Xiao Xiao carefully explained things to the two elderly people.
It was hard to say which of the two was taking care of the other.
They could only be said to be helping each other out.
All right.
He had explained the medication to the two elderly people.
The bananas were gone.
Xiao Xiao took another sip of hot water.
He felt he could leave now.
Just as Xiao Xiao was about to speak, the phone in the room rang.
The loud ringing was almost grating.
It was bound to startle anyone hearing it for the first time.
The two elderly people showed no reaction.
They had long since grown used to the sound of the phone.
How could it startle them?
No.
The two elderly people's expressions tightened slightly.
They could still be startled.
Not by the sudden, loud ringing.
But by what they would hear on the phone shortly afterward.
The old woman and the old man looked at each other.
The old man, who was closer, got up and limped toward the phone.
"Hello."
The old man's voice suddenly turned somewhat hoarse.
"What?"
"An An's all right, isn't he?!"
"What about the other children..."
"...I understand."
A hint of hesitation appeared on the old man's face.
"...We'll come over right away."
The old man hung up.
Then he slowly turned and came back.
"What's wrong?"
The old woman looked anxious. "Who was that?"
"The school?"
"What happened?"
"...Was it An An?"
"Did something happen to An An?!"
The old man gave a bitter smile. "An An..."
He sighed. "He got into a fight with a classmate at school..."
"The teacher called and asked us to come to the school..."
"A fight?"
The old woman froze.
"Why?"