Just as Little Taotie guessed, Grandpa Liu was now pretending to be ill.
He got the idea from Grandpa Hua who, having successfully met his beloved grandson after feigning illness, decided to follow suit and put on an act.
Indeed, his grandson had come to visit him!
Grandpa Liu lay in bed, groaning and moaning as if he was on his deathbed.
At first, Hua Jinyan believed him, until he saw his pale-faced grandpa with flaking, caked skin and he became suspicious.
With a face as stern as a slab of ice, the little boy cast a cold glance at Grandpa Liu and pressed him in a deep voice, "Grandpa, what illness have you come down with?"
"Ouch, ouch, it's just old age, a bunch of old ailments flaring up all at once, they're going to be the end of me!" Grandpa Liu sneakily watched his grandson's expression, thinking to himself: My daughter was lively and cute when she was young, so why is my little grandson so aloof?
