Sun Lifang, diagnosed with terminal cancer, reflected on her hard-fought life in the hospital. She had once enjoyed immense glory, riding on her husband's success, with a loving family and chil...
Even so, Sun Lifang felt a little uncomfortable.
For a woman like Aunt Pang, who is in her fifties and boldly pursues love in front of her family, this is quite remarkable.
When will Auntie Pang have that kind of courage again?
As a woman myself, Sun Lifang felt a sense of sorrow.
Unlike men, women find it much harder to like someone.
It seems that apart from teenagers who can boldly pursue love when they have feelings for someone, what are the chances of an adult having feelings for someone?
The courage to disregard everything is something you only have once or twice in your life.
Once missed, it's gone forever. Sun Lifang watched as the black car in the distance lit up its taillights, flashed twice, started, turned, and disappeared from sight.
Zhou Xinya ran over and grabbed Sun Lifang's arm, her little hands outstretched, standing on tiptoe, clearly about to whisper something—
"Grandma Fat just cried."
I wasn't crying; I was trying my best to hold back, but tears still fell.
Shaking her daughter's hand, Sun Lifang hailed a Xiali taxi and drove back to the retirement home.
"He made me feel good." Aunt Pang's words still seemed to echo in my ears, "Perhaps I still love myself more."
Because the prerequisite for liking someone is—
He made me feel valuable, and that I was doing well.
As a mother and a mother-in-law, Aunt Pang's role is mostly "to serve others and to be praised for her ability to educate children and for being very capable."
However, no one noticed that she was also a woman who needed a man's care.
Zhou Dahai made her feel, "I am good, and I deserve to be loved."
How does this illusion arise?
It's probably because Zhou Dahai has such high emotional intelligence; he's considerate and caring towards every woman.
To put it bluntly, Sun Lifang thinks that if her father-in-law knew Japanese, he could go to Japan and become a male escort, talking to rich women. "Earning a million a month, getting rich would be no dream."
He's so good at taking care of people's feelings; his emotional value is spot-on. Who wouldn't like him?
Everyone has money; what they want is love.
"So how did he make you feel so good about yourself?" Sun Lifang asked Aunt Pang while Zhou Dahai was on the phone, wanting to find out more.
The plump aunt said, "He respected me very much, praised my cookies and clothes, and said I was very good."
Zhou Dahai himself said to Aunt Pang, "You are very good, and I feel that it is also good for me to be liked by you."
With double affirmation and ample respect, how could Aunt Pang not be tempted?
Being liked by an outstanding person greatly proves that you are also quite good.
Zhou Dahai won unanimous praise from the retirement home using this logic.
Thinking about it, Sun Lifang decided to give it a try—
Wow, if you use this formula repeatedly, becoming a heartthrob is only a matter of time.
Sun Lifang pinched her daughter's cheek and began.
"Honey, your teacher called and told me about your performance—"
Upon hearing this, the little girl perked up, blinked her eyes, and waited for her next words.
"Yaya, you're so outstanding, it makes me feel like I'm outstanding too."
As expected, the little girl smiled shyly.
Do not belittle or suppress any of them.
Being in a situation where both parties have high self-esteem will make both of them happy.
Therefore, the essence of human nature is still "to love only oneself".
Because of your existence, I feel good and happy, so I love you, want to be with you, and continue to enjoy this wonderful feeling.
Continue to make yourself feel that "life is worthwhile".
My father-in-law is really something—
After understanding this logic, Sun Lifang was extremely impressed.
"Let someone find their own value in your relationship." Not sure if her daughter could understand, Sun Lifang told her to tell Sister Miao and Jiang Meimei the same thing when she got home.
"Because you love me so much, I feel so lucky to be loved by you."
When you give someone a sense of high self-esteem, it's a natural human instinct that they will reciprocate.
Zhou Xinya looked confused, not understanding why she said that.
Sun Lifang only let her try, guess, "Who will be happy later?"
It can only be Zhou Xinya.
If Sister Miao (Jiang Meimei) is happy, she will definitely do things to make Zhou Xinya even happier.
For example, cooking delicious food for her, etc.
With a positive cycle, how can you not have trouble managing interpersonal relationships?
Adapt to different scenarios and skillfully use word substitutions to give the other party a sense of high self-esteem.
After summarizing this whole thing, Sun Lifang could only say, "Absolutely brilliant, truly brilliant."
Zhou Dahai really taught me a lesson.
We should learn from this example and pass it on to others, if our daughter can also learn this.
When she starts elementary school, I won't have to worry about her interpersonal relationships, whether she makes good friends, or whether she's liked by her teachers.
Winning at the starting line: brew a nice pot of tea for your teacher!