Wang Xinghe gave Liu Qingmeng a look, but he couldn't understand what Liu Qingmeng's expression meant. Had their talks just broken down? Why were they both looking so cold?
"I have a car, you two can drive back, I'll drive mine."
"Third sister, are you going to the orphanage too?"
"Otherwise what? Since we're here, of course we should go and take a look. You guys go first, don't worry about me."
"Mengmeng, Third Sister, what exactly did you two talk about inside?"
"Xingxing, I don't know what Third Sister meant. She just asked me some questions, and after I answered them, that was it."
"What question do you want to ask you?"
"They asked me what my family does, how many siblings I have, and what I plan to do in the future."
"Mengmeng, why do you think Third Sister is asking you these questions?"
"I don't know what Third Sister means."
"Mengmeng, I think you've been scared silly by Third Sister. Third Sister is trying to understand you."
"Getting to know me?"
"Otherwise what?"
"So you mean, Third Sister accepts me? Third Sister doesn't dislike me?"
"Yes, actually, when you went to the bathroom just now, I spoke with my third sister, and she said that she has reservations about us and is taking a neutral stance."
"Really?!"
Why would I lie to you? I think Third Sister not only doesn't dislike you, she actually likes you a little.
"Great! I was so scared! Hehe, Xingxing, we think we've got Third Sister under control!"
"Yes, you're amazing. You even managed to win over Third Sister."
"Hehe, Xingxing, why didn't you tell me sooner? I was worried for so long."
"My third sister told me not to tell you, and I didn't even have a chance to tell you."
"Hmph! You have to make it up to me!"
"Okay, I'll make it up to you, Mengmeng. How do you want me to make it up to you?"
"I'll tell you when I've thought it through. Now let's go back quickly and tell the children that our great heroine is coming. The children will definitely be very happy."
"Okay, don't rush, Third Sister won't be that fast."
When the two returned to the orphanage, sure enough, Su Xuanyu had not yet arrived.
A while later, Su Xuanyu arrived, carrying many gifts.
"Wow! Is that the great heroine? Sister, you're so cool!"
"Yes, heroine sister, I heard you chased all the bad guys away? You're amazing!"
When Dean Chen saw Su Xuanyu arrive, he quickly came out as well.
"Hello, thank you so much for today, Ms. Su."
"You must be Dean Chen. You're too kind. It's all my pleasure. I should thank you for taking care of Xinghe for so long."
Facing these children, Su Xuanyu softened her tone, abandoning her sharpness.
"Third Sister, you've arrived." Liu Qingmeng quickly came out to greet Su Xuanyu.
Since learning that Su Xuanyu didn't dislike her and wouldn't send her to the west to work in the mines, Liu Qingmeng wasn't as afraid of Su Xuanyu anymore.
"Hmm, where's Xinghe?"
"Xinghe, he's inside boiling water for Dean Chen to prepare his medicine."
"Okay, I'll play with the kids for a while."
"Third sister, I'm with you. The children are really well-behaved."
When Wang Xinghe came out of the house, he saw that Su Xuanyu was already playing with the children, and the children asked Su Xuanyu to show them some boxing.
Su Xuanyu always grants the children's requests.
"Mengmeng, let's go."
"Okay, shall we go now? Then tell your third sister."
"Yes, I know."
"Third sister, Mengmeng and I are going out for a bit. You stay here and play with the children."
"Okay, you go ahead, I'll take care of these children."
"Sister Xuanyu, come play with us!"
"They're here."
"Dean Chen, we'll head out now."
"Okay, go ahead."
Wang Xinghe drove his car and, relying on his childhood memories, arrived at his grandparents' house.
He will never forget this road; after all, he had walked this road home more than a hundred times in his dreams when he was a child.
It's still the same as before. Ten years have passed, and nothing has changed.
"Let's go, we're here," Wang Xinghe said, parking the car in a parking space.
Is this the place?
“Yes, this is what it looks like if they hadn’t moved. Ten years have passed, and it’s still the same here,” Wang Xinghe said, looking at the dilapidated building.
"This is an old residential area, there is no elevator, we will have to climb the stairs in a while."
"No problem, staying here. It seems your grandparents aren't doing well either."
"Their lives are not bad at all. They are both retired teachers, and their combined pensions are probably over ten thousand yuan. It's a pity that they can't even afford two hundred yuan for materials." Wang Xinghe chuckled self-deprecatingly.
"Alright, let's go."
The facilities in the community are very old. If it were twenty years ago, people who could afford to buy a house here would indeed be considered to be in good financial condition.
Wang Xinghe and Liu Qingmeng were carrying gifts when the elderly people nearby started discussing which family they came from.
"This one's from our building, but whose is it? We've never seen it before."
"Yeah, I wonder whose it is. Could it be Old Wang's?"
"Old Wang's family? How could that be? Old Wang has a granddaughter, right? I saw her a couple of days ago. This isn't his granddaughter. Besides, Old Wang's granddaughter is a senior in high school this year, isn't she? This doesn't seem like it. It definitely isn't her!"
"Whose family is that? It's been so many years, haven't any strangers come here anymore?"
"Maybe it's one of Old Wang's students coming to see him."
"That's true. Old Wang has been teaching for decades; perhaps he's one of his students."
The old people were chatting, and Wang Xinghe overheard everything.
"Xingxing, are you alright?"
"I'm fine? They have a granddaughter? I didn't know they had a granddaughter.
"Xingxing, maybe it belongs to your uncle's family."
"I don't have any uncles or aunts."
"Star."
"Okay, I'm fine. Let's go upstairs. It's on the third floor."
"good."
When Wang Xinghe and his companion went up to the third floor, they looked at the familiar front door. Wang Xinghe didn't move as the scene from ten years ago flashed before his eyes.
"Why didn't you knock?"
Liu Qingmeng knocked on the door twice.
But there was no movement inside.
"Is nobody here?" Liu Qingmeng knocked twice more.
"Could they have gone out?"
"Let's leave the things here and go. That'll count as having been here."
Wang Xinghe had just put his things on the ground when the door opened.
The girl who opened the door looked somewhat like Wang Xinghe.
"Was that you knocking just now? Are you sure you've come to the right place? My grandparents went out to buy groceries and haven't come back yet." The girl's voice was clear and pleasant to listen to; she was a very quiet girl.
“We didn’t go to the wrong place. Since your grandparents aren’t here, then forget it. We just came to visit him. I’ll put your things inside for you, and then we’ll be leaving.”
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