Chapter 1399 Compensation
"I want to go back."

The woodworm murmured.

"Go back...to that bookstore?"

Xiao Xiao reacted, his face thoughtful, "Don't you want to leave there now?"

The worm turned his face away slightly, seeming a little embarrassed.

"I want to wait until that bookstore closes before I leave."

It knew that once it left there, the memory between it and the old man would truly become a memory.

So, it wants to stay until the end.

……

"Okay, I'll take you back."

Xiao Xiao respects the choice of the worm.

"Thank you, Master Xiao Xiao."

The worm leaned forward in gratitude, "But I can't trouble you any further."

"I can go back by myself."

Go back by yourself?

Xiao Xiao looked at the distance from here to the bookstore. For him, it was only a few minutes' walk.

But for this little monster, it will take more than just a few minutes.

"I'll give it to you."

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows were gentle, "I was going to go in that direction."

"Is that so?"

Wu tilted his head and then smiled gratefully, "Then I'll trouble you, Master Xiao Xiao."

To be honest, it was too full now, and it felt a little nervous when it thought about walking back to the bookstore by itself.

I just wanted to avoid causing any more trouble for Master Xiao Xiao...

Since Lord Xiao Xiao said it's on the way, that couldn't be better.

……

Noticing someone coming in, the middle-aged man who was reading a book raised his eyes and looked towards the door.

The next second, a surprised expression appeared on his face, "Guest, is it you?"

"Why-" it comes again?
He swallowed the rest of the words. Although it was unintentional, such a sentence always sounded a bit impolite.

He smiled instead and said, "Did you forget something?"

"No."

Xiao Xiao shook his head. "After thinking about it, I decided to buy the other chess manual as well."

He smiled and said, "Although it is badly damaged by insects, I don't know if I can find this chess manual again in the future."

"It doesn't matter if it's broken, I still want to buy it back."

"oh oh."

The man nodded suddenly.

Although he himself has no particular preference for books, his father is a real "bookworm".

Having seen his father's attitude towards books many times, he could understand what the young man in front of him said.

"Then go get it."

The man smiled.

For him now, every extra book sold is a good deal.

After learning that most of the books in the bookstore were badly worm-eaten, he no longer had any expectations about how many of them would sell.

He was originally thinking about whether he should check all the books in the store and find the good ones.

However, the project was too huge and he felt he did not have the energy for it, so he gave up after thinking about it.

He comforted himself and decided to let the guests "hunt for treasure" on their own.

That's kind of fun, isn't it?
……

Xiao Xiao walked to the bookshelf where he had found the chess manual before.

This is a location quite far back and cannot be seen from the cashier counter.

Xiao Xiao raised the bag in his hand slightly.

The termite leaped forward and landed on the bookshelf with a bang.

The little monster grinned for a while.

I ate too much and my movements are not flexible anymore.

A smile appeared in Xiao Xiao's eyes.

"Then I'm leaving."

"Ah."

The eyes of the wart completed the crescent shape, "Thank you for sending me back, Master Xiao Xiao."

"You walk slowly."

……

Xiao Xiao bent down and pulled out a chess book from below.

Since he said he was here to buy chess manuals, he would naturally take one out with him.

"Worm."

"Goodbye."

He turned and left.

……

The termite climbed to the top of the bookshelf and looked at Lord Xiao Xiao's back.

I don't know if it noticed its gaze, but Master Xiao Xiao looked over. Although it didn't hear the voice and couldn't read the lip language, it knew what Master Xiao Xiao was saying.

Lord Xiao Xiao is saying goodbye to it.

It also called out loudly, with a big smile on its face, "Master Xiao Xiao, goodbye."

Lord Xiao Xiao also smiled at it.

……

It didn't withdraw its gaze until Lord Xiao Xiao walked out of the bookstore.

It was in a daze for a while, until the sound of the next guest coming in woke it up.

Borer:?!
It blinked and slowly crawled down.

The smell of books and papers floated in the air, permeating around it, making it squint its eyes.

What a pleasant smell.

……

"Your chess record."

The man put the chess manual into the bag where Xiao Xiao had previously put his books.

“Welcome next time.”

The man uttered his usual parting words, "This store will remain open for another month."

"If you want to buy any more books, you can come back."

"I'll give you a cheaper price."

"OK, thanks."

"Goodbye, boss."

Xiao Xiao walked towards the door.

"Hey, goodbye."

The man smiled and waved behind Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao tilted his head and waved.

When I turned back, I caught a glimpse of the little monster on top of the bookshelf.

His eyebrows slightly curved, and his mouth opened and closed silently, "Goodbye, wu."

Then he got an enthusiastic response from the little monster.

The smile in his eyes deepened a little more.

……

Xiao Xiao walked towards the school.

When Grandpa Xiao called him before, he specifically reminded him that he didn't need to go home just to deliver the chess manual, as the old man was not in a hurry to use the chess manual anyway.

All you need to do is buy the chess manual.

I'll take it back with me when Xiao Xiao goes home next time.

After all, although they are both in Yanjing, Xiao's Teahouse is not located next to Yanjing University, and it takes quite time to go back and forth.

"Ouch~"

Taotie pulled Xiao Xiao's hair.

Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of smile flashed across his eyes, and he said softly, "I haven't forgotten."

Taotie was reminding Xiao Xiao not to forget the compensation he had promised it before.

It always remembers it.

The termite was not interested in the story between it and the old man.

Since the borers cannot eat it, it loses interest in them.

It only cares about the compensation Xiao Xiao gives it.

It was drowsy when it listened to Xiao Xiao reading the letter just now, but now that it was over, it immediately became energetic.

It's compensation!

"Little Taotie, what do you want to eat?"

Xiao Xiao looked at the surrounding shops.

Didn't see any cake shop.

They are all clothing stores, jewelry stores and the like.

There is also a milk tea shop.

Taotie's eyes lit up.

What does it want to eat?
It wants to eat. "Awooo!"

Xiao Xiao was stunned, "Meat?"

Then he shook his head with amusement. Is this the resentment of not being able to eat the termite?
"it is good."

he responded.

After walking a few steps forward, he smelled an enticing fragrance.

Taotie was quite excited on its head.

"Woo~"

"Want this?"

Xiao Xiao confirmed.

"Woo~"

Taotie's head paused as it was about to move, then it nodded rather reservedly.

But he forgot that Xiao Xiao couldn't see the condition above his head, so naturally he couldn't see its pretended calmness at this moment.

(End of this chapter)