Chen Ping'an looked utterly helpless. In the past, when he had accompanied Chen Wenjun off the boat, people on the street would jeer at him, calling him a "little cripple," and some would even make faces at him or show their disdain. Gradually, he had simply stopped leaving the boat.
Chen Wenjun felt a pang of heartache seeing his son this way, but he put on an encouraging face and said, "Ping'an, listen to your aunt. Go out for a walk with her; there's no need to be afraid. You've grown up now."
Chen Ping'an remained anxious and uneasy.
Chapter 31