Sun Xue immediately borrowed Zhu Biao's cell phone and called Old Man Sun.

After a long time, Old Man Sun finally answered the phone and asked in an unfriendly tone, "Hello, who are you looking for?"

When Sun Xue heard Old Man Sun's voice, her throat felt like something was blocking it. She had a lot on her mind but couldn't utter a word. Tears flowed uncontrollably.

"You liars, if you call me again I will go to the police station!" Old man Sun cursed angrily and hung up the phone decisively.

Sun Xue was surprised, and Zhu Biao was also puzzled. He frowned and asked, "Why did you hang up?"

Sun Xue burst out laughing, "It was an unfamiliar phone call. Grandpa thought he was being scammed!"

Zhu Biao said seriously, "Scammers are rampant recently, and they specifically target the elderly. If the number is not yours and you don't speak for a long time, the old man will mistake you for a scammer, which is a normal reaction."

Sun Xue changed her mind and decided to take the opportunity to tease her grandfather, pretending to be a liar, to test his awareness of fraud prevention.

So, she dialed the number again, pinching her nose with her hand and said seriously, "Hello! Are you Mr. Sun? I am the leader of your granddaughter Sun Xue..."

"You are such a shameless liar, how dare you call me! Isn't it bad enough that you have deceived me? I will call the police to arrest you!"

Sun Xue was suddenly confused. It seemed that something was wrong with what Grandpa said. There was a strong sense of anger in his voice...

Sun Xue quickly returned to her normal voice, "Grandpa, it's me. I was just teasing you."

Old Man Sun said in a serious tone, "Stop pretending, liar!"

Sun Xue laughed, "Grandpa, did I scare you just now? It's me, Sun Xue."

Old Man Sun suddenly asked with tears in his voice, "My Xue'er, is it really you?"

"Yeah, grandpa, it really is me."

"Xue'er, I finally heard your voice. Where have you been recently? I thought it was another scammer calling..."

Old man Sun cried with joy and his voice choked with sobs.

Another liar?

Sun Xue always felt that there was something wrong with what Old Man Sun said. She also heard a mess of other people talking on the other end of the line...

She couldn't help but worry.

"Grandpa, where are you? Aren't you home?"

"Xue'er, I'm outside. My dear Xue'er, are you okay? I couldn't get through to you recently. Grandpa was so worried. I called Liu Bin and he said you were on a business trip. You're on a business trip, so why is your phone turned off? It's so frustrating!"

Sun Xue's heart suddenly felt warm and her vision gradually blurred.

She sniffed and forced a smile, "Grandpa, Liu Bin is right. I'm on a business trip abroad, so... you can't get through on the phone."

"Xue'er, are you lying to grandpa? Which country did you go to? I remember you studied abroad before, and you could get through on the phone."

Sun Xue continued to lie, "Grandpa, the country I'm in is very far away from China, and the communication is not well developed, so I can't receive calls."

Old Man Sun believed what Sun Xue said and asked nervously, "Xue'er, is that country safe? Who did you go with? Are you used to eating? Are you in good health? Grandpa's eyelids have been twitching recently, and I've been feeling uneasy. I wanted to hear your voice but I couldn't get through to you on the phone. I was so worried."

"Grandpa... I'm fine, I eat well and sleep well. I have returned home safely and will go back in a few days..." Sun Xue was choked with sobs and couldn't continue.

"Xue'er, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Sun Xue heard the hawkers' cries on the other end of the phone and asked, "Grandpa, where are you?"

Old Man Sun's tone became much more relaxed, "Xue'er, Grandpa is at the vegetable market not far from the community."

Just then, Sun Xue heard Xiao Douzi's voice on the other end of the phone, "Grandpa, take a break first and finish your meal before you work, or the meal will get cold."

Sun Xue immediately ordered, "Grandpa, give the phone to Xiao Douzi. I have something to tell him."

After a while, Xiaodouzi's sweet voice came from the other end of the phone, "Sister..."

"Xiaodouzi, what is grandpa doing in the market? How are you bringing food to grandpa?"

Xiao Douzi lowered his voice and said, "Sister, I'll go farther away to talk to you, otherwise grandpa will hear it..."

Sun Xue was confused...

After a while, Xiaodouzi's voice rang through the phone, "Sister, Grandpa is at the market repairing shoes."

"Setting up a stall to repair shoes? Why? Why set up a stall in such a cold day? Didn't I tell him not to set up a stall to repair shoes? Why is he... Oh! This grandpa..." Sun Xue complained angrily.

Many years ago, Old Man Sun was bullied by gangsters when he was setting up a stall. Since then, Sun Xue has been determined not to let Old Man Sun set up a stall again.

In her opinion, she would always give her grandfather a large sum of money for their daily expenses. Logically, the three of them could not spend it all.

Every few months, Sun Xue would give money to Old Man Sun on a regular basis, but every time Old Man Sun would refuse, saying that he could never spend all the money.

But Sun Xue insisted on doing so. No matter whether Old Man Sun could spend all the money or not, she would give him the money.

She did this to let her grandfather feel that life is getting better and better, and that he, the old man grandson, can also enjoy the life that old men in the city can enjoy.

In the past, they lived a poor life and spent every penny very carefully. Now that she was able to afford it, she could not let Old Man Sun worry about money.

Just two months ago, she gave Mr. Sun 50,000 yuan in one lump sum for daily living expenses.

Old Man Sun also followed Sun Xue's advice and never thought of setting up a stall again since then.

It’s freezing cold now, why do you suddenly want to set up a stall?

Sun Xue thought about it, this is really a bit unreasonable...

"Sister, I also tried to persuade Grandpa, but he didn't listen."

Sun Xue suddenly remembered what Old Man Sun said when he just answered the phone. She felt that Old Man Sun must be hiding something from her.

She immediately asked, "Xiaodouzi, tell me honestly, is grandpa hiding something from me?"

"Sister, no... nothing happened... everything is fine at home."

Sun Xue could sense that Xiaodouzi's tone of voice seemed hesitant.

She immediately said in a serious tone, "Xiaodouzi, if you lie, your sister will not like you anymore."

"Sister, Grandpa..."

Xiaodouzi suddenly burst into tears.

Sun Xue got anxious when she heard this. "Little Bean, don't cry. What happened? Tell your sister slowly. No matter what happens, I'll support you. Don't be afraid. Do you understand?"

When Xiao Douzi heard this, she stopped crying and said, "Sister, Grandpa was cheated by bad guys and all the money in the family was taken away. Grandpa didn't let me tell you, so he secretly set up a stall to repair shoes to make money to supplement the family income."