As people increase in age, sometimes they revert to being like a child. Hence, older people often get referred to as the "old children", a moniker that specifically refers to this type of elderly.
From the circumstances, it seems like the old man yearned for Pickles Pork Dumplings, yet his son and daughter-in-law couldn't get the taste right. As a result, the old man threw a childish tantrum and refused to eat.
When people reach a certain age and end up in a hospital ward, the saying "each day lived is a day lost" is no exaggeration. The helpless and heartbroken expressions on the faces of the man and the woman by the bed show no signs of impatience, suggesting they might be dutiful children.
Remembering the pickles in her lunchbox, which were homemade authentic farm pickles prepared by Lin Fengying herself, Tong Yao took the initiative to knock on the door of the ward.
