"Siyuan, are you here by yourself? I haven't seen you for quite some time."
Grandma held Shen Siyuan's hand, inspecting him carefully, a light seemed to sparkle in her eyes. Her hands were very thin, almost skin and bones, with bulging veins clearly visible.
"Sorry, Grandma, I'll... I'll visit you more often from now on," Shen Siyuan said.
But as soon as he said it, he realized how familiar it sounded; this wasn't the first time he had made such a promise.
"What are you apologizing to Grandma for?"
Grandma feigned anger, pulling him towards the house.
"Grandma has some treats for you." She said.
She entered the house cheerily, then pulled out a bag of small buns from somewhere.
Shen Siyuan took it and said, "Grandma, they're expired."
"Expired?"
Grandma looked at the remaining large bag in her hand and sighed deeply.
"I kept them for too long, sorry."
She apologized to Shen Siyuan, full of remorse.
