“My father-in-law was a chef all his life”... The scallions prepared by a father-in-law with dementia, a “tender man’s” way of showing love [Warm Stories]

[Financial News] A photo of scallions carefully trimmed by a father-in-law with dementia while his mother-in-law was out has been shared, moving people.
A, 40, posted on social media on the 21st, sharing two photos and writing, “While my mother-in-law was out, my father-in-law with dementia spent four hours trimming all the scallions.”
The photos showed neatly arranged trimmed scallions in a pink colander. They had been cleaned up from the white roots to the green leaves. A described what happened at the time in the post: “I told him to stop, but he said he was fine, brought over a chair, sat down, and finished them all.”
As of the 26th, the post had been viewed more than 220,000 times and had become a hot topic. When a netizen asked, “Why didn’t the daughter-in-law help?”, A replied, “My father-in-law told me not to,” and explained, “He hardly ever expresses affection to my mother-in-law, but I think this is how he expresses his love.”
A, the daughter-in-law who wrote the post, told Financial News that day, “He worked as a chef all his life, so he was in charge of the kitchen at home too, and he made all the family’s meals. I had it easy as a daughter-in-law; I didn’t have to do anything.” She added, “It’s been more than three years since my father-in-law was diagnosed with dementia. As his symptoms have worsened, he now only does small tasks that involve using his hands, which are said to be good for people with dementia, such as washing dishes and sorting recyclables.”
A said that her father-in-law has always been devoted to his wife, explaining, “He always puts snacks from the dementia center in his pocket to give to my mother-in-law.” She added that he takes such good care of the family that if he sees them enjoy a particular food once, he keeps buying it for them.
Netizens responded warmly to A’s story, writing, “You can feel how much the father-in-law thinks of his family in how neatly he prepared everything,” “He’s suffering from dementia, and perhaps only love remains now,” and “A tender man’s body remembers how to love, even when he’s ill.”

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