CHAPTER 616: CHAPTER 615: GRANNY’S LITTLE DARLING

Xiao Xiao groggily woke up, opened her eyes for a moment and closed them again.

Then, out of habit, she called out, "Granny."

In the past, this was always her routine, the first thing she did every day was to call out for Granny.

Even though Granny had passed away some time ago, she still kept this habit.

Maybe one day, when she wakes up, her first words won’t be Granny.

That might mean she has grown up, or perhaps she has forgotten Granny.

"You’re awake? If you’re awake, get up, Granny made your favorite bowl of Bo Luo rice noodles."

The groggy Xiao Xiao was startled, quickly opened her eyes wide, and gazed at the kind old lady in front of her.

"Granny." Xiao Xiao tentatively called out.

"Yes." Granny Cui replied with a smile.

"Am I still dreaming?" Xiao Xiao asked groggily.

"Of course not, you’re already awake."

Granny Cui spoke, extending her rough and withered hand, gently stroking Xiao Xiao’s forehead, tidying up her disheveled bangs.

Xiao Xiao grabbed Granny Cui’s hand, sat up straight, and stared intently at her.

Her eyes began to fill with mist, and her mouth started to twitch slightly, making her look as if she were about to cry.

"What’s wrong? You’re not happy to see Granny?" Granny Cui reached out to gently stroke her tender cheek.

"Granny."

Xiao Xiao threw her arms around her neck, and burst into sobs.

She cried so hard she was gasping for breath, even hiccupping.

Granny Cui patted her back to comfort her while quietly wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes.

"Xiao Xiao, be good, don’t cry, don’t cry..."

"Granny, I miss you, I miss you so much... wah wah wah..."

"Granny also misses our little Xiao Xiao, our little Xiao Xiao is the sweetest..."

"Granny, don’t die, don’t leave me..."

"Granny knows, let’s not cry anymore..."

...

"Xiao Xiao, get up and have breakfast." Grandpa Li came in from outside the door.

"Grandpa, it’s Granny, look, this is Granny..." Xiao Xiao clung to Granny Cui’s neck, excitedly said to Grandpa Li.

"I know, your Granny came back last night." Grandpa Li said.

"Granny came back last night? Then why didn’t you call me?" Xiao Xiao pouted discontentedly.

"Because you were sleeping soundly, your Granny wanted you to sleep a little longer and didn’t let me wake you." Grandpa Li said.

Xiao Xiao wanted to say more, but Granny Cui picked her up directly, "Alright, let’s not talk about it, get dressed and we’ll have breakfast."

"Okay." Xiao Xiao immediately responded.

Children get over sadness quickly, and become happy again just as fast.

As for why Granny, who was supposed to be dead, came back to life, she didn’t care about those things, as long as she could see Granny again, she was very, very happy...

When Xiao Xiao was getting dressed, she found the room was tidied up nicely, and when she stepped out the door, she noticed the living room was the same. The cluttered living room was now cleared, and the tables and chairs were polished till they gleamed like new.

"Wow...so clean, Granny, where are those things?" Xiao Xiao asked happily.

"They’re naturally thrown away." Granny Cui said.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao got worried and quickly said, "They can’t be thrown away, those can still be sold for money."

"Granny knows, Granny put them in the yard, but, Granny is telling you, don’t bring those things into the house..."

Granny fetched a toothless comb, combing her hair while advising.

Saying it to Xiao Xiao, and also to Grandpa Li beside her.

"Now that it’s hot, Xiao Xiao’s clothes, if not washed every day, then every two days..."

"Bathing should be daily too, what kind of look does a pretty little girl have being dirty and smelly all the time..."

"And with your hair, if you can’t brush it, then cut it short, the way it is now is not okay, short hair is cooler..."

"Short hair might look like a tomboy, but our little Xiao Xiao is so pretty, even with short hair, she’ll be so cute..."

...

Granny Cui carefully instructed.

Before she passed away, she was bedridden and confused, many things she didn’t explain clearly, now it seemed she wanted to say everything hidden in her heart.

Grandpa Li brought out two bowls of Bo Luo rice noodles from the kitchen, one for Xiao Xiao, one for himself.

"What about Granny’s? Why doesn’t Granny have any?" Xiao Xiao asked sadly.

"Granny doesn’t eat, you hurry and eat." Granny Cui said with a smile.

"I won’t eat, I have to let Granny eat." Xiao Xiao handed her bowl to Granny Cui.

Granny Cui took it, but instead of eating it herself, she picked up the chopsticks and fed Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao kept her lips tightly closed, refusing to open them, stubbornly looking at Granny Cui.

Looking at Xiao Xiao’s sun-peeled face, Granny Cui was filled with both gratitude and heartache.

"Xiao Xiao, Granny is already dead, the dead cannot eat." Granny Cui thought about it, and didn’t hide it, telling Xiao Xiao directly.

Xiao Xiao blinked in confusion.

Xiao Xiao naturally knew what death meant, but Granny was clearly alive and well.

"You eat first, while you eat, Granny will explain."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao opened her mouth, accepting Granny’s feeding.

Granny explained to her what death meant, how she had been protecting Xiao Xiao even after passing away, and her encounter with a Little Immortal...

"What does the Little Immortal look like? As tall as me? Is she pretty?..."

The naive Xiao Xiao was very curious about these things.

"She’s about as tall as you, and just as pretty as you..." Granny Cui said with a chuckle.

"Granny, I also want to see the Little Immortal." Xiao Xiao said innocently.

"Do you want to play with her?"

"No, I want to ask the Little Immortal to let Granny stay with me forever and let Grandpa not be so tired every day..."

"Truly Granny’s good little girl." Granny Cui felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

Next to them, Grandpa Li ate his Bo Luo noodles in silence.

He had asked Granny Cui a similar question last night.

He asked Granny Cui if she could ask the immortals if they had committed any sins in their past life to deserve such a hard life and so much suffering in this one?

After breakfast, Xiao Xiao went to the yard and found it was also cleaned up, even Grandpa’s bicycle and juicer were tidied.

"Granny is amazing." Xiao Xiao circled the dilapidated tricycle.

"Grandpa, the sun is already up, let’s hurry to set up the stall." Xiao Xiao urged.

Grandpa Li laughed and said, "Today we take a break, no need to set up the stall."

"Right, no setting up stall, today Granny will make delicious food for you at home." Granny Cui said with a grin.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao was a bit disheartened.

"If we don’t set up the stall, we won’t have money, what should we do without money?" she said sadly.

Just then, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

"Is this Grandpa Li’s house?" came a clear and strong male voice.

Xiao Xiao quickly ran to Granny Cui’s side, holding her hand, curiously looking towards the courtyard gate.

"Who is it?"

Grandpa Li walked over to open the gate.