--- title: "七楼 · 第二十九天 | The Seventh Floor, Episode 29: Waiting on the Roof | Mandarin The Wild" description: "HSK 3 Chinese reading practice: the train time passes, the roof grows dark, and stubborn Grandpa finally makes the first call." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-29-waiting-on-the-roof" published: "2026-10-11" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Chapter 29 # 七楼 · 第二十九天 The Seventh Floor, Episode 29: Waiting on the Roof 上个星期，爷爷的孙女寄来了一张从广州来的火车票，星期天下午三点到。今天是星期天，也是她奶奶的生日。 下午两点，大家都到了七楼。爷爷穿着那件新的白衬衫，脚上还是那双旧鞋。宁宁带来了一个大面包，五号楼的奶奶带来了一大碗饺子，很香。董阿姨也来了，她说：“我只是来看看栏杆。” 三点到了。爷爷看了看手表，没说话。宁宁一直站在铁门旁边，往下看。 三点半，四点，楼梯上还是没有声音。乔安在手机上问了孙女好几次，她一次也没有回答。 罗师傅看了看手机：“今天的火车三点就到了，一分钟也没晚。” 宁宁很小声地说：“她是不是不来了？” 爷爷看着那朵叫“面包”的小红花：“来不来，跟我没关系。”可是说完，他又往楼梯那儿看了看。 太阳慢慢下去了，楼下的灯一个一个亮了。五号楼的奶奶把饺子拿进小房间：“有一点儿冷了，我先回去。饺子给你们留着。”董阿姨也走了。 天越来越黑。爷爷坐在那把旧椅子上，旁边的新椅子一直没有人坐。 过了很久，他小声说：“她奶奶说得对。别等了。” 宁宁问：“爷爷，您要回家了吗？” 爷爷没回答。他拿出手机，看着乔安：“她的电话号码，你再说一遍。” 乔安把数字一个一个地说给他听。他的手还是一直在动，可是这一次，他没有放下手机。五年了，这是他第一次先给孙女打电话。 电话响了。就在这时候，大家都听见了：铁门下面的楼梯上，也有一个手机在响。 然后，大家又听见楼梯上有人走路，一步一步，越来越近。不是一个人，是两个人。 **498 characters** in this chapter HSK 3 · 1 min audio**地铁里的阿姨** [Next reading 地铁里的阿姨](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-take-the-subway-in-china) [Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/the-seventh-floor) ## Words in this chapter - [栏杆lángānrailing](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A0%8F%E6%9D%86) - [白báiwhite](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%99%BD) - [朵duǒclassifier for flowers and clouds](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%B5) - [黑hēiblack](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%BB%91) - [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) - [香xiāngfragrant](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A6%99) - [亮liàngto shine](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%AE) - [留liúto keep](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%95%99) - [数字shùzìnumber](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%97) - [步bùstep](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AD%A5) - [张zhāngclassifier for flat objects (paper, tables, beds, faces)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%A0) - [衬衫chènshānshirt](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%AC%E8%A1%AB) - [脚jiǎofoot](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%84%9A) - [双shuāngclassifier for pairs (shoes, chopsticks, eyes)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%8C) - [旧jiùold](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A7) ## 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**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) 23. [23**七楼 · 第二十三天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 23: The Argument in the Parcel Station](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-23-the-argument-in-the-parcel-station) 24. [24**七楼 · 第二十四天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 24: Ninety-Seven Names](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-24-ninety-seven-names) 25. [25**七楼 · 第二十五天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 25: The Iron Railing](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-25-the-iron-railing) 26. [26**七楼 · 第二十六天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 26: The First Flower](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-26-the-first-flower) 27. [27**七楼 · 第二十七天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 27: For Grandpa](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-27-for-grandpa) 28. [28**七楼 · 第二十八天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 28: The Train Ticket](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-28-the-train-ticket) 29. 29**七楼 · 第二十九天**Reading Story series · Lower intermediate