"After a whole day of fussing, I, I'll go wash my face."
"Grandfather used to say that after you've heard a better play, even if the most popular performer sings a segment for you, naturally no one else can compare, right, cousin!"
Fan Zhengyu's little face stiffened, and he crowded around the sickbed, pretending not to hear.
...
The old man suffers from Alzheimer's, naturally unlike ordinary patients. Sometimes when he gets rowdy, he's just like a child. During that period, everyone's attention was focused on him, and Fan Zhengyu was able to temporarily escape a catastrophe.
However, as the old man's condition improved, what had to happen was inevitable.
Both Fan Mingjue and his wife are teachers, temporarily finding other teachers to substitute for two classes is manageable, but doing so for an extended period wouldn't work. The couple took turns coming, while Fan Zhengyu put aside his performance work, spending most of his time at the hospital.
