This child really deserved to get beaten up!
I sighed in exasperation and carried the basket as I hugged the watermelon that I had just picked in my arms. I walked toward him and asked, "Why did you come over? Didn't you say that you were busy with work lately?"
He put Munchkin down, taking the basket and watermelon from my hands. He then said, "I knew that the fruits here were ripe, so I came over for a few days to eat the fruits. Can't I do that?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, you can eat as much as you like. I don't mind you coming over to eat. I’m just afraid that you won’t be able to finish everything."
Jerome had opened a psychological counseling center in Salt City. He had been doing well these few years.
He often came over to visit Munchkin during the first few years that I came to Zenon. He only visited a few times per year now that he was busier with work.
After having dinner, he had some fruits. Munchkin started demanding to go outside for a walk.
Everyone had nothing much to do, so we all headed downstairs.
There were plenty of rhododendron trees on both sides of the road. The flowers were in full bloom since it was the middle of summer. Munchkin loved playing here, especially with Fred and Tina.
There was a beverage shop in the neighborhood.
Munchkin always demanded to get a drink every time we passed by, but I rarely bought any drinks for him. However, Fred always let him get what he wanted. Munchkin would always demand deserts when Fred was here.
He did the same this time around. Fred came out of the beverage shop with ice cream in his hands. He handed an ice cream to Munchkin and Tina each.
After that, he handed one to me as well.
I could not help but laugh and say, "You're treating me as a child.”
Munchkin licked the ice cream cautiously and raised his head to look at Fred. "Uncle Fred, why do you always buy ice cream for my mother? My mother says that only little kids eat ice cream. Adults don’t eat it."
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