"Hey, take a little break."
The old woman nodded.
"Does your hand hurt?"
"No."
Xiao Xiao shook his head.
"Really?"
The old woman looked doubtful.
She was worried he wasn't telling her the truth.
"Really."
Xiao Xiao chuckled.
"I promise."
Xiao Xiao raised a hand as if swearing an oath.
The old woman laughed.
"You silly boy..."
"Then Grandma will take your word for it, for now."
At the old woman's insistence, Xiao Xiao rested for a while.
Then he picked up the box again.
"Grandmother Zhao, I'm off."
"Okay."
The old woman saw him all the way to the door.
Looking at the stairs outside, she grew worried again.
Her apartment wasn't on a high floor.
Just the second.
After all, she was getting old, and living on a high floor would make going up and down inconvenient.
Her building didn't have an elevator, either.
But seeing Xiao Xiao carrying such a big box, even going down one flight of stairs seemed like a struggle.
Let alone two flights.
The old woman couldn't help reminding him again and again.
After assuring her repeatedly that he'd be fine, Xiao Xiao finally descended the stairs under the old woman's watchful gaze.
When Xiao Xiao left the residential complex, the car he'd ordered had already been waiting at the entrance for a while.
The old woman had insisted he book a car before leaving.
Naturally, he'd done as she asked.
He just felt bad for making the driver wait.
The box was huge.
It barely fit in the trunk.
The trunk lid wouldn't close at all.
The driver looked troubled.
He hadn't expected the customer whose ride he'd accepted to bring such a huge box.
"This will do."
Xiao Xiao looked