debate

debate

Today is the Ghost Festival (July 15th of the lunar calendar), and neither Dad nor Miao Xingzhou knew about it until Mom told them.

Her father told her to cut a piece of cured meat to offer to the Buddha.

Miao Xingzhou started by cutting the ingredients, and then cooked them.

Afterwards, Dad put rice inside the bowl of cured meat. "Is the rice leftover?"

Miao Xingzhou watched his father dig down and said, "There's fresh rice down there."

Dad started by saying, "Hmm."

Afterwards, we went to the ancestral hall.

Miao Xingzhou continued cooking; his father hadn't bought any groceries when they went to the market earlier. So all they had was winter melon, cured pork, and noodles.

While eating, Dad said, "The noodles are delicious."

They scrambled to eat the noodles.

Miao Xingzhou thought the cured meat was delicious, but his father scolded him, saying, "The cured meat needs to be cooked a little longer."

Miao Xingzhou didn't speak; she bit her lip.

Dad said, "The skin needs to be toasted."

Miao Xingzhou finally couldn't hold back any longer: "I cooked it, and I boiled it. I don't feel it's tough at all, I can bite it."

Dad frowned, then picked up a piece of cured meat with the skin on, then spat it out—the skin was too tough to chew.

Miao Xingzhou called his mother after finishing his meal.

Mom asked, "Did you eat duck today?"

Miao Xingzhou: "I didn't eat cured meat..."

Miao Xingzhou added, "Go home after this month, and don't work anymore. No, don't work this year."

Mom: "How is Grandpa's health?"

Miao Xingzhou: "My dad said he couldn't chew the cured meat I made, but I could."

Mom: "Dad is getting old."

Miao Xingzhou suddenly felt a little scared. Grandpa Ga was getting old, his mother was about to pass away, and he was thinking about how his parents would eventually get old and that he would also lose them.

My heart aches slightly, and I can't bear it.

Ye Chong, who had been a child, had grown into an adult.

She laughed and said, "My teeth are so sharp."

Then he grinds his teeth.

Lick your teeth with your tongue.

Mom watched with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, she started reading.

I received two failing grades when writing the essay.

She was somewhat frustrated.

But when it was time to go to sleep, I did.

The next day, looking at the package, I realized it contained the latest version of the math book I had ordered, but he wanted the older version... I regretted buying it a bit. The content wasn't bad, but oh well, I bought it for twenty-one yuan.

As expected, cheap things don't always bring benefits; if you're going to buy something, buy a book from 2019.

I couldn't fall asleep when I was trying to sleep, so I started scrolling through my phone.

I'm going to sleep now.

Waking up means repeating the same life as before.

They're looking at their phones and talking about national affairs.

My mother once said, "What are you afraid of? Those rich people aren't afraid of anything."

Miao Xingzhou: "The rich can emigrate and make money in war, but only the children of farmers become cannon fodder!"

Mom: "Those soldiers aren't afraid, so what do you have to be afraid of?"

She emerged from her memories.

She knew she couldn't pursue her dreams without considering her parents' future, so she told her mother she was going to work.

My mother said she's so comfortable at home, why does she want to work?

She also said that she doesn't spend much money at home.

Miao Xingzhou suddenly thought of a question and asked, "What will happen to your sister if you go home?"

Mom: "What should we do about her?"

Miao Xingzhou: "She has no money. What if she goes hungry?"

Mom: "Then go hungry."

Miao Xingzhou: "You can't let her go hungry!"

Mom: "What can I do if she can't save money?"

Her mother looked at her with a mixture of anger and anxiety. "You're not going to let her starve to death, are you?!"

Mom: "She doesn't save money, what can I do? She buys things and spends them all in one go."

Miao Xingzhou: "You're not going to watch her starve to death, are you?!"

"What can I do if she wants to do this? Tell me what I should do?" Mom had a deadbeat-like expression on her face.

Miao Xingzhou: "You should ask her if she has any money, and then give her the money."

Mom stared wide-eyed, but still managed a soft "hmm."

While writing my novel, I looked at the blue sky.

I cannot disregard my family for the sake of my own dreams.

She plans to find a job.

I started working when I was 25.

I get off work at five o'clock every day.

He started writing a novel while looking at his computer.

Looking at her, her mother said, "You might actually succeed."

Miao Xingzhou: "I hope so."

She went on to write many novels. She returned home at the age of thirty-five.

I started writing a novel at home.

While studying.

My mother is also at home. She is over sixty years old and takes care of my parents.

My sister called.

Mom smiled and said, "What made you think of calling me?"

Sister: "I bought mangoes, please accept them."

Mom smiled broadly: "I don't want it, you eat it yourself."

Dad: "Eat it yourself."

Sister: "I've already bought it."

Miao Xingzhou, writing a novel on his computer, asked, "How long do you plan to work before retiring?"

Sister: "I'm planning a trip now."

Mom frowned. "You work so hard to earn money these days, and now you're out of money for travel?"

Sister: "I earn money so I can eat, drink, and have fun."

Dad smiled and asked, "Where are you planning to go?"

Sister: "Huangshan."

Miao Xingzhou: "It's fine if you want to travel."

Afterwards, her sister started arguing with herself, "There is no absolute good or bad in the world."

