"No, you simply can't." Granny Fang sneered, exposing his lie.
Chen Bing argued insistently, "I can. Boys growing up in farming families have always played in the river since they were young. Who doesn't know how to swim?"
Granny Fang's expression became even more mocking, "Yes, you could in the past, but not anymore. Years ago, when there was a flood in your hometown, the water rose to chest-level in some places, and your parents were swept away during their escape. You were greatly traumatized by this. Since then, you've been terribly afraid of water, especially after I saved you when you almost got swept away. So how could someone as afraid of water as you possibly jump into a river to save someone?"
Chen Bing denied, "Nonsense, I'm not afraid at all."
"That's simple." Shu Yu interrupted his bluff, turning to ask the onlookers, "Is there a river or something nearby?"
"Yes, yes, there is. Just down the street, there's a river," someone quickly responded.
