---
title: "七楼 · 第二十一天 | The Seventh Floor, Episode 21: The Granddaughter's Secret | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Daily Chinese reading for HSK 3: the granddaughter asks Qiao An to keep a secret about Grandma Zou's birthday. Read and listen."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-21-the-granddaughters-secret"
published: "2026-10-11"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

Chapter 21

# 七楼 · 第二十一天

The Seventh Floor, Episode 21: The Granddaughter's Secret

刚才，邹奶奶的孙女在电话里哭了。她说，快递都是她寄的。她想让乔安帮她一个忙，可是先别告诉爷爷。这时候，邹爷爷在小楼梯上问：“是她吗？”

乔安点了点头：“是她。爷爷，您等我一下。”

她拿着手机往下走，一直走到五楼。在这儿，上面的人就听不见了。

“好，”她小声说，“你要我帮什么忙？”

那个女人不哭了。“下个月是奶奶的生日。以前每年她生日，我们一家人都在七楼吃饭。”

“那天，我想回来。我不想在电话里说对不起，我想回到七楼，看着爷爷说。我还想试试，能不能让我爸爸也一起回来。”

“那为什么不能告诉爷爷？”

“我怕。如果他先知道了，可能会说‘不行，别回来’。那我就真的不知道怎么办了。”

乔安想起了邹爷爷红红的眼睛。她不喜欢有话不说。可是这一次，她觉得先不说最好。

“好，我不告诉他你要回来。可是今天，你能不能让我带给他一句话？一句就行。”

电话那边安静了很久。“我不知道第一句要说什么。”

乔安一听就笑了：“你们两个，真是一样。”

电话那边小声说了一句“谢谢你”，就没有声音了。

她回到铁门旁边的时候，邹爷爷还站在小楼梯上，一直没动。“她说什么了？”

“她说，她很好。”乔安停了一下，“她还说，五年了，她也不知道第一句要说什么。”

邹爷爷转过身，往上看了看七楼的灯，过了很久才说：“那就让她慢慢想。我等着。”

就在这时候，宁宁拿着手机跑下了小楼梯，他的脸很红。“不好了！刚才我给妈妈打电话，说我在七楼。”

“她说什么？”

“她说，我们小区哪儿有七楼？她要带邻居们上来看看。”

话还没说完，楼下就有很多人上楼梯的声音，越来越近。

**521 characters** in this chapter

Chapter 22 of 30**七楼 · 第二十二天**

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## Words in this chapter

- [真是zhēnshireally](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9C%9F%E6%98%AF)
- [红hóngred](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BA%A2)
- [孙女sūnnǚgranddaughter (son's daughter)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AD%99%E5%A5%B3)
- [寄jìto send](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AF%84)
- [点头diǎntóuto nod](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%82%B9%E5%A4%B4)
- [停tíngto stop](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%81%9C)
- [刚才gāngcáijust now](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%9A%E6%89%8D)
- [哭kūto cry](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%93%AD)
- [可是kěshìbut](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF)
- [先xiānfirst](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%88)
- [楼梯lóutīstairs](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A5%BC%E6%A2%AF)
- [一直yīzhístraight (ahead)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E7%9B%B4)
- [女人nǚrénwoman](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%B3%E4%BA%BA)
- [以前yǐqiánbefore](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%A5%E5%89%8D)
- [怕pàto fear](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%80%95)
- [如果rúguǒif](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A6%82%E6%9E%9C)

## 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**The Seventh Floor, Episode 20: The Voice on the Phone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-20-the-voice-on-the-phone)
21. 21**七楼 · 第二十一天**Reading
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