Boss Bai walked into the room.
"Little Boss Bai."
The middle-aged woman, who had just come out of the kitchen, froze for a second, then greeted him with a smile.
"Aunt Fang."
"This is the caregiver we hired for Grandpa."
Boss Bai introduced her to Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao smiled politely at the middle-aged woman. "Hello, Aunt Fang."
"Ah, hello."
Aunt Fang smiled until her eyes narrowed.
"Little Boss Bai, you're here to see Master Bai, right?"
Before Boss Bai could say anything, the middle-aged woman spoke up.
It was, of course, a needless question.
After all, if Little Boss Bai had come here and wasn't going to see his grandfather, who else would he see?
"He's on the bedroom balcony."
"All right."
Boss Bai nodded slightly.
"Master Xiao, let's go up."
When they reached the stairs, Boss Bai turned around as if he'd just remembered something.
The middle-aged woman was still standing where she'd been.
"Aunt Fang, please make a pot of tea and bring it up in a bit."
"Of course."
The middle-aged woman smiled and nodded.
Boss Bai pushed open the bedroom door.
He went straight to the balcony.
There was a recliner on the balcony.
An old man with graying hair lay on it with his eyes closed.
A radio on the chair beside him played the high-pitched singing of an opera.
The old man, who appeared to be asleep, occasionally hummed along.
It was clear from this that he wasn't asleep.
"Grandpa."
Boss Bai called to the old man softly.
The old man didn't hear him.
He continued humming along to the radio, on and off.
"Grandpa!"
Boss Bai raised his voice a little.
At the same time, he turned down the radio.
The old man's expression changed slightly.