The mountains and rivers of Liaonan stretch out, the Lushui Market in Duanji is noisy, and the bells and drums of the ancient temple in Liangshan are played day and night. In the world of fireworks, countless white-headed people spend their days guarding empty houses, holding half of their life savings in their hands, but feeling empty and nowhere to put them in their hearts.
Jiang Shenlan kept the pension she got from the quarry and lived frugally for thirty years, never squandering a penny. Her husband was taciturn and cold during his lifetime, and his only son was traveling around all year round. For a long time, no one asked him about his warmth and well-being. Until all kinds of false cares came one after another: the thoughtful greetings from the health center, the gentle words in the live broadcast room, the temple's words to ward off disasters and pray for blessings, and the care throughout the low-price travel. The belated warmth was like the spring breeze, filling her long-term loneliness.
She thought she had found support in her old age, and spent most of her life pursuing this warmth. Only when the accounts were spread out did she realize that everything was a deliberately weaved dream. The so-called care is for profit, the so-called well-being is a lie, and the so-called companionship is all false.
The book covers the plight of empty-nesters in urban and rural areas, unpacks the complete chain of pension scams, and talks about the regrets caused by the absence of family ties. No matter how many flashy illusions there are in the world, they can't match the ordinary warmth of flesh and blood. Readers should think more about their elders in the family after reading this book. Don't wait until all your money is gone and your heart will be full of regrets. Then you will understand that true love is rare and don't seek lies in everything.
Purpose: 1. Analyze the social dilemma of empty-nest elderly people lacking emotional support. Children only provide material support and neglect spiritual companionship, which allows all kinds of false warmth to take advantage of.
2. Expose the industry chain of pension scams: health care, blessings, live broadcasts, and low-price travel all use gentleness as bait, taking advantage of the elderly's cherished life and lack of love for profit. All care is false.
3. Compare reality and reality: Sweet words on the screen and flattery from businessmen are fleeting illusions. The true love of family members staying together and chatting with neighbors is the most valuable.
4. Reflect on the contradiction between financial rights and family ties in the elderly: The elderly hold compensation for work-related injuries and accidents, and control their property independently, but it leads to regrets due to loneliness. This reminds the world to be more considerate of their elders.
5. The tragic story of the heroine spending all her money on her late husband's stone field serves as a warning: Mo's temporary lack of warmth will lead to overdraft for the rest of her life. Only companionship can dispel the loneliness of old age.