---
title: "七楼 · 第二十天 | The Seventh Floor, Episode 20: The Voice on the Phone | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Qiao An calls the number on the parcel again, and this time the woman on the line talks. Daily Chinese reading practice for HSK 3 learners."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-20-the-voice-on-the-phone"
published: "2026-10-11"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

Chapter 20

# 七楼 · 第二十天

The Seventh Floor, Episode 20: The Voice on the Phone

昨天晚上，他们在七楼找到了邹奶奶的信。最后一张上写着：“老头子，如果是你看到了这些信，就别等了，先给孩子打电话吧。”邹爷爷没有孙女的电话号码，可是乔安的手机里有。

她把手机拿给邹爷爷。他看了很久，手一直在动，可是没有打电话。

“你先打吧，”他小声说，“五年了，我不知道第一句要说什么。”

乔安拿着手机走下小楼梯，站在铁门旁边。这儿听不见雨，很安静。宁宁和罗师傅还在上面，和邹爷爷在一起。

电话响了很久，她的心跳得很快。终于，有人接了，可是没有说话。

“请你先听我说完，好吗？”乔安马上说，“我想告诉你七楼的事。”

“你寄来的种子，爷爷都种了。现在，有五个花盆长出了小绿叶。今天晚上有大风大雨，我们把它们都搬进了小房间，一片叶子也没坏。”

“你寄来的新椅子，就放在那把旧椅子旁边。爷爷每天晚上都上去看看。”

电话那边还是没有声音。过了一会儿，她听见了一个很小的声音。那个女人在哭。

“而且，我们还找到了很多信，是你奶奶写给你的。第一张上面写着：‘孙女，你最近好吗？’”

过了很久，那个女人才说：“对不起，那天我说了‘你打错了’。”

“那些快递，都是我寄的。”

“小时候，我每年春天都跟奶奶在七楼种花。我怕爷爷知道是我，就不要了，所以不写名字，也不写电话号码。”

她问：“那次为什么写了电话号码？”

“我想，可能会有人打电话来。可是你真的打电话来了，我又害怕了。”

乔安说：“爷爷就在上面。他也很想跟你说话。”

电话那边一下子安静了。

“不，现在还不行。”那个女人说，“你能先帮我一个忙吗？可是这件事，请你先别告诉我爷爷。”

乔安不知道怎么回答。就在这时候，她听见后面有声音。她转过身一看，是邹爷爷。他站在小楼梯上面，一直看着她。

“是她吗？”他问，“她说什么了？”

**582 characters** in this chapter

Chapter 21 of 30**七楼 · 第二十一天**

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[Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/the-seventh-floor)

## Words in this chapter

- [种子zhǒngziseed](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A7%8D%E5%AD%90)
- [孙女sūnnǚgranddaughter (son's daughter)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AD%99%E5%A5%B3)
- [师傅shīfumaster (of a trade)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B8%88%E5%82%85)
- [响xiǎngto sound](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%93%8D)
- [寄jìto send](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AF%84)
- [片piànclassifier for slices, tablets, stretches of land, scenes and feelings](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%89%87)
- [叶子yèzileaf](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%B6%E5%AD%90)
- [快递kuàidìexpress delivery](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BF%AB%E9%80%92)
- [最后zuìhòulast](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%80%E5%90%8E)
- [张zhāngclassifier for flat objects (paper, tables, beds, faces)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%A0)
- [信xìnletter](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BF%A1)
- [先xiānfirst](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%88)
- [可是kěshìbut](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF)
- [久jiǔlong (time)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%85)
- [一直yīzhístraight (ahead)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E7%9B%B4)
- [楼梯lóutīstairs](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A5%BC%E6%A2%AF)

## 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**The Seventh Floor, Episode 16: The Granddaughter in Guangzhou](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-16-the-granddaughter-in-guangzhou)
17. [17**七楼 · 第十七天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 17: The Second Chair](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-17-the-second-chair)
18. [18**七楼 · 第十八天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 18: The Storm on the Roof](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-18-the-storm-on-the-roof)
19. [19**七楼 · 第十九天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 19: The Tin of Letters](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-19-the-tin-of-letters)
20. 20**七楼 · 第二十天**Reading
21. [21**七楼 · 第二十一天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 21: The Granddaughter's Secret](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-21-the-granddaughters-secret)
22. [22**七楼 · 第二十二天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 22: Not Safe](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-22-not-safe)

Story series · Lower intermediate