Chapter 382
...This might sound really bad, but honestly, calming Mia down was incredibly simple.
All I had to do was put something in her mouth.
As the weather started getting colder—although it was still a little early—street vendors selling fish-shaped pastries had started to appear.
Not as frequently as when I was a kid, but if I walked about thirty minutes from home, I could sometimes find vendors along the main roads.
Since I usually carried a bit of cash on me, buying some pastries wasn't a big deal.
Maybe because it was her first time seeing such food, Mia looked a bit wary when she first received one, but after I, ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) Alice, and Claire each took one and started eating happily, Mia followed suit.
"Careful, it’s hot."
...Though I said that a little too late. Mia had already taken a big bite and was now frantically blowing on her mouth.
In a way, that was the right method of eating them. They're meant to be eaten when it's cold out — nibbling slowly while the outside is still crispy and the inside steaming hot was exactly how you were supposed to enjoy them.
Although Mia was initially startled by the heat, she gradually got used to it as she kept eating. Once she properly registered the sweet taste of the red bean filling, she ate with a blissful expression.
"What’s inside this?"
Unlike Mia, who was busy blowing and nibbling at the pastry, Charlotte couldn’t hold back her curiosity and asked.