Skinny barely recognizes a few characters. As he recounts past events, the narrative is clear, with one suspense following another, making Kou Yushan uneasy, while Sang Que becomes alert.
Now, as Skinny speaks, it seems just like the background introduction in those old mom's novels, like the narrative voice.
This implies that Skinny is completely influenced by the storyteller's tale, and now all they say and do are under the storyteller's control and influence.
This makes Sang Que uncomfortable, like a puppet being manipulated, yet this story's background cannot be ignored.
After listening, she briefly organizes her thoughts: Skinny's maternal grandfather had three children—two daughters and a son.
His maternal grandfather worked as a helper in a funeral shop in the city, and in the year Skinny's mother, the younger daughter, turned fifteen, the shopkeeper faced a family crisis and wanted to sell the funeral shop.
