"My grandma didn't want to go to a hotel; she just wanted the whole family to have a meal together at home. But my cousins thought otherwise, they were like, 'Your entrance exam celebration was so big, so grandma's birthday should be even bigger.' They were all sarcastic, and it was so annoying listening to them.
I didn't want to show the painting you gave Auntie in public, but they insisted on seeing it. They started with my calligraphy, picking at it, finding fault with everything as if they knew so much about it. Grandma got angry when she heard them, and that shut everyone up.
Then they took out Auntie's painting. You don't know, Jiajia, how excited grandma was when she saw it. She kept looking it over and over, not willing to put it down. My cousin even asked me how much I spent on it and where I bought it?
I said it wasn't bought; it was a gift from my roommate, but none of them believed me..."
