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I had heard of his name long before I met him in person. His name is Lao Cao, a little guy, but very interesting. Xia Xin returned to China to visit relatives and talked about such a person with me. She also said that when I went to New Zealand, it would be best to meet this person. She went on to tell a lot of trivial things about him. For example, he used to be a boss. After coming to New Zealand, he built houses and sold computers. Now he works as a tour guide. He is careful and warm. He can prepare his own biscuits and play CDs that match different scenic spots, and so on. During the time she stayed at home, Xia Xin nagged many times, especially when she was sitting in the booth, drinking coffee and looking at the scenery outside. I could tell she was reminiscing about some good memories.

After ten years of traveling between New Zealand and China, the author returned to Shenzhen to settle down in 2015. At this time, Xie Hong was over fifty, and his new life was beginning again, and he had a kind of comparison and reflection on many things. In addition to continuing to write columns for the "Shenzhen Special Zone News", this book is slightly different from the second part in that the perspective of personal observation has changed slightly. The author does not only write academic essays, but some of the writing themes are biased towards life prose essays. The form and theme are more free and not restricted by column rules. Readers will feel this when reading.

The owner will never leave his beloved dog. This is the true story of Simba, a golden retriever who has lived with the author for more than ten years and brought him endless joy. The author feels that he is like someone he knew in his previous life, following him from his previous life to this life, then from Shenzhen across the border to Hong Kong, and finally flew to New Zealand to settle in the South Pacific. The writing of this book is delicate and moving, describing the sincere feelings of humans and dogs who never leave each other and follow each other like shadows.