"I remember when you were young, you always liked to climb the wall and go to Jiang Family's courtyard, or bring that little girl to our house, and give her food and play with her. At the time, I thought that you would probably be together with that little girl once you were an adult. For years, I never heard you talk about your love affair with your family. Until Xian Guiying showed up. I also thought about it. Maybe it was destined, but I really can't be happy, my child."
"Do you really love grandfather?"
Suddenly, Qin Gengxin's strange question made the Old Woman's eyes freeze as she looked at him.
Qin Gengxin, on the other hand, looked at her as if he were joking.
"Love? What is love?" The Old Woman bluntly said, "I'm this old, why should we talk about this? Gengxin, don't judge my generation by your young people's standards."
"But you were young, too." He raised his eyebrow.
The Old Woman seemed to be thinking of something, but she was only shocked for a moment before she smiled bitterly, "Right, I'm once young too …But so what? I've waited for your grandfather all my life. My heart is always with him."
"Is that so?" Qin Gengxin chuckled.
Seeing him laugh like that, the Old Woman frowned. "You brat, stop bullshitting with me! Hurry up and get Xian Tingfeng away from me!"
"Damn, I've been talking to you for so long, but I can't get anything out of you." Qin Gengxin stood up with a sigh. "Then you can rest first. I'll go down."
"Go. Go." The Old Woman frowned and waved her hand.
Qin Gengxin smiled and walked out of the Old Woman's room. Upon exiting the room, the smile on his face gradually faded as he turned to look at the door behind him.
He just couldn't bear to force her.
In the hour that he had been inside, he saw with his own eyes the sadness and pain that flowed in his grandmother's eyes. For dozens of years, she couldn't get rid of this pain, so what was the use of Xian Tingfeng coming here?
"How is it?" Seeing Qin Gengxin walking down the stairs, Xian Guiying hurriedly walked over and stood in front of him, asking in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Qin Gengxin also said in a low voice. "She still doesn't want to meet him."
Xian Guiying sighed and nodded her head. She had already suspected something was wrong by looking at Qin Gengxin's face.
The Old Man trembled as he stood up and looked at them. "Gengxin …"
Qin Gengxin then looked at Old Man Xian with a smile. He walked over and said, "Grandfather, don't be anxious. Sit first. You have been sitting in the car for a long time. You must be tired. I will find a place for you to spend the night and rest first. "
When Old Man Xian heard that Qin Gengxin wanted to find a place for him to stay instead of staying, he immediately understood.
He held his cane with both hands and sighed quietly. "She hates me. She must hate me to the bone."
Qin Gengxin said nothing, but his gaze shifted to Xian Guiying. Seeing her face slightly flushed, he placed his hand on her forehead. "Why is it so hot?"
Xian Guiying also raised her hand to feel her forehead. "Is that hot?"
Seeing her pale face, Qin Gengxin frowned. "Do you have a fever?"
"Maybe." Xian Guiying lowered her hand. "I've been in the car for too long. Maybe it's the wind."
Shen then looked towards Qin Wenqian. Seeing the child was enthusiastic and talking calmly with Mrs. Qin on the couch, it was clear that she had accepted her grandmother.
Xian Guiying sighed in relief. "It's okay as long as Qianqian doesn't catch a fever."
Qin Gengxin's hand slid slowly to the back of her head and caressed it. "Rest first."
"Hmm."
"If you have a fever, then rest quickly. I'll go out and live on my own." The Old Man slowly stood up and said.
"Grandpa, I'll stay with you. There should be a hotel nearby, and my fever shouldn't be that bad. Don't worry." Xian Guiying smiled. In fact, her head was already starting to ache a little. She didn't think that she would have a fever.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Mrs. Qin said nothing. She just smiled and chatted with Qin Wenqian, asking her if she was happy with the kids in kindergarten and if she knew how to do the math.
Mrs. Qin's indifference towards them meant that people from the Qin Family did not care about the Xian Family. Although Xian Guiying understood Mrs. Qin and the Old Woman's hatred of her grandfather, she still felt very uncomfortable in her heart.
