yé / ye / cháng / shuō / nà / duàn / kǔ / rì / zi / suī / rán / nán / áo / què / ràng / yì / jiā / rén / gèng / jiā / tuán / jié

爷爷常说，那段苦日子虽然难熬，却让一家人更加团结。

Grandpa often says that although those hard times were difficult, they brought the family closer together.