Little Matchmaker

At this moment, Su Yinyin was rubbing her eyes and yawning as she sat by the door. 

They had set off early the previous morning and finally arrived before nightfall. 

Their destination was “Suohe Village” in “Tongyi Town”, a suburb of the capital. 

Only after returning did she understand why they hadn’t brought her back here in the past three years—the road was truly difficult to traverse. 

And that was on a day with no rain, when the conditions were relatively good. 

Exhausted, Yinyin forced herself to stay awake to visit her bedridden grandmother, who was cared for by her grandmother’s younger sister—her great-aunt—and her family. 

The Su family’s two sons regularly sent money to cover her grandmother’s daily expenses and medical costs, along with extra compensation for the great-aunt’s family. 

When they saw members of the Su family arrive unexpectedly, the great-aunt’s family became a little nervous, fearing they might take the grandmother back to the capital, which would mean losing their extra income. 

Grandmother’s reluctance to move to the capital was partially for this reason. 

The capital was too far away and unfamiliar to her. Staying here also allowed her to help her younger sister’s family earn some income. 

The two elderly sisters lived in a house owned by Su Yinyin’s parents, and meals were brought over by the younger relatives of the great-aunt’s family. While simple, their care was adequate. 

Once they realized the Su family wasn’t planning to take the grandmother back, everyone relaxed and became much friendlier toward Madam Su and little Yinyin. 

Yinyin’s wrist even gained a silver bracelet, a gift from her grandmother. Holding Yinyin’s hand, her grandmother said, “My good granddaughter, I finally get to see you. What a beautiful child, such big eyes.” 

As she spoke, the grandmother grew tired and released Yinyin’s hand. 

It was Yinyin’s first time interacting with an elderly person. In her past life, she had never even met her parents, let alone her grandparents. She found her grandmother’s hands rough but very warm. 

***

Early the next morning, Yinyin was awakened by the sound of roosters crowing. Sitting by the door, she continued to yawn. 

She glanced at the silver bracelets on her wrist—one was from her parents, and the other from her grandmother. The patterns were different, but both were beautiful. 

Hearing noises from the kitchen, Yinyin’s short legs carried her over, where she saw her mother cleaning. 

“Baby, you’re awake? Come have breakfast.” 

There was no milk today, just a single egg and a bowl of porridge. 

Yinyin still ate happily but kept glancing toward her grandmother’s room. 

Noticing this, Madam Su said, “I need to finish cleaning the kitchen. Why don’t you go keep your grandmother company and chat with her?” 

The kitchen hadn’t been used for a long time and needed to be tidied up before they could start making new pastries. 

Grandmother didn’t mind teaching and had even said the sooner, the better. She had taught her eldest daughter-in-law but had only shared three pastry recipes with the second daughter-in-law—a lingering regret for her.