"Yes, who can argue with that! In the future, urban elderly may not have it as good as rural elderly."

Our family consists of only one child. If both sets of parents fall ill at the same time, the children will be unable to take care of them.

Focusing on one thing at the expense of another will ultimately burden the children the most! These kids are under immense pressure!

Chen Hong also said, "Parents who can consider this point are also under considerable pressure."

We, the people born in the 1960s and 1970s, are a relatively stressed group due to societal reasons.

If you want to alleviate the pressure on the next generation of only children, you'll have to work harder and save more for them—that's a generation under immense pressure too!

"Who can argue with that! When you're young, you have to rely on your own efforts to build your own business."

Even in old age, we still have to find ways to earn more money to ease the burden of supporting our children in their old age. This generation has had a tough time!

Xiaoyun chimed in, "Life is hard for everyone! These days, children are born into a competitive environment."

Bilingual kindergarten, key primary school, key middle school, key high school, 985, 211 – each step is a hurdle.

Music, dance, art, or even sports if all else fails—it's all too competitive.

The children have no happy or carefree days anymore; they're always comparing this or that.

Those with strong psychological resilience can get through the pressure, but there are also many children with poor psychological qualities.

The number of children suffering from low self-esteem, depression, social isolation, and mental health issues is increasing, a problem that modern education struggles to address.

Several women chatted about their families, their children, their work, and their lives. As the ladies of their own homes, they had a lot to talk about.

Chen Hong was also very happy, as chatting with working women was very rewarding for her.

Just by listening quietly, one can understand many social phenomena that she had never paid attention to before. Experience, knowledge, and perspective cannot be learned from books.

She had long understood that the difference between children from large families and children from farming families was not just the distance between cities and villages.

More importantly, it's the network of connections and resources accumulated over generations, as well as the experience and knowledge passed down from elders.

She considered these issues when she wanted to take Yu Yang to Jinan for school.

Your social circle determines your life!

We become like the people we surround ourselves with.

Being with positive people makes you more positive, while being with negative people makes you more negative.

Humans are social animals, and a person's behavior and way of thinking are unconsciously influenced by the people around them.

Humans are also highly suggestible animals, and positive people around us can influence a person's emotions and physical state.

It can inspire a person's inner potential, bring out their extraordinary abilities, and motivate them to strive for progress.

Being around negative people will make you more negative. When faced with difficulties, instead of trying to solve them, you'll think about lying down and escaping.

Such a person will become mediocre and achieve nothing in their life.

Being around positive people will make you more positive, work harder, and become more and more excellent.

A person's social circle determines how far they can go, and the kind of people they associate with in that circle will shape their character and level of understanding.

How much a person can achieve in their lifetime depends greatly on their perspective and outlook.

It determines a person's cognitive scope, their long-term vision, and their destiny.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together!

When a person chooses to be with outstanding people, they will naturally learn from their character and conduct, and thus learn how to become a better person themselves.

Being with wise people can reduce life's troubles.

Wise people have an unusual perspective on problems; they can always find value in problems and opportunities in risks.

This is the main reason why Chen Hong wanted Yu Yang to leave Yujia Village and go to Jinan to study.

Xiao Hao and Wang Xin's family are not able to send their child to Jinan at the moment, not because they don't want their child to receive a good education.

Rather, it was due to limited financial resources that they had no other choice. Now that her family has the means, of course they want to create the best learning conditions for their child.

After chatting for a while, Chen Hong told them to rest and have some tea before going to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Lunch was easy to make. I received a call from Xiaoyun in advance, and she had already prepared all the ingredients.

In the kitchen, everything that needed washing was washed, everything that needed chopping was chopped, and everything that needed to be stewed was stewed in advance. By the time breakfast was over, it was already cooked.

As soon as the guests arrive, all you need to do is quickly stir-fry something. Director Jin, Mrs. Guan, and Xiaoyun all vie to go to the kitchen to help with the cooking.

Chen Hong refused them, and even Xiao Yun didn't help her. She quickly prepared the meal and put it on the table all by herself.

Today at noon was the first meal the guests had at her home, which could also be considered a welcome feast.

Chen Hong didn't invite anyone to accompany her; it was just her group of friends who warmly and comfortably enjoyed a sumptuous lunch together.

She prepared ten dishes and one soup for this meal, along with four cold dishes: pig's ears with cucumber, salt and pepper mantis shrimp, fried lotus root slices, and tuna sashimi.

Six hot dishes: braised beef brisket with tomatoes, braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens, shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, stir-fried rooster with chili, steamed grouper, braised sea bass, stir-fried squid rolls, stir-fried clams with chives, braised sea cucumber with scallions, and steamed lobster.

Finally, there was a bowl of seaweed and egg soup, and the main dish was steamed mackerel dumplings.

The group of women and children ate with great relish, wolfing down their food and finishing every last bite, truly embodying the "Clean Plate Campaign."

After the meal, Director Jin and Mrs. Guan both smiled as they looked at the children's chubby little bellies.

"Oh my, this is the first time I've seen kids eat so much. What's going on?"

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