"grandmother……?"

Chaochao nestled on Jiang Chi's shoulder, blankly repeating the boy's words. She watched the old woman's beaming smile at the boy, her clear eyes blinking slowly.

So Brother Xiong San is Grandma's grandson?

Although the boy had taken off his mascot costume, Chaochao recognized him as Xiong San Gege almost instantly based on his slightly handsome face and undeniable height.

"What grandma...?"

The little dumpling's murmurs reached Jiang Chi's ears, and the young man initially thought that the deceased Madam Yi had returned.

The elderly sanitation worker took out a towel to wipe the boy's sweat, and slowly turned her head to look over. It seemed like a little child had been talking just now...

The old man's gaze finally landed on the little dumpling's face not far away.

"You...you're not the same one from last time..."

The old woman pointed at her and hesitated before opening her mouth.

"It's me, Grandma, it's Chaochao!"

The little girl nodded happily when she was recognized. Hehe, Grandma still remembers her.

Seeing that it really was that little girl, the old lady relaxed, her face radiating a loving light. "Did you come here to play today? You didn't sneak out again, did you..."

You even secretly ran away?

Jiang Chi glanced at Chaochao with a puzzled look. This was the first time he had heard of this. He hadn't expected that the little dumpling had such a great achievement before he arrived.

The old woman glanced at the handsome young man holding the little girl and smiled: "It seems that this time it shouldn't be... Are you Chaochao's father? You're too young."

Jiang Chi: "...I am her brother."

"I see." The old lady laughed heartily, then her expression turned serious as she earnestly began to lecture, "You have to keep an eye on the little ones when they're at home, otherwise it's very dangerous for them to run off into the street. If I hadn't noticed last time, they might have gotten lost."

The elderly woman doesn't use a smartphone or know how to use the internet. She has no idea that the little girl who gave her a bag of water bottles last time is now a viral sensation online, and she is even less aware that her brother is a super popular A-list celebrity.

"Grandma...please stop talking..." The boy lowered his head shyly and tugged at the old woman's work clothes.

"Lost..." Jiang Chi glanced at the little dumpling meaningfully again, nodded and smiled, "I understand, I will keep an eye on her."

When the topic of getting lost came up, Chaochao's guilty little eyes wandered aimlessly in the air.

"I've hardly ever gotten lost..."

Except for that one, two, or three times...

The boy beside her was still tugging at the old lady's sleeve, silently urging her on. The old lady took the opportunity to pull his hand over, saying, "This is my grandson, Li Anxu. Next time you come to this mall, you can let Xiaoxu show you around. He knows this place well."

Chaochao nodded: "I know, he is Brother Xiong San."

The boy named Xiao Xu nervously bowed to the two of them, especially Jiang Chi, and said, "Hello..."

The old lady was confused: "What...what Xiong San?"

When this was mentioned, Chaochao shook her head wistfully, as if reminiscing: "It's the bear that gives Chaochao little cakes."

"So you've already met." The old lady laughed heartily, and she was about to pat the little child's head.

Although I don't know much about designer brands, the clothes worn by the brother and sister in front of me are obviously expensive, indicating that they come from a very well-off family.

The old lady hesitated for a moment, then put her hand down and said kindly, "Then we'll be going now. See you again sometime."

"Wait, wait, brother, put me down."

After successfully landing, Chaochao rummaged through her candy bag and found the rainbow flower lollipop she hadn't eaten yet. "Grandma, this is for you~"

The little dumpling held up the candy, her almond-shaped eyes crinkling as she smiled at her.

"Oh, I'm so sorry..."

The old man hurriedly waved his hand to refuse, but the little dumpling took the opportunity to stuff it into his hand.

After giving away the little flower, Chaochao continued rummaging through the bag, "There's more...there's more...I found it, it's Brother Xiong San's!"

Luckily, she secretly picked out an extra candy for herself, otherwise there wouldn't have been enough to share.

Li Anxu stared at the small strawberry candy, his eyes wide with astonishment. His face was so thin that his eyes seemed about to pop out of their sockets. He stammered, "For...for me?...I can't—"

"But you've already given me two small cakes."

Chaochao spoke as if it were the most reasonable thing in the world, waving the lollipop in her hand, "Brother Xiong San, my hand will get sore if you don't hold it."

"Since it's from your sister, accept it," the old lady said, nudging the boy's arm.

Li Xu finally bent down and slowly reached out to take the candy.

[Warning! Warning! The target's corruption level is about to exceed the danger threshold. The mission system and the host are requested to reduce the corruption level as soon as possible!]

The cold, mechanical sound suddenly broke the ear-piercing alarm, startling the system.

Who is this person's target? Pei Yushen? Wasn't he at home? Why is he suddenly turning evil?

Suddenly, out of the corner of its eye, which the little dumpling wasn't paying attention to, it spotted the figure of a lone boy in a wheelchair next to the black car.

His calm, dark eyes gazed silently at the boy named Li Xu and the little dumpling's hands touching.

system:"……"

Seriously, bro? This is a classic case of either exploding in silence or perishing in silence! Aaaaaah!

"Chao Chao, don't you want to go home quickly..." the system gently reminded him in his mind, "Dad, Grandpa, and Brother Yu Shen still haven't given you candy, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chaochao felt that it made perfect sense.

She quickly stuffed the candy into the boy's hand; compared to the boy's nervous dawdling, the little girl was much faster.

"We're going home now, goodbye Grandma and Brother Xiong San~" Chaochao took Jiang Chi's hand and said goodbye to the two people opposite her with a smile on her little face.

Jiang Chi nodded to the old man and left with the little dumpling.

The grandmother and grandson walked in opposite directions.

The old woman took the towel from the boy's hand, looking at her grandson's introverted and silent demeanor, feeling both helpless and heartbroken. "You don't study properly at school, you insist on coming here to work. Grandma has already told you that I can afford the tuition and fees, so just focus on your studies... Only through education can you find a way out..."

Her grandson is only tall enough to make a good impression; he's actually only twelve years old.

"I can make money here..."

Xiao Xu lowered his head and spoke slowly.

The old man looked at him, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Her son and daughter-in-law passed away early, leaving her with only this grandson to depend on each other. He was mischievous and rebellious as a child, but one day he suddenly became sensible and stopped running around wildly. Now, however, he's too sensible…

The old man was both relieved and heartbroken.

She didn't notice the boy's footsteps slowly coming to a stop.

Xiao Xu clutched the candy and quietly turned around.

The child held the young man's hand and skipped and hopped towards the side of the street.

His gaze followed that direction all the way to the expensive car parked by the roadside, and finally landed on the boy sitting in the wheelchair.

He was stunned for a moment, and when he saw the boy's face clearly, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His drooping fingers trembled, and the candy in his palm fell to the ground with a thud.