"Weren't we supposed to call Xiao Ruawen?" On the sidewalk, Xia Xiaoxiao asked Xu Qingfan, who was holding a dead branch and swinging it like a fool.
"Let's do that next time. Today, it's just the two of us," Xu Qingfan said, tossing aside the two-section dead branch and dusting his hands off before addressing Xia Xiaoxiao.
"Oh!" Xia Xiaoxiao's heart leaped with joy, quickening her pace to walk shoulder to shoulder with Xu Qingfan, it had been so long since she'd gone on an adventure with the little rascal!
"Let's go, we need to get home before lunch," Xu Qingfan said, taking advantage of the moment to grab Xia Xiaoxiao's hand and pulling the little girl to run along the sidewalk.
"Slow down!" Xia Xiaoxiao, caught off guard, stumbled along behind him.
After running several hundred meters, both children were panting, hands on thighs, bending over to catch their breath.
