Jun Ning watched closely and understood that the old man wasn't choking up because his leg hurt, but because of the wooden kite beside him.
"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Jun Ning squatted by the old man, patting his shoulder as she asked.
The old man turned to look at her, tears welling in his eyes, "Girl, I've personally tried it. This thing can carry a person into the air without injuring them."
Have you ever experienced something you've persisted in for decades, without seeing any hope, suddenly come to fruition?
No one can understand the hardship of this journey, and no one can empathize. The persistence day and night, which only brought failure, pain, self-doubt, complaints... these emotions were worn down over the decades of climbing. The old man's heart had long been numbed by the hurt, devoid of any intention to say anything sentimental now.
At this moment, his heart was filled only with excitement.
