"Yes, really Grandma. I know that I've been a handful in the past and caused you to worry. But Grandma, you can rest assured that from now on I'll work really hard to get a good score on the college entrance exams and make you proud."
Holding onto Ye Tianxin to stand up, her grandmother replied, "Good. So Tianxin, you should buck up and study. I'll cook you something to eat."
"Grandma, you should rest. Let me do it."
Ye Tianxin didn't have the heart to see her grandmother tire herself out any further.
Her grandmother was getting old and had increasing health issues, and Ye Tianxin wanted to take good care of her.
"That's not necessary. I'll do it. You go study now. There's a good girl."
Ye Tianxin, who was pushed into another room by her grandmother, relented, sat at the desk, and opened her backpack.
Very gently, Grandma pulled the door shut, happier than anyone on earth that her granddaughter had come to her senses and was going to work hard going forward.
