The middle-aged woman who had just walked out of the kitchen was stunned for a second, and then said hello with a smile.
"Aunt Fang."
"This is the caregiver we hired for grandpa."
Boss Bai introduced Xiao Xiao’s identity to Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao smiled politely at the middle-aged woman, "Hello, Aunt Fang."
"Hey, hello."
Aunt Fang narrowed her eyes with a smile.
"Boss Xiao Bai is looking for Mr. Bai, right?"
Before Boss Bai could say anything, the middle-aged woman took the initiative to speak.
This is actually a redundant question.
After all, if boss Xiao Bai comes here to see his grandfather, who else will he see?
"He's on the bedroom balcony."
…
"OK."
Boss Bai nodded slightly.
"Master Xiao, let's go up."
…
When he reached the stairs, Boss Bai turned around as if he remembered something.
The middle-aged woman was still standing where she was.
"Aunt Fang, I'll make a pot of tea and bring it to you later."
"OK."
The middle-aged woman smiled and nodded.
…
Boss Bai opened the bedroom door.
Walked directly to the balcony.
There is a deck chair on the balcony.
The gray-haired old man lay on it with his eyes closed.
The radio on the chair on one side came from the babbling singing voice.
The old man who seemed to be sleeping soundly hummed from time to time.
It can be seen from this that the old man is not asleep.
…
"grandfather."
Boss Bai called the old man softly.
The old man didn't hear it.
Still humming intermittently along with the voice on the radio.
…
"grandfather!"
Boss Bo turned up the volume a bit.
At the same time, he turned down the volume on the radio.
…
The old man's face was slightly startled.
Then he slowly opened his eyes.
Some cloudy eyes stared at Boss Bai for a while, then he seemed to recognize his grandson, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
"It's Xiaorong."
…
"grandfather."
Boss Bai helped the old man sit up.
Xiao Xiao took some cushions from the chairs in the room and handed them to Boss Bai.
Boss Bai smiled unexpectedly, "Thank you."
…
The old man sat up half-reclining on the recliner.
When his grandson took a step back, he saw a stranger next to him.
He was a little surprised.
This is the first time that grandson has brought strangers to his place.
The old man narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man he met for the first time, "Xiao Rong, who is this?"
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"Grandpa, he is a friend of mine."
Boss Bai said with a smile.
"Hello, old man."
Xiao Xiao said hello to the old man.
"Hey, good."
The wrinkles at the corners of the old man's eyes have relaxed.
…
"Grandpa, I have something to ask you."
Boss Bai pulled a stool for Master Xiao and motioned for him to sit down, and then he sat down on the stool himself.
"Oh, what happened?"
The old man smiled.
The old man was very happy that his grandson brought his friends to see him.
…
"Dong dong~"
A gentle knock on the door sounded.
Then, Aunt Fang came in with tea.
…
Looking at the door that was closed again, Boss Bai didn't speak in a hurry.
He spread his palms.
The jade ball lies on it.
Under the sunlight, the smooth white jade gives off a hazy halo.
…
The old man was stunned.
This jade ball...
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"Grandpa, do you still remember this jade ball?"
Boss Bai observed the old man's expression and said, "You gave it to dad a long time ago."
"To your father..."
The old man murmured.
…
"Um."
Boss Bai nodded, "You gave it as an amulet to my father who was in a car accident."
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"Oh~"
When his grandson explained this, the old man had a look of surprise on his face.
"It's that jade ball..."
The old man touched the jade ball with trembling hands and spoke with emotion.
There was also a hint of nostalgia in his expression.
…
"……grandfather."
Although breaking the old man's nostalgia at this time made Boss Bai hesitate, but after traveling to so many places and spending so much effort, seeing that the answer was right in front of him, Boss Bai was inevitably a little anxious and excited.
He motioned to the old man to take his hands away first.
"look."
…
Like Father Bai before him, Mr. Bai also opened his eyes wide.
A look of surprise.
The body he was sitting lazily on became much straighter.
"this……"
…
But compared to how Bai's father quickly calmed down, the old man seemed to be much more shaken.
"this……"
"Did you break it?"
The old man looked at his grandson.
Boss Bai shook his head hurriedly, "How is that possible?"
"Grandpa, that's how it is."
"look."
"This jade ball is hollow inside."
…
The old man's lips trembled.
Realizing that something was wrong with the old man's mood, Boss Bai was confused and worried, "Grandpa, don't get excited."
"it's okay no problem……"
He put his hand on the old man's back and patted it gently.
…
"Why is everything okay?!"
The old man had a hoarse voice and stared at the two halves of the jade ball in his hand, "That's what happened..."
"grandfather?"
The look on Boss Bai's face became more and more worried.
Could it be that the appearance of Jade Ball irritated the old man?
He was busy asking for an answer from the old man, but he forgot about the emotional fluctuations that the old man would have for this.
He regretted it a little.
He opened his mouth-
"Xiao Rong!"
"Ah? Yes!"
Boss Bai subconsciously responded
"this……"
The old man's hand holding the jade kept shaking, "Is there something inside?"
"Did you find anything?!"
"thing?"
Boss Bai's first reaction was to shake his head.
But the old man's look of anticipation made him recall it carefully again.
The result is still...
"No."
Boss Bai shook his head gently, "After opening the jade ball, it will be what you saw first."
"There's nothing in there."
…
"No?!"
The old man didn't believe it and was disappointed, "How is it possible?"
"How could there not be..."
"Did I think wrongly..."
The old man's chest rose and fell violently.
Hopefully the disappointment afterward will be even more unbearable.
…
"careful."
Xiao Xiao reached out to catch the jade that fell from the old man's hand.
…
"ah?!"
The old man hurriedly reached out to take back the jade, with a look of fear on his face.
"Thank you, thank you."
…
"grandfather."
Boss Bai raised the tea cup to the old man's mouth and said, "Drink some tea."
"calm down."
…
The old man took a sip of tea.
The slightly bitter tea made the bitterness between the old man's brows and eyes even more intense.
…
"grandfather."
Seeing that the old man turned his head, Boss Bai put the tea cup back on the table.
"Why do you think there is something in the jade ball?"
The old man's reaction didn't seem like a guess, but more like a kind of certainty that was biased towards belief.
Why?
"What did you know before?"
…
The old man leaned back on the recliner.
His face was gloomy.
He looks a bit older.
"I have no idea……"
"I just thought I finally found the answer..."
…
Finally found the answer?
Boss Bai suddenly discovered that the old man was looking for an answer just like him.
I just don’t know if they are looking for the same answer?