Chapter 1772 Waiting and Searching

"It's just a possibility."

The old lady seemed to be thinking about something. "Children are forgetful to begin with, and they just had a serious illness..."

"Or maybe the child's parents didn't allow him to come because the child got seriously ill in the village."

"You also said that Xiaobai originally came to the village for recuperation."

"Instead of recovering, I got a serious illness."

"What do you think the child's parents will think?"

"..."

The old man nodded silently.

"……you're right."

"I remembered."

"Xiao Bai's grandparents lived in the city for a while."

"Later, when I went to study in the city, I almost forgot about Xiaobai."

"In fact, whether he ever came back later... I don't know."

"It's all in the past."

"Don't take it too seriously."

The wrinkles at the corners of the old lady's eyes relaxed slightly, but soon wrinkled again, "Has it been a long time?"

"Leilei..."

The old lady couldn't hide her worry on her face, "I don't know what's going on?"

"I'll go look in the woods."

As she spoke, the old lady had already stood up, "Why did you take so long?"

"This child..."

"All right."

The old man held the old lady and said, "Don't worry too much."

"Leilei is fine."

"how do you know?"

The old lady was somewhat dissatisfied with the old man's unfounded confident tone.

"If something really happens, it will be too late."

"I do not know."

The old man's unexpected answer surprised the old lady.

"but-"

The old man smiled slightly, "I know Xiaobai and Leilei are not injured."

"If the tiger had intended to hurt anyone, Leilei would not have returned safely yesterday."

"Besides, according to Leilei, he got lost and it was the tiger that brought him to the forest entrance."

"You said, the tiger didn't hurt anyone yesterday, why did it hurt the child today?"

“Is there any difference between yesterday and today?”

"Maybe the tiger was full yesterday..."

The old lady muttered something under her breath.

But he also knew that he was just making small talk.

She admitted that what the old man said made sense.

The children came back well yesterday...

Otherwise, if the tiger wants to eat the child, it will not send the child back even if it is full. At most, it will let the child fend for itself, which is the greatest kindness.

The tiger who knows how to bring back lost children...

Maybe the old man is right.

That was no ordinary tiger.

Instead, they are existences similar to elves and monsters.

Of course, these speculations are based on the premise that tigers really exist.

Her biggest doubt is whether the tiger... the tiger that Lei Lei mentioned... is real?
Even if the old man said that... that she couldn't see it, not that the tiger didn't exist...

But what you hear is not as good as what you see.

Without being able to see it, it was difficult for her to convince herself that the tiger existed.

"That……"

The old lady was still a little restless, "We're just going to ignore Lei Lei?"

"What do you mean by ignoring Leilei?"

The old man rolled his eyes and said, "Just let him do what he wants with this matter."

"If he wants to see the tiger, let him go."

"Don't worry either."

"It always takes some time for other people's children to play with tigers."

"How can you just go there and come back?"

"But……"

"All right."

The old man waved his hand, "Don't say but."

"Come and have breakfast."

"Luckily it's summer now, otherwise the porridge, buns and dumplings would have gone cold long ago."

"How can we eat it if it's not hot enough?"...

The old lady ate breakfast absent-mindedly.

From time to time, you have to look up to check the time, or turn around to look at the gate.

The expression on his face changed repeatedly between hope and disappointment.

There was a hint of anxiety between his furrowed brows.

The old man shook his head.

He knew that no matter how much he talked, he couldn't change the old lady's condition.

He didn't say anything else.

In fact, he was a little worried in his heart.

After all, all of this was based on his conclusions based on comparing Xiaobai's past experiences with Leilei's stories.

He didn't know if his guess was very wrong?
Is it right to allow children to come into contact with a tiger that they cannot see?

……

Just when the two old people were lamenting for the umpteenth time how long the day was taking, their grandson finally came back.

Compared to the panic when he rushed out in the morning, the child's face was full of smiles when he came back.

Clearly had a great morning.

The two old men smiled bitterly at the same time.

This child... seems quite happy, right?
Think about their torment this morning...

The two old men suddenly felt complicated.

……

"Grandpa, grandma."

When the child saw the two old people, he vaguely discovered that there was a strange aura around them. He pursed his lips and greeted them obediently.

"Leilei..."

The old lady spoke first, but after calling her grandson's name, no one knew what she said next.

The old man shook his head.

He relaxed his brows and looked at the somewhat uncomfortable child, "Leilei, are you back?"

"……Um."

The child blinked, then nodded.

The old lady next to her rolled her eyes.

What an idiotic question?
The old man cleared his cough and glanced at the old lady.

He is just throwing out some ideas to start a conversation, do you understand?

old lady:……

She motioned for the old man to continue.

Now that the topic has been opened, just continue asking questions.

……

The old man looked at the child again, "Did Leilei see the tiger?"

The old lady was stunned.

How come this old man is so decisive all of a sudden?

She thought the old man would ask the child if he had fun, and then get to the point...

……

The child was also stunned.

He looked at his grandfather and then at his grandmother cautiously.

He wasn't sure if he was telling the truth?
He knew that his grandparents didn't believe he had seen a tiger.

They said the tiger was fake.

When his grandparents, whom he had always trusted, said this, he was really panicked.

He didn't believe that his miraculous experience was fake.

He ran out.

He is going to find the tiger.

He wanted to make sure the tiger was real.

But after running into the woods, the child was at a loss.

He looked around.

The tall trees are lush and leafy.

The bright sunshine shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows.

The woods are very quiet.

But it's also very noisy.

He could hear the cicadas.

There are also birds singing.

And the sound of my own breathing.

He just ran all the way here.

But he didn't see the tiger.

The child encountered the tiger yesterday because he was lost.

If he were asked to think back now, how would he know where he got lost?
He was very regretful.

Yesterday, I was busy confirming the meeting with Tiger today, but I didn't set the time and place for the meeting.
(End of this chapter)