With only a second of surprise, Bob soon regains his calm.Bob smiles and says, "Of course, not only do we know, but we are also familiar, right, Farrah."
Farrah, with a gentle smile on her face, responds, "Yes, Grandpa, we met since the first day Bob came to our hospital."
She remembers when Bob first came, and she took him everywhere to get familiar with the hospital environment.
Eric"s face is full of joy: "That"s good! That"s good! Now that Bob is here let"s get ready for dinner!"
Eric and Bob fill their gla.s.ses with wine at the table.
Bob holds up his wine and says, "Grandpa, congratulations on your success in finding your dear granddaughter back!"
Eric"s wrinkled face shows an overwhelming smile, and he says, "By the way, Bob, I must thank you. If it weren"t for you, I wouldn"t be able to get Farrah back so soon?"
Bob chuckles. "Me?"
"Yes, it"s because of you. That day, I went to your hospital for a medical examination. In your office, I saw Farrah and the necklace her mother left her as a legacy. It was also a coincidence that our family could just meet. If you hadn"t come back to work if I hadn"t gone to see you for a physical examination, how could I have met Farrah so soon?
Knowing the story clearly, Bob nods, "It seems that I really have a little contribution to finding your granddaughter back. It"s a great honor for me. Grandpa, cheers."
Eric and Bob have a good conversation at the table.
Farrah, sitting beside them, also keeps wearing a smile on her face.
Once...
She feels that the distance between her and Bob is so far away.
Bob has a distinguished family background and is a well-known second generation of the rich. As a doctor, he is also so excellent in the medical industry.
However, she is just a little nurse with no parents and no status.
She wanted to surprise him by repairing his broken watch, but she was embarra.s.sed to find that she couldn"t even afford to change a watch band.
Just because she knows the difference between them, she always feels inferior. She never dares to express her feelings for him easily. She can only hide this emotion in her heart secretly.
But...
Today is different from the past.
Today, she has an honorable status as Eric"s granddaughter, and she has leaped to be the rich young lady with a famous background.
She no longer has to worry that her family does not match Bob"s.
She no longer has to feel inferior in front of him.
She"s finally qualified to sit with him at the same table for dinner and listen to their talking.
At that moment, Farrah feels as if she"s a lot closer to Bob.
And unconsciously, there is a little more love that is not easily perceived when she is looking at Bob.
It"s also at the dinner table that Farrah learns that the Simons and the Woods are old family friends and that the relations.h.i.+p between the two families has always been very good.
Bob often comes to the Simons since he was young, and his relations.h.i.+p with Eric is very close. Eric almost regards Bob as his own grandson.
After dinner, Bob plays chess games with Eric.
It isn"t until nearly ten o"clock that Bob gets up to say goodbye.
Farrah"s eyes keep following Bob"s figure until he leaves the house, and then she takes back her eyes.
When she turns aside, Eric is staring at her with a meaningful expression.
Farrah feels a sense of embarra.s.sment when she seems to be caught doing something bad and somewhat awkward, "Grandpa."
Eric looks at her with a smile and says, "Farrah, tell me honestly, do you like Bob?"
When her mind is punctured, Farrah blushes and unconsciously denies, "Grandpa, I don"t..."
Eric knows she is shy, waves his hand and says, "Don"t be in a hurry to deny it. The eyes you looked at Bob on the table just now have exposed your mind. I can see that you like him."
After all, Eric is eighty years old and has traveled more bridges than the roads she has walked.
How can the old man not tell what she is thinking?
Farrah blushes with shame and mutters, "Grandpa, I..."
Does she really behave so obviously?
Grandpa can tell that she likes Bob only from her eyes?
What a shame it feels like to be punctured.
Seeing her embarra.s.sment, Eric consoles her, "Farrah, don"t be embarra.s.sed. Bob is a very good man. You like him and show your great taste! That"s a good thing. It"s not shameful."
With Eric"s comfort, Farrah gradually begins to face her feelings squarely.
She looks up at Eric and says, "Grandpa, do you really think so?"
Eric smiles, "Actually, the Simons and the Woods had a betrothal. If you really like Bob, Grandpa will help you. Since Bob can"t be our granddaughter-in-law, and it"s good to be our grandson-in-law."
Can"t be a granddaughter-in-law and to be a grandson-in-law?
What"s the matter with the betrothal?
Do the Simons not have even a single granddaughter?
Who does Bob marry?
Farrah"s face shows blank and somewhat confused about the complex relations.h.i.+p between them.
Eric explains patiently, "Well, over twenty years ago..."
It turns out that more than twenty years ago, Joseph, Eric"s youngest grandson, was born.
At that time, Bob"s mother was also pregnant.
During pregnancy, she checked the gender of the child in the hospital. The doctor said that the baby was a girl. Everyone firmly believed that she was a little princess. Before the child was born, they had prepared the princess"s house, the princess"s skirt, and a pile of plush toys.
It happened that the two children were similar in age.
So, the elders of the Simons and the Woods made a betrothal to let the little princess marry Joseph, which was also an arranged marriage from a very young age.
But who knows...
After Bob was born, everyone was shocked.
It was not a little princess, but a prince!
Couldn"t they force two boys to get married?
It was such a joke...
The marriage contract between the two families came to an end, and no one mentioned it again.
The two families have always planned to have a marriage, but it failed.
Now, Eric"s granddaughter is found back. If the two are satisfied with each other, can they reconsider the marriage and bring them together?
In this way, even if Bob can"t be the granddaughter-in-law of the Simons, it"s also excellent to be their grandson-in-law.
Anyway, it"s all about being a family.
The Woods is unlikely to reject it.