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Gu Xi closed the white suitcase and picked it up. It was light and there were only a few clothes and books inside.

She didn't have much to take with her, everything in the old house was covered with a white cloth, everything she could take away was in the suitcase, and everything she couldn't take away also left her.

Grandma sat in a wheelchair, her eyes still staring blankly at the ground, as if she had no sense of the changes happening around her.

Gu Xi walked up to her, squatted down, and held grandma's hand, her black eyes were bright like spots of lacquer, but there was an indelible sadness of parting.

"Grandma, we're leaving."

At such a close distance, grandma must have heard it, but she has suffered from Alzheimer's disease for many years, and she is still the same as before, without any reaction.

Gu Xi rested her head on grandma's blanket-covered knee, and after staying with her quietly for a while, she stood up, pushed the wheelchair and took the elevator downstairs.

The moment the door was closed, Gu Xi took a last look at the old house that carried her brief happy memories, trying to keep every detail in her mind.

The old house was built in the 70s, and it was remodeled last year to add an elevator. However, the old parking spaces in the community are planned in a mess. In addition, it is still in the first month, and the vehicles visiting relatives and friends occupy the spaces, and the cars outside can’t drive in.

When Gu Xi pushed the wheelchair out of the elevator, Uncle Zhang who came to pick her up had already been waiting at the door for a while.

Uncle Zhang went up to pick up the suitcase.

"Miss Gu, is there only one box?"

Gu Xi nodded: "I don't have much to bring."

Uncle Zhang stuffed the box into the trunk with one hand: "The car from the nursing home is also here, and it is at the gate of the community. The nursing home that your grandpa Lin contacted for you is the best in city A, with advanced and convenient service facilities, and the nurses are also professional." Very responsible, grandma can get the best care when she lives in the past, and you don’t have to be busy as a child. You can focus on your studies when you go to Lin’s house, and the college entrance examination will be in more than a year. ?”

After Gu Xi nodded slightly and said "thank you", he asked, "Can I accompany my grandma to the nursing home first? Let me find my way."

Uncle Zhang was stunned for a moment, thinking of how Mr. Lin told him to take care of Miss Gu as much as possible before he came out, he immediately showed a kind smile: "Of course it's okay, I'll go and talk to the people in the nursing home."

Gu Xi pushed grandma's wheelchair into the car of the nursing home.

Along the way, Gu Xi held grandma's hand, trying to warm her cold hand.

The bare sycamore trees passed by her eyes one by one outside the car window. She watched the old house get farther and farther away until it disappeared completely after a turn.

When he arrived at the nursing home, Gu Xi found that the environment here was indeed very good.

Uncle Zhang is right. The environment and equipment of this nursing home are top-notch. The entrance is the garden square. The landscaping of the pond and rockery is modeled on the design of Suzhou gardens. The water quality is cleaner than the scenic spot. Even in winter, it does not wither or decay. a feeling of.

There are no sundries and garbage, and the big is seen from the small, which shows that the management of the nursing home is rigorous and serious.

The square is full of elderly people practicing sword, Tai Chi and chess. They look happy and comfortable.

She pushed grandma into the room.

Grandma's room is a south-facing suite with separate bathrooms for wet and dry, and 24-hour medical care.

Because it is adjacent to the hot spring mountain, the bathroom is directly connected to the hot spring water, so you can take a bath.

The three meals a day are also prepared according to the needs of the elderly, and special groups can also customize meals.

Gu Xi took a general look, and it was indeed much better to live with grandma here than to live with her in the old house.

The more this happened, the heavier the burden on her heart.

The Lin family treated her and grandma very well, and she wondered if she could repay this kindness in the future.

After tidying up inside and out, putting away all of grandma's luggage, Gu Xi placed the things that grandma used in daily life in an eye-catching position.

After setting up grandma, Gu Xi whispered to her for a while, helped grandma tidy her hair, and said seriously to the nurse who took care of grandma before leaving: "My grandma will leave you alone."

After speaking, he bowed deeply.

After leaving the nursing home, Uncle Zhang opened the door for her.

"Miss Gu, shall we go to the Lin family now?"

Gu Xi said to Uncle Zhang, "Just call me Gu Xi."

Uncle Zhang nodded in response. After getting in the car, Gu Xi seemed a little nervous, so he said to her with a smile:

"Miss Gu Xi, don't be too restrictive, the Lin family is very nice. I have worked in the Lin family for more than 20 years, and the Lin family has never treated me harshly. They always give out extra bonuses during the holidays. Mr. Lin is a decent man, Lin Mr. and Mrs. Lin are also decent people, and there is a Ms. Lin who is about your age..."

Speaking of Miss Lin, Uncle Zhang paused for a moment before saying, "Miss Lin was quite obedient before, but the past two years may have been a period of rebellion, her temper is not very good...Miss Gu Xi, please be more tolerant when the time comes."

Gu Xi nodded meekly and smiled: "I understand, thank you Uncle Zhang."

Sitting in the Lin's car, along the way, Gu Xi quietly looked out of the car.

The Lin family she was about to go to was a completely unfamiliar place to her.

From today onwards, she will face strangers and enter a completely unfamiliar life.

I can't help feeling a little apprehensive.

All the cause was her grandfather's sudden death.

Last month, when my grandfather got up for a walk in the morning, he was knocked down by a drunk driver, and he lost consciousness at that time.

The driver was afraid of taking responsibility, so he did not send Grandpa Gu to the hospital for emergency treatment, but moved to the green belt next to him, and then drove away, causing Grandpa to miss the best time for emergency treatment.

