Chapter 171 Abnormality of the Natural Water Plant

Faint scenes emerged one after another, about her biological father, about Xiao's Teahouse, and finally her grandmother crying while holding her, falling drop by drop on her shoulders. The burning feeling at that time seemed to resurface.

"Is grandma okay?"

When Yu Yanyan thought of her grandma, a warm smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Grandma has passed away."

"……Yeah?"

The smile on Yu Yanyan's lips suddenly froze before it could fully bloom.

"When?"

"Two years ago."

"Grandma is always thinking about you and worrying about whether you are doing well."

Yu Yanyan's eyes were moist, "I lived a good life, but I didn't see you for the last time..."

"Cousin, if you have time someday, go and burn some incense for grandma and uncle."

Xiao Xiao looked at Yu Yanyan quietly, and did not speak again until the other party's emotions had almost calmed down.

"Uh-huh."

Yu Yanyan's voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of sobs.

"Grandma and uncle will be very happy to see my cousin."

Xiao Xiao curled his lips slightly at his cousin.

"Ah."

Yu Yanyan couldn't help but laugh.

……

"Cousin, are you back from get off work now?"

“No, I’m in graduate school.”

"Dad, well, it's just..."

Yu Yanyan was a little flustered.

"I know."

Xiao Xiao motioned to Yu Yanyan to follow him, and the two walked towards the street.

It was rush hour after get off work, and it was not appropriate for the two of them to stand at the intersection.

Yu Yanyan was slightly stunned, but soon started laughing again.

"I just came back from the natural water plant where my dad works."

"What happened?"

Xiao Xiao noticed Yu Yanyan's slightly furrowed brows and the hint of worry in her eyes.

"Ok?"

"You are really as smart as you were when you were a child." The worry in Yu Yanyan's eyes faded, and a hint of nostalgia emerged.

"?"

Now it was Xiao Xiao's turn to be confused.

"I remember when you were little, you were just a little kid, but you acted like an adult. You weren't playful and playful like other kids your age."

"Have you ever had a middle school period?"

Yu Yanyan asked curiously.

"Have you ever had a middle school period?"

Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked back.

“Pfft~Haha~”

After looking at each other silently for a while, the two finally laughed together.

It seemed that the unfamiliarity after ten years had been eliminated a lot, and the distance between them had been shortened a lot.

……

"What happened?"

Xiao Xiao asked the same question again.

There was still a smile on Yu Yanyan's face, but when she talked about this, worry appeared in her eyes.

"My father is a technician at the natural water plant. Last night, the pipe connecting the sedimentation tank in the water plant was blocked and water couldn't get in. My father and several other technicians went to check, but they found nothing."

"The pipe opening is clearly empty, but the water source seems to be blocked by something and cannot flow in smoothly."

"Dad and the others also suspected that there might be something wrong with the pipeline."

“But after checking, there was nothing wrong with the pipe.”

"They even replaced the pipes as a last resort."

"The situation has not improved at all." "Although the water plant has more than one water pipe, this unexplained situation has caused the water plant a lot of headaches."

"Because they are not sure whether other pipes will have the same problem."

"So, my dad came home very late yesterday, and he has to work late again today."

"Even though he stayed so late, Dad was at a loss and has been frowning for the past two days."

"My mother was worried about him, so she asked me to go and see him, and bring him some food. She asked me to watch him eat before I went back."

Yu Yanyan shook the lunch box in her hand slightly.

"However, Dad won't be able to rest in peace until the cause of the pipeline problem is found."

"I checked it out, and there was nothing there."

"Why does it seem like it's blocked by something?"

Yu Yanyan's face was full of confusion. This matter was really too strange. "It's like seeing a ghost." She murmured in a low voice.

"Maybe it's true..." I've encountered a monster.

Xiao Xiao looked thoughtful, with a slight ripple in his eyes.

"Hmm?" Yu Yanyan didn't hear clearly the last few words Xiao Xiao said, but she didn't care. She was just talking and thought that Xiao Xiao was just agreeing with her joke.

With technology now so dominant, the idea of ​​ghosts and gods is nothing but nonsense.

Different from other girls who prefer ghosts and gods, she has always kept her distance from them and never talks about weird or supernatural things.

She didn't understand, why was he so enthusiastic about it when he knew it was fake?
It's just a waste of time.

……

"Cousin, are you going to the Natural Water Plant tomorrow?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

“I want to see the condition of that pipeline, too.”

"Somewhat curious."

"Okay, then meet here at four tomorrow and I'll take you there."

As soon as Yu Yanyan heard Xiao Xiao's curiosity, she understood what he wanted to do.

When most people hear something strange like this, they would want to find out what’s going on, right?

……

Xiao Xiao watched his cousin disappear in the crowd before turning around and walking towards his home.

The sky is dark, and compared to the heat of the day, it is a little cooler at sunset.

A gentle breeze brushed across my cheek.

The warm yellow and red afterglow fell on my body, with just the right temperature.

……

After dinner, Xiao Xiao walked into the kitchen and saw his mother wiping and washing the dishes one by one.

Xiao Xiao took the towel from his mother's hand and motioned for her to hand him the bowl.

"what happened?"

Mother Xiao looked at her son, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes smoothed out.

"Mom, I met my cousin today."

Xiao Xiao wiped the dishes in his hands carefully and spoke nonchalantly.

"cousin?"

"Yan Yan?!" Xiao's mother was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted and almost dropped the bowl in her hand.

Xiao Xiao was quick to catch the bowl that was about to slip from his mother's hands.

"Ah."

"Really?" Mother Xiao looked a little dazed. When she talked about Yanyan, she thought of her brother who died young and her mother who passed away.

She knew that child was the one her mother was thinking about when she was dying.

Yes, the child was so young at that time and had not yet fully recovered from the pain of losing his father, but he had to accept a new father and a new family.

The panic and fear in the child's eyes seem still vivid in my mind.

She still remembered that at that time, the child tightly grasped his mother's and her own hands. His thin fingers held them tightly with an almost spasmodic strength, as if he was grasping the last floating duckweed. She could even see the protruding blue veins on the back of the child's pale hands.

"Is she...ok?"

After the initial surprise passed, Xiao's mother calmed down her overly excited emotions. After all, she hadn't heard from the person for ten years, and suddenly he said he had met her, so she couldn't help but be a little out of control.

"My cousin is very nice, and my uncle... aunt is also very nice."

Xiao Xiao still subconsciously called out "Aunt".

(End of this chapter)