She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 1134: Chapter 1197: Sneaking Candy

”Bao’er, would you like to go home with Grandpa?” Mr. Hai looked at An’an with anticipation. ”Do you remember when you were little, I used to take you to buy candy every day, and your father would always get angry?”

An’an’s eyes slowly softened, clearly remembering as well.

”Your father didn’t let you eat candy, so I would take you to the command center each time, secretly buying candies and eating them before going home.”

”Why have you become so old and ugly?” An’an suddenly spoke, still showing a hint of disdain, but it brought Mr. Hai to tears of excitement.

”Bao’er, did you... did you remember?”

”I remember you would always snatch my candies.”

”Ahem...” Mr. Hai lightly coughed in embarrassment, looking exactly like an old child, even a bit shy. ”That... that was more than ten years ago. I don’t eat candy anymore.”

In fact, Mr. Hai was very fond of sweets, but Hai Yunfeng was afraid of his high blood sugar, so he wasn’t allowed to eat them. Every time he took his little granddaughter, they would secretly buy sweets together, sometimes even having assistants stand guard.

If caught, he’d just say it was his granddaughter who loved sweets, and there was nothing he could do. In fact, both the grandfather and granddaughter loved sweets, a complete partnership in crime.

”I don’t eat sweets anymore either. We didn’t have money at home, so I secretly quit.”

”I’m sorry...” His precious granddaughter, who could have everything she wanted, not just candies but even candy factories, couldn’t even afford sweets.

”My dad said if I didn’t eat sweets, my teeth would be healthy.” An’an bared a beautiful set of teeth. ”Look, my teeth look great, much better than yours.”

”Yes! My teeth don’t look good.” With age, his teeth had become loose, and some had fallen out. But in front of his precious granddaughter, he wasn’t afraid of embarrassment or ridicule, only that she wouldn’t acknowledge or recognize him.

”My teeth look bad because I secretly ate too much candy when I was young, but I was too embarrassed to admit it and told others it was because of smoking.”

After saying this, Mr. Hai, perhaps reminded of amusing stories from his youth, pointed towards Mr. Su’s room, ”He loved smoking when he was young too, and his teeth don’t look good either.”

The two of them continued talking about candy.

Sheng Ning and Ji Lihua quietly left, leaving the room open.

Standing in the courtyard, Ji Lihua turned around to see the old man cautiously trying to win favor. In all his years with the Hai family, it was the first time he saw the old man trying to please someone.

However, the old man was very happy. He could see that it was the first time in many years the old man had smiled so joyfully.

Mr. Su wasn’t doing well. The impact on the old man was especially severe, and he was truly afraid that the old man wouldn’t withstand the blow and would follow soon. Every day, the doctor checked his body with trepidation, and his blood pressure and cholesterol levels were much higher than normal.

If he could reunite with Bao’er, the old man would surely get through this tough time.

”Thank you!” Ji Lihua sincerely thanked Sheng Ning, ”I often heard people mention you before, many rumors, but now I know you deserve even more praise.” It was clear that Bao’er had been intentionally left at the mansion by Sheng Ning to create an opportunity for the old man.

Such heartfelt intentions were rare. They had originally thought of many ways to persuade Sheng Ning, even considering that they might be given a hard time, which would have been understandable. After all, she had even come to the Hai family to ask for help to save Bao’er in the past, only to be refused by them, blind to her sincerity.