Grandpa Wen was getting old; his drooping eyelids covered most of his eyes, making it almost impossible to see his gaze. He just sat there motionless with his eyes open, and people always thought he was asleep. His withered hands were trembling, and the fruit peels he was peeling kept breaking apart, making Lu Qingyan, who was watching from the side, really worried that he might accidentally hurt his hands.
"Grandpa, let me do it." She quickly went up and snatched the apple and knife from him, refusing to let the old man do it anymore.
Otherwise, it would be terrifying to have her watching from the sidelines.
The old man said angrily, "I'm such a grown man, how can I not even do such a small thing right? I may not be in good health, but I'm not disabled yet. Do I need to be so careful?!"
The old man's face hardened, the kind smile vanishing from his lips; his thin, bony face actually looked rather fierce.
However, Lu Qingyan, who knew his true nature, wasn't afraid at all. She tugged at the old man's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Of course Wan'er knows that Grandpa is skillful and can do this little thing without any problem. But this is Wan'er's own wish to show her filial piety to you. Are you going to stop me, Grandpa? Grandpa, I'm doing this all because I feel sorry for you. Why are you being so mean to me?"
The old man burst into laughter: "Good, good, good granddaughter. But you're quite busy with work these days, yet you still come here every day to see this rough old man. Aren't you tired?"
"I'm not tired at all." Lu Qingyan grasped the old man's hand. "As long as Grandpa can still be by my side, Wan isn't afraid of being tired. You must live to be a hundred years old and wait until your granddaughter gets married, right?"
Upon hearing the word "marrying off" from Lu Qingyan's lips, the old man's eyes lit up: "What, are you saying this because you have someone you like now? What does he look like? What's his personality like? Where is he from? Is he easy to get along with? When are you going to bring him over so I can meet him?"
A barrage of questions rained down on Lu Qingyan, whose face darkened. If it were her gossipy friend asking these questions, she would have slapped her on the back of the head. But when it came to her grandfather, who had raised her since childhood, all that temper vanished.
“Grandpa, what are you talking about? It’s still early.” Lu Qingyan lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly: “I have been studying and working diligently all these years, and I don’t know many people. I’m afraid it will take some time before we see any signs of success.”
The old man sighed regretfully and said, "Then you'd better hurry up, Grandpa still wants to hold his great-grandson Neng."
Lu Qingyan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "I understand, Grandpa. I'll bring the person over soon, and then you can take a look."
The old man looked quite energetic, but it was a pity that his life was coming to an end. Looking at his head of white hair, Lu Qingyan was overwhelmed with sorrow.
In his past life, did the old man pass away before his nephew was born? In this life...
[Beep — The system has automatically purchased the Rejuvenation Pill, which can extend a person's lifespan by one year. 500 points will be deducted.]
Lu Qingyan: "..."
This system is too self-aware! Before she even said whether she wanted to buy it or not, it calculated the bill itself and deducted its own points.
[Detected that the owner needs it, so should this purchase be made? Does the owner intend to give up?] The cold voice rose slightly at the end, as if it too was wondering about something.
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