I was 19 years old when I sacrificed my life, just 11 days before my 20th birthday. I was always at my most handsome age in military uniform.
A gust of spring breeze blew by, and when I opened my eyes again, eighteen years had passed.
I am still the same passionate 19-year-old young man. But during the eighteen years of my "sacrifice", everyone was carried forward by the torrent of time.
But that aunt who had always called me "waste" and hated iron for not being able to make steel in middle school had long since looked at my pale enlistment photo and armband and her eyes were red from tears.
My aunt's daughter, the little cousin who always followed me and cried when I snatched snacks from her, has now become a 30-year-old mother. She divorced early and raised a 3-year-old daughter alone. She has always looked to me as a role model.
After eighteen years, I appeared in front of her again.
But she doesn't call me brother anymore. It's not hate, it's not affection. It's because a 30-year-old woman who is working hard for life doesn't know how to call a 19-year-old young man her brother...
Later I arrived at her house.
I taught her daughter to climb trees, fish and catch dragonflies, just like I taught her back then.
She taught me how to use a smartphone and ride the subway, just like I taught her.
She is pulling me back to this strange world little by little from the summer of eighteen years ago...
Concept: The brothers and sisters of each parent are the closest siblings of the same mother, and they are closely connected by blood since childhood. Everyone may have brothers and sisters, and only children may have cousins. In the article, Zhang Anan formed a deep aunt-nephew relationship with her aunt. She and her cousin grew up together. They are both descendants of the clan and support each other. This family relationship that spans generations and connects three generations is an unchanging bond that lasts year after year.
Modern society is faced with a fast-paced life. Relative alienation and indifference in family affection are becoming increasingly common. However, close relatives who share the same blood always know how to understand and comfort each other, warm each other with sincerity, and heal the regrets and emotions left by the years. Ordinary family members are all silent guardians of each other's lives. The warmth that accompanies us day and night also reminds us to cherish the warm family affection that is within reach around us.
This article uses the fictional characters Zhang Anan and Yuan Xizhe as the protagonists to tell the story of the love between the Zhang family and the Yuan family, and shows the friendship between Zhang Anan and Yuan Xizhe, two only children and cousins. Zhang Anan's close relationship with her aunt and her aunt's eternal love for Zhang Anan's father. Family ties are always bound to each other. This novel only expresses the author's perception of Chinese-style family love.