The Greatest Sorrow of Adults is Suddenly Understanding Grandmother Liu

The Courtyard of Lu GuThe carvings and paintings in the Lu Gu Courtyard were exquisite, the food and clothes were luxurious, all the important figures were magnificent, and the guests who came and went were also wealthy. Only one person was an exception –

Grandmother Liu

When I was young, I was influenced by the fancy and opulent lifestyles of the young masters and ladies, and the love and hate between them were complicated. I felt that the old man was oily and cunning. Seeing the world's prosperity after many years, standing outside of vanity, I suddenly envied her.

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The world is clear through knowledge, and human relationships are refined through writing'Door plaqueAs we all know from the book, Grandma Liu lived alone for many years, earning a living by farming two mu of land.

The young men and women of the family took care of her out of filial piety, but life was poor, so she had to worry about their family's livelihood.

The nephew was young and lacked experience, and he was unwilling to compromise, so the old lady had to put on a face.

In order to celebrate the New Year, Grandma Liu and her grandson went to beg for a marriage to a relative of the Wang family in the Marquis's Mansion, so she had several exchanges with the Marquis's Mansion. She also witnessed the decline of a once-prosperous family.

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The children were innocent and curious, and Grandma Liu didn't worry, she was tense and hesitant, fearing that something would happen. When she saw the Marquis's Mansion's grand gates, she was apprehensive and respectful, calling everyone 'Uncle' after being advised, and after circling the courtyard, she finally entered through the back door.

After seeing Mr. Zhou Rui, she contacted old friends, nodding and bowing, flattering and flattering. After seeing Miss Ping, she bowed and knelt, admiring the beautiful young woman. After a series of twists and turns, she finally saw Mrs. Wang Xifeng, who was dignified and imposing.

Wang Xifeng looked down on the poor old woman, after a meal, she gave 'the girls' twenty two taels of silver and a copper dollar to 'make clothes' , the twenty two taels were a leak from the wealthy family's fingers, and the copper dollar was a sarcastic gift from the arrogant wife.

Grandma Liu was treated like a beggar on the street, she was shrewd and knowledgeable, and she realized that she was being exploited. But twenty two taels of silver were enough for the family to have a good year, and she had to endure the humiliation and fulfill her promises.

Over seventy-year-old old lady knelt and bowed to seek assistance, it was a matter of self-discipline and survival, it was inevitable.

Thinking about our lives and work, aren't we all like this? We either want to live a good life, but we can't, or we want to maintain our integrity, but we can't.

Customers' demands, leaders' cold faces, strangers' malice...

Just like Mr. Wang Gouer, he was stubborn and unwilling to compromise is the spirit of young people.

Adults have to learn to endure hardship and compromise to find a way to survive and improve their lives, even if it means sacrificing their own integrity and becoming cold and ruthless.

But we learn to keep our stubbornness and can't adapt, we want a good life but can't have one, or we want to maintain our integrity, but we can't.

Either we live too vulgar, or too pure.

Compared to Grandma Liu, we are so weak and powerless. We strive for a good life but can't succeed, or we uphold our integrity but can't.

We either live too vulgar, or too pure.

The extravagance and vanity of the Marquis's Mansion were blown away by the times, but Grandma Liu's simple life remained stable.

Compared to Grandma Liu, we are so weak and powerless. We strive for a good life but can't succeed, or we uphold our integrity but can't.

We either live too vulgar, or too pure.