"What are you laughing at? Do you think I'm quite self-aware based on my evaluation of myself?"
"No, self-awareness or something—are you serious?" Chu Shangli glanced at her face and figure: "Except for your figure that takes a while to get used to, your face is obviously super beautiful! And you don't look old—"
"What do you know?" Ying Meng said seriously, "I'm 23 years old today. After turning 24, I've aged so quickly that I'll miss my shelf life instantly—and then no one will want me. Of course, no one wants me now—after all, I've always been single. I either have some physical or mental problems—especially since my body doesn't look good visually, and I weigh over 100 pounds. Now I'm the only one left out, and no one will want me anymore. And my ending is also very obvious—I'll be abused to death in a nursing home by the caregivers—"
"Don't you think that what you just said is disrespectful to the professionally trained nurses—"
"Hey, people's hearts are evil. Even one's own children are unreliable, let alone outsiders - they may look okay on the surface, but behind the scenes they will definitely feed them matches and wood chips. Some people even secretly feed them poison and sleeping pills, hoping that these old guys will die sooner." Ying Meng took a sip of sports drink and said without emotion.
"No, no, no, the Empire hasn't reached that point yet. Besides, aren't there still many elderly people with both sons and daughters living in nursing homes? According to what you're saying..."
"That's different—single elderly people and elderly people with both sons and daughters—because they have children, especially sons and grandsons who visit them once or twice a year, or even once or twice every three to five years. They still have descendants, and they know their children are distressed. Even those nasty caregivers know what's good for them and will look up to them—unlike those who use their money to support themselves in their old age, haha..."
Ying Meng said these words seriously, and Chu Shangli didn't know how to complain.
"Hmm—why do you say all this—looking at the world from this perspective, imagining everyone in the world is bad, isn't this kind of life hard?"
"No, no, I didn't say those words. I'm just a heartless parrot." Ying Meng said softly, "In fact, I know many very professional caregivers. They are all very gentle and considerate, but they are always slandered. Even if you are a young girl, if you go to the elderly man's house to take care of him, there will still be people who think you are after their property. Some people even think that being intimate with an old man means you are attracted to him... Speaking of which, there is a very funny thing - if an elderly female is hired as a male caregiver, it seems that there will be fewer such scandals. Does it mean that men will not be attracted to old women unless they have to do so?"
"..." Chu Shangli held his forehead and said, "The topic you are discussing is too profound. I don't know what to say..."
"That's actually the case—but surprisingly, there's not a big market for male caregivers, so discrimination and prejudice are common. Because they're men, they're assumed to be inattentive and incapable of caring. Some even assume they'll commit crimes and steal money—including male gynecologists and male kindergarten teachers. I just don't understand why young women are considered attractive to young women when they know young men generally don't like older women..."
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