"I don't have much time today, so I'll come visit again another time. Ah, if you'd like, please take these. It's raspberry and lemon jam. They're delicious spread on bread, and I think they'd also be good mixed with water or alcohol. Please try them with your uncle."
As he said this, he handed over two jars containing red and yellow liquid.
Captivated by how they sparkled, he stared at them, then hurriedly saw the boy off as he left the workshop.
After watching him until he was completely out of sight, he suddenly noticed a man walking toward him.
"…Uncle."
"Hey. Uh… so, were you okay?"
He must have been worried after introducing them, because it seemed he had come to check on him.
Apparently, he had stopped by to see how things were going.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Um… I made a friend… we became friends."
"I see."
The hand that roughly ruffled his hair while saying that's good hurt a little, but it made him happier than anything else.