"I'll send grandfather to the hotel first. We'll discuss the rest later." Seeing that Xian Guiying had a fever, Qin Gengxin wasted no more time. He took the car's key and headed outside.
Xian Guiying turned to look at Mrs. Qin as she helped the Old Man out. Mrs. Qin finally said, "You guys go ahead. You can let the child stay here for now. Besides, Guiying, you also have a fever, so you should stop spreading the flu to the child."
"Mommy!" However, as soon as Mrs. Qin completed her sentence, Qin Wenqian realized that her parents were about to leave the house. She stuck her head out of the couch and looked at Xian Guiying nervously, "Mommy, are we leaving now?"
"Qianqian, daddy and mommy will accompany grandpa to the hotel tonight. You stay with grandma, okay?"
"No! I want to go with mommy!" Qin Wenqian and Mrs. Qin weren't very close, so she didn't play with her casually. She jumped down from the couch and ran to hug Xian Guiying's legs. "Mommy, I want to follow you."
"This …" Mrs. Qin stood up and looked at the child with a reluctant expression.
Qin Gengxin had already driven the car to the front door. Upon seeing this scene, he raised his eyebrow slightly and said, "Let's go to the hotel."
"Wait a moment." Mrs. Qin frowned and looked at them. "I'll arrange a room for you. Don't go."
Xian Guiying lowered her head to look at her daughter, who had accomplished a great deed for her. She held back her laughter and turned around to look at Mrs. Qin.
Qin Gengxin smiled back and put his car's key aside. He came over and helped Xian Guiying support the Old Man. "Mom, find Guiying some antipyretic pills. I'll take Old Man Xian to his room to rest."
Seeing that her son was so adept that he didn't even refuse, Mrs. Qin immediately realized that she was tricked by him. Her face turned green and white, then she pouted her lips and glared at Qin Gengxin, "You brat, you only know how to find my weak point!"
"Honey, go thank grandmother!" Qin Gengxin smiled at Qin Wenqian and did not answer Mrs. Qin's rebuke.
"Grandmother!" Qin Wenqian obediently ran to Mrs. Qin's side, hugged her legs, and said, "Thank you, grandmother!"
"Aiyo, you father-daughter pair are each smarter than the other. I actually can't do anything to you!" Mrs. Qin was helpless, but she laughed out loud. She bent down and took the child. "Qianqian, grandmother did this for you. To thank grandma, you will sleep in grandma's room tonight. Can I hug you to sleep?"
"Alright!" Qin Wenqian was happily lying in her embrace.
Actually, Qin Gengxin had taught his daughter quite a bit on the way here. This child was completely compatible with her father, and her acting skills were pretty good.
After sending the Old Man to the guest room, Qin Gengxin walked out. When he saw Xian Guiying had gone upstairs, he walked over. "Did you take any medicine?"
"Mom gave me a thermometer and my temperature is only 38.5 degrees. I don't need any medicine, I just need to sleep through the night." Xian Guiying smiled. She leaned her head on Qin Gengxin's shoulder, closed her eyes, and said, "I haven't been in the car in a long time. It's been two days and two nights, I really don't know how you drove straight for two days and two nights. I'm worried you'll be tired of driving, so why don't you rest too?"
"Two days and two nights is nothing to me." Qin Gengxin lightly patted her shoulder as he carried her into the bedroom. After entering the bedroom, he closed the door. "It's not like I haven't slept for three nights because of my work all these years."
He helped her sit up in bed and feel the temperature on her forehead. "You rest first. I'll ask the servant to get food for you and grandfather."
"I'm not hungry. Just give grandpa something to eat." Xian Guiying picked up a pillow on the bed and leaned lazily against the headboard. The fever got worse as she asked with half-open eyes, "Is tomorrow your grandfather's death anniversary?"
Qin Gengxin glanced at her but did not reply. He directly went out to find a servant to prepare some food.
