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Mrs. Fang (my grandma), a well-educated and courteous young lady from a wealthy family in the old days, has gone through years of ups and downs and turned into a sloppy and dirty old lady with a sharp mouth and a tofu heart. Although her family was in decline, she still did not forget the family motto of "be kind and charitable". Under the dilapidated roof of her home, she took in a group of people who had nowhere to go. Beggars, opera singers, fortune tellers, circus performers... As long as they were living on the streets, she would always go home to pick them up. Regardless of the opinions of others, she always did what she felt was right. Whenever there were dangers or difficulties, she relied on her life experience and strong heart to resolve them one by one. These people wandering in the world have gone through vicissitudes of life and their faces are blurred, but they have their own faces and identities under the roof of Mrs. Fang. With the help of Mrs. Fang, intentionally or unintentionally, they slowly find their own places to go.

"Things Still Remain" is the first collection of poems by Beijing-based young writer Fang Lei. The poems are divided into four series, with about 120 poems, covering the changes in the dimension and style of the author's poetry creation over the years. The extension of the creation of the works reflects the continuous thoughts on the relationship between man and nature, man and city and country, man and the times, and man and man. The poetry creation has a broad vision and profound thoughts. It is worth mentioning that as a former rock band musician, many of the poems in this collection have been or will be included in band albums as lyrics, or on mainstream music platforms. Poetry and music have a magical and meaningful blend and mutual arrival.

In 2006, I got leukemia, and career and love no longer seemed so important in the face of death. Ten years have passed, and I am still alive. As long as you live, good things will happen... Everyone in the bar is drinking and dancing with great enthusiasm. They are all so confident and dazzling, as if the whole world will be theirs if they just move their fingers. Oh, I was one of them before I went to the hospital. I had just taken on a new project and received a salary increase. My career was on the rise, my love was sweet, and my friendships were abundant. When everything was so beautiful, why did God throw such a heavy burden on me, acute leukemia? I X! I'm sick, should I tell my parents? But they divorced when I was very young... Who will take care of me who is temporarily unable to take care of myself? High risk, high risk, is it because I feel so good this afternoon? I X! Cheng Fang, come to my fucking life. How long can I live?