"Later on, our grandmother insisted that Xu Youyou had to study in Mo City and learn to paint. Perhaps, I had already outgrown my rebellious stage and matured a little, I naturally didn't object."
"When she returned, she did not want to live at home so she chose to live in the school's dormitory. She didn't even want to return during the weekends. Only when our parents went to the school to pick her up, leaving her with no choice, would she return. After having a meal, she would return to the dormitory again. It was as though she didn't want to spend another second with us. She was quiet, and her head was always lowered. She would only nod or shake her head in response to questions we asked her. At that time, I felt like she was doing it on purpose. Although we sent her to the countryside, she was not wronged at all. She ate well and lived well. There was no need for her to act like that with us…"
