Monster Tea Party

Chapter 5812 Lollipop "Mountain"

The child was somewhat afraid to look at the uncle next to him.

She failed again.

Will my uncle be disappointed?
She carefully turned her head slightly and glanced at her uncle out of the corner of her eye.

.....
The child was taken aback by the uncle's unchanging expression.

The child subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, the child clenched his fists.

uncle…..
Did you never think she could catch the goldfish?

So I never had any expectations of her...

....
"what happened?"

The old man stepped forward.

"Have you used up all three fishing nets?"

……

The child looked up.

With a hint of grievance on her face, she replied, "Mmm."

Her voice had a hint of sobbing.

"Didn't catch any goldfish..."

……

The old man shook his head.

Isn't this the expected result?

Why do you look like you're about to cry?

The old man turned around.

……

Hey?
The child was stunned.

Grandpa...

gone……

why?
The child began to recall what she had just said.
Did the old man dislike her?

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The child was very uneasy.

I also feel a bit uncomfortable.

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"Pick one."

The old man returned quickly.

Holding in my hand...

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The child opened his eyes wide.

Lollipop!
……

The old man was holding a lollipop in his hand.

It was covered with lollipops wrapped in various colors.

……

"Why are you dazed?"

The old man frowned slightly. "Don't you like sweets?"

Is that so?
He thought that children, especially girls, would like to eat sweets.

The old man pursed his lips.

"That counts."

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"like!"

The child blurted it out.

……

what?
The old man looked at the child.

"really?"

……

"Ah."

The child nodded.

Of course she likes to eat sweets.

She was just too surprised.

Seeing the old man take out so many lollipops...

……

The old man smiled.

"Here."

"Pick one you like."

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The child stood on tiptoe.

……

Noticing the child's movements, the elderly person bent down.

This allows children to see the lollipop more clearly.

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The child's eyes sparkled as he looked at the lollipop wrapped in pretty wrappers.

So many colors...

So many flavors...

There were more flavors of lollipops than she had seen in the convenience store before.

……

That is.

The old man was somewhat pleased with himself.

His grocery store didn't originally sell any food.

Food has a short shelf life.

It also has high environmental requirements.

The grocery store has so many odds and ends; it's not suitable for storing food at all.

But after the child left that time, I thought that the child might come often in the future...

After hesitating for a long time, the old man still specially prepared some snacks for the child.

These lollipops were the result of his visits to several supermarkets.

The old man was confident that the lollipops sold by ordinary street vendors had far more flavors than those sold here.

……

The child was overwhelmed by the choices.

She blinked.

Finally, she chose a raspberry-flavored lollipop that she had never seen before.

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"Have you chosen?"

The elderly person confirmed with the child.

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The child nodded.

A smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you, grandpa."

……

"Tsk."

The old man shook his head. "You're welcome."

The old man casually placed the lollipops on the shelf next to him.

I plan to take it back to the cashier later to put it away.

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"Are you happy?"

The old man looked at the child whose eyes were curved into crescent shapes.

……

The child was slightly taken aback.

Then he nodded somewhat shyly.

Happy.

The child was naturally happy to receive a lollipop from the old man.

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"Just be happy."

The old man nodded slightly. "Catching goldfish is just a little game."

"Games are meant to bring joy."

"If playing this game makes you unhappy, then don't play it." ...

The child was taciturn.

"I……"

The child gripped the lollipop tightly, "I want to catch a little goldfish to give to my uncle..."

……

The child's voice was somewhat muffled.

The old man bent down and leaned closer.

"what?"

……

The child was somewhat startled.

She turned her head.

what.

uncle……

Gone...

……

"what happened?"

The old man tilted his head.

That direction...

The old man seemed to be deep in thought.

It's where the uncle the child mentioned is.

……

"uncle……"

The child looked at the old man and said, "He's gone."

……

"……Yeah?"

Complex emotions surfaced in the old man's eyes.

"He probably had something to do and left early."

……

Uh-huh.

The child nodded.

She believed the old man's words.

……

The child smiled slightly.

"uncle……"

"I really like Xiao Jin-"

Ah!
The child reached out and covered his mouth.

……

The old man was a little confused.

"what happened?"

"Can't you tell me?"

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The child's big eyes blinked.

"Didn't the old man tell me not to tell anyone about my uncle's situation?"

……

elder:…….
"Except me."

The old man chuckled, “I’m different from other people.”

"you can tell me."

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Is that so?

The child nodded, somewhat bewildered.

Since the old man said so...

The child no longer had any worries.

"uncle."

The child tried to speak louder, "He really likes goldfish."

……

"is it?"

The old man almost laughed again.

It wasn't too surprising.

Everyone's imagination is more or less projected with some of their own characteristics.

The child likes goldfish.

So the uncle she saw also liked goldfish.

Ok.

This makes sense.

……

"Ah."

The child nodded vigorously.

"My uncle saved me."

"Uncle likes goldfish."

"I want to catch a little goldfish and give it to my uncle."

……

Is that so?
The old man was somewhat surprised.

A child's imagination...

It's quite detailed.

There is a complete and logical storyline between the child and the uncle.

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"But I'm so useless."

The child suddenly became frustrated.

"I can't catch the goldfish."

The little goldfish she wanted to give to her uncle seems like a long way off…
It seems there's no way to achieve that.

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"Nonsense."

The old man patted the child on the head.

"You just haven't figured out the pattern to the goldfish scooping game yet."

The old man couldn't bear to see the child looking so wilted and listless, like a frostbitten eggplant.

"You'll find the pattern after playing it a few more times."

……

"really?"

Hope was rekindled in the child's heart.

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"real."

The old man said in a very serious tone.

"Anyway, you can come here whenever you want in the future."

"You get three chances each time."

"Keep a calm mindset."

"You'll eventually catch some goldfish."

……

"Ah."

The child nodded.

The old man is right.

She still has a chance.

She will catch some goldfish and give them to her uncle.

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The child's parents were somewhat surprised by their child's persistence.

They initially thought the child's interest was just fleeting.

As a result, this timid child later even became willing to go to the grocery store by himself.

The child's parents are happy to see this behavior from their child.

They had a vague sense of unease...

I think their child is a bit too shy.

If they don't change even when they grow up...