The young man finally remembered his original purpose.
"Maple Leaf!"
The boy blurted out.
"I came here after a red maple leaf."
...
"Red maple leaves..."
Xiao Xiao's closed fingers gently rubbed the maple leaf in his palm.
I felt enlightened.
.....
"Um!"
The young man thought that the elder brother in front of him was doubting his words.
After all, in this season, where are the red maple leaves?
He explained anxiously, "Really!"
"I really saw a red maple leaf!"
The moment he saw it, he was stunned.
By the time he reacted, he had already chased after him.
Now that I'm chasing...
He gritted his teeth, although he felt that his behavior was quite stupid...
He was also careful not to be caught chasing a red maple leaf.
His steps never stopped.
It was such a cold day that he broke into a sweat while running.
...
"I chased it here..."
The young man explained the reason why he appeared here.
"I saw it fly into...the yard."
The young man pointed slightly at the yard behind Xiao Xiao.
"I don't know if it landed in the yard...or flew over the yard?"
The young man pursed his lips uncomfortably.
"I just wanted to...take a look first..."
"I didn't expect the yard door to be unlocked..."
"I just want to make sure there are no maple leaves falling in the yard..."
"If the maple leaves really fall in the yard, I will knock on the door."
"real!"
The boy opened his eyes wide.
A look of sincerity.
"I promise, everything I say is true."
"I really came after Maple Leaf."
"I have no bad intentions!"
...
Seeing the young man rushing around in a hurry, raising his hands to assure himself, and waving his hands and shaking his head, Xiao Xiao rolled his eyes.
"I see."
...
ah?
The young man was stunned.
knew?
What's the meaning?
Do you believe him?
...
"Um."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"I believe you mean it."
He stretched out his hand.
There is a maple leaf lying on the palm of the open hand.
Bright red color.
It looks particularly bright against the white snow all around.
Like a burning flame.
...
"ah!"
The young man let out a short exclamation.
"Maple Leaf!"
"that's it!"
"...Did you pick it up?"
He looked at Xiao Xiao.
Some asked with unnecessary questions.
...
"That's right."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
The maple leaf itself fell into the palm of his hand...can it be considered that he picked it up?
...
The young man had a look of surprise on his face.
He thought he was going to lose this maple leaf...
Unexpectedly, this maple leaf actually flew into the yard.
It was also picked up by the owner of the yard.
...
"That, that..."
The boy was a little incoherent.
He wanted this maple leaf, after all, he chased it all the way...
But at this time, he was a little embarrassed to ask for this maple leaf.
He obviously told people just now that he came here after chasing this maple leaf.
But that was an explanation he blurted out to explain that he was not a malicious person.
Now that the conversation was over, he was embarrassed to ask the other party for this maple leaf.
What will the other party think?
Do you think he is strange?
He actually behaved in such a childish way...
...
The boy took a deep breath.
The embarrassment of knowing it later made his cheeks feel hot.
He lowered his head.
He didn't want the person opposite to see his predicament.
He really wanted to turn around and leave...
But......
...
"I want to see the red maple leaves."
...
Even if he really takes the red maple leaf back, grandma might not even remember what she said.
Instead, she looked at him blankly.
The young man clenched his hands.
Even so...
...
The young man raised his head.
His eyes flickered uncontrollably.
The expression on his face was a bit stiff.
"that......"
"Can you give me this maple leaf?"
After finally saying these words, the young man breathed a huge sigh of relief in his heart.
But soon, his heart became excited again.
He unconsciously held his breath waiting for Xiao Xiao's answer.
It's just a maple leaf.
The other party will definitely give it to you.
Even though he told himself this repeatedly in his heart, he still couldn't help but feel nervous.
...
Anyway, red maple leaves are quite rare in winter, right?
But now that technology is so advanced, maybe red maple leaves in winter are not so rare after all...
...
"you want?"
Xiao Xiao pinched the handle of the maple leaf.
Originally, he planned to keep this maple leaf for himself.
The reason is simple.
After all, this is a maple leaf that carries Ling Feng’s New Year blessings for him.
The meaning is different from the ordinary maple leaf.
only......
He looked at the young man in front of him.
It was not easy for the boy to chase Maple Leaf all the way here.
This also shows his love for this maple leaf.
...
"Um."
Vaguely seeing Xiao Xiao's hesitation, the young man nodded vigorously.
"I want."
The young man pursed his lips.
I felt a little anxious.
"actually......"
"It's my grandma who wants to see the red maple leaves..."
The young man rubbed his ears.
"She...is old and a little confused..."
"Always missing something."
"I don't remember much either."
"Always say some incomprehensible things..."
The boy's voice became lower and lower as he spoke.
For grandma, he should not be a good grandson.
He is always impatient to listen to old people talking.
When he was alone with the old man, he did not hide his attitude very much.
He knew that the old man would soon forget even the previous meeting with him.
However, every time he yelled at his grandma, he would regret it afterwards.
It's just that he can't always control his temper.
Because he was unhappy with being interrupted by his elders from what he was doing and was asked to chat with the elders.
He is also very busy, okay?
Why don't they come to accompany grandma and ask him to come every time?
He had a lot of complaints in his heart.
...
So sometimes he would be glad that grandma was forgetful.
Every time he felt regretful, he told himself to talk to his grandma properly next time.
But it ended in failure every time.
The best he could do was to occasionally respond by saying something when the old man was talking to him, to show that he was listening.
Don't argue with old people.
Try to be patient.
The consequence of this was that basically he didn't really listen to what grandma said.
However, sometimes he would listen to a few words grandma said.
For example, yesterday when his grandma went to bed early, she suddenly looked at him and said she wanted to see red maple leaves.
He didn't understand what led to the old man's sudden idea.
He doesn't care either.
This is not the first time that grandma has made some inexplicable requests.
Anyway, after waking up from sleep, the old man will not remember his requirements before going to bed.
He rolled his eyes.
He knew that he should go along with what the old man said at this time, but he couldn't help but tell the truth.
"There are no red maple leaves now."
...
The old man is very stubborn.
He held his hand and said he wanted to see the red maple leaves.