Chen Ping'an looked helpless. He had gone ashore with Chen Wenjun before, and as they walked down the street, everyone insulted him, calling him a little cripple. Some made faces at him out of disdain, and gradually, he stopped going ashore.
Chen Wenjun felt bad seeing his son like this, but he encouraged him, "Ping'an, listen to your aunt, go out for a walk with her. Don't be afraid, you've grown up now."
Chen Ping'an was still anxious.
But Chen Wenjun had made up his mind, deliberately avoiding the tears in his son's eyes as he continued with his work.
That night, Chen Ping'an went to sleep uneasily, and even cried in his dreams.
Lin Qin comforted him until he calmed down.
The next day, Lin Qin took a rope from home and tied it around her waist, binding one end to Liu Yaya and the other to Chen Ping'an, so they wouldn't get separated.
Chen Ping'an rarely walked on the boat; he mostly crawled. But when he reached the ground, after just a few steps he felt uncomfortable.
