"Grandmother, can you still trust me?"
Although Xu Lanzhi could not see Wen Shu,
she could easily hear the resolve in her words.
Sensing Wen Shu's unwavering determination, Xu Lanzhi stopped worrying about her.
"I've always trusted you. I only asked those questions because I was worried you hadn't thought things through."
"Since you've already anticipated the consequences of this decision and feel confident about it, then of course you have my wholehearted support."
"Thank you, Grandmother."
Xu Lanzhi sighed softly.
For some reason, she always felt that her granddaughter had not been born with the ability to see through everything.
Rather, like her old grandmother, she had endured unimaginable pain and suffered many setbacks to develop the understanding and temperament she had today.
When their conversation ended, Wen Shu said, "Grandmother, I'll ask the front desk what's for dinner today, then go see Qin Siyang and thank him again on our behalf."
"Yes, you should. We really do owe him our thanks."
Qin Siyang lay on his bed, repeatedly going over how he had acted while bringing Wen Shu and Xu Lanzhi to the Guesthouse that day.
"Tsk, calling Scarface Zhao by his full name in front of Wen Shu and her grandmother probably wasn't very polite..."
"Next time, I'd better call him Principal Zhao, like Gu Yunpeng does. Ugh, Principal Zhao. That's giving him way too much respect. He's hardly a model educator."
"No, he's not even a decent human being..."
Knock, knock, knock-
Just then, someone knocked on Qin Siyang's door.
These days, the only knocks on his door came when meals were delivered.
Qin Siyang glanced at his phone. It was only five in the afternoon. He frowned in annoyance. "Dinner's this early today? Why didn't anyone tell me they changed the time? I'm not hungry