The round red fruit they had been handed was the one Mama had recently said was delicious.
Because Mama liked it, they had tried eating it too, but it was so sour that both of them stopped after a single bite.
"Will Mama get better if he eats this?"
"Yeah. And he'll be even happier if you two bring it to him yourselves."
"We'll go!"
The fruit was cut into easy-to-eat pieces, and they carefully carried the plate toward the room where Mama was resting, making sure not to drop it.
"Mama, food!"
"Mama, food!"
"...Food?"
Thinking it was already mealtime, Mama looked startled, but they shook their heads and carefully held out the plate they had carried all the way there.
"Papa said Mama will get better if he eats this."
"Will Mama get better?"
When they urged him to eat quickly, the smile Mama showed them for the first time in a while made both Rui and Yue happy.
"Thank you. You brought this for Mama, didn't you? It looks very delicious."
