Grandma looked out her bedroom window. No plants, just buildings and cars. "Time to go home," she said as she turned to Madison and Dad.
“But this is your home now," said Dad.
On Friday evening that week, Madison told Grandma about the gardens nearby. The next day, they took a bus there. Grandma stopped at some vines (藤).“They make me think of Queen of the Night," she breathed.
Grandma advised the manager of the gardens on how to take care of plants.
“We could really use your advice," he said, offering her a volunteer job. Grandma phoned her best friend that night. They talked about volunteering at the gardens for hours.
"Will she visit us sometimes?" asked Madison. Grandma shook her head sadly.
“I'll help you make some new friends here."
In the following few weeks, Madison invited her friends' families over and even took Grandma to a gardening club.
"Do you like your new friends?" Madison asked Grandma.
"I like all of my friends," Grandma replied, "Old and new."
Several weeks later, Dad said, "We'll go to Grandma's old house. The realtor(房产经纪人) wants to meet us." When they arrived, the realtor said, "We have a buyer with a list of requests."
While Dad and the realtor were talking, Grandma moved slowly from room to room. The door opened, and Grandma walked outside. Madison followed her. Dad and the realtor were studying a vine which covered a tall tree. "The vine will have to go," the realtor said, checking her list.
Grandma frowned, "Queen of the Night? My grandmother passed it down to me. One night a year, this cactus is covered with the most beautiful flowers. People come from miles to watch it."
Grandma shook her head and sighed, "I wanted us to own this treasure forever, but no room is in the city."
"Maybe there's room," Madison said, "At the gardens! But how to take this whole vine there?"
“We don't -we just need part of it," Grandma said as she broke a piece off.
The next day, after visiting the manager at the gardens, Madison helped Grandma plant Queen of the Night cutting in a special place.
"Time to plant new roots (根)." Grandma said as they headed home.
