The old man got straight to the point as he asked, "Do you feel that you're not ready yet?"
Upon hearing his grandfather's words, Chen Gong was initially startled, then nodded.
Meanwhile...
The old man sighed: "Ah!"
"Your grandfather has given many lectures to people, to the Party School, and to various military regions."
"But I have never given a lecture to you."
"What you've heard from your father and others is how legendary and heroic I am."
"But today, I want to tell you that it's not like that..."
"Your grandfather, I was the worst in our company back then."
"But do you know?"
"They're all dead!"
"Those fine soldiers, those excellent comrades, they all died in battle!"
"Your grandfather made it to this day, with one more star on my shoulder, not because I was impressive, but because... I survived."
"I'm not proud of this."
"But I have to live well, because this star belongs to them."
