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In their eyes, to do this kind of work, you must have a nose that is different from ordinary people. In fact, my nose is very ordinary. It is too ordinary, and even a little ugly. It is a bit flat in shape, and there is an invisible gouge mark on it, which is the mark left by chickenpox when I was a child. Occasionally, I will catch a cold and have a stuffy nose, and I can't smell for a few days. I may even be so breathless that I can only breathe through my mouth. But I never take it seriously. The nose is not as important as the ears and eyes.

This collection of essays is a strange memory of youth, describing the people the author met, the scenery he saw, and the days and nights he spent in his youth, showing inner experiences such as sadness and joy, absurdity and comedy. The writing is cold and sharp, showing the true humanity of ordinary people around him, whether shining or hypocritical, as well as the different fates of life, old age, illness, and death.

"Girl and Eternal Life" is a collection of essays by the writer Cao Bai, including 14 essays such as "The Writer", "The Girl", "The Dreamer", "The Missing" and "The Prodigal Son". It uses the changes in fate of relatives and friends around "me" as the description object, which together constitute "my" youth memory and family memory. Xiao Mo, a playmate who commits suicide by jumping into a well, a teacher whose life trajectory is constantly changing, an uncle who is a manual laborer but constantly wants to "get rich", a cousin who suddenly disappears, a cousin who is ill-fated but still works hard to live, and a ninety-one-year-old grandmother and "libertine" brother who sells scriptures. Cao Bai's writing is sincere and touching, and aphorisms frequently appear in the book. It is deeply inspiring for girls in their growing years and young women who have not been in society for too long.