"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 his face slightly, seeming a little embarrassed.

"I want to wait until that bookstore closes before I leave."

It knew that when it left there, the memory it had with the old man would really become a memory.

So, I want to leave it until the end.

…

"Okay, I'll take you back."

Xiao Xiao respects Zhi's choice.

"Thank you, Master Xiao Xiao."

Zhi leaned over gratefully, "But I can't trouble you any more."

"I can 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'd rather give it to you."

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows were gentle, "I originally wanted to go 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, it is so full now that it makes me feel a little weak when I think of walking back to the bookstore by myself.

I just wanted to not cause any more trouble to Mr. Xiao Xiao...

Since Mr. Xiao Xiao said it would be a good idea to go along the way, that would be the best thing.

…

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 around and smiled, "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 oh."

The man nodded suddenly.

Although he himself has no special preference for books, his father is a real "bookworm".

Having seen his father's attitude towards books, it was not impossible for him 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.

This is also a 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.

"Well, I'm leaving."

"Um."

The beetle's eyes formed a 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 records, he naturally wanted to take a copy of the chess records 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 lips, it knew what Master Xiao Xiao was saying.

Master Xiao Xiao is saying goodbye to it.

It also shouted loudly, with a big smile on its face, "Goodbye, Mr. Xiao Xiao."

Lord 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.

Beetroot:?!

It blinked and crawled down slowly.

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 his books before.

“Welcome to visit 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 back."

"I'll make it cheaper for you."

"OK, thanks."

"Boss, goodbye."

Xiao Xiao walked towards the door.
To be continued...