558 Yan Shen’s Past
“At that funeral, everyone cried, including me. Grandpa was very good to me when I was young. I didn’t understand the concept of death, but I knew that I would never see Grandpa again. Grandpa would be buried in that dark coffin forever. However, Great-grandma only glanced at the crying crowd with disdain.” At this point, Yan Shen smiled again.
“She’s a stubborn old lady.” Chu Ning gave her evaluation.
As the two of them were chatting, a worker on The Parade walked over from afar with a plastic basket filled with cold beer and some other drinks. After handing the basket to Chu Ning, he left.
“Want some?” Chu Ning took out a bottle of iced Coca-Cola and handed it to Yan Shen.
“Thank you.” Yan Shen took the coke and unscrewed the cap.
“I was still young at that time and couldn’t understand Great-grandma’s coldness, so I asked, “Great-grandma, why aren’t you crying?””Yan Shen said emotionally as he took a sip of iced coke.
“Elderly are open-minded. This is the law of everything in the world,” Chu Ning thought for a moment and said.
“Great-grandma only answered me with a few words — she can bear it,” Yan Shen said softly.
“I still couldn’t understand it at that time. Later, during the summer vacation one year, I lived with Great-grandma in my hometown for two months. I gradually understood what she meant by ‘can bear it’.”
“I didn’t expect you to have such an experience.” Chu Ning smiled as well. She did not know much about Yan Shen’s past.
“During that summer vacation, I had a deep understanding of Great-grandma’s lifestyle. When she cut vegetables, she used as much force as she used to chop ribs, so she cut off her fingers,” Yan Shen said breezily.
“It must have been very painful.” Chu Ning only felt that this old lady was a little ruthless and indifferent to the physical body.
“I don’t know if it hurt or not. Great-grandma was very calm at that time, as if she wasn’t the one who was injured. However, my relatives were very anxious. We sent her to the hospital for her wound to be sutured, but she sat on the hospital bed as if it had nothing to do with her.” At this point, Yan Shen stopped.
“Great-grandma didn’t even want to lie down, and she didn’t want the younger generation to accompany her at the hospital to take care of her,” Yan Shen continued softly.
“She’s worthy of admiration.” Chu Ning no longer thought that this was a stubborn old lady.
“In the hospital, I chatted with Great-grandma and heard about her younger days.” Yan Shen sighed.
“Now, I can at last understand Great-grandma’s thoughts.”
“What happened?” Chu Ning held the drink in her hand and didn’t even take a sip.
“I call my Grandpa’s younger brother Second Grandpa. When Second Grandpa was only seven or eight years old, Great-grandma threw him into the sea. Second Grandpa, who couldn’t swim at that time, almost drowned,” Yan Shen said with a complicated expression.
“What? Why did this happen?” Chu Ning could not understand such behavior. She felt Mr. and Mrs. Chu would not do such a thing to her…
“I don’t understand either. Even the neighbors around me were scolding my Great-grandma. She’s muddle-headed to do such an unethical thing.” When Yan Shen said this, his tone was a little complicated.
“Later, I asked Great-grandma if such a thing happened. Great-grandma didn’t deny it. She merely said that the body is for use. If you serve this body all day, you won’t have any future.”
“I agree with this view, but this approach is a little radical. Not to mention that this is your Great-grandma’s child, the risk of doing this is too great,” Chu Ning said with a frown.
“You’re very similar to my Great-grandma. It’s just that you’re ruthless to yourself, and Great-grandma is also ruthless to those around her,” Yan Shen said.
“I’m not!” Chu Ning argued.
“You didn’t care about yourself at the amusement park.” Yan Shen gave an example.
“Er…” Chu Ning was speechless.
“For a long time after that, I felt that Great-grandma was like a stone. She was unreasonable and so hard that nothing could hurt her. She was famous in my hometown for being unyielding,” Yan Shen continued.