Chapter 287

"Grandma, when will my parents come back to pick me up?"

It was a summer evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun passed through the balcony glass and shone on the little boy lying in the rocking chair.

The old-fashioned fan was spinning hard, but the air it blew out was hot.

Grandma was holding a cattail leaf fan in her hand, and the wind blew gently on his face, which was the only ray of coolness in this sultry summer night.

"A-Ning, just wait a minute, it will be soon."

"Grandma, can you come with us then? I miss my parents, but I don't want to leave grandma even more."

In the golden afterglow, there is grandma's gentle smile.

Later, this scene always appeared in his dreams, but the golden afterglow turned into a burning fire, so hot and painful.

Grandma laughed in the fire until she was completely swallowed up.

It was a nightmare from which he would never wake up.

At some point, he fell asleep.

Grandma put down the cattail leaf fan, picked up the blanket and gently covered him. She raised her hand to touch his sweaty forehead, lowered her head and kissed him tenderly. Then she stood up and went to the kitchen.

The world suddenly became quiet, and what followed was an increasingly clear noise. A few old men were playing chess downstairs, and they were quarreling over one piece.

Children are playing superhero house and fighting over being Spider-Man.

His favorite red bean paste buns were steaming on the kitchen stove, and the sound of the steamer exhaust was like a hypnotic lullaby, pushing him into a wonderful dream.

He dreamed that his parents came back to pick him up and bought him clothes, toys, and a brand new stationery and school bag. His parents hugged him and told him that the family would never be separated again.

At that moment he was the happiest child in the world.

It seemed as if some light shone through, and he felt hotter and hotter. He was sweating profusely, and his skin burned like it was being burned. Someone was shouting in his ear.

"An Ning... An Ning, wake up quickly..."

It was grandma calling him. What happened?

Why did my grandmother, who had always been gentle and good-tempered, call him, and her voice broke and was full of fear.

He wanted to open his eyes, but for some reason, his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn't open them.

"Aning..." Grandma's voice was just above his head, and a pair of hands was shaking his body.

He opened his eyes suddenly, choked by the thick smoke that rushed into his nose, and coughed violently.

A wet towel was placed over his mouth and nose, allowing him to breathe. What came into view was grandma's face, and her eyes, which always had a gentle smile, turned red at the moment.

Grandma covered her mouth and nose with a wet towel with her other hand, released the hand covering his mouth and nose, and pointed to the balcony window.

He sat up and realized that his cozy little home was surrounded by thick smoke, so thick that he could hardly open his eyes.

His brain was lost for a moment, and suddenly he heard a sharp sound in his ears. He turned around and saw his grandmother smashing the security window on the balcony with a hammer.

It was a small hammer that his grandma gave him to crack walnuts. Grandma was very good at keeping in good health and would crack walnuts for him every day, saying that he would become smarter and smarter.

The balcony windows of this old-fashioned tube building are equipped with anti-theft windows. Because they are too old, there are no fire escapes. When a fire breaks out, the anti-theft windows cannot prevent thieves, but they can prevent escape routes.

Grandma was already thin and didn't have much strength. If she hit her with such a hammer, it would only shake the tree like a fly.

The door was surrounded by thick smoke, the fire became more and more fierce, and the windows were locked by security windows. At this time, it was a desperate situation.

He sat blankly in the rocking chair, still unable to react.

He murmured: "Grandma, I'm afraid."

Grandma threw away the hammer, ran to the bathroom, soaked the sheets and put them on him, then picked him up and rushed to the door without hesitation.

He grew taller and taller, and grandma could no longer hold him. But at this moment, grandma did not hesitate for a moment, as if she had transformed into a strong man...

Grandma pressed his head to her chest and hugged him tightly: "An Ning, don't be afraid, grandma is here..."

He heard his grandma groan, and her arms hugged him tighter.

The chandelier hit his head, and blood flowed down his forehead.

She gritted her teeth and desperately told herself to hold on. It would not be a pity for her to die. Aning was still young and could not die here.

The moment she opened the door, tongues of fire swept over her. She subconsciously protected the person in her arms, using her thin body to resist the ruthless flames.

She screamed in pain, and her arms were swallowed up by the flames. She watched An Ning roll to the ground, and she yelled with splitting eyes: "An Ning..."

He turned around in panic and saw a shocking scene.

"grandmother……!"

There is no way forward and no way back. Life at this moment has fallen into a desperate situation.

She maintained the last trace of reason and shouted: "Aning, find a place to hide quickly. Don't give up hope until the last moment. Someone... someone will come to save you..."

He saw his grandma fall down with his own eyes, so he rushed over desperately.

He thought he would be buried in the sea of ​​fire like this, until a figure rushed out of the burning flames and rushed towards him.


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