Fortunately, there were no further troubles after that. Even though the incident had caused a delay on the way, she managed to arrive on time in the end.

"Take this, it's today's reward."

The people from the west side handed over four steamed buns to the little girl as payment for fetching two buckets of water.

"Thank you."

As she expressed her gratitude, the little girl carefully wrapped the steamed buns in a piece of cloth hidden in her clothes.

On the east side, there was a household providing pickled vegetables, and another with a pile of Chinese cabbage. Meanwhile, the west side family offered four steamed buns.

Hmm... today’s meal problem was solved.

The little girl looked content at today’s accomplishment.

"Well then, I better head back now."

After bidding farewell to the owner of the rundown house, the little girl lifted the four empty buckets and started her journey back.

Carrying the four full buckets of water would not be too challenging for the girl, and the empty ones posed even less of a burden.

Therefore, the little girl practically ran all the way back.

Upon entering the house.

"Grandma, I'm back."

As she put down the load, she habitually called out.

"Ah, it's Clair."

Although the grandma's voice was weak, her response was timely.

"Grandma, for breakfast today, we have steamed buns and pickled vegetables. We can have the Chinese cabbage for lunch later."

Saying this, the little girl unwrapped a cloth on the table, revealing the steamed buns and pickled vegetables.

The pickled vegetables were brought by asking a house to fill a small bottle.

Knowing that the grandma couldn't move, the little girl directly brought the items over.

But before that, there was one more thing.

Approaching the grandma, the little girl placed the items on the floor, then.

"Here, grandma, let me help you up."

Considering the grandma's health condition, the little girl helped her up slowly and carefully.

In fact, every time the little girl did this, she would be trembling with fear, afraid of accidentally hurting the grandma due to excessive force, as she was very aware of her own strength.

However, today seemed to go quite smoothly as well. Although it took some time, everything went well without any issues. After helping the grandma sit leaning on the wall and ensuring she was stable, the little girl picked up the breakfast on the floor.

At that moment, an unexpected voice was heard.

"Clair."

The grandma called out the little girl's name.

"What is it, grandma?"

Though puzzled, the little girl responded.

In a very gentle tone, the grandma explained.

"Nothing unexpected happened when you were delivering water today, right?"

"No, nothing happened. Look, I've safely returned, how could there be any issues?"

Even though she did encounter many things and was invited to be adopted as a daughter, the little girl felt there was no need to worry the grandma by sharing these details.

"Is that so... that's good."

Upon hearing this, the grandma murmured with a soft smile.

The grandma seemed a bit strange today, but the little girl didn't pay too much attention to it despite feeling the oddity.

Just as the little girl thought this, the grandma spoke again.

"Clair must have had a hard time running such a long way."

"No, it's nothing. I didn't find it difficult."

"In that case, Clair can eat first; there's no need to worry about the grandma."

"It's okay, I can eat later, grandma cannot move, so you should eat first."

Since the little girl insisted, the grandma didn't refuse. She just smiled thoughtfully, with a hint of resignation in her eyes.

"Indeed, Clair is a gentle child."

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The grandma was indeed acting strange today.

Seeing the smiling and muttering grandma, the little girl couldn't help but think so.