Granddaughter-in-law

"There are many bad people outside. I'm scared." The old lady looked around warily.

Xu Li thought that the old lady was really cute. She helped the old lady out. "Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person too?"

"No." The old lady shook her head. "You're my granddaughter-in-law."

Xu Li could not help but laugh. She stood at the entrance of the wonton shop for a while, but the old lady still could not remember where her home was. Hence, Xu Li could only bring her back to the alley. They bumped into the middle-aged woman again. The woman was holding a basket with a cloth covering it. "Auntie Jiang, why aren't you home yet?"

Xu Li could tell from the middle-aged woman's tone that she knew the old lady. She asked, "Hello, do you know where this grandmother lives?"

The middle-aged woman sized up Xu Li and nodded. She pointed to the back and said, "Go out of this alley and walk two streets. The one with a big loquat tree in front of the door is the one."

"Thank you." Xu Li supported the old lady and said in a low voice, "Grandma, I'll send you back…"

For some reason, the old lady became stubborn again and refused to move. The woman also persuaded her, "Auntie Jiang, go back quickly. Xiao Kai is going home soon. I don't know how anxious he will be if he doesn't see me."

"Yes, it's time for Xiao Kai to go home…" The old lady muttered. "My granddaughter-in-law, I'll bring you to see Xiao Kai. Our Xiao Kai…"

Xu Li smiled at the middle-aged woman and led the old lady to the place the woman had mentioned. After walking for about ten minutes, they entered an alley and saw a tall loquat tree in the distance.

When Xu Li reached the door and was about to knock on it, the wooden door that had lost some paint was suddenly opened. A person rushed out in a hurry and bumped into Xu Li.

Xu Li was knocked backward. Jiang Kai was shocked and quickly pulled her back. Xu Li staggered and fell into his arms. His hard muscles were on her forehead.

Xu Li: "…"

Jiang Kai was shocked. He quickly took a step back and placed his hand on Xu Li's forehead. He asked anxiously, "Are you alright?"

Jiang Kai's hand was warm. The moment it touched her forehead, she felt pain. Xu Li subconsciously shrank back. "I'm fine."

The old lady poked her head out from behind Xu Li. "Xiao Kai!"

"Grandma!" Jiang Kai retracted his hand and pulled the old lady back. He sized her up and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that she was fine. "Where did you go?"

The old lady felt guilty under Jiang Kai's gaze. She glanced at Xu Li, who was holding her forehead. Her eyes lit up and she quickly pulled her over. "Xiao Kai, look, I found a wife for you!"

Jiang Kai and Xu Li looked at each other and quickly turned their heads away. "Grandma, what nonsense are you talking about!" If one listened carefully, they could hear the embarrassment in his voice.

"I'm not talking nonsense," Grandmother mumbled. She shook off Jiang Kai's hand and pulled Xu Li. "Let's go, granddaughter-in-law. Let's go in and have some tea."

"Grandma…" Jiang Kai called out from behind, but he didn't manage to stop the old lady.

The old lady pulled Xu Li to talk to her excitedly. Jiang Kai was a little helpless. He paused for two seconds before following her in.

At that moment, Xu Li and Grandmother were already sitting at the dining table. Grandmother instructed Jiang Kai to make tea while she got up and went to her room to dig out a lot of snacks. They were all old-fashioned snacks. Grandmother presented them to Xu Li as if she was presenting a treasure. "This is delicious. Try it."

Jiang Kai happened to come out with tea. He looked at Xu Li nervously, afraid that she would reject her directly.

Xu Li took an old pastry and took a bite. She narrowed her eyes and nodded. "Delicious!"

The old lady was instantly happy. "Eat more if it's delicious. There's more!"

"Grandma…" Jiang Kai stopped the old lady and handed the hot tea to Xu Li. Xu Li thanked him and took a sip of the tea.

After a while, Meng Qingqing called again to urge her. Xu Li quickly finished her tea and stood up to leave. The old lady held her hand reluctantly. "Granddaughter-in-law, when will you come and play with me next time?"

When they sat down and chatted, Xu Li and Jiang Kai had corrected the way the old lady addressed her. However, the old lady would not listen and kept calling her granddaughter-in-law. Xu Li had no choice but to let her be. Although they had only known each other for a short time, Xu Li really liked this old lady.

Xu Li said, "I'll come and see you when I'm free."

"Okay, Xiao Kai, send your wife off." The old lady pushed Jiang Kai, who was standing foolishly at the side.