his own slowness.
yes.
Xiaomei is even a monster.
The temperament is also similar to that of human children.
So, it’s normal to like to eat sweets.
He had never discovered such an obvious point.
"I never thought about bringing candy to it..."
The old man smiled bitterly.
Candy is too ordinary.
In his opinion, it has nothing to do with monsters.
I never thought that monsters would like candy.
He was the one who made the first impression.
The old man shook his head.
...
"I see."
The old man nodded seriously, "Next time I go there, I will bring a lot of candies to the child."
…
Xiao Xiao had lunch with the old man and then left.
The old man sits in front of the window.
Originally, Xiao Xiao wanted to help the old man go to bed.
The old man refused.
Said he wanted to sit for a while.
Too much lying on the bed.
All the bones in my body were numb.
…
The old man looked out the window.
Xiao Xiao could be vaguely seen walking out of the hospital building.
A smile appeared on his face.
"Goodbye, little friend Xiao Xiao."
The old man murmured softly.
Unexpectedly, I got a response?!
…
Xiao Xiao turned his head.
The umbrella was raised a bit.
His eyes were accurately looking at the old man at the window.
He waved to the old man.
…
Mr. Zhao was stunned for a long time.
It wasn't until Xiao Xiao's back disappeared from his sight for a while that he gradually recovered...