C6 Grandma's Smile
He knew what his grandmother was thinking. Three years ago, his mother had disappeared.
After returning, Gu Ming Hao and Qiao Shixiang were already a match that everyone approved of. Grandma was worried that she wouldn't be able to think of it, and that it was for her own good.
He didn't want his grandma to worry about him, so he could only constantly nod his head like a chick pecking rice.
"Good, good, good ~ Grandma, don't worry about me anymore. Your granddaughter is such an outstanding girl, how can she be afraid of marrying?"
Perhaps it was because she was amused by Qiao Qiao's slightly boastful tone and mischievous expression, her grandmother's laughter was clear and melodious. Her face that was full of the marks of age could not hide her benevolence.
Qiao Shi saw his grandmother's smile and felt relieved. He hadn't felt such warmth in a long time.
Perhaps it was because he had been busy for a long time and was tired, or perhaps it was because he recalled the scene of his grandmother flirting with him when he was young and unconsciously relaxed.
Leaning back on the sofa, she let out a small sigh of relief. She lowered her head and put her arms around her grandmother, letting her long, smooth chestnut hair fall in disarray. Then he buried his head in his grandmother's arms like a child.
"Grandma, I've missed you so much all these years."
Returning to his familiar embrace, Qiao Qiao closed his eyes slightly. He wanted to cry, but he resisted the urge to let the tears roll in his eyes before disappearing.
Li Qin's heart warmed when she heard this. She raised her hand to caress Qiao Qing's forehead affectionately. "We're all big girls, why are you still acting like a little child?"
Her slightly hoarse yet light voice carried a bit of rebuke. It was, however, a seventy percent love. The child he had held in his hands since childhood had now grown up, and could feel heartache.
Joe had the faintest idea that these years had not been easy for his grandmother. So many things had happened, so many bad moods had arisen. Even he himself had been dispirited for a while because of some matters. The only thing he could do now was to let his grandmother be happy whenever she saw him. Don't think about all that nonsense.
When he thought of this, Joe slightly composed himself and stood up.
"Grandmother, let me cut the fruit for you. I still want to see Happy Base."
Then, he picked up the remote control on his left hand side and turned on the television facing the sofa. He switched it to the variety show that the grandma and granddaughter watched together when Qiao Qiao was young. Then he went to the kitchen.
Li Qin looked at her granddaughter's busy figure in the kitchen and her heart was filled with gratification.
In these past few years, this child had suffered a lot, but in the end, he had grown up and was now able to take good care of himself. He was relieved.
The afternoon passed in a blur of comedy and merriment, and Joshua bade farewell to his grandmother and her return to Josiah Park. Before she left, her grandma constantly told her granddaughter to take good care of herself.
Three years, neither long nor short. It is not home that you think of when you are lonely abroad. His home had been destroyed three years ago.
He was thinking about all the streets in the country that he was still familiar with.
The rare good weather at the end of autumn.
Qiao Yifeng walked along the path that he used to walk on when he was a child, and he couldn't help but be dazed as he watched the little girl walking by, holding his mother's hand and talking and laughing. Remembering the scenes with his mother, his heart couldn't help but feel depressed.
"Mom, where are you now?"
When she was young, her mother would often take her to her grandma's house and take the small path that led to her grandma's house.
In his memory, his mother was gentle, kind, and decent. She was used to holding her hair in a bun and looking at him with a smile in her eyes. However, it was also because she couldn't keep up with her small temper that she had a headache.
Young Joe took his mother's hand and held her hand as they walked down the path. He looked around with his big eyes, and when they lit up, he looked up with his fat little body shaking with excitement.
"Mom, Warmth wants to eat the candied fruits."
The mother smiled and tapped Joe's tiny head.
"Kids eating too much sweet is bad for their teeth."
Qiao Shi pouted his small mouth and twisted his small waist pitifully.
"Mom, it's just a string. A string, okay? "
Her mother was amused, her laughter ringing like a bell.
"Then let's do it, we won't be able to eat cake for the next week."
Warmth is a nickname my mother gave me, not easily called by others. Ever since he was young, only three people had called out to him: Grandma, Mom, and Gu Minghao. Her father and family used to call her "little sister", but the only person who called her "big sister" turned out to be her own "little sister".
However, right now, Gu Minghao was calling her 'Sneak'.
It was dusk, and the jungle on both sides of the path was slightly shaking. The slanting sun shone through the layers of green leaves on Joe's body.
I don't want to go back to Josiah too early, there are too many people I don't want to see. It would be better to be alone.
Qiao Yifeng slightly spread out his outer coat, which had become a little hot. He leaned his head against a bench on the side of the road and slowly closed his eyes. There was a bit of hair on her snow-white neck, shimmering under the setting sun. The fan of her eyelashes cast a perfect arc of shadow on both sides of her pretty face. His small face, the size of a palm, was filled with laziness and calmness.
Although it was rush hour, people were coming and going around and it was very noisy.
"It's her?"
Jin Beilin was still attracted to this girl at first glance, but seeing her sitting on a bench beside the road made him feel sorry for her. Recalling the bashfulness and softness she had felt that day at the airport, the corners of her lips couldn't help but slightly rise.
"Woman, we will meet again soon."
It was evening by the time he returned to Josiah Park. The cold wind caressed his coat made Joe feel a little bit cold.
After entering the door, he said, "Uncle Wang, I'm back."
He decided to head upstairs to his room to rest.
As soon as he entered the living room, he saw his good father, aunt, and aunt sitting together to eat.
Joe felt a slight revulsion.
The warm welcome was followed by a rebuke. "The time is right, come over for dinner. This child is really something, he didn't even greet your father when he got home."
This was her home three years ago, so it should be said that she was the one her aunt was entertaining. His father was sitting on the seat of honor. So it turned out that a family could be changed at any time. He could be considered a guest.
Seeming to want to help Qiao Qiao, Qiao Shixiang who sat beside his father turned his head and said gently with a slightly spoiled manner, "Dad, don't blame your sister. Perhaps it's because your sister hasn't been home for too long, and I'm not used to it in such a short time."
Not used to it for a while? Joe sneered in his heart.
Father Qiao, who had been silent for a long time, looked at his youngest daughter in admiration, a hint of a smile appearing on his serious face. He turned to look at Qiao Shiwei.
"Shixiang is really sensible, at times, what are you still standing there for? Come and sit down and eat. "
Joe walked expressionlessly to the table, took a seat at random, and drank a glass of water.
Li Qianqian said considerately, "Weichi, have you been living abroad for the past few years? Come, let's have a piece of stew."
Looking at the dazzling golden meat in the delicate bowl, Joe made a small smile.