Yang Sisi's message amused me, and I replied: "Am I just being sarcastic, or are you deliberately trying to make fun of me?... I don't need religion to save me. I have the power to save myself and can become the kindest person in the world at any time."
Where is your kindness shown?
"Be kind to others."
"Are you really that kind? Then hurry up and save me... I'm so bored!"
"You are an angel, and mortals are not worthy to save you."
"Alas... the angel has fallen into a ditch and can't get back up!"
"Were you uncomfortable over there?"
"It's comfortable, but I don't like studying. Not only do I have to learn what's in books, but I also have to learn how they speak... But why should they? Our country, this sleeping lion, has now awakened. Why can't they be the ones learning how we speak?"
"Stop complaining. Don't you understand the principle of 'when in Rome, do as the Romans do'?"
“I don’t understand. I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to teach them Chinese and then culturally invade them.”
"Your ambitions are getting a bit too big! Be careful not to cause an international dispute."
“International disputes are great, that way I can be deported back to my country.”
Yang Sisi is truly a joy to behold. I couldn't help but recall the days I spent with her in Dali. Sometimes, listening to her boisterous and humorous remarks was quite relaxing and pleasant. When I first arrived in Dali, I was like a depleted lithium battery, and she was the perfect charger, always using her little tricks to reignite my energy and allow me to once again fight against the world on my own.
So, while laughing, I typed back: "Everyone else is returning home in glory, but you're being sent back to your country. It sounds pretty humiliating."
"I am not afraid of humiliation, I am afraid of dying far from home..."
After receiving that message, she quickly sent another one: "Hey, Michael, has anything fun happened in Dali lately?"
"Do you want to hear about the romantic affair between a director and a female literary youth? ...By the way, the director lives in the same neighborhood as the apartment you rented before you left."
"It's all been leaked online. Can't you come up with something new? Besides, only someone like you would be interested in this kind of scandalous stuff."
"New? ...There's something new happening on Renmin Road. Last week, a performance art group came, a man and a woman, and they took photos on Renmin Road in broad daylight, completely naked... This didn't spread online; only people in Dali know about it."
"Look at you, I told you you have a weird sense of humor and you wouldn't admit it... Look at the kind of trivial things you're interested in!"
"These two things have been the hottest topics lately... I'm just recounting the events to you in the spirit of truth and credibility."
"Still trying to argue... Can't you say something more sophisticated, like how well Erhai Lake has been managed, or what kind of living conditions those lakeside inns are in now?"
I subconsciously lit a cigarette, and my emotions shifted. For those of us who used to do business based on policy, this kind of topic is actually quite heavy. I don't know what kind of governance results Erhai Lake has achieved at this stage... I'm just worried about Tie Nan and Tao Zi. I always feel that it's very irrational of them to forcibly operate the guesthouse during the Spring Festival, taking such a big risk, but as a friend, I can't persuade them otherwise.
I finally replied to Yang Sisi: "Erhai Lake is still under management, and the policies have never been relaxed. They may even be stricter than when we first came to Dali."
"That's what makes you so amazing! You actually came up with the idea of setting up a temporary inn on a deserted commercial street. I admire you for that. You're much more clever than those struggling seaside inn owners!"
"I admire you more. When did you become interested in these things?"
"I'm studying business marketing, so of course I have to pay close attention to marketing events like this... I have to go now, get out of class is about to end."
Study hard and make progress every day.
...
I put the phone back on the table, took a deep drag of my cigarette, and Lu Jia, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up and asked, "What's wrong? You look so serious."
I sighed softly, stubbed out my cigarette in the ashtray, and replied, "Do you still remember Peach?"
"I remember, isn't she Wang Lei's friend?"
"Yes, she's in Dali now, and she and her boyfriend have taken over a seaside inn..."
"Isn't this great? It's so much better than her previous job."
"Don't touch the seaside guesthouses in Dali... I'm worried something might happen to them."
"What's wrong?"
I told Lu Jia about what had happened in the past six months. At first, she listened attentively, but her expression became serious as she spoke. She said to me, "I didn't know much about your situation in Dali before, and I thought you were doing well. I didn't expect so many things to have happened."
"So I don't consider Dali my paradise. No matter where I go, hard work is the first priority. However, some people may not be so lucky."
"In business, there are always successes and failures."
"Yes... but I really want to do something for them."
“They chose this path themselves, and they are the ones who should bear the consequences…” After a slight pause, Lu Jia continued, “If they are doing well and making money, are you going to share half with them? Why should you bear the bad consequences for them?”
"There's no need for people to be so realistic with each other..."
“You may think this is wrong, but what you fear is that others will always target you with a calculating mindset.”
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