Stunned

I smiled sadly, my grandmother's words made me sad because no one felt very grateful for my presence apart from my grandmother and grandmother Maria. What he said meant a lot to me.

"Grandma, thank you!"

I felt so touched, even my eyes were wet. Honestly, this makes me feel happy. It's been a long time since I heard such beautiful words from someone.

"You don't need to thank me, Jenni! I'm happy to meet a nice girl like you. Moreover, it turns out that you also live next door to Jacob. How is your grandmother?"

"Grandma died when I was in middle school!"

"Oh my God, sorry for making you feel sad!"

"It's okay! To be honest, I almost forgot about grandma, but since meeting grandma, I can remember my grandma again!"

"Is that so? Thank goodness then! You can come here whenever you want!"

"I didn't mean that, Grandma! I just-"

"Ahahaha... why are you so nervous? What are you worried about?"

"I think that-"

"Are you afraid that Jacob will be angry with you? Don't worry, you don't need to worry! If necessary, I will ask him to take you to this house!"

"I think you're overreacting, Grandma! I'll just come alone!"

"Ahahaha... if Jacob comes to visit me, you can come with him too!"

"Um... I'm not sure he will agree!"

"Why? Do you mind visiting an old grandmother like me, Jenni?"

"N-no! I'm just a little confused, why did you accept my offer at that time to buy the things you needed? As Jacob said, there are many servants in this house who can be asked to do the shopping, but why-'"

"I just felt happy and couldn't refuse your offer, Jenni! You tried to repay the kindness I did for you, even though I didn't do anything at all. Besides, an old woman like me living in a house this big makes me feel lonely. So I I think it would be great if I had a granddaughter who I could teach various things, baking, cooking, knitting and drinking tea with."

"But isn't there already Jacob?"

"Jacob is very busy, he has a lot of work he needs to do. Besides, he doesn't want to stay in this house either!"

"W-why? Even though this house is much nicer, why doesn't he want to?"

"Much better, huh? Is your current apartment not good enough?"

"No, that's not it! It's just that, compared to this house, that apartment looks really simple, so I think he's really stupid for wasting such a nice house and wasting money on renting an apartment!" I blurted it out. My uncontrollable mouth ended up saying something stupid and unnecessary. I immediately stopped talking and covered my mouth while holding back my embarrassment.

Grandma looked at me with a look of confusion and disbelief, I thought I had said something wrong.

"Ahahaha... Jenni, you're a very funny girl, aren't you? But Jacob doesn't think the same way as you. He's really stupid or maybe he doesn't want to live with his old grandmother!"

"He's too much! Grandma, don't worry. I'll tell him that he has to look after his grandma. People like him really need to be taught a lesson!"

"Hahaha... it seems like you guys fight a lot, huh? Do you see each other often?" Grandma asked. I didn't know how to explain to him the situation we were in.

There's no way I can tell him that we meet and fight almost every day about the same problem. I really don't think I'm suited to living with someone who is too strict and crazy about cleanliness like him.

"N-not really! Hahaha... but to be honest, Jacob has helped me several times, I know that he's actually a good person!" I said, reluctantly praising him in front of his grandmother. There was no way I could tell Grandma Maria that I had kicked her granddaughter until she almost fainted.

"Is it true?" Grandma's face looked happy. I understand now, Grandma wanted to know if her grandson had ever done anything nice for anyone else.

"Yes, he has helped me several times when I was in trouble!"

"For example?"

"F-for example, he once let me eat his food and-"

"Let you eat the food?"

"I-I mean, when I first moved I was really having a hard time. So, Jacob gave me food quite often and he also-"

"He?"

"He also helped me to live in that apartment because at that time I didn't have enough money to rent an apartment. He approached me and offered to help. He is a very good person, if at that time he didn't help me, I really don't know what I would have done do it. Maybe now I'm homeless."

Grandma was stunned to hear my explanation. Actually, I hate to admit it, but no matter what, that annoying Jacob really helped me even though I also had to swallow the bitter insults and insults from him.

"Is that so? Thankfully, it turns out he has started to change."

"Hmm? Changed?"

"No! It's just that helping other people isn't something he usually does. But, thank God, I'm happy to hear that!" Grandma smiled gently, making my feelings warm. For some reason I feel very grateful because I met Grandma Maria.

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