CHAPTER 4 - FIRST MISSION

When Su Lily woke up it was already getting dark, as she sat on the sofa and looked around while yawning and rubbing her eyes to completely let go, she soon realized that her grandmother was no longer in the room, while she stretched after waking up completely she heard the your grandmother's voice from the open door of the room.

"Finally Xiao Fú woke up, so how about getting up and cleaning up to come to the dining room to eat a meal with your favorite foods. also don't forget to call your grandfather, he is at the office playing xiangqi. "

Grandma Su spoke in a sweet, caring tone as she smiled at her granddaughter's sloppy / cute appearance after waking up, and also pretending to have forgotten the state her granddaughter was in, because she didn't want to force her to talk about what happened , it was better to wait for Su Lily to take the initiative and come to her instead.

"Alright grandma!" Su Lily replied in a sleepy voice still hoarse from crying, and got up to leave the room and go to her room to clean up for dinner.

Upon arriving at his room, Su Lily really felt at home, here it was like his sanctuary, where he could heal from any pain and hide from anything bad. She went to the bathroom of the suite and when she looked in front of the mirror she was startled by her appearance, her face was full of stains from the tears that flowed, her nose was still red, her eyes, you can't even notice that she has eyes, they are totally swollen from crying. Su Lily cannot be embarrassed, she acted like a small child when she saw her grandmother after stumbling, but she felt much better and calmer, now she knows it was more than worth selling her freedom of choice to a system in exchange of being able to be with my grandmother again.

In a few minutes Su Lily wiped her face and applied a moisturizer on her skin to reduce the redness and swelling caused by crying, tied her hair in a ponytail after combing. Then she went to her grandfather's office to call him for dinner and when she stopped in front of the door she couldn't help filling her eyes with tears again for the excitement and happiness of being able to see the great old man behind that door. She shook her head and controlled her emotions first and then knocked on the door, until she heard permission to enter.

When she opened the door she saw her grandfather leaning on a xiangqi board and a hand resting on his chin as he frowned as if he were at an impasse on the next step to take, nor did it seem that he was playing only against himself.

"Grandfather! Grandma is calling us for dinner. "Su Lily called her grandfather as she entered the office and headed towards him, when she got close to her grandfather she wrapped her arms behind her grandfather around his neck and rested her chin on her full head white-haired.

"Oh! Welcome back Xiao Fú "Grandpa Su replied affectionately as he patted Su Lily's hand as she hugged him.

"Thank you grandpa! So are we going to have dinner now, or should this game still end with your opponent? "Su Lily asked in amusement as she stopped hugging him and positioned herself on the opposite side of the board with a bright smile on her face.

"Ha Ha!" Grandpa Su laughed loudly and excitedly to see his granddaughter having fun with his situation while playing "Well I think we should have dinner and after dinner I will have a much more fun opponent, right?" Grandpa Su replied while winking one eye excitedly for her granddaughter.

"Well I'll try my best not to bore you, Grandpa" He replied with a smile that reached his bright eyes. Su Lily approached his grandfather's chair and helped him to his feet and hugged his arm while walking with him to the dining room, at the same time Grandpa Su told her about his last adventure at his and his companions' fishing meeting of the army, all great generals, commanders and retired officers who still see themselves as young soldiers. Su Lily couldn't help but smile and feel happy to hear her grandfather's exaggerated fishing stories, she really missed it while she was "dead".

When they arrived in the dining room Su Lily accompanied the grandfather to his chair at the head of the table and went to the kitchen to help his grandmother bring the dishes. Although the house created Grandma Su likes to make mealtime as familiar as possible, except for the food being made by the chef, the rest is done by Grandma Su, from preparing the table to taking meals to be served. After everything was in place, Su Lily helped her grandmother to sit down, then sat in her usual place to the left of her grandfather and face her grandmother. During dinner there was a familiar and comfortable atmosphere, with each one talking about happy things that happened during the period that Su Lily was away from home, Su Lily was excited to hear and pay attention to every word of them, it was as if she finally managed realize the happiness and tranquility of just listening to the people she loves the most.

After dinner ended Su Lily went with her grandfather to the office to play a game of Xiangqi, and as always, since she turned ten, she beat her grandfather. The first time her grandfather taught her to play she was five years old and was very angry about losing, since then she decided that she would be better than her grandfather and would always beat him, it took her five years to get it, but after that first time she never allows herself to lose to him again. While the grandfather was thoughtful looking at the board to understand the strategy used by Su Lily to win this time, his grandmother arrived with a tray of tea and cookies for the three.

"Grandma let me do this for you" Su Lily immediately got up from the chair and took the tray from her grandmother's hands and took it to the tea table in the corner of the room. Then she started pouring tea for her grandfather and grandmother the way they liked it and took it to them, who were sitting on the sofa positioned next to the tea table.

"Xiao Fú, sit down with us for a while to talk." Grandma Su spoke after drinking some tea and feeling relaxed after a happy meal with her husband and granddaughter.

