A Rift in the Relationship
"You have to look after yourself, even if you're worried."
Everyone shook their heads.
"Got it, got it."
The Pang Pang old man waved his hand. "I'm fine."
"Look."
He nudged the skinny old man beside him forward.
"I found someone who knows how to contact this child's grandpa."
"You do?"
The bald old man looked at the skinny old man.
"This child got separated from her grandpa."
"We want to get in touch with him, let him know she's safe, and have him come pick her up."
The bald old man briefly explained the situation.
The skinny old man glanced at the little girl.
The little girl instinctively ducked back behind Xiao Xiao again.
"I'll call him."
The skinny old man didn't waste any time. He took out his phone.
"...No one's answering."
The skinny old man frowned.
He clearly wasn't in a good mood.
The people around them were stunned.
They had all thought it was over. The old men who had been playing chess were already turning their attention back to the board.
They hadn't expected...
Things weren't going as smoothly as they'd thought.
"Maybe that old geezer's so busy looking for his granddaughter..."
"He hasn't even noticed the call?"
Someone ventured.
"Maybe he didn't hear it at all..."
Someone else added.
Everyone fell silent...
This was getting a little troublesome.
They'd finally found someone who could contact the girl's grandpa...
And yet...
He wasn't answering.
The skinny old man said nothing.
He just kept calling, over and over.
"Hello?"
The skinny old man's voice made everyone, who had been whispering among themselves, fall silent at once.
He got through?!
Everyone stared intently at him.
"Your granddaughter is waiting for