After returning from the group, Shang Jianghan took Shen Chaoxi to the old mansion.
This morning, the elderly patriarch was brought back home from the nursing home to the old mansion.
All winter, the patriarch's health was robust, although his memory had declined even more severely.
Shen Chaoxi called out "Grandpa," and the elderly man looked at her for a long time with murky eyes before suddenly turning his head and saying, "I want to find Mom."
There's an adage about reverting to childhood in one's old age, which was fully embodied by the patriarch.
Yet, it wasn't off-putting, but rather somewhat—endearing.
The grandma stood in for the patriarch and distributed New Year's gifts to the younger generations.
Currently, all of the patriarch's and the old lady's personal belongings, passbooks, and cash were managed by grandma, and the family had no objections.