"What do you mean? Your grandfather is also a man. In his time, countless women threw themselves at him, but he only loved me and remained faithful to me until his death! My dear grandson, tell me, what's so difficult about being a man? It's impossible that he can't even get married, right?" Grandma asked in confusion.
"Grandpa's era was completely different from today. Really, grandma, I didn't lie to you. It's really hard for men in this life. Look, I want to find a beautiful woman, but I worry too much. If I find an unattractive one, I won't be willing to give up. If I only care about my career, people will say I have no sense of responsibility. If I only care about my family, people will say I have no ability. If I am more focused, people will say you are immature. If I am more philandering, people will say you are a beast. If I have money, people will say you are a bad person. If I don't have money, people will call you a loser. Struggle on your own. When you have money, your girlfriend will be old. Let a woman support you. It's better to castrate yourself and practice the Sunflower Manual. Don't go to social events, for fear of being abandoned by the boss. Go to events. If you want to be paid, you're afraid your wife will ruin you. Oh! It's so hard to be a man these days. Women can wait to get married, but what are men waiting for? Women have Women's Day, but what do men have? If you're handsome, you're too popular; if you're not handsome, you're not presentable; if you're lively, people will say you're too greasy; if you're quiet, people will say you're too dull; if you wear a suit, people will say you're too serious; if you dress casually, people will say you're a country bumpkin; if you can make money, people are afraid you'll have a mistress; if you don't make money, you're afraid the child will be weaned; if you get married, you're afraid you'll regret it; if you don't get married, you're afraid she'll regret it; if you have a child, you're afraid you won't have the money to raise it; if you don't have a child, you're afraid no one will take care of you when you're old. So, being a man is really so hard!"
After I finished sighing, Su Xiaoniu blurted out, "Then you should just reincarnate with your grandmother. I wish you'll be a woman in your next life!"
I rolled my eyes. Why are you insulting me like that? Luckily, that damn girl didn't run out. Otherwise, if my grandma saw her, she would be scared to death!
Grandma smiled and said, "I thought it was nothing. Feifei, I'm not saying that a man who says such things is destined to be mediocre all his life, but Grandma believes you. These words are definitely not yours. You must have read them somewhere, right? Don't be so sentimental. Do you know what a man is? The Chinese character for "man" is composed of "field" and "force", and "field" is composed of "ten" and "mouth". In other words, as a man, you must use all your energy in your life to feed ten mouths! Of course, these ten mouths don't mean you have to marry ten wives, but you have to feed your parents, your wife, your wife's parents, your children, and yourself. That's ten mouths in total."
I glared at her and said, "Grandma, don't scare me. It's already very difficult for me to support myself, and you want me to feed ten mouths. You might as well kill me!"
Grandma patted my shoulder and said comfortingly, "Grandma knows what you're worried about, but Grandma believes in you. As long as you work hard, you can definitely complete the task of feeding ten mouths. It's really not difficult. They say that there are top talents in all 360 professions. My precious grandson is not lazy at all, and he can even walk around in the underworld. If things really don't work out, you can also make a living by doing funerals. I don't know how many families will line up to find you. In this way, you can be like your grandfather, with wives and so on, and even those who pay you back."
I suddenly realized something and said, "After listening to what Grandma said, it's like I've finally seen the blue sky. I have confidence now! Money and a wife are no longer a problem. Thank you for the advice, Grandma!"
Grandma smiled and said, "That's enough. I've done what I should do. You still have a long life ahead of you. It all depends on your own luck."
"Yes! Grandma!" I said excitedly.
Then Su Xiaoniu became unhappy and yelled at me: "How dare you marry another woman!"
I scratched my head and asked, "When did I say that?"
Su Xiaoniu continued to linger, "You just said that 'money and a wife are not a big deal', and thank your grandma for the advice! I'm telling you, Feifei, if you dare to marry another woman, I will never let you go!"
I was completely confused. What the hell was going on? And why did she call me "Fei Fei"?
"Okay, okay, I was just trying to please my grandma! After all, she's about to be reincarnated. I couldn't bear it if I didn't tell her to make her happy." I explained.
"Really... is it really just like that?" Su Xiaonu was a little unconvinced.
I said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "When did I ever lie to you? It's really just like that! Also, why do you call me Feifei? It sounds so awkward!"
Su Xiaoniu laughed coldly and said, "What's the matter? I can call you whatever I want. It's none of your business! - Fei Fei! Fei Fei! Fei Fei! Fei Fei!"
I'm completely convinced. Still flying, do you want me to take you on a threesome?
"Get out!" Su Xiaoniu said angrily.
While Su Xiaoniu and I were having a little fun, I finally walked out of the Yellow Springs Road with my grandmother on my back. The road was so long that I almost couldn't breathe.
At the end of the Yellow Springs Road lies the Naihe Bridge, beneath which flows the Wangchuan River. The bridge is divided into three levels: the upper level is red, the middle level is dark yellow, and the bottom level is black. The lower the level, the more dangerous it becomes, filled with wandering ghosts who have been denied reincarnation. Those who performed good deeds in life ascend to the upper level, those who were half good and half evil ascend to the middle level, and those who committed evil descend to the lower level.
This bridge marks the beginning of a new cycle. The bluestone bridge, with its five steps, marks the west for women and the east for men, the left for yin and the right for yang. "If anyone dies at ninety-seven, they will wait three years on the Naihe Bridge." A thousand years of looking back, a century of promise. Perhaps this life's love between husband and wife began here, and ended here.
Thousands of feet beneath the Naihe Bridge, clouds and mist linger. What awaits in the afterlife, no one knows. The promise of the next life is merely a continuation of this one. Having drunk Mengpo's soup, all is forgotten. Meeting in the next life is merely a fresh start. The Naihe Bridge, helpless against the separation of the previous life, helpless against the meeting in this life, helpless against the reunion in the next.
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