---
title: "七楼 · 第十六天 | The Seventh Floor, Episode 16: The Granddaughter in Guangzhou | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Daily Chinese reading for HSK 3: in episode 16 of The Seventh Floor, old Zou Yeye admits he has a granddaughter in Guangzhou he hasn't spoken to for five years. Meet family words like 孙女 and 儿子."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-16-the-granddaughter-in-guangzhou"
published: "2026-10-11"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

Chapter 16

# 七楼 · 第十六天

The Seventh Floor, Episode 16: The Granddaughter in Guangzhou

昨天晚上，宁宁在七楼的快递上找到了半个“邹”字。这时候，邹爷爷来了。他站在门口，问箱子上写的是谁的名字。

乔安把箱子拿给他看：“没有名字，只有半个字。宁宁说，是‘邹’。”

他看着箱子，看了很久。他慢慢地走进来，坐在邹奶奶的桌子旁边，一句话也不说。

过了一会儿，他小声说：“我有一个孙女，在广州。”

大家都不说话了。宁宁和罗师傅都看着乔安。

她说：“可是刚才在七楼，您说家里没有人在广州。”

“五年了，”他说，“我都不知道孙女现在多高了。”

“五年前，我和儿子说了很多不好听的话。现在想想，就是一件小事。可是我们两个都不说‘对不起’。后来，他带着一家人去了南方，我们就再也不打电话了。”

她又问：“孙女小时候常来这儿吗？”

“常来。她最喜欢跟奶奶在七楼种花。她们两个坐在花中间，一坐就是一下午。”

宁宁问：“那您为什么不给她打电话？”

邹爷爷看着自己脚上的那双旧鞋。“我是爷爷，我觉得他们应该先给我打电话。我每天都想：明天再打电话。一天又一天，就这样过了五年。”

她小声说：“可是您的孙女每个月都给您寄种子。她没忘记您，也没忘记七楼。”

他没有回答。可是她看见，他的眼睛红了。

宁宁走到她旁边，小声说：“今天的面包，我不要了。给爷爷买一个大面包。”

这时候，罗师傅的手机响了。他看了看手机，说：“明天还有一个七楼的快递，也是从广州寄来的。”他停了一下：“很大。这么多年了，这么大的快递，我还是第一次看见。”

邹爷爷一下子站了起来。“明天，我自己来拿。”他看着乔安，又说：“不是晚上十二点。我白天来。”

**514 characters** in this chapter

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## Chapters

1. [1**七楼 · 第一天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 1: A Parcel for Nobody](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-1-a-parcel-for-nobody)
2. [2**七楼 · 第二天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 2: The Parcel That Vanished Overnight](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-2-the-parcel-that-vanished-overnight)
3. [3**七楼 · 第三天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 3: The Locked Iron Door](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-3-the-locked-iron-door)
4. [4**七楼 · 第四天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 4: The Man on the Sixth Floor](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-4-the-neighbour-with-muddy-shoes)
5. [5**七楼 · 第五天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 5: The Rattling Parcel](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-5-the-rattling-parcel)
6. [6**七楼 · 第六天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 6: The Key at Midnight](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-6-the-key-at-midnight)
7. [7**七楼 · 第七天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 7: The Old Key](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-7-the-old-key)
8. [8**七楼 · 第八天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 8: Paid From the South](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-8-paid-from-the-south)
9. [9**七楼 · 第九天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 9: Grandma Zou's Shop](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-9-grandma-zous-shop)
10. [10**七楼 · 第十天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 10: The Bottom Drawer](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-10-the-bottom-drawer)
11. [11**七楼 · 第十一天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 11: The Iron Door Opens](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-11-the-iron-door-opens)
12. [12**七楼 · 第十二天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 12: The Roof Room](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-12-the-roof-room)
13. [13**七楼 · 第十三天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 13: Not His Parcels](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-13-not-his-parcels)
14. [14**七楼 · 第十四天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 14: The Wrong Number](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-14-the-wrong-number)
15. [15**七楼 · 第十五天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 15: Half a Character](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-15-half-a-character)
16. 16**七楼 · 第十六天**Reading

Story series · Lower intermediate