The Lin family's little boy returns to being eight years old, taking his family to new heights.

Chapter 195 Lin Guiying Learns to Dance

Unexpectedly, a mechanical child's voice actually rang out from inside the room, "Xiao Ai is here."

Lin Guojun was startled and straightened up instantly. "It...it actually agreed? Has it become a spirit?"

Seeing her grandfather's alarmed expression, Lin Xi explained, "Grandpa, it doesn't have any thoughts. Just think of it as an intelligent robot."

Lin Guiying found it intriguing, squatted down, touched the scooter, and tentatively asked, "Xiao Ai?"

"Xiao Ai is here."

"Xiao Ai, can you understand human speech?"

"Of course I can, Xiao Ai will try her best to understand all the meanings you are trying to convey."

Upon hearing the answer, Lin Guiying's eyes were filled with curiosity and a desire to explore. "Xiao Ai, what can you do?"

"You can stand up here, and Xiao Ai will show you how it's done."

Lin Guiying glanced at her granddaughter, and under Lin Xi's encouraging gaze, carefully stood on the skateboard.

Lin Xi reminded her, "Xiao Ai, slow down."

The scooter glided slowly, circling the living room again and again, automatically avoiding the tables and chairs.

Lin Guiying was initially a little scared, but eventually felt that the speed wasn't enough. "Xiao Ai, can you go faster?"

"Okay."

Lin Guiying was having a great time and asked with great interest, "Old man, do you want to give it a try?"

Lin Guojun waved his hands repeatedly, looking somewhat frightened.

Lin Xi didn't expect her grandmother to be so interested. "Grandma, let's eat first, and then we'll go to the park later."

Lin Guiying came down and asked her kindly, "Xiao Ai, are you tired?"

"Xiao Ai never gets tired and can play with you 24 hours a day."

During the meal, Lin Guiying asked again, "Xiao Ai, are you hungry?"

"Xiao Ai won't be hungry, she doesn't need to eat."

After some conversation, "Xiao Ai, from now on you'll call me Grandma, just like Xiao Xi."

"Okay, grandma."

Lin Xi: ...

Never mind, as long as Grandma is happy.

Little Yi was rolling around in laughter; even the host probably didn't expect things to turn out this way.

Later, every day after school, Lin Guiying changed her greeting from "Xiao Xi is back" to "Xiao Xi and Xiao Ai are back".

Xiao Ai would respond, "Yes, Grandma, I'm back."

Lin Xi never expected that a scooter could compete with her for attention.

After dinner, Lin Guiying was too embarrassed to go to the park, so she rode her scooter in the neighborhood and reminded Xiao Ai not to talk when there were people around. Xiao Ai replied with "Okay, Grandma," which left Lin Guiying speechless.

But the brick ground was never quite level, and after Lin Xi's persuasion, they finally headed to the park.

They attracted a lot of attention along the way, especially the children, whose eyes were practically overflowing with envy.

Upon arriving at the park, Lin Guiying skated faster and faster, while Lin Guojun gave up and leisurely strolled around on his own.

Lin Xisheng was afraid that her grandmother would fall, so she jogged after her.

The old woman and the young girl attracted a lot of attention in the park. It was the first time I had ever seen an old lady skateboard so skillfully. Look at those turns, how smooth they are!

Lin Guiying was initially worried that she would attract strange looks from others, but seeing that not only did everyone accept her well, but they also praised her for skating well, she, being a true skating enthusiast, simply let loose and skated to her heart's content.

The scooter slowed down as it glided to the center of the square.

In the center, a group of elderly women are dancing to music, their faces beaming with smiles, full of energy, and their movements perfectly synchronized.

A group of people sat on a bench and watched.

Lin Guiying would steal glances from time to time, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes.

Lin Xi immediately understood what was going on. Her grandmother had always loved dancing and had even wanted her to learn it.

"Grandma, let's go dance too."

Lin Guiying immediately looked away, "Go ahead, Grandma will watch you jump."

"Grandma, you should come too."

"No, no, Grandma can't keep up. She'll jump like a toad and make a fool of herself."

Seeing her grandmother's resistant expression, Lin Xi made up her mind, "Okay, then Grandma, watch me dance."

Square dancing for the elderly is simple, with only a few moves repeated over and over. Lin Xi glanced at it a few times and immediately ran to the back of the line to dance along with the rhythm, quickly becoming one with the whole group.

The older woman next to her was praising her dancing as she danced, so Lin Xi took the opportunity to chat with her, asking what time the square dancing started and how to join.

"Hey, if you want to join, just start dancing. There are no requirements. It starts every night at six o'clock."

The older woman was quite talkative, and once she started talking, she said, "See the one leading the way? She was in a professional dance troupe when she was young, and she practices dancing here every day after she retired."

At first, we thought it looked good and tried to practice it blindly, but we couldn't keep up with the movements. So she took special care of us and taught us some basic movements, all of which she made up herself. She's really amazing.

Ah, old people still need some hobbies, otherwise how do they pass the time? You kids are in school, and the young people are at work..."

Once the older woman finally stopped talking, Lin Xi thanked her and hurriedly ran back.

Lin Guiying was watching intently when she asked, "Why did you stop dancing?"

"Come on, Grandma, let's go home."

The old woman's words enlightened her.

I've been so busy with my own things lately that I've neglected my family. I didn't even notice that since we moved to the villa, Grandma has lost her old friends to chat with, and Grandpa has stopped collecting trash. They're all looking forward to me coming home every day.

I wonder how they spend their days; they must be so bored and lonely.

Back home, Lin Xi tugged at Lin Guiying, "Come here, Grandma, I've learned all the dances you just learned. I'll teach you how to dance; it's super easy."

At first, Lin Guiying hesitated and refused, but in the end she couldn't resist Lin Xi's insistence and jumped up step by step.

One taught carefully, and the other learned diligently. Before long, Lin Guiying was dancing with great skill and became increasingly immersed in it.

Lin Xi clapped her hands in surprise, "Grandma, you're so talented! You danced so beautifully!"

This is no exaggeration; she simply copied it from memory. But when Lin Guiying jumped, she was elegant and energetic, as if every movement was imbued with emotion.

Lin Guojun stared in disbelief. “Ying, I must say, you dance even better than Xiaoxi. It’s a shame you’re wasting your time following me. If you had started learning a few decades earlier, you might have become a dancer.”

Lin Guiying blushed, a rare occurrence for her. "Really?"

The two nodded in unison, "Really!"

Seeing that the two women's expressions didn't seem to be faking it, Lin Guiying's confidence soared, and she declared with boundless pride, "Alright! Then I'll jump with them tomorrow!"

Lin Xi was genuinely happy for her grandmother, and now she wanted to make sure her grandfather had a fulfilling life.

Before going to bed, she quietly pulled Lin Guiying into her room, away from Lin Guojun, and asked, "Grandma, why hasn't Grandpa been collecting recyclables lately?"

She clearly saw that on the way to the park, Grandpa was tempted to pick up the mineral water bottle, but in the end he picked it up and threw it in the trash can. According to his usual personality, he would definitely have crushed it and put it in his pocket.

Lin Guiying was taken aback. "Oh, why are you asking about this?"

"Grandma, aren't you curious? Grandpa used to never have empty pockets. He would pick up trash wherever he went. But now, he just throws it in the trash can. He looks like he's throwing money away."

Lin Guiying's eyes darted away. "What's there to be curious about? We're not short of money now. We used to supplement our household income, didn't we?"