"That's not it." Grandma Shen said, "When she first learned to speak, she spoke quite fluently. For some reason, the older she got, the more she stuttered."
"Did anything happen in between?"
"If you have to say something happened, this child lost her parents early, and also—" Just as she was about to continue, her granddaughter suddenly pinched her arm. Grandma Shen was startled and swallowed her words.
Grandpa Yao asked: "What else, Grandma?"
"Nothing, it's just that her parents passed away early, it was hard and heartbreaking for her."
"Grandma raised Jiayin all by yourself, that must've been tough."
"I wouldn't say it was tough. Jiayin was already able to take care of herself at five or six, kids from farming families grow up fast, she's the same."
"Did Grandma teach Jiayin how to cook?"
"Just everyday meals, any family's child can make those."