Miao Xingzhou objected, saying, "There are no absolutely bad things, and good things are not necessarily so."

Sister: "Everything has two sides; there are good and bad aspects."

Miao Xingzhou said, "What good would it do you if you died?"

Sister: "Everyone dies, so what?"

Miao Xingzhou: "I was referring to someone who died at a young age."

Sister: "This is natural, what's painful about it?"

Miao Xingzhou: "Who would think death is a good thing?"

Sister: "I think that if I die, I can get rid of my current life."

Miao Xingzhou: "Then why don't you buy a bottle of dichlorvos and drink it?"

"So, according to you, everyone should choose to die?"

Sister: "This is what I think. I believe everything has its good and bad sides."

She paused for a moment and then said, "Some people say: suffering a loss is a blessing."

Miao Xingzhou: "Suffering a loss is not a blessing; you should be grateful that you survived."

Sister: "Isn't it better for flowers in a greenhouse to go outside and live with wild grass?"

Miao Xingzhou: "Then it will die."

Sister: "It's good that it will leave the greenhouse and live in the wild."

Miao Xingzhou: "What if they didn't survive?"

Sister: "It can see the outside world, and it's happy."

Miao Xingzhou: "Why be happy when you're already dead? What's wrong with being a hothouse flower for life?"

Sister: "How do you know it wants to be a greenhouse flower for the rest of its life?"

Miao Xingzhou: "Then how did you..."

Sister: "Borrowing money to avert disaster, turning misfortune into blessing, things always turn around when they reach their extreme..."

Miao Xingzhou ended the video call and sent a final message: I feel like nothing but bad things are happening to me.

Sister: When I'm tired from farm work and odd jobs, I think it's good to have a job that can make my life stable and provide for me financially. I think Mom thinks the same way.

Miao Xingzhou: I want to live a happy life, not a painful one.

Miao Xingzhou: When I faced those painful moments in life, I felt there was no benefit whatsoever; I could only admire myself for getting through it.

Sister: I think I'm pretty optimistic. When I lose money, I think about borrowing money to avoid further trouble.

She continued writing novels.

Actually, my sister is blindly happy, while I am being too negative.

He looked at the computer screen; he was already thirty years old, and after ten years, he still hadn't managed to sign a contract.

My 50,000 yuan is almost gone.

When will I be able to realize my dream?

Her mother looked at her and said, "Go farm."

Miao Xingzhou: "Hmm."

The mother looked at Miao Xingzhou and said, "Pick up the hoe and dig the ground."

Miao Xingzhou: "Hmm."

She went up the mountain alone and began digging.

"Would you like some water?" Mom asked.

Miao Xingzhou: "No need."

Miao Xingzhou: "Mom, don't stand in the sun now, go home quickly."

Mom didn't go back. "Do you want an ice pop?"

Miao Xingzhou said with a smile, "I'm not a child."

Mom started to feel sleepy and said, "I'm going to bed."

Miao Xingzhou: "Hmm."

While carrying manure, Mom fell asleep under the eaves.

Then she called out, "Mom, what are you doing sleeping there? Go to bed."

Mom opened her sleepy eyes and said, "Hmm."

As her body grew increasingly frail, her steps became sluggish as she entered the room.

She felt a little unwell.

Parents will die sooner or later, and they will disappear then. It's better to think of it that way.

Continue fertilizing.

After taking a shower, I started reading.

Mom went downstairs.

Miao Xingzhou: "Mom, where are you going?"

Mom: "I'm going to watch the card game."

Miao Xingzhou took out a ten-yuan note from his pocket. "You can buy something to eat."

The mother said, "I don't want your money, I have my own money."

Miao Xingzhou watched his stubborn mother leave.

She looked at her dreams and realized they seemed utterly useless to her in front of her parents.

She looked up at the ceiling.

If my dream won't come true, will I still persist?

I actually prefer money.

Dreams are never pure.

He wrote for five hours, then read a book.

Today is Sunday, and my sister has the day off.

She began by saying, "Success is hard, but you can't give up."

I went to work when my money was almost gone.

Looking at the people here at my workplace.

It seems like everyone here is chasing after treasure.

Their bodies were stiff, and their eyes were dull.

Miao Xingxing also began to embark on this path.

At the factory, looking at the endless production lines, she felt somewhat lost.

I should be past the age of feeling lost, but I'm still like this.

She looked at her rough fingers and started to return to her rented room after finishing.

Looking at the computer.

Have my own dreams also vanished amidst all the clamor?

She began to see a piece of clothing she didn't own before: a white checkered suit.

She started picking them up and putting them on.

After that, she began to remember her dream.

I chose a particularly difficult path, but I don't regret it.

She finds joy even in the most difficult things.

As long as you do it, you will be happy.

My sister called, "Have you eaten?"

Miao Xingzhou: "You've given yourself another day off?"

Sister: "Oh!"

They talked for a long time.

Miao Xingzhou: "Did you travel to Huangshan?"

Sister: Not yet, but I went to West Lake for a trip.

Sister: "At West Lake tourist attractions, a bottle of mineral water costs two yuan but is sold for seven yuan."

Miao Xingzhou: "Seven yuan is too expensive!"

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