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In 2020, a 52-year-old mother came to Shenzhen from rural Shaanxi to work. After living independently for more than ten years, "I" and my mother reunited in Shenzhen and lived under the same roof again. We quarreled in the small room. My mother couldn't stand the way "I" spent money, and "I" couldn't stand my mother's living habits. We are entangled, burdened, and dependent on each other. However, we love each other, and "I" know very well that my mother's weakness is her unreserved love for me. So, "I" wanted to understand her. "My" mother spent her youth working in mines and construction sites, and now works as a cleaner in a few spaces in a city office building. "I" want to record my mother's working history and try to travel through the life in her memory. My mother's life established an "enclave" of life for "me" who was working like a screw, allowing "me" to breathe, look back, and cherish where I came from. This is a writing project that we, mother and daughter, completed together.

Spiritual dialogue with Zhang Xiaoman: Q: All living beings suffer, is there anyone who will be extra favored by fate? --If you live an extremely easy and smooth life, someone must be shouldering the weight you should bear for you. Q: If I haven't met someone I like, should I just give in? --In this life, most of the time is waiting. When time slowly turns everything we like into things we don't like, it's time for us to say goodbye to this world. Q: Were you confused when you were young, or have you always been confused? --Life in this world is like being among thorns. If the heart is not moving and people do not move rashly, they will not be hurt; if the heart is beating and people are moving rashly, their bodies will be hurt and their bones will be hurt, so they will experience all kinds of pain in the world.