Chapter 21 Tracie replied , " Grover's grandmother wanted to see her great- granddaughter , so Grover took Wendi to her grandmother's , and I brought Rico to visit you ." " No , no ! I want to see my son - in - law and my great- granddaughter ! I need to show the whole village that I am doing well ! " Her grandmother immediately pulled out her phone and called Grover . Tracie's grandmother was seventy - two , but still quick on her feet . Before Tracie could stop her , she had already dialed the number . However , the call didn't go through . The number was listed as non - existent . But the number definitely existed . It was just that five years ago , Grover had added grandmother to his blacklist . In the first year of Tracie and Grover's marriage , grandmother would call Grover almost every other day . Back then , he still reluctantly picked up , out of a sense of obligation . Chapter 21 Every time he answered , grandmother would complain in a soft , pitiful voice , " Grover , you have to back me up . You'll make sure to crush my enemies , right ? I want them to see that even an old woman like me has someone on her side . "" Eventually , Grover blocked her number . Tracie always made up excuses for grandmother , telling her there was no signal in the mountains or that Grover was out of town on a business trip and couldn't get through . Grandmother believed her . Even now , she still often called her son - in - law , whom she thought she could rely on . " Didn't get through again ? Tracie , I miss Wendi . He's her great- grandmother's beloved grandson and my beloved great- grandson too ! " The old lady said , sounding heartbroken . Mandy couldn't resist teasing her . " Grandma , Wendi is indeed her great - grandmother's favorite grandson , but he's not your beloved great - grandson ! You and Tracie don't share any blood ! " Grandmother was speechless . " Mandy ! You're being too much ! " Tracie wanted to punch this troublemaker . Chapter 21 Looking at her grandmother's clouded eyes , Tracie didn't know how to soothe the old woman's pain . At sixteen , after being kicked out by her parents and grandparents , Tracie still lingered outside the house , refusing to leave . She hoped her parents and grandparents would change their minds . But instead of them softening , she found herself meeting her grandmother , who showed up with a plastic bag in hand , looking like a beggar . " Come with me . If you keep hanging around their doorstep , they'll let the dogs loose on you . " Grandmother pulled Tracie , who hadn't eaten in two days , back to her house and fed her some chicken she had raised herself . Though the chicken was tough and bland , it still made Tracie feel warm . A few days later , she learned from the neighbors that grandmother was her grandfather's first wife , and they had never had children . When grandfather went to the city to work in construction , he got involved with a woman there and had a child . He had to Chapter 21 divorce his first wife and take his second wife and child back to the city , leaving his first wife behind in the village . No children , no family , no support . With a fiery temper and a stubborn nature , she would wander around with a plastic bag in front of grandfather's house , though no one really knew what was going through her mind . It wasn't until later that grandmother told Tracie herself , " You're my husband's granddaughter . His family doesn't want you , but I do . When you grow up , you'll help me take revenge ! I want him to see his own granddaughter get back at his family . That'll really make him suffer! " What a bitter , vengeful old lady . Tracie wanted to tell her , " They kicked me out of the house , how could I take revenge for you ? " But she couldn't bear to crush her grandmother's hopes . Now , grandmother was getting older , with only a small plot of land to barely get by . She often went into the city to collect scraps for a little extra money , She was a pitiful , lonely old woman . Chapter 22