After Father finished speaking, he walked over to Jiang Xiaohui in two strides. I knew that Jiang Xiaohui was the real protagonist of this homecoming.
Grandpa Bai took my hand. "You must have had a hard time running around outside these past two years, right?"
I smiled at him. "Grandpa, I haven't suffered much. But you—are you still in good health?"
"Good, very good. This old man can still eat two bowls of rice in one meal." To him, being able to eat two bowls of rice seemed to be the ultimate proof of good health.
I helped him sit down. He looked at Jiang Xiaohui and widened his eyes. "He is?"
"Grandpa, I used to have a younger brother. He was separated from us right after he was born. I only learned about it later, but now I've found him."
Grandpa Bai walked over to Jiang Xiaohui and examined him closely. Jiang Xiaohui grew even more uncomfortable. I said to him, "Call him Grandpa!" Jiang Xiaohui did so, and a delighted smile appeared on Grandpa Bai's face. "He looks exactly like Xiaobai. If you'd come alone, Grandpa would definitely have mistaken you for him. I can't let our first meeting pass without giving you something."
Jiang Xiaohui could naturally see that Grandpa Bai did not have it easy. He hurriedly said, "Grandpa, there's no need. I have everything I need. I'm not lacking anything."
Grandpa Bai looked a little upset. "What you have is yours. What Grandpa gives you is Grandpa's."
As he spoke, he rummaged through his clothes. After searching for quite a while, he finally pulled out something with difficulty.
It was black and looked like a small piece of metal.
"Grandpa picked this up back when he used to collect scrap. Don't let its size fool