Because the old lady is indeed very old.
Pei Xi didn't know the exact age of the old woman. Strictly speaking, even the old woman herself didn't know, because her parents died when she was very young, and she grew up relying on the kindness of others.
Pei Xi and Pei Zhi helped out at the dessert shop from the summer vacation until midsummer; Grandma told her all this in her spare time.
Pei Xi was somewhat surprised, yet also somewhat enlightened. No wonder the old woman had adopted Shen Miaoyi back then.
The show finally aired during the hottest part of the day.
Pei Xi taught his grandmother how to watch Shen Miaoyi's program on TV. Every week when the program started live, the three of them would sit together in front of the TV.
Moreover, Pei Xi was not idle either, and every week he mobilized everyone around him to vote for the red bean taro balls.
Although her efforts were negligible compared to the total number of participants, the two of them steadily advanced all the way thanks to their complementary voices and consistent performances.
The last live broadcast before the end of summer vacation saw the grandmother, grandson, and granddaughter sitting together in front of the TV at the dessert shop to watch the broadcast, as usual.
After Shen Miaoyi finished singing, the host called on her by name according to the script and asked if it was her real name or a stage name.
Pei Xi had a sudden inspiration and turned to ask the old woman, "Did you name Miaomiao?"
The old woman smiled kindly, then shook her head. "I didn't choose it. I'm an old woman, uneducated. How could I come up with such a beautiful name?"
Then the old woman paused, her gaze seemingly piercing through distant memories, and she recalled, "I found Miaomiao at the door when I decided to adopt her. After that, I went to the temple to ask the master for a name."
"Later I thought, what a wonderful name! It has a good meaning and sounds nice, so I took her to register her household."
The old woman smiled, her face lined with wrinkles. She looked at Pei Xi and said, "I've never married or had children in my life. Who would have thought that God would send me a gift from heaven? I still think, Miaomiao, it's a blessing from God."
Pei Xi took the old woman's arm and said sweetly, "You're right. Miaomiao is a gift from God to you, and you are also a gift from God to Miaomiao."
Upon hearing this, the old woman's face deepened with wrinkles, and she gently touched her hair with her weathered hands.
Pei Xi thought, "Wonderful intention, wonderful intention, it must be a divine arrangement, a marvelous decree."
When a lonely elderly person and an abandoned child keep each other company, neither of them is truly alone.
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