Monster Tea Party

Chapter 5940 This is not child's play

"What's different?"

The old lady clenched her hands tightly.

How come she didn't know that something was different?
This girl...

It sounds like they're nitpicking...
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"It's just different."

My friend is very certain.

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"That's because you haven't seen a child playing house."

The old lady blurted it out.

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"No."

My friend shook his head.

“I’ve seen it.”

"The child plays alone, talks to himself, talks to dolls, or talks to imaginary characters..."

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"Don't speak first."

Noticing that the old lady was about to open her mouth, the friend spoke first.

“But Leilei is different.”

"Imagination is just imagination."

"Even if a child pretends to talk to someone, you can tell she's just playing."

"Pretend there's someone in front of you."

"For children..."

"It's not that convincing."

“But Leilei is different.”

"she.….."

My friend frowned.

"It's so realistic."

"just like……"

There really was someone in front of her.

"That person is talking to her."

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The old lady's mouth was slightly open.

no……

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"But you've seen it too."

My friend glanced at the child who was focused on building blocks.

There was no one else with her.

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The old woman looked at the child.

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After a while, the old woman, having gained nothing, decided to look away.
Um! ?

The old lady opened her eyes wide.

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The child looked up.

Looking to the side, a smile appeared on his face.

Mouth opening and closing...

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The old lady looked at the child.

Observe the focus of the child's gaze.

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"see it?"

"My friend whispered."

"Yes or no……"

"It's so realistic..."

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"...She was just...playing a game."

The old woman murmured.

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My friend shook his head.

"Yes Yes."

"She's playing a game."

"you……"

The friend looked in the direction of the child again.

The child had his head down.

He looked very serious.

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"You should observe Leilei more closely."

The friend looked away.

"Then talk to her."

"The child is young."

"There's still time for everything."

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The old lady opened her mouth.

No sound was made.

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My friend didn't say anything more.

Some words should be said only when they are sufficient.

Let me say more...

That's annoying.

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Friends don't want to annoy others.

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My friend has left.

The old lady saw her friend to the door, then stood there watching her friend's departing figure.

The old lady looked away only after her friend's figure disappeared into the hallway.

She closed the door.

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The old lady turned around.

After a few steps, the old lady stopped.

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Seemingly noticing her gaze, the child turned his head.

Upon seeing that it was an elderly woman, the child smiled.

"grandmother."

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"Hey."

A smile appeared on the old lady's face.

"Leilei."

The old lady walked over.

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The old lady sat on the sofa behind the child, watching the child playing with building blocks on the floor.

“...Leilei”.

....
The child turned around.

"grandmother?"

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The old lady smiled slightly.

"Just now, your Grandma Tian told Grandma..."

"you……"

"It looks like he's talking to someone."

"……Really?"

The old lady observed the child's expression.

Not overlooking even the slightest change.

"Who is Leilei talking to?"

Can I tell Grandma?

...The child tilted his head.

"The big leopard."

The child readily provided the answer.

All smiles.

The tone is brisk.

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A big... leopard?
The old lady didn't have time to be surprised at how easily she got the child's answer; she was somewhat surprised by the child's response...

How to say?
It's like... truly a child's sentiment.

What I saw were not human beings...

Or are they animals?
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"you……"

A strange look crossed the old woman's face. "You're talking to... the leopard?"

The old lady chewed on the words "big leopard".

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The child nodded.

His eyes clearly showed his affection for the leopard.

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The old lady's brows furrowed slightly.

"A big leopard..."

"where is it?"

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"gone."

The child immediately looked disappointed.

The child looked left and right.

Her lips were pouting.

"The leopard is gone."

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"Just now……"

The old woman confirmed with the child, "Is the big leopard here...?"

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The child nodded naturally.

"Ah."

Then, as if realizing something, the child looked at the old lady cautiously.

"grandmother."

"I can invite the leopard over to play at my house..."

"is it?"

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The old lady's lips twitched violently.

Invite a leopard to come over to play...

Only a child would say something like that.

The problem is….
The old woman looked into the child's eyes.

"...Are you serious?"

Does this child really think he saw a giant leopard...?

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The child opened his eyes wide in confusion.

what?
serious?

What do you mean?
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"Grandma wasn't joking with you."

The old lady looked serious.

"Now is not the time to play house."

"Grandma is asking you something."

"You really……"

"Did you see the big leopard?"

"This is not child's play."

The old lady emphasized.

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The child began to feel uneasy.

She twisted her fingers.

"grandmother……"

"Is it... that we can't invite the big leopard over to play?"

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The old lady suddenly felt a lump in her throat.

Can't we invite the leopard over to play at home...?

can.

Of course.

As long as the child can actually be invited.

What's wrong with that?

The issue is……

Inviting a leopard is simply impossible.

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"No."

Before the child could even show a surprised smile, the old lady's next words wiped the smile off her face.

"But whether I agree with this matter or not is irrelevant."

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what?
The child was puzzled.

what……

How could it be unrelated?
If Grandma disagrees...

She invited the leopard to her house...

Wouldn't Grandma get angry?
she……

Won't I get scolded by my grandma?
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She didn't want to be scolded.

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"because……"

The old lady said, slowly and deliberately, "There's no way a leopard will come to our house."

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It took the child a few seconds to realize what the old lady had said.

The child opened his mouth wide.

No!

The child internally refuted this.

"some!"

The child didn't understand why the old lady said that.

Obviously...

"The leopard just came to the house..."

The child was taciturn.

So she really didn't understand what the old lady meant by what she just said.

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"No."

The old lady shook her head.

She didn't want to beat around the bush with the child anymore.

"There are no large leopards."

"You saw it wrong."

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The child opened his mouth wide.

She thought she had misheard!

she……

I read it wrong?
The old lady's certainty made the child doubt himself for a second.

But the next second, the child shook his head vigorously.

no!
“I’m not seeing things!”

The child was getting anxious.

Some doubts.

some……

In short, children's emotions are complex.