"You... what you just said..."
"W-what do you mean?"
The woman's voice cracked on the last word.
"Exactly what you think I mean."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
What she thought he meant?
The woman was even more confused now.
She felt both excited and nervous, as if she were about to discover the truth.
She took a deep breath.
"What I think..."
"What do I mean?"
Was it really what she thought he meant?
The woman wanted to believe it, but she didn't dare.
Xiao Xiao's lips curved.
"Grandma Ji met her friend."
This time, Xiao Xiao spoke clearly and plainly.
The woman froze.
Student Xiao's words echoed in her mind like the tolling of a bell.
Over and over.
"...Really?!"
A few seconds later, the woman couldn't help crying out in surprise.
The old lady... had really found the friend she'd been yearning for all this time?!
"Really."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"You can ask Grandma Ji."
"Mom!"
The woman immediately turned to look at the old lady.
Her voice was a little loud with emotion.
The two children and the old lady were startled.
The old lady took a step back.
Her expression was uncertain.
She pointed at herself.
Was she the "Mom" this woman was talking about?
Good.
Her grandson, granddaughter... and daughter were all here.
"Mm."
The woman paused briefly.
Then she found her own surprise a little amusing.
Hadn't the old lady just shown that she didn't recognize Huan Huan and Lele?
How had she been so sure the old lady didn't remember Huan Huan and Lele, but did remember her?
"Mom."
The woman suppressed her impatience.
"I'm your son's wife. I'm your daughter-in-law."
She introduced herself.
"Ah..."
The old lady murmured.
Her son's wife?
Her