"It's all because that old geezer Zhao insisted on competing with me. He couldn't beat me in leading troops in battle, so he tried to surpass me in growing vegetables."

I refused to fall for his tricks. I even suspected that the seeds he gave me were incapable of growing anything and that he was deliberately trying to lower my yield.

"That old bastard, I won't let him get away with this!"

Grandma Jiang rolled her eyes and turned to go into the kitchen.

"Hanhan, don't mind your grandpa. He's not usually like this. He only acts like a playful old man when he's with your Grandpa Zhao."

These two have been rivals their whole lives, neither willing to concede, and they still won't admit defeat even in their old age. It's quite interesting.

Lin Han, on the contrary, found it very interesting.

Life is a long journey, and many friendships drift apart as time goes by.

It's really rare to find people like Grandpa and Grandpa Zhao who have been able to play together since they were young and are still so old.

Perhaps this is what people often refer to as rejuvenation.

The older they get, the more they resemble a child.

"Grandma, I'm really looking forward to the result of Grandpa and Grandpa Zhao's competition. I'm waiting to see who grows the best vegetables."

Grandma Jiang didn't really blame Grandpa Gu. Seeing her granddaughter-in-law so happy, she also thought it was quite an interesting thing.

"Why don't you just hold a competition between your grandpa and Grandpa Zhao? Go check on their vegetable gardens every month and give a little red flower to the one with the better growth. Whoever has the most little red flowers in the end wins."

Grandpa Gu was bending over in the vegetable garden loosening the soil when he heard Grandma Jiang say that, and he felt indignant.

"Aren't you just teasing a child? Giving out little red flowers? I'm not a three-year-old."

The old man looked disdainful.

Lin Han thought her grandmother's words made a lot of sense.

"Grandpa, I think Grandma's idea is great. I'll go upstairs and prepare some little red flowers for you in a bit."

Grandpa Gu looked up at Lin Han uncertainly.

"Really? Is it really that good?"

Lin Han nodded, "I think it's very good."

Grandpa Gu nodded thoughtfully.

"Alright, let's do it your way. I'll go out in a bit and explain the competition rules to Old Man Zhao."

Grandma Jiang let out a merciless laugh from the kitchen.

"Hanhan, your grandpa listens to you the most now."

They were just saying I was childish, I wonder who's the most childish one.

Lin Han ran over and took Grandma Jiang's arm.

"Grandma, you and Grandpa aren't childish at all. This is childlike fun. No matter how old you are, you should always keep an optimistic childlike heart."

Grandma Jiang thought Lin Han was right and laughed heartily.

"Hanhan, Grandma will cook fish for you for lunch. The yellow croaker I bought this morning is pretty good. Do you want it braised or with scallions?"

Lin Han thought for a moment and replied, "It smells of scallions, right? Is Qi Zheng coming back for lunch?"

Grandma Jiang chatted with Lin Han while picking vegetables.

"If there were no meetings, I could come back. I don't know why they have so many meetings to hold."

Now that we don't have to lead troops into battle anymore, we're just constantly in endless meetings.

"Well, it's better than your grandfather being away on missions every day when he was young and never coming home."

Lin Han moved a stool and sat in the kitchen, helping Grandma Jiang pick vegetables while listening to her talk about her younger days.

When Grandma Jiang and Grandpa Gu got married, it was during a time of war.

In those turbulent times of scarcity and lack of resources, we didn't have the good conditions we have now. Back then, we had to rely on ourselves for everything.

When Grandma Jiang gave birth to her first child, it was in a tent in the field at the research institute. Less than ten days after the child was born, she moved with the main group. Her daughter, who should have been resting in bed during her postpartum period, traveled with the men of the research institute, trekking through mountains and valleys, and developed many postpartum illnesses.