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Zhou Qianlin hurried to the wo upon her face

“Granny Meng! Why are you sitting on this stone bench with no cushion You et cold” Zhou Qianlin knelt before the elderly woman and took her hand, a look ofchuckled “It’s fine, it’s fine The weather today isn’t bad I’ot this special for you Eat it quick while it’s fresh” As she spoke her tre an apple from within She passed it to Zhou Qianlin

The skin of the apple was already distinctly shriveled, but the senuine “Thank you Granny Meng Oh, it snored the shriveled and dusty exterior of the apple and took a big bite

The other elderly occupants of the garden had begun to gather around

“Little Linlin, coht you some bread”

“Don’t bother with that bread Here, Linlin, this is so today so I brewed you a cup, still warht you this…”

Al patients presented so the giver and looking upon each iteh it were precious

Lan Jue stood not far off, silently looking on He keenly felt the warmth and friendliness of the older patients as Zhou Qianlin ate their gifts and gave thes in return

Why? What relationship do they have to her? What is this place?

A quavering, aged voice interrupted his thoughts “Did you co man?”

Lan Jue turned his head and spotted an oldcane in his hands He looked back at Lan Jue in curiosity

“Yes Greetings,” Lan Jue politely responded “Pardon me sir, but what is this place?”

The old man’s eyes softened visibly “This is Grace Hospital Retire the slums here Linlin comes here once a week to volunteer She’s our little elf – we say that when she comes it’s like our own festival”

Zhou Qianlin pulled her hair up with practiced hands and tied it with a simple piece of cloth He didn’t notice when in her hands suddenly appeared a pair of nail clippers One by one she knelt before them, and one by one careful clipped their nails Concentration filled her eyes, and froentle ses, which would invariable cause their faces to light up in s man, come have a cup of water if you’d prefer not to talk” The old man fro clear water

“Thank you very ht it to his lips

The old et my nails clipped, eh!” He turned towards Zhou Qianlin with a youthful vigor

This green-eyed girl, sarden’s little elf A flawless, perfect little elf

In China, repeating the last part of a person’s naranddad are used to denote a close relationship with an elder person – not necessarily blood relation