After Gu Xi got up that morning, she saw that her grandfather hadn't come back from a walk like before, bringing her favorite tofu nao, so she told her to wash up and eat quickly.

The house was empty, so Gu Xi called his grandfather and found that his mobile phone was left behind at home.

Grandpa suffers from severe insomnia. He would go out for a walk in the morning, occasionally watch chess players play chess, and indeed sometimes come back late.

But that day, Gu Xi had a vaguely bad feeling in his heart.

But because of the final exam, she didn't have time to think too much.

Gu Xi hastily cooked some noodles, took care of grandma and finished eating, and asked the neighbor Aunt Wang to take care of grandma first, and she hurried to school.

In the first language test, the front of the paper had just been finished. Gu Xi saw the class teacher walking quickly to the door and asked the invigilator to come out.

When talking to the invigilator, the class teacher was watching her the whole time.

Gu Xi's heart skipped a beat, and the pen in his hand stopped.

She saw the invigilator look back, and looked at her together with the class teacher, and then slowly walked over, with some compassion on her face, nodded on her table, and said softly: "Gu Xi, come here."

Following the invigilator to the quiet corridor, the homeroom teacher took her to the unoccupied staircase, opened her mouth to say something, Gu Xi heard half of it, and then there was a sharp tinnitus in her ears, and the only thing left in the world was her own heartbeat The sound of falling...

She followed the head teacher to the office, where two policemen in police uniforms, a man and a woman, were sitting on the sofa, seemingly waiting for her.

The policewoman asked Gu Xi: "Is that Gu Xi's classmate? Gu Zhengsheng is your grandfather?"

Gu Xi nodded.

The policewoman looked at the young girl in front of her. She had heard about her life experience when she visited the neighborhood before she came here. She couldn't bear it, and she said to her as gently as possible: "Something happened to your grandpa, you You have to go to the police station with us now."

Gu Xi raised her cold eyes, covered with tears, and looked at the policewoman: "Is my grandpa still alive?"

This beautiful and sensible little girl made the policewoman feel pity in her heart, and she gently put her hand on her shoulder and hugged her: "Come here, I will tell you slowly."

The driver was apprehended within 24 hours.

Not long after her birthday, Gu Xi sat in the crematorium holding her grandfather's ashes all afternoon.

She took care of all grandpa's funeral affairs while taking the exam.

Grandpa Lin also met at the funeral.

Since the nursing home is in the suburbs, it took nearly an hour to drive to the Lin family's villa.

The Lin family is well off, and the villa is in the best location in the south of the city.

The villa area has the most advanced security system, a Japanese-style courtyard, eye-catching rocks and moss are simple and elegant, and there is also a very artistic dry landscape.

Gu Xi saw that there was a swimming pool, a courtyard, and even a helipad.

Behind Uncle Zhang, she looked back and walked through the courtyard.

Along the way, Uncle Zhang briefly talked about the situation of the Lin family, and finally mentioned the daughter of the Lin family again.

Although Uncle Zhang has only been in contact with Gu Xi two or three times, he can see that Gu Xi is an obedient and sensible boy, so he couldn't help but remind him a few words: "Miss Lin is one year younger than you, she is not bad, but She may have a bit of a temper. In addition, her relationship with Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin is a little tense these days, so try to avoid it."

Gu Xi smiled and nodded: "I will pay attention, thank you Uncle Zhang."

In fact, Uncle Zhang didn't need to remind her, she was staying at Lin's house, so naturally she wouldn't provoke the host's children.

Gu Xi and Uncle Zhang arrived at the door of Lin's living room when they heard a fierce argument coming from inside.

First, the man cursed angrily and loudly: "You are getting more and more outrageous! I told you to go to cram school, where did you make it up? You made it to the game hall?! Do you want to hang around like this for the rest of your life? ?”

Immediately afterwards, a young girl's voice was sarcastically sarcastically retorted: "It's better to be mixed up than you to go back on your word."

"What the hell are you talking about! Huh? Am I wrong for your own good?!"

"Is it good for me? Whether it's good or not is up to me."

Gu Xi could tell that this was a quarrel between Uncle Lin and the bad-tempered Ms. Lin who had been reminded to be careful.

Lin Peiming was so angry with his daughter Lin You that a vein burst out on his forehead: "Look at you now, don't say that you are my child and your mother's child when you go out! You have no tutor because you learned it from your gang of cronies! You bastard thing!"

The corners of Lin You's eyes were bloodshot, staring at her father, she raised her chin provocatively and said, "I have more bastards, do you want to see and see?"

After she finished speaking, she sneered, grabbed Lin Peiming's favorite ashtray, which was expensive, and smashed it against the wall.

Gu Xi and Uncle Zhang were standing at the entrance, hesitating whether to enter the house, when the ashtray hit the wall next to Gu Xi's face, and it was instantly torn apart.

A small piece of debris from the ashtray pierced Gu Xi's eyes.

Gu Xi was startled, the fragments had already brushed her eyebrows and flew past, leaving a bloody mouth.

Lin Peiming turned his head, just revealing Lin You's angry face.

Lin You's black mid-length hair was a little disheveled because of this tit-for-tat confrontation, and her thin body seemed to have endless energy, like an angry little beast.

Anger made her pretty face look extremely difficult to provoke, and her bright eyes were observing the strange Gu Xi with puzzlement and hostility.

Many years later, Gu Xi recalled this scene. The first time she met Lin You, there was a smell of blood and a faint throbbing pain.