Xia Wan had just stood still when she heard Grandma Xia's excited voice coming from the other end of the phone.

"What are you saying? I'm your own mother, how could I not feel sorry for you? It's just that the family really can't afford that much money!"

The other person seemed to say something that made Grandma Xia even more agitated, and her hand holding the phone even began to tremble.

"I'll have to go back and ask your dad first. I just came here to make a phone call, I really didn't bring any money with me!"

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry... Your father and I will keep an eye on that person and make sure he doesn't interfere with you."

It's unclear what the other person said, but it seemed to finally quell Grandma Xia's anger.

Perhaps it was because the other party was an extremely important person to Old Lady Xia that she was so easily persuaded.

Xia Wan only pushed her father out after Grandma Xia paid the phone bill and left.

Xia Wan gently placed Xia Jianguo in a safe spot where he wouldn't be blocking the way.

Then he carefully took a handful of candy out of his pocket and handed it to the post office worker.

Those candies were all beautifully packaged White Rabbit milk candies, and just looking at them made your mouth water.

"Sister, you've worked so hard. Please have some candy!" Xia Wan blinked her bright eyes and said sweetly to the staff.

Then, she lowered her voice and added, "The old lady who just called is my grandma. She had a fight with my grandpa when she was home... that's why I didn't dare to come out..."

The staff member took the candy, their eyes gleaming with anticipation for gossip: "Oh? So what happened just now..."

Xia Wan sighed helplessly and explained, "Sigh, Grandma came out to make a phone call secretly. I was afraid that if we suddenly appeared, she would be even angrier, and it would be bad if she got sick from anger! So we had to hide first."

After hearing Xia Wan's explanation, the staff couldn't help but laugh and said, "Oh, I see. No wonder you were hiding earlier."

Whether she truly believed Xia Wan's words or not was not important, after all, it was just a small matter in life.

What truly made her speak so kindly was that Xia Wan was cute and well-behaved, as well as so sensible and polite. Most importantly, she gave a lot of sweets, making it hard not to like this girl.

Upon hearing this, Xia Wan immediately put on a helpless expression, sighed, and said, "Yes, we don't want to get involved either, but they are elderly people after all, what else can we do?"

As she spoke, Xia Wan deliberately glanced around and shook her head with a worried expression.

"Oh my, I was wondering why the old lady was talking about money earlier. Turns out she's still in contact with that family up ahead!" The older sister exclaimed in realization, clicking her tongue twice, her eyes brimming with gossip.

Talking about this older sister makes her energetic; she's incredibly outgoing.

“That’s right. My grandma is remarried, and I’m worried that she’s not doing well here. If she goes back to her first home, she’ll be so old…” Xia Wan said, wiping her eyes as she spoke, seemingly a little sad.

Seeing this, the older sister quickly comforted her, "Oh dear, don't be sad. Maybe the old lady is just having a temporary moment of weakness. She'll be fine with time."

However, you still need to be careful. Since the old lady is still in contact with that family, she might go back at any time.

"Yes, thank you for reminding me, I will be careful. I know Grandma has it tough, she's all alone here, in a strange land, she must miss home. But we really can't do anything, we simply don't have any money to give her." Xia Wan looked at her older sister gratefully, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I understand, I understand. Everyone has their own troubles," the older sister nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Xia Wan rolled her eyes, then took out two boxes of face cream from her bag and said warmly to her older sister, "Sister, you're so kind!"

This is a face cream my brother specially brought back for me from Suzhou. I think it's really great, so I wanted to give my sister a box too. I hope she likes it.

The older sister quickly declined, saying, "Oh, no, no, how could I accept such an expensive gift from you?"

Although she said no, her eyes never left the two boxes of face cream.

Seeing her older sister hesitate, Xia Wan's face showed a hint of loneliness.

"Sister, please accept this if you don't mind. Actually, I came to see you this time because I have a favor to ask you for."

Hearing this, the older sister didn't show much surprise.

She knew perfectly well that unless someone wanted something from her, who would so easily offer such an expensive gift?

Moreover, these two boxes of face cream look much more upscale than the ones they have here.

The older sister smiled and replied, "Tell me what it is first. If it's too difficult, I can't guarantee I can do it."

Xia Wan smiled and waved her hand: "Don't worry, sister, why would I deliberately make things difficult for you?"

I just wanted to ask my sister to keep an eye on my grandma. If she calls again and says anything strange or suspicious, could you please let me know?

As Xia Wan spoke, a look of desolation appeared in her eyes: "My grandfather is old and still bedridden. All we have left is some money for his life-saving treatment."

"I...I'm just worried that Grandma will run off with the money, and then Grandpa won't have money for medical treatment!"

"Sigh... to be honest, my grandpa and grandma haven't gotten their marriage certificate yet. If the old lady really runs off with the money, we'll have to report it to the police... and then... I'm afraid she'll run far away and we won't be able to catch her..."

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