Mingli remembered, but it was too late. The candy was in his mouth, so sweet that he couldn't bear to swallow it. He had to speak unclearly with his small mouth to Sister Yao: "Thank—thank you, Aunt—"
Sister Yao was afraid he might choke or bite his tongue, so she quickly stopped him from speaking further: "No need to thank me, take your time eating."
Upon hearing that he needn't thank her, Mingli immediately licked the candy again with his tongue, while his little eyes were fixed on another candy in his palm.
Seeing this child gobble up candy so eagerly, Sister Yao, being a mother herself, instantly realized that this child enjoyed eating. There was no way she dared to give him another piece. She turned instead and gave the candy to the other little monkey.
Lingxin was mostly indifferent to candy because his teacher and mother had both told him, especially his uncle who is a doctor, that it's not good for children to eat too much candy.
