On the day when my father led the army out of the city, he took me to the top of Genqiu outside the north gate of Fengyuan. I saw that there was only the dust of the army left on the official road. I asked him timidly when daddy would come back, and he said that when you grow up, daddy will come back. I ask again:
Then when will I grow up?
He touched my head and thought seriously for a long time before answering:
…When dad gets old, it's time for you to grow up.