My doorbell rings at 11 am. On the step, I find an elderly Chinese lady holding the hand of a littleboy. In her other hand (1) (be) a paper bag. She is the little boy’s grandmother, and her daughter, Nicole, bought (2) house next door last October. Nicole has (3) (obvious) told her mother that I am having a heart operation shortly, and the result is that her mother has decided (4) (supply) me with meals.
I knowwhatis inside the paper bag — a bottle of hot soup and a (5) ( contain) with a mealof rice, vegetables and meat. It’s become a daily occurrence.
Communication (6) us is somewhat difficult because she doesn’t speak English and all I can say inChineseis hello. Once, she brought an iPad as well as the food. She pointed to the screen, (7) showed at message from her daughter telling me that her mother wanted to know (8) the food wasallright for me.
So here we are, two grandmothers, neither of (9) (we) able to speak the other’s language but communicating one way or another ( with some help from technology). The doorbell keeps (10) (ring) and there is the familiar brown paper bag, handed smilingly to me.