In the evening, Jiang Tingting was lying on the bed and texting Xu Wu.
Xu Wu was using an elderly phone that could only make calls and send text messages, so the two of them chatted through messages.
[Xu Wu: Listen, I like you]
Jiang Tingting couldn't help but laugh when he saw a few words that contained the young man's passionate love.
[Jiang Tingting: You seem to have said it many times]
[Xu Wu: Really... That may be because I have never received a response...]
Jiang Tingting paused slightly and propped up his chin.
Didn't she respond?
Think about it.
She seemed to have never responded with words: I like you too.
While Jiang Tingting was still in a daze, Xu Wu sent another text message.
[Xu Wu: But it doesn’t matter. From tomorrow on, I will tell you that I like you every day until you respond to me in the same way.]
Jiang Tingting heard a pair of peach petals flashing slightly, and the emotions inside were hazy.
How could there be such a person who loves her so clumsily and firmly no matter where in the world he is?
"Idiot..."
Jiang Tingting murmured, and his expression softened a bit.
Just when she was about to reply to the message, the lights in the room suddenly went out, as if there was a power outage.
Jiang Tingting disagreed and continued typing on her phone when the door rang.
"Listen, are you asleep?"
It’s Grandma Jiang.
"Not yet, grandma, it's so late and why haven't you rested yet?" Jiang Tingting got out of bed and opened the door.
Grandma Jiang held a flashlight and illuminated a beam of light. She had a kind face and seemed to always have a smile on her face.
Jiang Tingting supported her, and the old and the young sat on the bed.
"There was a power outage. Grandma suddenly thought of listening to my house. She is most afraid of the dark..."
Grandma Jiang held Jiang Tingting's hand. The old man's hand was rough and calloused, but warm.
Jiang Tingting bent his eyes, the screen of the mobile phone beside the bed was still on.
"Grandma, your family has grown up and is very brave now. Not only is it not afraid of the dark, but it can also protect you."
Grandma Jiang smiled from ear to ear when she heard this, and patted the back of Jiang Tingting's hand again and again.
"Grandma knows that my sweet grandson is the most sensible!"
"Listen..." Grandma Jiang called softly, took off the gold bracelet from her wrist and put it on Jiang Tingting's wrist.
"Grandma has nothing left to listen to in her life. This gold bracelet was my grandma's dowry and has been with her for most of her life. Now it's for my family to hear."
"Grandma, no, this is yours..."
Jiang Tingting subconsciously wanted to take off the gold bracelet on her wrist.
Grandma Jiang held her hand and interrupted her.
"Your ignorant parents are always busy with work. Grandma knows...it's because she's lonely that she gets angry...Listen, grandma wants to stay with you all the time, but she's powerless..."
"Xu Wu is a nice kid. Grandma can see that he really likes you. Although you are still young, grandma is very happy to have someone beside you who loves you..."
Grandma Jiang chatted a lot with Jiang Tingting. For some reason, Jiang Tingting's nose felt a little sore.
"Okay, it's getting late. Go to bed early. Grandma will cook shredded chicken noodles for you tomorrow morning."
"Okay."
Jiang Tingting helped Grandma Jiang back to the room, and Grandma Jiang put the flashlight into Jiang Tingting's hand.
"The road is dark. If you listen to a beam of light, you won't be so scared."
Jiang Tingting nodded with a soft voice.
"Grandma, good night."
"Okay, good night!" Grandma Jiang closed the door and sat on the bed.
The crescent moon outside the window shines with cool light, shining in the room, giving it a hazy feel.
The old man's back was lonely, and he could only hear a few words murmured: "My granddaughter...is afraid of the dark."