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Grandma Wang coaxed the three children to sleep before coming out to persuade He Tiantian to come inside.
Even if something happened, He Tiantian couldn't afford to allow anything to happen to herself, otherwise, if both adults ran into trouble, what would become of the three little ones?
"Tiantian, don't panic," Grandma Wang said. "Come inside first. Standing out here in the cold won't help matters. Let's just wait at home in peace."
He Tiantian thought for a moment and said, "Grandma Wang, you stay home and keep an eye on things. I'll drive over and see what's going on."
"Tiantian, it's snowing so heavily outside, and the roads are slippery. You'd better stay at home," Grandma Wang urged. "You're not in the right frame of mind right now; driving isn't safe. What if Yingjie is fine but you have an accident first, throwing everything into disarray?"
He Tiantian looked out at the heavy snowflakes and the thick blanket of snow on the ground.