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When He Tiantian brought Wang Shuping, the two children, He Doudou, and Grandma Wang to the courtyard by the lake, Grandma Qi was already pacing around the door, glancing at the roadside from time to time.
When Wang Shuping saw Grandma Qi, she got out of the car, walked a few steps quickly, and asked with delight, "Godmother, how are you?"
"Oh my, we've been waiting for you!" Grandma Qi said with a sigh. "I'm in good health, still as hale and hearty as ever! It's been years since I last saw you, and you're still so young and beautiful."
“My godmother will praise me.” Wang Shuping smiled. “Come on, let’s go inside. Let’s not stand outside.”
"Where's Dou Dou?" Grandma Qi San hadn't seen He Dou Dou yet. She was only one year old when she left, and she must be four or five years old now.
He Doudou stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Hello, Grandma!"
"Good, good, you've grown so big in the blink of an eye," Grandma Qi said with a sigh, patting He Doudou's head.
"Hello, Great-Grandma, hello, Great-Grandma..." Huo Ruimin saw that Third Grandma Qi was smiling at her uncle as if she didn't see her, so she chirped like a lark.
"Ruimin is good, and Ruihua is good too!" Grandma Qi said with a smile. "Come on, come inside, there's a big watermelon at home!"
"Oh, oh, watermelon, watermelon..." Huo Ruimin said with a grin, running happily into the yard.
Wang Shuping looked around and thought the environment was nice. She praised, "Godmother, your courtyard is nice. The scenery is beautiful, and it's quite spacious."
“Hehe, this is Tiantian’s yard. The house being built over there was bought by Zhenghan in my name,” said Grandma Qi, who has always lived in Tiantian’s yard.
"Wow, that's great!" Wang Shuping said. "I heard that Tiantian bought a house, but I didn't expect her to buy such a nice yard."
“Yes!” Grandma Qi said, “I just felt comfortable here, so I had Zhenghan buy a place nearby. Tiantian hasn’t moved in yet, so this place is a good deal for me.”
“You are our elder, how can it be considered a bargain for you to live here!” He Tiantian said reproachfully, “Grandma, please don’t say that in the future, it makes me feel bad.”
"Hehe, you sweet-talking girl," Grandma Qi laughed, she liked He Tiantian just the way she was.
The group went inside. Huo Yingjie went into the house, brought out a large watermelon, and cut it under a big tree in the yard.
Everyone, adults and children, received a slice of watermelon. Huo Yingjie took two slices of watermelon and gave them to Old Man Qi, who was fishing.
Old Qi was fishing when he saw Huo Yingjie approaching and asked with a smile, "Did you go to Yanjing for some business?"
Huo Yingjie didn't hide anything and said with a smile, "Grandpa Qi, the reason I went to Yanjing with Tiantian was to buy a house. My father might be transferred to Yanjing in a few years. Tiantian said that while we have money at home and the prices there are cheaper, we should buy one now."
"Oh!" Old Qi nodded. "It is indeed important. Do you have enough money? I have some more."
Old Man Qi received a special allowance, and Qi Shuliang also gave him pocket money, which he had no chance to spend, so he saved it all.
“That’s enough, Grandpa Qi,” Huo Yingjie said. “Thank you, Grandpa Qi.”
"Alright, just say so if you need money. I don't have much, but I have some less," Old Qi said. "Come on, help me fish for a while, I'll eat watermelon."
"Okay." Huo Yingjie took the fishing rod.
Old Qi picked up a watermelon and had only taken two bites when Huo Yingjie caught a large carp that was a foot long.
"Not bad, kid," Old Qi laughed. "You're much better at fishing than I am."
"Hehe, luck, luck," Huo Yingjie said modestly. But he had just thrown the baited hook into the water when, in less than a minute, it took the bait again.
Old Qi stared intently, losing all interest in the watermelon, and simply stood beside Huo Yingjie, watching.
Oh dear, in just over ten minutes, Huo Yingjie had already caught five or six big fish. Old Qi, who had been sitting there all morning and only caught two small crucian carp, was filled with envy and jealousy!
Same bait, same fishing rod, same spot, why can't he catch anything?
"Get up, I'll fish," said Old Man Qi. He told Huo Yingjie to get up, and then sat down on the bench to start fishing.
To cheer up the old man, Huo Yingjie had the little turtle cooperate. After Old Man Qi caught two big fish, there was no further movement.
"Oh, what happened?" Old Qi asked in surprise; he hadn't had his fill yet.
"There was probably a school of fish just now. Now that the school is gone, you can't catch anything," Huo Yingjie explained. "You've been sitting here all morning. Let's go back. My mother-in-law is talking to Grandma Qi."
"Alright, with so many fish, it's time to go back." Old Qi said with a smile, "If you can't finish them at noon, take three back with you tonight."
"Okay." Huo Yingjie didn't refuse Old Man Qi's kindness, hoping to make the old man feel happier.
Huo Yingjie, holding a fishing rod in one hand and a fish basket in the other, went home with Old Man Qi.
"Uncle Qi, how are you?" Wang Shuping got up to greet him. Apart from his hair turning a little whiter, Old Man Qi hadn't changed much from before.
Old Qi smiled and nodded, saying, "I'm in good health, don't worry. Yingjie gave your godmother and me a bottle of health-preserving pills before, and they worked well. Yingjie, do you have any more? If so, give me another bottle."
“That pill, you only need to take one every three months. Taking more won’t do any good,” Huo Yingjie said. “I’ll ask for more for you after you’ve finished taking it.”
"Do we have to beg for it? Isn't just spending money enough?" Grandma Qi asked, as she herself originally wanted a bottle.
“The old Chinese medicine doctor has a bad temper and is quite old; he doesn’t like to interact with people. Making these pills requires a lot of medicinal herbs. He said last time that we should buy more after we finish them, and not to buy them and leave them at home, as it would affect the efficacy,” Huo Yingjie explained. “So we can’t give you and Grandpa Qi the pills for now. I will personally deliver them to you after you finish them.”
"That's fine then." Grandma Qi nodded.
He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie had already discussed it beforehand: the two bottles of medicine at home would be given to their grandmother first. They would make more medicine later and give it to their other grandmother and grandfather.
As for Old Master Huo, Old Madam Huo, and Huo Yingjie in Beijing, they also gave them two bottles, totaling eight pills.
There are only two bottles left in the house. If we give them to Grandma Qi, we can't give them to Grandma Bai Qiongyu.
After all, Grandmother Bai Qiongyu would only stay in China for a month before returning to the United States, so it would be inconvenient for He Tiantian to send the pills. However, for Grandma Qi, He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie could send them over at any time.
Although she valued both her grandmothers highly and had deep affection for them, she couldn't very well say that she would temporarily give the gift to her biological grandmother instead of Qi San's grandmother.
Fortunately, Fok Ying-kit was clever and had a good explanation.
He Tiantian was in a dilemma before!
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