Chapter 1399 Compensation
"I want to go back."
The beetles growled.
"Go back... to that bookstore?"
Xiao Xiao reacted with a thoughtful look on his face, "Don't you want to leave there now?"
The beetle turned her face slightly, seeming a little embarrassed.
"I want to wait until that bookstore closes before leaving."
It knew that when it left there, the memory it had with the old man would really become a memory.
So, it wanted to stay until the end.
……
"Okay, I'll take you back."
Xiao Xiao respects Zhi's choice.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiao Xiao."
The beetle leaned over gratefully, "But I can't trouble you any more."
"I'll just 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 away.
But for this little monster, it takes more than just a few minutes.
"I'll give it to you."
Xiao Xiao's eyebrows were gentle, "I was going in that direction."
"Is that so?"
Zhi tilted his head, and then showed a grateful smile, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Xiao Xiao."
To be honest, he was so full now that he felt really weak when he thought of walking back to the bookstore by himself.
I just thought I wouldn’t cause any more trouble to Mr. Xiao Xiao...
Since Mr. Xiao Xiao said that we would go along the way, that would be the best.
……
When he noticed someone coming in, the middle-aged man who was reading a book looked up at the door.
The next second, a surprised expression appeared on his face, "Guest, is it you?"
"How-" did it come again?
He swallowed what he said next. Although he didn't mean it, such a sentence always sounded a bit unkind.
He turned to smile and said, "Did you forget something?"
"No."
Xiao Xiao shook his head, "I thought about it and decided to buy another chess book."
He smiled and said, "Although it is badly eaten by insects, I don't know if I will be able to find this chess book again later."
"No matter if it's damaged, I still want to buy it back."
"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, he was not unable to understand the words of the young man in front of him.
"Then go get it."
The man smiled.
For him now, one more book he can sell is one more book.
After knowing that most of the books in the bookstore were badly infested with insects, he had no expectations about how many these books would sell.
He was originally thinking about checking all the books in the store to find good ones.
However, the amount of the project was too huge, and he felt that he did not have the energy, so after thinking about it, he gave up.
He comforted himself by letting the guests "treasure hunt" on their own.
That's also kind of fun, isn't it?
……
Xiao Xiao walked to the bookshelf where he found the chess records before.
This is a pretty far back location, so you can't see it from the cashier.
Xiao Xiao slightly raised the bag in his hand.
The beetle jumped up and landed on the bookshelf with a "bang~" sound.
The little monster bared his teeth for a while.
I ate so much that I couldn't move flexibly.
There was a hint of smile in Xiao Xiao's eyes.
"That beetle, I'm leaving."
"Yeah."
The beetle's eyes completed the crescent shape, "Thank you for sending me back, Mr. 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 books, he naturally wanted to take a chess book out.
"Beetroot."
"Goodbye."
He turned and left.
……
The beetle climbed to the top of the bookshelf and looked at Master Xiao Xiao's back.
Not sure if he noticed its gaze, Master Xiao Xiao looked over. Although it didn't hear the sound and couldn't read the lips, it knew what Master Xiao Xiao was saying.
Lord Xiao Xiao is saying goodbye to it.
It also shouted loudly, with a big smile on its face, "Goodbye, Mr. Xiao Xiao."
Master Xiao Xiao also smiled at it.
……
It wasn't until Master Xiao Xiao walked out of the bookstore that it withdrew its gaze.
It was stunned for a while, until the sound of the next guest coming in woke it up.
Beetle:? !
It blinked and slowly climbed down.
The smell of books and paper floated in the air, permeating around it, causing it to squint its eyes.
It smells really good.
……
"Your chess record."
The man put the chess records into the bag where Xiao Xiao had put the books before.
“Welcome next time.”
The man said his usual farewell words, "This store will be open for another month."
"If you want to buy any more books, you can come again."
"I'll give it to you cheaper."
"Okay, thank you."
"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 he turned back, he caught a glimpse of the little monster on the top of the bookshelf from the corner of his eye.
His eyebrows were slightly arched, and his mouth opened and closed silently, "Bye, goodbye."
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 told him that he didn't have to go home specially to deliver the chess records. The old man was not in a hurry to use the chess records anyway.
Just buy the chess records.
I'll take it back when Xiao Xiao comes home next time.
After all, even though they are all in Yanjing, Xiao's Teahouse is not located near Yanjing University, so it is quite time-consuming to go back and forth.
"Ouch~"
Taotie pulled Xiao Xiao's hair.
Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of smile flashed in his eyes, and said softly, "I haven't forgotten."
Taotie is reminding Xiao Xiao not to forget the compensation he promised him before.
It has always been remembered.
It was not interested in the story between the beetle and the old man.
Since beetles can't eat it, it has lost interest in beetles.
It only cares about the compensation Xiao Xiao gives it.
It was drowsy when Xiao Xiao was 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 the cake shop.
They are all clothing stores, jewelry stores and the like.
There is also a milk tea shop.
Taotie's eyes shined.
What does it want to eat?
It wants to eat. "Ouch!"
Xiao Xiao was stunned, "Meat?"
Then he shook his head in a funny way. Is this the resentment of not getting a beetle?
"Okay."
he responded.
After taking a few steps forward, he smelled an alluring 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, and then it nodded rather reservedly.
But he forgot that Xiao Xiao couldn't see the state of the top of his head, and naturally couldn't see the calmness it was pretending to be at this time.
(End of chapter)