masters-orleans Chapter 1437: The Grand Finale (23)
Chapter 1437: The Grand Finale (23)
Pressed the doorbell, the door opened, and two little monkeys shouted to the people inside, "Grandpa, Grandma!"
"Hey!" Gu’s mom and dad were overjoyed to see the returning children, each holding a grandson.
Gu’s dad lifted the second monkey up and down, surprised, "How come you’ve lost so much weight, Mingli? Haven’t you been eating well outside? I told you, the food in the United States surely can’t fill your little stomach."
The second monkey was sweating from what Grandpa said and replied with a small mouth, "I’m going to be a little celebrity, I need to maintain my figure."
This reminded the grandparents that, indeed, they had heard from the Xiao Family that their two precious grandchildren had become little celebrities in the United States, stars of a talk show on the radio.
"You two are amazing!" Gu’s mom, the grandma, loved to praise the children the most. She hugged them on both sides, kissed them, and rewarded them. Meanwhile, Gu’s mom, with her kind and gentle eyes, only felt completely relieved seeing her daughter and son-in-law safe behind the children.
Previously, there were periods when news from their daughter’s family was always sporadic, which worried them greatly. Gu’s mom didn’t dare say it, but Gu’s dad hadn’t had a proper meal for several days.
After being kissed on the face by Grandpa and Grandma, the two monkeys knew they were too big to be held by the elders, so they got down themselves. After coming down and entering the house, they noticed other people sitting in the living room.
Old Mrs. Xiao had been staring at their figures ever since the brothers set foot inside. Besides Mrs. Xiao, there was also Mrs. Zhao sitting next to her, seemingly oblivious, holding the remote and watching TV.
"Why is she here?" the second monkey pointed at Old Mrs. Xiao and asked.
Gu’s mom quickly corrected, "That’s your great-grandmother."
Old Mrs. Xiao first snorted, "Forgot your ancestors so quickly?"
"Hello, Great-grandmother," Lingxin said politely, not wanting to trouble the adults.
The second monkey pouted a little, and under his brother’s signaling look, walked over to Old Mrs. Xiao and said, "Sorry, Great-grandmother."
The expression on Old Mrs. Xiao’s face softened, she patted the heads of the brothers, and then looked at their dirty clothes, frowning, "Why are you all dirty? Didn’t you take a bath?"
They were on a ship, where could they have bathed? Changing clothes was already quite something. Gu Nuan entered, greeted the elders, and said to Gu’s mom, "Mom, get ready the bathwater for them first."
"Okay," Gu’s mom replied, heading to the bathroom to prepare hot water.
Gu Nuan urged her two sons to prepare clothes before heading into the bathroom.
While doing all this, she hadn’t realized her husband was standing at the doorway, not entering, just standing there watching her.
After setting the bathwater, Gu’s mom came out and said to her daughter’s back, "The hot water is ready. But have they eaten? Should they eat something first? I’ll make them some noodles?"
Gu Nuan showed no sign of hearing, with her back to Gu’s mom.
Gu’s mom then remembered her daughter was deaf and couldn’t hear. To be honest, since her daughter sometimes behaved like a normal person, she almost forgot about this. She tapped on her daughter’s arm.
Feeling someone tugging at her, Gu Nuan turned her head, saw Gu’s mom, and asked, "Is there something, Mom?"
"Nothing much, I just asked you—" Gu’s mom said, gesturing and writing something on paper.
Needless to say, at this moment, Gu Nuan’s ears were completely blocked, as if enveloped by something, hearing nothing. She was aware of her condition, but clearly, it was worsening. Until now, suddenly, all sounds disappeared completely. In the past, sometimes when she couldn’t hear, her hearing would just interrupt for a moment, and would restore itself after a while, but this time it was strange. She waited for a long time, patiently trying to listen, but no sounds entered her ears.