This is a special bond story about discipline and growth. Lin Yan, who fell into decadence after the college entrance examination, met Yun Shen, a "master" known for his strictness, on the Internet. From establishing family rules and remote supervision online to practicing punishment in offline meetings, Yun Shen used a ruler and principles to correct Lin Yan's bad habits of staying up late, drinking alcohol and escaping from reality little by little.
Yun Shen is a typical "strict master". His rules are as detailed as his work, rest and diet, and his punishments go as far as the ruler. However, he always retains the safe word "green bamboo" as the bottom line; he is also a "warming master" and a "training master", and will be as Lin Yan progresses. Handing him a piece of strawberry cake, he used his own experience to explain the profound meaning of "rules are for greater freedom". He would also stand up when he was being challenged by outsiders and defend his shortcomings with "I am the only one who can control my people", giving him the confidence to face the world.
Lin Yan gradually transformed through pain and reflection: from resisting discipline to respecting rules, from evading responsibilities to taking the initiative, from relying on supervision to internalizing self-discipline. This connection that began as a "host and shell" relationship eventually sublimated into a friendship that transcended distance. When Lin Yan could later guide younger people as gently as Yun Shen did, he understood the core of this special discipline - it was never about restraint, but about using sober pain and firm warmth to help lost people find their inner ruler, and finally be able to move forward independently and uprightly towards a farther life.
Purpose: Use special forms of discipline as a carrier to explore the dialectical relationship between rules and freedom - real growth is not about getting rid of constraints, but learning to control yourself within clear boundaries, internalizing external norms into inner rulers, and ultimately gaining a broader life space through self-discipline.