Xiao Xiao's straightforward statement made the old man subconsciously retort, "Chen Chen will not steal other people's things!"
"I didn't say steal."
Xiao Xiao pointed out the old man's inappropriate wording.
"Chen Chen may have thought it was an ownerless thing."
"But, they have owners."
...
"Chen Chen."
Xiao Xiao looked at the child who seemed a little uneasy, "You should remember what I said, right?"
"The owner of those pearls wants his pearls back."
"Chenchen, can you return the pearl to me?"
…
"pearl?"
The old man was surprised, "Chenchen, you took someone else's pearl?"
"Really?"
The child's silence made the old man shout louder, "Chenchen!"
"That's what I found."
The little boy trembled and said with a stubborn expression, "What I found is mine."
"Did you find it?"
The old man was so angry that he laughed, "What did you find out?"
“You found someone else’s stuff in someone else’s house!”
Not only did this kid break into a house without permission, he also took it upon himself.
If his family hadn't been kind and considering that he was still a child, he would have called the police long ago.
The old man became frightened for a while.
If the police really come to visit, this kid's reputation will not be good.
In the eyes of others, this child is a bad boy.
Which parent of a child is willing to let his child play with a bad boy?
Fortunately, fortunately.
…
The little boy's eyes turned red and he screamed, "That's what I found!"
"I touched it when I was touching marbles."
"Touch the marbles?"
The old man was stunned, what is going on?
"Chen Chen."
"what happened?"
"say clearly."
Is there any hidden secret in this matter?
He also didn't believe that his grandson would steal other people's things.
Entering someone else's yard can be said to be a mistake, but entering someone else's yard and taking someone else's things cannot be explained by a misunderstanding.
It's obviously intentional.
However, if he wants to believe that his grandson did it on purpose...
He didn't want to in his heart.
…
"...My beads fell into the pool..."
The little boy's eyes bulged, and he talked about the situation that day with some reluctance under the old man's somewhat stern gaze.
However, the little boy was still young, and several days had passed since the incident, and he could not remember some details clearly. "...I put the beads on the table and found that a few beads were different..."
Moreover, while talking, the little boy got off topic.
"I recognize Pearl."
"Mom has a pearl necklace but won't let me play with it."
The child's emotions come and go quickly. Just now, his eyes were red and he looked like he had been greatly wronged. Now he is complaining about his mother, "Mom is so stingy."
"Huh, mom didn't give me pearls, but I found pearls myself."
…
"Stop."
The old man was a little dumbfounded, "There's no need to talk about this."
Although the little boy's narration just now was very awkward, and some of the prefaces and follow-up words were inconsistent, the old man still roughly understood it.
So he looked at the young man in front of him doubtfully, "Do you put your pearls at the bottom of the pond?"
Xiao Xiao was not surprised by the old man's question.
He smiled and slightly raised the little white fox in his arms, "This is Ah Jiu."
The little white fox opened his eyes slightly, a little confused.
The old man was even more confused, "Ah, oh."
Okay, how do you introduce the fox?
But, "What a beautiful little guy."
Even though he was a little upset because his grandson took other people's things, he was still a little surprised by the appearance of the little white fox.
"Thanks."
Xiao Xiao curled his lips and said, "It likes pearls very much."
"The pond is its secret base."
"It always hides its pearls in the pond."
"Anyway, the pearls are fine in the water. We later put the pearls at the bottom of the pond, which saved Ah Jiu from always thinking about hiding them at the bottom of the pond."
The little white fox understood Xiao Xiao's plan.
It twitched its eyebrows, flicked its tail on Xiao Xiao's arm, and closed its eyes again.
…
The old man opened his mouth and looked at the little white fox in the young man's arms with surprise.
"Really, really?"
"Young man, you fox is really smart."
Then the old man sighed with emotion, "I had a dog when I was young, and it was also so smart."
But he believed Xiao Xiao's explanation.
"He always likes to hide his toys."
"At first I was confused as to why its toys kept disappearing, but then I discovered its secret base."
"Where do you think it is?"
"In a vase at my house."
"One time I accidentally broke a vase and found out that there were so many toys hidden in the vase."
Thinking of the scene in his memory, the old man couldn't help but show a funny expression.
...
"Sorry, I'm going too far."
The old man smiled sheepishly.
Then the old man looked serious and said, "I'm so sorry, young man."
"The kid didn't do it on purpose."
After listening to the child's story, the old man knew that the child did not take the pearl from the room, but found it in the pool to touch the marble that he had dropped into the pool. This made him relieved.
He said that at home and in kindergarten, children are taught not to take other people's things.
Although his grandson is a bit more naughty and likes to play pranks, he is not a child who does bad things.
But no matter what, when he later found out it was a pearl, the child still took it away. This was indeed the child's fault.
"I'm really sorry."
…
"I know Chen Chen didn't do it on purpose."
"It was also us who put the pearls at the bottom of the pond, which created an illusion for the children."
"You can't say that."
The old man smiled bitterly, "You can put your things wherever you want at home."
"It's the child's fault."
…
"Chen Chen."
The old man turned to look at the child who was not interested in their conversation and was playing with his fingers, "Where are the pearls?"
"Is it on you?"
"Give it back to big brother."
The child subconsciously covered his pockets.
Children are interested in many things in three minutes. They like and forget many things quickly. For example, they no longer like marbles.
However, the pearl was so beautiful that he kept it with him and was reluctant to show it to others.
I didn’t show it to my mother either.
He was worried that his mother would take away his pearls.
…
Seeing the child's displeasure, the old man increased his tone and said, "Chen-Chen."
"That's Big Brother's pearl."
"A good boy shouldn't take other people's things."
"Chen Chen is a good boy, isn't he?"
The little boy pursed his lips, lowered his head and remained silent.
The old man was a little disappointed.
He reached out to pull away the child's hand covering his pocket, but was stopped by the young man opposite.
