Chapter 3168 I won’t go

The boy never wanted just a maple leaf.
do not know……

When we get to the place...

Can he really get a surprise?

He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Xiao Xiao.

……

Xiao Xiao still had his eyes closed and was resting.

A relaxed and leisurely look in stark contrast to his troubled look.

The boy opened his mouth.

In the end, he withdrew his gaze without saying a word.

He looked out the window again.

It doesn't seem to be going to some remote place...

After discovering this, the boy's nervousness eased a little.

……

"About to arrive."

The car hadn't stopped yet, Xiao Xiao opened his eyes and reminded the boy to get ready to get off.

……

Xiao Xiao got out of the car first.

The boy followed closely behind.

Stepping on the ground again gave the boy some confidence for some reason.

In other words, peace of mind.

……

The boy looked around.

This is...a residential area?

……

He couldn't help but stop.

……

Xiao Xiao turned around, his eyebrows raised slightly.

"Follow."

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There was some hesitation on the boy's face.

He didn't know what this person was going to take him to see?
A maple tree?
To be honest, he felt a slight sense of relief when he realized their destination was a residential area.

Fortunately.

It's not a weird place.

Then, he suddenly realized, is this person really going to take him to see the maple trees?

Otherwise, what else is there to see in a residential area?
He knew that his guess was most likely correct.

The other party may just be playing it safe.

Even though he had emphasized that what he wanted was a red maple leaf.

But that didn't stop him from taking him to an ordinary maple tree... and giving him an ordinary maple leaf...

It was hard for the other party to take a taxi to bring him here.

In fact, there was an ordinary maple tree near where they were at the time.

Because I care so much about maple trees...

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he was familiar with the distribution of maple trees in the vicinity.

But not here.

……

He had never known there were maple trees here before.

After all, all he knew were maple trees that were distributed in public places.

Like this one in my own yard -
He had already seen Xiao Xiao stopped at the door of a house.

He began to have some guesses in his mind.

It seems that their destination is that family.

Combined with what Xiao Xiao said before, the answer is obvious.

There is a maple tree in this family's yard.

Naturally, he had no way of knowing about the maple trees in such a private place.

After all, he couldn't just go to a stranger's house and check the condition of their yard.

……

It does not matter.

In fact, it was not his intention to remember the location of those maple trees.

His brain just remembers it.

he knows……

He always knew...

Where is the maple tree he is looking for?

The maple tree has always been in the same place.

It seems like nothing has changed.

In fact, things and people have changed.

Nothing has changed.

……

The boy shook his head.

"I dont go."

The boy looked depressed and gloomy with his drooped shoulders.

He suddenly lost interest.

He didn't know how he followed a stranger to this strange place?

Maybe I was too excited...

When the other party told him to get on the bus and give him a maple leaf, he got on the bus without having time to think about it.

Once you get on the bus, it will be too late to say anything.

But when he really arrived at the place, the unfamiliarity before him was like a bucket of cold water poured on his head.

Not here.

The maple tree he was looking for was not here.

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The boy lowered his eyes and looked at the ground in front of his feet.

He actually... hoped that this person could give him a surprise in the car before...

He really is...

Is he kidding himself?
... "You're not coming?"

Xiao Xiao was a little surprised.

We all got here by car...

Is this considered... backing down at the last minute?
Looking at the boy with his head down and a weak breath, Xiao Xiao was thoughtful...

Is it because you know that what you are going to see next is not what you want to see...or are you afraid that what you are going to see next is not what you want to see?
……

“The maple tree is right in the yard.”

really.

Xiao Xiao's words confirmed the boy's previous guess.

The boy had no surprises.

……

"Now that we're here, don't you really want to go in and take a look?"

Xiao Xiao slightly curved his eyebrows.

……

The boy was about to answer -
The slight sound attracted the attention of both of them.

Xiao Xiao turned his head.

The boy raised his eyes as well.

……

The door behind Xiao Xiao was opened from the inside.

"Master Xiao."

The old man's powerful voice rang out.

……

A smile appeared in Xiao Xiao's eyes.

"Grandpa Xu."

"Are you going out?"

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"No."

The old man shook his head.

"Why is the old man going out?"

"Everyone knows you're coming."

"Did the old man come out to see if you were here?"

……

On the way here, Xiao Xiao told Xu Zizhen that they were going to the Xu family's old house to see the maple trees.

Although the two elderly people are very nice and hospitable.

But he still wanted to inform the two old men through Xu Zizhen.

It would always be too much of a disturbance if I just showed up at someone's house without permission.

and so……

He was not surprised at all that the old man knew he was coming.

……

I just didn't expect it...

They had been staying at the door for too long, causing the old man to come out to check.

Xiao Xiao looked somewhat apologetic.

"Grandpa Xu, sorry to have kept you waiting."

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"Harmful."

The old man waved his hand.

"Soon, soon."

"The old man has been sitting for too long and wants to move his body."

"Just come out and take a look."

"I didn't expect such a coincidence..."

The old man narrowed his eyes.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Master Xiao standing at the door, and he was also surprised.

.......
"Is this the child that Master Xiao said wanted to see the maple tree?"

The old man's eyes fell on the boy not far away.

"Come here."

The old man called to the boy.

"No need to be embarrassed."

The old man thought the boy was shy.

Children nowadays are polite.

But sometimes, if you are too polite, you will be more cautious.

Unlike the children of their generation, who were heartless and impulsive.

of course.

I get scolded a lot.

"There are only two old people in this room, me and my wife."

“We love it most when young people come to play.”

A house full of elderly people inevitably has a desolate atmosphere.

The arrival of young people can allow them to be imbued with some of the youthful vitality and vigor of young people.

Their mentality will also become younger.

As long as the young people don't mind, they welcome young people to visit their homes.

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"Master Xiao, please come in."

The old man made room for the door.

Since he heard Zizhen call the boy Master Xiao last time, and learned about the magical power of the maple tree in the yard, he and his wife also started calling him Master Xiao.

"Come in if you have anything to say."

What's the point of standing at the door?

……

Xiao Xiao turned and looked at the boy.

The boy's expression froze.

He never expected... that the owner of the house happened to come out at this time.

(End of this chapter)