Chapter 234 : Time is also fate
Lindsey was speechless, and acquiescence resulted in her sleeping the next day, until noon.
Old Mr. Grant had already returned to Nine Lakes Mountain, the two of them washed up, sent the maid to the side yard to call Lily over, had lunch together and left for Nine Lakes Mountain.
On the way, Lindsey had to give Lily some more advice on what to say and what not to say.
Lily listened and nodded her head repeatedly before Lindsey gave up.
The drive from the old house took over an hour to get there, and Lindsey was so sore that she couldn’t help but lean into Bruce’s arms and doze off.
“Brother-in-law, do I have someone to follow me when I go out from now on?” Lily saw that Lindsey was tired and had to ask Bruce: “I won’t be able to find home without someone following me.”
“Someone is following you.” Bruce smiled and pointed to Hector and said, “He is your sister’s bodyguard, so he will follow you from now on, okay.”
“Good.” Lily nodded in satisfaction and looked down to take the phone Lindsey gave her for a while to toss.
When they arrived at Nine Lakes Mountain, Bruce and Lindsey got off the bus, verified their identities, and by the way handed Lily’s information to the post as well. After the first barrier, Lindsey couldn’t help but chatter some more, urging Lily that she couldn’t just come here.
“Why?” Lily asked curiously, “Isn’t brother-in-law’s grandfather here, why can’t you just come here.”
“The post here is very strict, if you want to come, you have to tell grandpa in advance, otherwise you can’t get in.” Lindsey explained, the car stopped at the second post, and the three people were verified before they could continue to pass.
When they arrived at the small building where Old Mr. Grant lived, the three of them got out of the car and followed Jack into the yard.
Old Mr. Grant was startled by her and looked at Lindsey in disbelief. “Where did this girl come from.”
“Grandpa, this is Lindsey’s twin sister, Lily,” Bruce explained promptly. “We went back this time and just happened to find it.”
Old Mr. Grant narrowed his eyes, surveyed Lily noncommittally for a moment, and smiled. “Quite a resemblance to Lindsey.”
“Twins should definitely look alike.” Lindsey smiles back. “What to plant today.”
Old Mr. Grant was just about to say he was going to plant strawberries when he turned around and saw that Lily had already planted all the seedlings.
Everyone took a look and burst out laughing.
Old Mr. Grant put down the small hoe in his hand, greeted Lily and asked with a smile, “You girl is not slow, what else can you do besides planting vegetables.”
“I can play chess, draw, write, and hunt.” Lily raised her chin in triumph. “I can do a lot of things.”
“Well, play a game of chess with me, and I’ll see if you’re better or Lindsey is.” Old Mr. Grant said and greeted Jack to fetch the chess board, and walked to the side of the lawn to unscrew the tap and wash his hands.
Lily went over and washed her hands too, happily jumping around on the lawn like a child.
Old Mr. Grant smiled again, his eyes fell on Lindsey, and spoke lightly. “Explain.”
“Grandpa …” Lindsey smiled uncomfortably and reached over to hand over the book she had brought back from Samuel. “My opinion is the same as before, this matter still continues to be hidden, you also see.”
Old Mr. Grant’s sword eyebrows raised, took the book and flipped through it, and sat down on the stone bench under the tree.
A moment later, he put down the book and sighed long and hard. “You guys have a good idea, it’s better to keep this under wraps, except yesterday Old Mr. Bosh had a sudden heart attack, I’m afraid his days are numbered.”
“How could that happen?” Lindsey was horrified. “Old Mr. Bosh’s greatest wish in life is to get my grandfather back, and my parents.”
Old Mr. Grant laughed bitterly, “It’s time, it’s fate. Yesterday, when he heard that he had found out the exact news of his brother, he was so excited that he fell down the stairs. I’m going to visit him this afternoon, so you two sisters can come with me.”
“Okay.” Lindsey agreed, turned her head to look at Lily, who was still curiously studying the potted plant, and whispered, “This girl has always lived in the deep mountains, this time I brought her back, I am worried about her getting into trouble, I want to keep her here with you for a while.”
“Good.” Old Mr. Grant understood what she meant and agreed without thinking. “If The Bosh family hadn’t gotten into that mess, you wouldn’t have had to suffer all these years.”
“Let’s leave the past behind and play chess.” Lindsey set up the chess board and smiled as she called Lily over. “Lily, come over and play chess with grandpa.”
“Coming.” Lily ran over happily, her cheeks flushed from the sun. “Go or chess?”
“Xiangqi.” Lindsey rubbed her nose awkwardly, thinking that her sister knew a lot more than she did.
Old Mr. Grant saw Lindsey’s expression and laughed with pleasure.
Lily’s style of chess was completely different from Lindsey’s. Her moves were harsh and tricky, and she had no intention of conceding.
In less than half an hour, Old Mr. Grant had lost completely.
“Lily girl, who taught you this chess.” Old Mr. Grant’s face was not the least bit unhappy, but the astonishment in his eyes could not be hidden. “Who do you usually play with.”
“Dad taught me, I usually play with my dad, but when he was gone, I went down to find my sister.” The smile on Lily’s face was a little bitter. “Is it not good.”
“It went down very well, very well.” Old Mr. Grant said and looked at Lindsey with a tiger eye. “Lindsey, you usually play chess with me, are you hiding your skills and not showing them.”
