"Gao girl is back. Please sit down. You're always busy traveling. You've just returned to the city and you've come to visit us two old folks. You've been so kind." Old Madam Chu's tone was filled with a sense of relief.
Master Chu looked at Qiao Lian'er and was slightly taken aback, then took a closer look.
For some reason, he felt that the girl's features resembled his lost child, but she clearly looked to be only ten years old.
He smiled bitterly to himself; he was truly obsessed with missing her.
“Auntie, I miss you both,” Gao Shuying said. “I’m just worried that you’re not eating or sleeping well. If you two don’t want us younger generations to worry about you, then please take good care of yourselves.”
Master Chu stroked his black and white beard and nodded: "I understand what you're thinking, my child. So many years have passed, what else can we do? People always have to look forward. Now I eat an extra bowl of rice at every meal, don't you think, Madam?"
Even though he said that, the deep regret and pain in his eyes could not be hidden no matter what.
Madam Chu smiled slightly: "Yes, Master's appetite has been quite good lately, and his health has improved. In a few days, he will be going to the prefectural capital to report for duty. Girl, you can just go and do your work without worry. We are all so old, can't we take good care of ourselves?"
Her empty, lifeless eyes slowly turned to Qiao Lian'er.
"There are still guests."
Although Old Madam Chu had cried herself blind, she could still see a blurry shadow.
"I was so busy talking that I didn't have time to introduce her. This is my sworn sister. Her name is Lian'er, Lian as in sickle and Er as in children. She is thirteen years old this year," Gao Shuying said.
Qiao Lian'er bowed to the two elderly people: "Grandpa Chu, Grandma Chu, hello."
"Oh, very good, this girl has a beautiful voice, like a nightingale's." Old Madam Chu seemed even happier.
"She's very polite. Since she's your sworn sister, you should bring her here more often."
The courtyard was empty. Sometimes, Old Madam Chu would sit at the door for a long time, just to hear the children playing.
Qiao Lian'er stepped forward: "I heard from Sister Gao that Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu are not in a good mood. I prepared two lucky bags in the hope of bringing you good fortune. I wish you good health and happiness."
As he spoke, he handed the lucky bag to Master Chu and Madam Chu.
"Good child." Old Madam Chu's eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, were about to well up with tears again.
"Thanks to you, definitely."
For the sake of this little girl's kindness, she should try to have fewer unrealistic desires in the future.
Master Chu's attitude softened further: "Girl, you are so sensible at such a young age. Your parents must have taught you to be well-mannered and polite."
Yes, that's the kind of person my mother is, Qiao Lian'er thought to herself.
Madam Chu felt that the lucky bag had a faint, sweet fragrance that wafted into her nose and smelled exceptionally pleasant.
I picked it up and took a good sniff. I don't know what was in it, but I felt refreshed and my mind became clearer.
"Girl, this stuff has amazing effects! It makes me feel so much stronger!" Old Madam Chu said in surprise.
Master Chu also lowered his head to smell the lucky bag, and it did have that effect. He was often listless because he missed his daughter, but with this lucky bag, the possibility of making mistakes when he was busy with official business in the prefecture was reduced.
The gift from this girl touched his heart.
A sense of gratitude welled up in my heart.
"I'm glad Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu are happy." Seeing the change in the two of them, Qiao Lian'er also smiled.
These are dried flowers and buckwheat that she soaked in water blessed with talismans. Putting them in a lucky bag will have a refreshing and invigorating effect.
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