Chapter 404: Unusually Calm Grandma Wu

When Wu Xie found his grandmother in the old house, the old lady was sitting in a rocking chair in the pavilion, holding a dark-skinned puppy, and leisurely listening to the opera playing on the old radio.

"Grandma, I'm here to see you."

Wuxie had a gentle smile on his face that came from the heart. He squatted beside the old lady's rocking chair and put his face close to hers.

Grandma Wu looked up at her eldest grandson, who seemed to have matured a lot recently, and smiled lovingly. She naturally stretched out a hand and rubbed his head.

Wuxie's squatting posture allowed him to meet the eyes of the little black dog in his grandmother's arms. The little guy stared at him curiously with his round eyes and kept wagging his tail.

For some reason, Wuxie had the illusion that he was also a dog.

Hmm...it must be an illusion!

It is said that every time his grandmother rubs his head, he feels an incomparable sense of security from the bottom of his heart. Perhaps this is the bond of family affection.

"My dear grandson, what happened today? Are you free to come and see me, an old woman?"

"Grandma, I often come to visit you at the old house. How could I come here just for something?"

Wuxie acted coquettishly to Lai in a scolding tone, and Grandma Wu was amused by his childish behavior.

"You little brat, you only know how to talk nonsense to grandma. After all, I have watched you grow up since you were a child. I don't know you very well.

Ever since you graduated from college and started your own business, except during the holidays, every time you come back there is always something going on.

Tell me, what happened? Do you need grandma to help you fix it?"

Grandma Wu kept smiling as she rocked leisurely in the rocking chair, stroking the little black dog in her arms from time to time. She didn't care at all about what trouble Wuxie might get into outside.

She knew her eldest grandson well; he was a good boy.

Although he may occasionally get stuck in a rut about certain things and be a bit reckless, he won't cause any big trouble.

"Grandma..."

Wuxie moved his lips twice, not knowing how to start speaking.

What should he say?

I see that Third Uncle is out all day long, making us worry about him. Should we just send him to jail once and for all?

Or was it that Uncle San's buddies, in order to describe the love-hate relationship between Uncle San and the vengeance that I described in my book, ran to his book's sales conference during working hours, carrying tomb-robbing tools, were caught by the police, and then sold Uncle San out, and I became the enthusiastic citizen who led the police?

Wuxie was so nervous that he almost blinked twice, turned his head away in a bit of a loss, and didn't dare to look directly into his grandmother's eyes for a moment.

I had thought of the words when I came here, but when it came time to talk to grandma, I felt like I couldn't open my mouth...

"You used to be so quiet, like a girl, but now you're so slow to speak, you're not at all straightforward."

Grandma Wu saw that he had something to say, but seemed embarrassed or had some concerns, so he didn't say it immediately. So she pinched Wu Xie's face affectionately and made a joke to him with a doting smile.

This is also a statement. I want to tell Wuxie that no matter what, grandma is on your side and there is nothing to hide from me.

Wuxie's cheeks were slightly reddened by her grandma's teasing. She was so old, but she still felt so shy when her grandma pinched her cheeks.

"Grandma, do you have any quick-acting heart pills with you? What I'm about to say might be a bit..."

Wuxie forced a smile and lowered his voice very softly.

Grandma Wu narrowed her eyes and sensed something was wrong in Wuxie's words.

Worried she couldn't handle it, he even offered her some quick-acting heart pills? Could this kid... have really gotten himself into trouble?

After getting into trouble, he came to tell her and reminded her to prepare medicine before listening. Should she say that this eldest grandson is really filial?

"It's okay, just tell me what you have to say. I, your grandmother, was as brave as a man back then. I've been through a lot with your grandfather.

I'm still healthy now, don't worry, I can handle it."

Grandma Wu smiled faintly and comforted Wuxie, while her right hand slid down from Xiaogouzai's back and quietly grasped her dragon-patterned cane where Wuxie couldn't see.

Although she really loved her eldest grandson, if the child really did something stupid that he shouldn't have done, she would still be able to teach him a lesson.

Back then, whenever the eldest, second, and third child got into trouble, Old Dog Wu would protect them and lecture them constantly. But she was the bad guy, and she was the one who enforced the family rules every time. It can be said that those three children were beaten by her from childhood to adulthood.

Wuxie was not aware of his grandmother's behavior at all. He just felt that his grandmother's indifferent smile had a kind of cool and elegant meaning.

It is true that the beauty has aged, but her elegance and spirit remain. Grandma was indeed a famous lady from a noble family in Hangzhou when she was young. Her temperament and character alone are not comparable to those of ordinary people.

Wuxie's worry and guilt were alleviated a little, and he spoke softly, cautiously as if he was afraid of disturbing his grandmother.

"Grandma, it's like this, my third uncle... is in jail.

This time, he was caught red-handed while organizing a tomb robbery, and one of his accomplices was lax about keeping his mouth shut. Third Uncle...maybe he'll never get out of this situation again."

Wu Xie spoke carefully, observing Grandma Wu's expression as he spoke, fearing that she might get excited and something bad might happen.

"Um……"

Grandma Wu hummed in a low voice and prepared to continue listening with a serious face, but she found that Wuxie stopped talking at this point, and she couldn't help but reveal a puzzled expression.

"And then, is there anything else?"

"Uh... it's gone... right?"

Wuxie wasn't sure what his grandmother meant, and was a little uncertain when answering.

"Yes, yes. No, no. What does it mean to be gone?"

Grandma Wu rolled her eyes at Wuxie in annoyance. Wuxie felt that his brain was a little confused and spoke in a daze.

"No, my third uncle is in jail and is about to be sentenced, grandma."

Wuxie thought that Grandma Wu didn't hear him clearly just now, so he said it again.

"Well, I understand, and now what?

You silly child, are you thinking about how good the third brother was with you in the past and want to jailbreak him?

That's unacceptable. This is the New China, and the third brother isn't going to be shot. He won't have to worry about food and drink in there."

Isn't this a kind of iron rice bowl in disguise? Compared to the third brother's previous job of traveling all over the world to visit graves, going through wind and rain, what's wrong with this?

Not only does the third sister like to tinker in tombs, she is also very troublesome. Not to mention the conspiracy she had with the Jie family boy before, but now she is trying to find a way to take her eldest grandson away like a dog.

He does nothing serious all day and does a lot of trivial things. If I wasn't his mother and there wasn't a bit of mother-son affection between us, I would have reported him to the police station and kept him quiet.