"What does Grandma want to talk about?" Su Lily replied quietly as she sat on the couch opposite the one her grandparents were in. She already had an idea of what the conversation was about thanks to the system, but she acted like if I had no idea.

"Well, while you were at the Su mansion you must have discovered your mother's intentions for you, right?" Grandma Su asked hesitantly, after all she still hoped that her daughter-in-law hadn't said anything.

"Yea! Mom and Dad informed me that I could finally be of assistance to the Su family by marrying a man over ten years old than me, who has great political influence thus helping in the future of my older brother's career. "Su Lily she replied with a sarcastic tone as her smile, once gentle, disappeared indifferently. Of course, they did not fail to point out that if I refused I could consider myself an orphan since they would not have a daughter who could not even do the least for her brother's career. "She concludes with a cold and distant laugh, while thinking that when he heard these words his heart was broken enough for the old woman to become suicidal.

"Oh! Is that what they said to you ?! " Grandma Su asked in a dark voice, while her expression became cruel, because of the disappointing behavior of her son and daughter-in-law.

"Well, since they insist that you are not their daughter, then I will simply let them leave this family, we will only have you as a relative from now on!" Grandpa Su spoke in a loud and strict tone, like the one he used when berating recruits while in the army.

"Okay, let's do this, husband, after all, I only supported this ungrateful son until now by the children, but if even those two stinky boys were corrupted by the creation of that son and daughter-in-law, we don't need them in this family." Grandma Su readily agreed at the suggestion of her husband, while thinking of ways to humiliate her son who liked appearances so much.

"grandmother! grandmother! This is not necessary, their problem is with me, and in any case I do not make a point of considering you my family anymore, now the only family I need is you two, they are distant relatives at most. " grandparents explaining that she no longer felt sad for what the parents said or did, because she no longer considered them her parents.

"Okay so let's just do it like they don't exist, and as you already know about their plans, I have to tell you that I, your grandma, already knew that, but I didn't want to tell you for fear of you being hurt by those two idiots." Grandma Su explained. "But one thing is certain, Xiao Fú, me and your grandfather are already old, of course we want to live for eternity and be with you, but we know that this is not possible and we will not always be here to keep make it safe and mostly keep your parents vultures away, so grandma thought maybe it was time for you to find someone to spend your life with, but I don't want to force you into anything, I know you'll never like it / trusting someone outside your family circle, but if you don't take the first step to try to socialize with someone else you will end up alone in this life and your grandfather and I don't want to end this life leaving you alone. "Grandma Su spoke in a sweet and caring voice, trying to be the most delightful with Su Lily, as she wanted her granddaughter to understand her point of view even though she didn't accept it initially.

"I know grandma, you and grandpa are the ones who love and love me the most, I would never doubt your intentions for me, in fact this time when I left home after our fight I was able to think a lot and reflect, and I believe you are certain. But I don't know if I'm ready to trust someone completely, not to mention that I never went out to meet someone before, my only friend I met because he was his student, I think that if it wasn't for that I would never have even communicated with someone who was not of the Su family, this is clear including all employees of the house. "

Su Lily spoke in a calm and calm way, even concluding with a joke, accompanied by a low and derogatory laugh, because she knew herself and her interaction with anyone who was not her relative, was connected with the fact that this person is part of her zone sure it's your grandparents' house. This ends up becoming a natural process, like loving a family member.

"So if Grandma had someone to introduce you, would you accept it? It is just for a blind date nothing serious, you just need to know each other, if you like each other then you can talk about taking a next step, grandma will not interfere in the decision you make. "Grandma su said excitedly while waiting for confirmation from her granddaughter.

"Well, if it is someone Grandma knows, I have no reason to refuse, but it will only be a blind date, that does not guarantee anything, so do not create very high expectations Grandma." Su Lily readily accepted that in addition to making her grandmother happy, it was also what the system had asked her to do, so she should go, even if she felt a little distressed, as if she were going towards something irreversible.

"Well, of course I will not create expectations, I will call Mrs. Shen and we will set a date for you to get to know each other. Ah! Look at my head, this is his name is Shen Lu, he is the only son of the Shen family, his mother is a great lover of classical music, and you will not believe my fan, although I only do one concert a year nowadays for charity, she still said she wanted to meet me in person to be able to talk about music, we ended up being introduced in one of the charity dinners I went with her grandfather and we soon became good friends, even though she was much younger than me. "

Grandma Su's animation made her talk nonstop, and soon she changed the subject to another and before she herself realized she had forgotten the main point of the conversation. Su Lily and Grandpa Su could only follow half of what Grandma Su said, after all when she started talking so happily she didn't need an answer from either one just her agreement with everything she said, so soon both they returned again to play xiangqi while listening to Grandma Su speak and once while giving answers in monosyllables. The time for everyone to go to their rooms and sleep arrived in a quiet and lively state in the general's village, until Su Lily who previously felt worried about the future, felt calmer, she could complete the system's mission and at the same time she could reassure her grandmother, everything would be fine from now on, and most importantly she could live happily in that healthy body that she so longed for in another life.

Main Mission: 0.0% to completion.

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