Then Xu Xiu took out an old-fashioned mobile phone and slowly said, "This was bought by Xiao. She said that none of you have mobile phones, and it has our numbers saved in it."
"It's very easy to use and not expensive, only a few hundred yuan."
Zhang Aixiang and Xiao Liang turned to look at Xiao Ruoyan, only to see that Xiao Ruoyan was also looking at them with a blank expression.
"Xiao was afraid you would talk about her, so she insisted on saying that I gave it to you. But how could I do such a thing against my conscience?"
"Auntie, Grandpa, please don't blame her. She just wants to be able to call you when she misses you."
“You don’t need to go to the small shop at the village entrance to make a landline call. Besides, Xiao is quite busy during the day. By the way, we and a few classmates set up a studio at school.”
“The school provided us with a venue and office equipment for free. Xiao has to attend classes during the day and also come to work in the studio with other students.”
"I only have time to call you at night."
"So please don't criticize her, considering her filial piety."
Xu Xiu said a lot, leaving the three dumbfounded with no time to think. The amount of information was too much for them to know how to react.
Xiao Ruoyan was even more confused. Did she want Xu Xiu to buy it, or did he want to buy it himself, or did she want to buy it but deliberately let him buy it?
After a long while, Xiao Ruoyan came to her senses and realized that it wasn't a matter of who bought it, but rather that she hadn't thought of buying phones for her mother and grandfather.
......
Seeing that the brainwashing was almost complete, Xu Xiu quickly put down his phone and asked, "Auntie, what are you having for lunch? Do you need me to show off my cooking skills?"
"ah......"
Distracted by Xu Xiu, Zhang Aixiang couldn't remember what she was about to say, and could only go along with Xu Xiu's words, saying, "Well... I didn't know you were coming back, so at noon..."
Zhang Aixiang was too embarrassed to ask, and originally planned to have some sweet potato porridge with her father-in-law at noon.
As a result, Xu Xiu had an expression that said, "I expected this," and took out a piece of lean meat and some vegetables from his bag.
Xiao Ruoyan was dumbfounded. Was Xu Xiu's bag some kind of magic bag? How could it contain all sorts of things?
This move left not only Xiao Ruoyan speechless, but also Zhang Aixiang and Xiao Liang stunned. Who brings their own food when visiting someone else's house?
Xu Xiu didn't stand on ceremony. It was still early before lunchtime, so he went straight to the kitchen to wash and chop the meat and vegetables so he could cook them directly later.
While Xu Xiu was busy in the kitchen, Zhang Aixiang and Xiao Liang pulled Xiao Ruoyan into the room, then gently closed the door and watched her, waiting for her to explain.
Xiao Ruoyan looked blank and said, "Mom, Grandpa, I really don't know anything."
After saying that, he lowered his head and started fiddling with his fingers.
Zhang Aixiang whispered, "Ruoyan, are you two...?"
"Ah...Mom, that's not true. We're just classmates, besides..."
And then nothing more was said.
"What are you saying?"
Zhang Aixiang inquired.
"this......"
Xiao Ruoyan no longer knew how to answer this question.
Xiao Liang, standing beside him with doting affection, said, "Girl, I know you like him, don't you?"
"I can tell that his relationship with you is definitely more than just that of classmates."
“But girl, you know our family situation. I don’t think we’re good enough for them.”
Even if he's nice to you now, can you guarantee he'll be nice to you for the rest of his life?
What if one day he gets tired of you, weary of you, annoyed with you, and doesn't want you anymore?
"It's not that Grandpa is heartless, Grandpa just wants you to find a family in the village or town."
"As long as their family's financial situation is a little better than ours, it's fine. It's also good to live close to home so that we can take care of each other."
“If you get bullied, you can go home and your mother and I will be there. Besides, I’m getting old, and your mother lives alone. If I live closer to home, I can help out my family.”
"That way your mother won't have to be so tired."
After Grandpa finished speaking, the three of them fell silent.
Zhang Aixiang watched as her daughter's tears inexplicably streamed down her face. Heartbroken, she hugged her daughter tightly, even though she hoped her daughter could leave this place and go to a wider world.
But her father-in-law was right. The world is not so easy to conquer. She had no idea whether her daughter was suffering, tired, crying, or laughing all by herself.
The main problem is that her family cannot be her strongest support; instead, they are a burden.
Xiao Ruoyan knew what her grandfather was saying, but she had liked him ever since they met in junior high school, and that feeling had never changed.
After six years, she finally saw a glimmer of hope, and she really didn't want to give up. She really wanted to stay by his side forever.
She was content as long as she could see him every day.
Little did Xiao Ruoyan know that love would become increasingly uncontrollable with the passage of time; time could dilute everything, or it could deepen everything.
Love rises with the wind, but when the wind stops, the heart remains unsettled.
Love is always so elusive.
Looking at his granddaughter's expression, Xiao Liang knew that this affection was not a sudden impulse, but rather something that had been brewing for a long time and was deeply buried in her heart.
Well, maybe it's all fate. At least he's seen his granddaughter's changes over the past six months. She's become more and more beautiful and more and more confident.
Xiao Liang made up his mind to take a gamble, betting that the boy outside was the one destined for his granddaughter.
Just as the three were feeling extremely melancholy, Xu Xiu had already hidden outside the door and was eavesdropping.
Xu Xiu heard every word they said. Instead of rushing in and making grand pronouncements, he silently returned to the kitchen to continue starting the fire.
The three generations of the family in the room remained silent for a while, realizing that it would be very impolite to leave a guest alone outside.
But the three of them were sometimes silent, sometimes in tears, and sometimes sighing in the room.
Time passed quickly and the three of them went outside to the lobby and found that it was almost lunchtime.
Zhang Aixiang hurriedly ran to the kitchen to prepare the meal, only to find that Xu Xiu had already prepared the rice, let alone the dishes. At that moment, Zhang Aixiang felt that they were the guests, while Xu Xiu was the host.
Last time, Xu Xiu only heated up the dishes, but this time he cooked them directly. Looking at the three dishes and one soup on the table, Zhang Aixiang and Xiao Liang fell silent.
Children who can cook are usually good people, so maybe their worries are unnecessary? This child might really be Ruoyan's soulmate.
Xu Xiu even knew where the bowls and chopsticks were. He took them out, soaked them in boiling water, and then arranged them neatly for everyone.
I didn't find it strange at all. I treated it like my own home and welcomed guests with a clear conscience.
Zhang Aixiang said apologetically, "Xiao Xu, I'm so sorry, you've really worked hard."
"You've been bringing us food and cooking for us, it's really making us feel ashamed."
"Auntie, look at what you're saying, I'm the only boy here besides Grandpa."
"If I couldn't do it, that would be fine, but since I can do it, why should I let a girl do it?"
Seeing Xu Xiu's sincere expression, not only Xiao Ruoyan, but also Zhang Aixiang and Xiao Liang were deeply moved.
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