Munchkin and Tina walked ahead, but even after running into his old friend, Munchkin did not forget to pay heed to me.
Sometimes when they went too far or turned to another aisle, he would look back to see if I was keeping up.
Fred was next to me, and I got a little embarrassed.
"Munchkin is afraid you'll lose your way," he said with a smile.
"Just now, I was afraid that the moment he saw the snacks, he would be excited and run off on his own. So, I told him that I hadn't been to this supermarket and might get lost. I didn't expect it to turn out this way."
I did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"I can see that Munchkin is a very filial child. You raised him very well." Fred was praising me, but the look in his eyes made me not dare to look directly at him.
"How have you been doing lately?"
When he saw my eyes avoiding him after that, Fred seemed to have seen through me and asked directly.
"I'm fine, and you?"
"Also well. In a small city like this, there are not many people making waves, so naturally, there's not much that happens here." He laughed self-deprecatingly.
I knew he was indirectly talking about Theo. "That's good. I noticed how happy Tina is with you now."
Fred nodded. He did not deny this. "Indeed, Zenon is a good place to live in. I'm not expecting Tina to be successful in the future. I just want her to grow up safe and healthy, so Zenon is indeed a good place for that."
I did not know if he was hinting it toward me as well.
After buying what we needed, we had to go back. I looked at the two little kids who did not want to part ways, so Fred and I immediately decided to take them to have ice cream first.
After hearing this news, the two little ones’ faces showed a second of surprise. Then, they went back to chatting.
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