[No System + Everyday Urban Life + Three Generations of Family + A Touch of Period Flavor + Starting in Elementary School]
Grandma said that the Bei family had lived and multiplied in Shili Village for many years. By the time of Bei Heng, he was the fourth generation.
His great-grandfather was the first generation. Their generations were separated by quite a gap, so Bei Heng knew little about him.
His grandfather's generation was the second. Although Bei Heng had not yet been born when his grandfather passed away, Grandma's stories and his grandfather's portrait had given him a little insight into the man.
His father's generation was the third, and Bei Heng's generation was the fourth. As for what had happened to these two generations before Bei Heng was old enough to remember, he had mostly heard about it from Grandma and his mother. After he began making memories, he experienced some things firsthand, while for others he was merely an observer and a listener...
Grandma said that life was like a seasoning, with every flavor in it: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty. When Bei Heng was little, he couldn't understand what she meant and found it baffling. Only as he grew older did he gradually come to understand...
