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Seeing his wife sleeping so peacefully, Xu Heng smiled a smile he hadn't shown in a long time.

Although my wife's illness is not fully cured, at least she no longer has to suffer the same painful torment as before.

He slowly got up and walked outside. He saw a little girl standing at the door and knew that she was the girl who had stayed behind to take care of the old couple.

He waved his hand, "Miss, my wife is being taken care of here. You may leave."

There's everything here; we don't lack anything.

Qingge nodded, then bowed and withdrew.

Xu Heng walked into the courtyard and looked at the quiet and elegant place, feeling very comfortable.

There is a bamboo grove in the courtyard, and a stone table not far away, with several stone benches next to the table.

A tea set was placed on the stone table, and it was clear that it had been set up recently.

The Liu family really made thorough arrangements.

When Tao'er returned to the front yard, Ayan was already standing at the entrance of the main room, his little body straight and his eyes bright.

Huanhuan followed behind him, clutching half a piece of osmanthus cake in her hand. When she saw Tao'er return, she called out "Sister" in her childish voice.

Tao'er squatted down, put her arms around one of them, and said, "Ayan, Huanhuan, your sister will take you to see an old gentleman."

Ah Yan wants to pay respects to the old master. Huan Huan, be a good girl and sit next to Ah Yan and listen to the lessons together, okay?

Ayan nodded earnestly, and Huanhuan followed suit, nodding vigorously as well.

Tao'er tidied up the two children's appearance, then led them across the courtyard and towards the small courtyard to the east.

Old Xu was sitting at a stone table in the bamboo shadows, drinking tea, with a book in his hand.

Hearing footsteps, he turned around and saw Tao'er leading two children over. His gaze first fell on Ayan.

The child had clear and bright features, a steady gait, and no trace of fear in his eyes, which showed that he was a man of strong character.

Old Xu secretly praised him.

"Old Xu, these are my younger brother and sister. This is Ayan, and this is Huanhuan."

Tao'er bowed and introduced Ayan and the others to the old man.

"Ayan, Huanhuan, quickly bow to the master."

Ayan stepped forward, knelt respectfully before Master Xu, and kowtowed three times, his voice clear and resonant: "Student Ayan greets Master."

Old Xu stroked his beard and smiled, about to reach out to help, when suddenly he heard a loud cry from the side.

For some reason, Huanhuan, who had been quiet just now, suddenly burst into loud sobs, her eyes brimming with tears.

Tao'er was startled and quickly knelt down to hug her: "Huanhuan, what's wrong?"

Huanhuan broke free from her hand, her small body shooting out like an arrow, and plunged headfirst into Old Xu's arms.

She clung tightly to his neck with both arms, sobbing uncontrollably, calling out incoherently, "Grandpa! Grandpa!"

Tao'er was stunned.

Ayan was also stunned.

Old Xu's hand holding the teacup froze in mid-air. The teacup tilted, and tea spilled all over his trouser leg, but he was completely unaware.

He lowered his head and looked at the little girl in his arms, who was crying her eyes out. Her face was red from crying, her eyebrows and eyes were familiar, and her eyes were full of tears. He suddenly trembled, and the teacup fell to the ground with a "crash" and shattered.

"Yue...Yueyue?

Are you Yueyue?

Old Xu's voice trembled uncontrollably, and his two withered hands shakily cupped the little girl's face, bringing it closer to his eyes, looking at it again and again.

His eyebrows and eyes were exactly the same as his granddaughter who had been missing for half a year.

His lips trembled, and tears welled up instantly. He hugged the little girl tightly, as if he were holding a lost treasure that had been found again.

"Yueyue! My dear Yueyue!"

Grandpa's dear granddaughter!

Grandpa has finally found you.

Tao'er stood aside, her mind reeling. So Huanhuan was Mr. Xu's granddaughter!

She looked at the grandfather and grandson crying their eyes out, then at Ayan kneeling on the ground. Ayan also turned his head to look at the scene, his little face full of confusion.

Xiao Yi and his team rescued the little girl from human traffickers.

However, because she had amnesia, she couldn't find her family to take her back.

Tao'er was soft-hearted for a moment, and seeing how well-behaved and pitiful she was, she kept her and raised her as her own little sister.

Who could have imagined that, by a twist of fate...

After crying for a while, Old Xu finally caught his breath, wiped his face haphazardly with his sleeve, pulled Huanhuan to sit on his lap, and asked her in a hoarse voice, "Yueyue, what are you doing here?"

You bought a candied hawthorn at the door, how come it disappeared in the blink of an eye?

Your grandma and I were so worried!

Huanhuan sobbed, clutching Xu Lao's clothes tightly with her little hands, and said haltingly, "Grandpa... I, I bought candied hawthorns..."

Then an uncle said he would take me to see the little rabbits... so I went with him...

Then he put me into a sack...

It was all dark and gloomy...

"I tried to call for help, but he covered my mouth..."

Then they beat me up...

They won't give me food...

I was scared... and then I remembered nothing at all...

As she spoke, she started crying again, burying her little face in Old Xu's arms.

Old Xu felt as if his heart was being torn apart. He patted her back and asked, "And then what happened?"

What are you doing here?

He wondered if the Liu family had kidnapped his granddaughter.

But judging from the way the Liu family is acting, they don't seem like they're after people who have been scammed.

We should find out the facts first, so as not to wrong an innocent person.

Huanhuan sobbed, gradually calming down, and pointed at Tao'er: "Later..."

An older brother and sister saved me...

It's Sister Tao'er and another older brother...

They gave me food...

Give me a bath...

They were so good to me!

grandfather……

I'm sorry, Grandpa...

Her voice trembled with tears as she finished speaking.

Old Xu followed her little hand to look at Tao'er. His lips trembled for a long time before he suddenly stood up from the stone bench and was about to kneel down on the ground.

Tao'er was shocked and rushed forward to support him, saying urgently, "Old Master Xu!"

What are you doing!

Get up!

Old Xu was strong and couldn't support him by herself, so Ayan quickly stood up and ran over to help. The two of them worked together to support the old man.

Old Xu was in tears, his voice hoarse: "Miss Tao'er, I... I don't know how to thank you."

Yueyue is the only bloodline of my Xu family. Her parents passed away early, leaving only my husband and me to depend on each other for survival.

The old woman collapsed after losing her child six months ago. She hasn't had a full night's sleep or a peaceful meal in the past two years.

I thought... I thought I would never see her again in this lifetime.

Your Liu family saved her and raised her; that's an immense favor…

This girl is truly a lucky charm. A few days ago, she told them she would help them find their granddaughter, and unexpectedly, the granddaughter was right there in her house.

Tao'er stamped her feet anxiously: "Old Master Xu, please don't say that!"

When we saw those human traffickers carrying four or five children in a sack in the dilapidated temple, Brother Xiao and I were just there. How could we just stand by and watch them die?

However, Huanhuan had lost her memory at the time and had nowhere suitable to go, so we left her behind to keep Ayan company.

I never imagined she was your granddaughter, what a coincidence!

Don't even mention any gratitude or favors!