Monster Tea Party

Chapter 5834 The Goldfish is Gone

The old man found it somewhat amusing.

I've been here several times already...

Why are you still so nervous?

But you can't simply say you're not nervous and then stop being nervous.

Little Mango is such a timid child.

no way.

This problem can only be addressed gradually.

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I have no legitimate reason to come here...

Although the old man didn't understand either...
What legitimate reason do you need to go to a grocery store?

But clearly, that child needs it.

Without a valid reason, a child cannot muster enough courage to step into the grocery store.

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The child isn't coming...

The problem of missing black and white goldfish cannot be solved.

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but……

The old man thought of a new possibility.

If the child comes...

Finally, it was discovered that...

She didn't know where the black and white goldfish had gone...

That would really turn into a horror movie.

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The old man thought of something else.

He got up and inspected the entire grocery store.

Despite the large and varied selection of items in the general store, the old man remembered everything, including the location of each item.

After all, I've been looking after this general store for so many years...

Everything inside was selected, purchased, and arranged by him and his wife.

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Call ~
The old man sat down on the stool.

Let's take a look at the whole general store like this...

It was quite a difficult task.

He is tired.

But I don't know whether the result was good or bad...

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Besides the black and white goldfish...

Nothing else is missing.

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This does not prove that there were no thieves in the grocery store.

After all, something is indeed missing.

Even if it's just a small goldfish.

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But what if there really is a thief...

He was also a special thief with a clear goal.

Is his only target black and white goldfish?
Did that goldfish have any special meaning for him?
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Speaking of...

The goldfish was a gift from the child to the so-called uncle.

Thieves certainly know how to pick their targets.

Of all things to do, they stole this little goldfish.

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If the disappearance of the black and white goldfish really has nothing to do with the child...

It's best not to tell the child that the black and white goldfish is missing.

The child went through so much trouble to get the goldfish...

Not a day has passed...

Just disappeared.

The child will be sad if they find out.

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The old man didn't want the child to be sad.

It was supposed to be a very happy thing.

Seeing how happy the child was, he gave the little goldfish to the uncle in her mouth...

The old man was a little soft-hearted.

I couldn't bear to say anything to the child.

He was very concerned about the attitude of the young people his child brought.

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After hesitating for a long time, the old man decided to talk to the young man.

For this reason, he even sent the children away.

He didn't want the children to hear their conversation.

Although the child may not understand it.

However, sometimes only having a superficial understanding is the easiest way to cause misunderstandings.

That child is the type to keep everything bottled up inside.

To avoid trouble, it's best for the children not to overhear their conversation.

Besides...

The child genuinely believed that the uncle she saw was real.

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This is something that's hard to explain to a child.

Without harming the child.

after all……

Hearing is believing.

seeing is believing.

Compared to what others say...

Even children tend to trust their own eyes more.

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The old man didn't want to break the ice with the child without being certain of the outcome.

The old man had tried to test the child a few times.

The child was completely unaware.

He did not get the response he wanted.

Not at all. The child firmly believed in the uncle's existence.

And she has been working hard to give the goldfish to her uncle.

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After talking with the young people the child brought, the old man was glad that he hadn't overreacted.

The young man is right.

The child is still young.

Some fantasies... are harmless.

Just treat it like a child playing house.

Moreover, it seems that the child's uncle only appears at his shop.

This is even better.

Children don't talk to thin air outside.

The old man was willing to provide a space for the child.

Embrace children's little fantasies.

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Just like that young man said...

Time will solve everything.

As children grow older, they will gradually become aware of some issues on their own.

Then correct your performance.

Some issues are causing them great concern at this time...

It's just a small ripple that the child will recall when they grow up.

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The old man originally thought...

The child happily gave the little goldfish that her uncle had in his mouth...

this matter……

That concludes the story of the child and the uncle she mentioned.

now……

The black and white goldfish I gave to my uncle has gone missing...

or……

It's best not to let the child know.

After much consideration, the old man decided to abandon his initial plan to verify with the child.

Yes or no...

It's just a little goldfish.

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If a child took it...

It was originally a goldfish that the child obtained through tireless effort.

How a child chooses to handle a situation is their own decision.

If it wasn't a child who took it...

Talking to the child is completely ineffective.

It's just making the child worry unnecessarily.

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Think about it this way...

The old man found no reason to tell the child that the black and white goldfish was missing.

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The old man took one last look at the empty glass water tank on the windowsill.

Then turned and left.

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The old man returned to the cashier.

Lie down on the recliner.

A look of relief appeared on the old man's face.

Forget it.

Forget it.

It's rare to be confused.

Let's just pretend he didn't notice the black and white goldfish was missing.

and……

The old man harbored a faint hope.

The black and white goldfish was a gift the child gave to the uncle in her mouth.

The black and white goldfish are gone now...

Does this also mean...?

Will that so-called uncle also disappear from the child's life?
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if it is like this……

Really good.

....
Keep abnormalities away from children.

Get the child's life back on track.

I don't want to see that strange uncle anymore.

People would love to avoid meeting a strange uncle.

That child...

Why did you come up with a strange uncle yourself?

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The old man was disappointed again...

Wouldn't it be better to imagine a little elf with wings?
Or other pretty little creatures.

It's a hundred or a thousand times better than the child imagining a tall, grumpy uncle.

That kid is really something...

What kind of aesthetic sense?
Even worse than that old man.

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The old man silently complained about the child in his mind.

Then I thought of...

If that child comes again next time...

I won't shout "Hello, Uncle!" at thin air...

He thought he might burst into tears of joy.

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The old man laughed at his own emotional outburst.

Really are……

How old are you?

He clearly has a fierce-looking face.

Still so sentimental.

It looks too out of place; I hope it doesn't scare the children.