He had nothing to fear; he only had extravagant hopes. He yearned to return to the past, to the age of innocence.
After finishing the rice ball, they set off on the road, walking at a very slow pace.
"Little one, what's your name?"
"Xiongdan."
"Xiongdan is not a proper name, it's just a nickname."
"Then I don't have a name. Would Grandpa give Xiongdan a good one?"
"What is your father's name?"
"I don't have a father."
"How can anyone not have a father? You're not a wild beast!"
"Does Grandpa have a father?"
"I..."
Old Man fell into memories, then let out a sorrowful sigh. Some people are born without a father, so the Master who raised them is their true father.
"Then I'll call you Xiongdan. What's special about your family, and what's your mother's name?"
"My family has a house, and my mother is a woman."
"..." This left Old Man with no way to respond for a moment.
After thinking for a moment, Old Man asked again, "What does your mother look like?"
"Like a bear," Xiaoman answered without even thinking.
"Like a bear?"
"I'm Xiongdan [Bear Egg], how could she not look like a bear?"
"Grandpa means, is your mother pretty?"
"Let me ask you, Grandpa, do bears look pretty?"
"..." Are you a barbarian or actually a bear?
Once again, he was left speechless.
"Xiongdan, how did you get lost?" Old Man asked.
"A big dog stole the meat from my house, so I chased after it. It could run too fast, and it led me deep into the mountains."
"And then?"
"Then I got hungry, so I roasted the big dog…
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