“Which can be …” Lindsey coughed uncomfortably and quietly went to tug Bruce’s coat.
Bruce received her hint and immediately helped to put in a good word. “What level she is, how can she bluff you, right grandpa.”
Old Mr. Grant saw the two of them, one witty and the other protective, so he didn’t bother, but still knocked a couple of words.
Old Mr. Grant set up the board again, and played a game with Lily, and naturally lost again.
Bruce was anxious, trying to hint to Lily to give up the game, but he was afraid to anger Old Mr. Grant.
Lindsey was not too nervous, Old Mr. Grant had been in a high position all his life, if he didn’t have this kind of tolerance for others, who would be convinced by the pawns under him.
After playing several games in a row, Old Mr. Grant only won one game, but he seemed to be in a very good mood.
He ordered Jack to put away the board and went upstairs to take a rest after a few words of explanation.
Bruce finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately lowered his voice and said to Lindsey, “You can tell Lily later that the next time Old Mr. Grant asks her to do something, she better give way.”
“To say you say.” Lindsey ignored him. “Let grandpa know, may not be more angry.”
“Sis, what are you guys talking about.” Lily padded over curiously. “You guys are talking about who’s angry.”
Bruce only wanted to make Old Mr. Grant happy, so he whispered, “It’s Grandpa, you’re great, next time if Grandpa asks you to play Go, you have to let him win, right?”
“I know, just can win he can not win.” Lily nodded her head. “I understand.”
Lindsey was speechless at Bruce’s approach, but she didn’t want to let him down, so she didn’t say anything to stop him.
Anyway, we went around and waited for Old Mr. Grant to wake up, and then we went to the General Army Hospital together.
Old Mr. Bosh is already over 80 years old this year, and this illness is raging, the chance of cure is so low that it can be completely ignored.
Lindsey had a good impression of him, and he had been a great help to him since his return to China. After checking his pulse, he was sure that there was no way out, and his eyes were red before he could say a few words.
Old Mr. Bosh was not in good spirits, but he was still very happy to see Lindsey. After chatting for a few minutes, he dismissed the maids and caregivers from the house and spoke in a trembling voice: “Lindsey, I don’t have many days left to live, can you call me grandpa.”
When Lindsey heard this, she broke down and cried out. “Grandpa, you’ll be fine.”
“Good boy, don’t say comforting words, who is this girl?” Old Mr. Bosh raised his hand with difficulty, patted her shoulder, and his eyes fell on Lily. “Practically the same as you.”
“Grandpa, this is my sister Lily,” Lindsey wiped away her tears and greeted Lily as she came over. “Lily, this is grandpa, come over here and show him.”
“Oh …” Lily obediently walked over and stood side by side with Lindsey and crisply shouted, “Hello grandpa.”
“Good, all good children.” Old Mr. Bosh looked at Lindsey and then at Lily, his eyes fell on Old Mr. Grant and hesitantly said, “Old man, you tell me what’s going on here.”
Old Mr. Grant took a moment to ponder and motioned for the two Lindsey sisters to join Bruce outside.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.
Lindsey nodded sagely, stopped Lily and Bruce together, and silently retreated.
As soon as they left, the room fell silent.
Old Mr. Grant sighed and spoke quietly: “I’m not going to lie, Lily is also the descendant of the brother you’ve been looking for for years.”
Old Mr. Bosh was shocked and struggled to sit up from the bed: “Is this true?
“What am I coaxing you for.” Old Mr. Grant had a pout on his face, and seemed to be holding back his anger. “You can’t just joke about such things.”
“It’s good that we found it. They sisters will have company in the future …” Zhang Old Mr. Grant leaned heavily to the head of the bed. “After so many years, I have a guilty conscience.”
“Well, do not say those useless, people I brought you, but there is a point, you have to think about the consequences of identifying with them.” Old Mr. Grant got up and paced to the window with his back to stand. “These things seem to have passed many years, in the eyes of those who have a heart, but in fact, it was all yesterday.”
Old Mr. Bosh was stunned for a moment, his lips opened and closed, but no words came out.
Old Mr. Grant seemed to have expected him to do so, sighed again and said, “We didn’t make the mistake, but we have to bear the consequences.”
When he finished, he took out the book Bruce had given him and handed it over. “Take a look at it yourself.”
Old Mr. Bosh hesitantly took it, carefully flipped through it for a moment, and his bleary eyes swirled down with cloudy tears. “I am also to go to the ground people, wait until the bottom, I can feel better in my heart, not in vain I have searched for so many years.”
“Don’t die all day long, we have not a few old guys, you have to go again, in the future I want to find someone to talk can not find.” Old Mr. Grant reached out and took the book out of his hand, saying, “You know this, I know, so don’t announce it to the public again.”
Old Mr. Bosh smiled with tears in his eyes and nodded weakly, acquiescing to his approach and proposal.
A little later, Lindsey and the others came back to the hospital room and talked with him for a while before leaving.
Lily followed Old Mr. Grant back to Nine Lakes Mountain, while Lindsey returned to the old house with Bruce.
The door was already 5 p. m. Lindsey remembered that Lily had nothing to wear, so she called Larissa and told her to pick out a dozen or so autumn outfits, as well as shoes and socks, and instructed Hector to drive himself over to pick them up.