Old Master Zhang is increasingly at a loss for how to comfort his grandson. Perhaps as time goes on, these matters have become deeply rooted in his grandson's heart, with no way to change them. He knows the outcome of all this now is simply the result of his own son's decision. There's no way to change the mistake his son made, so he has to take responsibility himself. Good things like shouldering others' burdens don't come by easily in this world.
"Grandpa, I understand everything you're saying, but these matters have become ingrained in my heart, and I can't give them up easily. Don't you know that? My mother and father abandoned me when I was just one month old. As their son, how could my heart be at ease? I am a living, breathing human being too. I also wanted my parents to be by my side. I've borne this for too many years, and I've become numb because of it, suppressing my feelings over and over again.
