Chapter 2488 Similarity
But after noticing Xiao Xiao turning to look at him, the old man suppressed his thoughts and smiled, "Student Xiao, it's time to eat."

……

"it is good."

Xiao Xiao nodded.

……

"... Let's eat first... The soup isn't ready yet..."

The old man's introduction was blocked by the closed door.

There was silence in the courtyard.

"Whoo~"

A cold wind blew.

It was like a knife cutting through bones, bringing with it a biting chill.

……

Dozens of yellow, curled petals fell one after another.

And was blown away by the wind.

……

"Student Xiao, please sit down."

The old lady popped her head out of the kitchen.

"You guys eat first."

"I have a few more dishes here, they will be ready soon."

……

Glancing at the rich dishes on the table, Xiao Xiao looked at the old lady and raised the corners of his mouth, "These dishes are enough."

"Please come and eat with us."

“Any more would be a waste.”

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"Not much, not much."

The old lady waved her hand.

"I haven't shown off my skills in a long time."

"My hands are a little itchy too."

"It's rare to have guests come to our house for dinner."

"Still a young man."

The old lady looked like she was full of fighting spirit.

"I know young people have big appetites."

"Student Xiao, you should eat more later."

“It would be best if we could eat it all.”

"Then the old woman will be happy."

The old lady threatened, "If you don't eat enough, I will be unhappy."

"If there are a lot of leftovers, my old man and I don't know how many days we will have to eat them."

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"Don't burden other people's children."

The old man rolled his eyes.

"What if the child is full but still insists on eating because of what you said?"

"It's not good to eat too much."

……

"I'm just afraid that Xiao will be too polite."

The old lady frowned slightly.

"I'm just being polite."

"Don't be so stupid as to force yourself to eat when you really can't."

"That's not good."

Xiao Xiao laughed, "I know."

"Don't worry."

Xiao Xiao and the old man sat down at the table.

The old lady is still busy in the kitchen.

"Student Xiao."

After a brief silence, the old man spoke.

"You just said that you have a plum tree in your yard?"

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao nodded.

“Not many people keep plum trees at home nowadays.”

The old man smiled.

It's quite rare that the two families who raised plum trees met each other like this.

Xiao Xiao curved his eyebrows.

"The plum tree was picked up by my grandmother from outside."

"At first, I just wanted to try and see if I could grow it."

"So she didn't tell anyone at home that she had brought back a plum tree."

"Later, the plum tree came back to life and bloomed, and we learned that the old man had picked up a plum tree and kept it in his yard."

The old man looked a little dazed.

".It's really a coincidence."

"The plum tree in your house was picked up by your grandmother."

"The reason why my family planted plum trees was originally because of Lele."

Speaking of his grandson, the old man's expression couldn't help but become a little gloomy.

The old man shook his head slightly and continued, "The child picked up a branch of a plum tree and wanted to make it bloom."

"What a child."

The old man "complained" with a smile, "Whatever I think is right."

"If it were an adult, who would want a branch to bloom?"

Only children can have such innocent and romantic thoughts.

".The plum trees we picked up were not good ones."

The old man muttered.

"Yours is an abandoned plum tree."

"Ours was a fallen branch."

"Ours is still more difficult."

"So, your plum trees will survive later." "We will go and secretly buy a small plum tree."

".The branches can't be planted..."

"Luckily the kid didn't notice."

“I have always enjoyed taking care of the plum trees.”

". Didn't let that kid down"

Buying the little plum tree was the best decision they ever made.

Otherwise, they would be terrified at the thought that their children would leave them with this regret.

If leaving cannot be changed, they hope that the child leaves without regrets.

At least there is no regret that could have been avoided.

The old man reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes imperceptibly.

His expressionless face looked like he wasn't doing something as fragile as wiping away tears.

Xiao Xiao did as the old man wished and pretended not to notice his sudden emotional breakdown.

He closed his mouth and raised his eyes as if realizing something.

Then he stood up and took the dishes from the old lady's hands.

The old man frowned slightly.

"Why didn't you call me?"

"And he served two dishes at once."

"Be careful not to fall."

"It's not that heavy."

The old lady smiled at Xiao Xiao.

"Thank you."

The next second, she was a little surprised, "Hey, why haven't you touched the food yet?"

"You didn't eat?"

"Is the food not to your liking?"

The old lady looked at Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao shook his head.

"No."

The old man took over Xiao Xiao's words, "Aren't we waiting for you?"

"I told you to eat first."

The old lady looked at the old man with some resentment.

"How can we let our guests go hungry?"

"There's no reason for the guests to start eating first."

Xiao Xiao smiled.

The old lady was stunned.

The old man smiled and said, "See, young people know how to talk."

The old lady shook her head.

"Okay, I'll eat."

"There's a bowl of soup simmering on the stove."

"We'll have to wait a little longer."

The old lady sat down.

Everyone started eating.

"What were you talking about just now?"

The old lady looked at Xiao Xiao, "Does the food suit your taste?"

Xiao Xiao nodded.

"delicious."

“Your craftsmanship is excellent.”

The old lady couldn't help but smile faintly.

"As long as you like it."

It was worth it for her to cook after such a long time.

"Student Xiao told me that he also has a plum tree at home."

Seeing that the conversation between the two had come to an end, the old man answered the question that the old lady had asked at the beginning.

Although the first person who deviated the topic was the one who asked the question.

"Hey?"

The old lady was surprised.

"What a coincidence?"

"Yes."

The old man was quite emotional.

"You said this is really a coincidence."

"and-"

The old man kept it a secret for a while.

"Say it."

The old lady reached out and patted the old man's arm.

Why keep it a secret?
The old man smiled bitterly.

"well."

"Our plum tree was originally"

The old man paused.

".It was picked up by Lele."

After a few seconds of silence, the old lady took over the old man's words herself.

The old man was a little surprised.

But soon, he concealed the expression on his face.

His eyebrows and eyes relaxed a little intentionally.

"The plum tree in Xiao's home was picked up by his grandmother."

"In other words, our plum trees can be considered to have been picked up."

The old lady nodded suddenly.

Yes.

"besides."

The old man continued, "Teacher Xiao's plum tree is also sick."

(End of this chapter)