Chapter 1762 Grandma and Child

“It’s really swollen.”

“Like a pig’s trotter.”

The child was a little disgusted, "It wasn't swollen before."

"How can it be that fast?"

The old man was a little annoyed, "You have to give it some time to react."

"Grandma should have come to see you earlier."

The old man was very regretful, "Does it hurt?"

"Is it hard to walk?"

The child shook his head, with an uncontrollable smile on his face, "I didn't walk."

"Tiger brought me back!"

There was a hint of showing off in the cheerful tone.

"tiger?"

The old man was stunned.

Is the tiger that Leilei is talking about?
Did she...hear that right?

If I heard correctly...

The old man shook his head.

Tiger sent this child back...how is that possible?

Besides, I haven’t heard of any tigers around here.

If she had known that there were dangerous creatures like tigers in the forest, how could she have let her child come here alone so late at night?

Even during the day, she would not agree to let the children come to the woods to play.

……

"Leilei..."

The old man hesitated.

The child is not stupid either.

But what he didn’t understand was… “Grandma, didn’t you see it?”

"The tiger is right next to me."

As he spoke, the child turned his head to look.

The next second, the child was stunned.

There was nothing around him.

There are no tigers.

There are no more fireflies.

The environment, which should have been dim, even seemed a little too bright to him because of the flashlight in his grandmother's hand.

It was so bright, but he couldn't see the tiger and fireflies he wanted to see.
When did they leave?
He didn't notice at all.

The child suddenly remembered that he had secretly hoped that the tiger could leave as silently as it had come.

Unexpectedly, the tiger really left silently...

……

"Leilei?"

The old man asked worriedly, "Are you too tired?"

I've walked a long way while dragging my injured foot, so I can't tell the difference between reality and fantasy?
The child pursed his lips.

He looked around unwillingly.

"Tiger, tiger... tiger..."

The child kept calling.

One voice after another.

Each sound is louder than the last.

Each cry became more urgent than the last.

The child staggered slowly to the side.

The old man quickly reached out to hold the child, "Leilei, watch your feet."

"Leilei, let's go home."

"The tiger has gone home too."

In order to get the child to go home, the old man followed the child's wishes.

"It takes you to your doorstep, and then it has to go home itself."

……

The child said nothing.

He knew that what his grandmother said might be right
But he did not stop searching.

Maybe it's the child's stubbornness.

It may also be that the child is feeling uneasy...

If we can't find the tiger this time -
The child had a feeling that there was a good chance that he would never see a tiger again.

He doesn't want this.

He wants to find the tiger.

He hasn't said goodbye to it yet.

……

Seeing the stubbornness on the child's face, the old man felt a little headache.

This kid, why is he so stubborn at this time?
……

The child twisted his foot and leaned to one side.

The old man hurriedly grabbed the child, but he overestimated his own strength and underestimated the child's weight.

The child slowly sat down on the ground.

There was a sharp pain in my ankle.

He reached out and wiped his feet.

The corners of the eyes are slightly red.

"Lei-"

The old man's voice stopped suddenly.

Because she saw that the child, who had a depressed and sad face, smiled in surprise.

Found...the tiger?
The old man thinks that he is also out of his mind, right?
How can it be?

She followed the child's gaze.

She saw nothing but a patch of bushes.

She looked at the child's face again.

He looked so happy, his eyes sparkling... The old man's brows slowly furrowed, "Leilei..."

……

"tiger!"

The child suddenly forgot the pain in his feet and stood up quickly.

When he was about to step forward, his body shook.

"Leilei!"

The old man hurriedly held the child's arm.

"Grandma, look!"

The child shouted happily, "Tiger!"

"It's a tiger!"

“I found the tiger!”

The child was almost dancing with joy.

"Tiger, where have you been?"

"I've been calling you for a long time."

Although he was complaining, the smile on the child's face was getting bigger and bigger.

"Why did you leave without saying anything?"

"Is it because of grandma?"

Seeing the tiger frees the child's mind to think about other things.

"Were you scared by your grandmother?"

"Grandma is a very nice person."

……

"Leilei..."

Seeing the child talking to the air in a serious manner, the old man's face showed a bit of panic.

"Leilei..."

The old man murmured.

"Leilei!"

The old man cried out.

The child was startled.

Finally, he turned his attention to the old woman, "Grandma?"

Seeing that he had scared the child, the old man took a deep breath.

But didn't the child scare her?
She deliberately slowed down her tone and lowered her volume, as if she was afraid of scaring something.

"Leilei."

"Who are you talking to?"

"A tiger."

After blurting it out, the child realized something was wrong.

"grandmother……"

"what happened?"

"Why do you ask that?"

Why ask such an obvious question?

The child was puzzled.

In front of him was the tiger.

"I'm not talking to the tiger, so I'm talking to the air..."

The child whispered, it was just a joke, but
"Is not it?"

He heard something unexpected.
The old man's question stunned the child.

What...isn't it?

What do you mean?
Why is he a little confused?

"In grandma's eyes, Leilei is just talking to the air."

The old man spoke word by word.

Look at the child seriously.

It showed that she wasn't joking at all.

The child blinked.

He turned and looked at the tiger.

He looked at his grandmother again.

A look of confusion.

He doesn't understand.

The tiger is clearly here.

He looked at the tiger and talked.

Why. Would grandma say that?

Is he talking to the air?

Nothing.

The child opened his mouth to say something.

But as soon as he met his grandmother's gaze, he found that he could not say anything.

Grandma doesn’t seem very happy?
No.

Not just unhappy.
The child frowned.

There were also worries and some emotions that he couldn't understand.

"grandmother."

The child is taciturn.

"Leilei, let's go home."

The old man didn't say anything more about the child talking to the air.

She skipped the subject.

"It's late."

"Your foot injury needs attention."

"Besides, you're tired."

"Go back, take a shower, and have a good night's rest."

The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Nothing will happen when you wake up the next day."

(End of this chapter)