In the long river of life, some people choose to rush, and some people choose to be silent. Mr. Xu, a native of Hangzhou who has just entered the retirement stage of Zhenggao, finds himself trapped in a silent perseverance.
Mr. Xu is not alone. She is responsible for taking care of her 97-year-old mother and her long-lived 102-year-old father. The old mother was able to take care of herself despite her limited mobility, while the old father enjoyed his old age in a high-end nursing home. In addition to her, there are also her husband and daughter, who are too busy with their work to take care of the elderly. This makes Ms. Xu the guardian of the family, taking on the responsibility of taking care of her parents and grandchildren.
In this family, the economy is not an issue. Mr. Xu's parents are both Kochi and enjoy a generous pension and medical insurance. The brothers and sisters are also doing well, and the economic conditions are superior. What they lack, however, is time and energy. This forced Mr. Xu to give up the comfort of retirement life and devote himself to tedious housework.
The life of the day starts early in the morning, and Mr. Xu has to be busy. She needs to take care of her old mother's daily life first, and then prepare breakfast for the whole family. During the day, she is busy with housework, taking care of her old mother's daily life, taking her for walks and accompanying her through every moment. And at night, although Teacher Xu is exhausted, she still has to make sure that the old mother can sleep peacefully before she can rest for a while.
However, such a life is not an easy one. Teacher Xu not only has to deal with physical exhaustion, but also has to endure spiritual loneliness and pressure. She is gradually isolated from the outside world, her social circle is getting smaller and smaller, and only the takeaway brother and the hurried ** leave her a trace of contact. Retirement was supposed to be pleasant, but for Mr. Xu, it became a silent perseverance, a kind of silent sacrifice and dedication.
Perhaps, Mr. Xu once fantasized about the beauty of retirement life and wanted to roam the world with her husband and enjoy the joy of family. However, the reality is far more difficult than imagined. She had to give up her personal happiness and dedicate herself completely to her family, becoming a silent fortified city.
Perhaps, life is like this. We can't choose our fate, but we can choose how to face it. Mr. Xu chose to stick to it and choose to dedicate himself silently. Although her life is uneventful, it is full of warmth and touching. She used her actions to interpret what selfless love is and what is the responsibility of family.
Finally, let us pay tribute to Mr. Xu. In this noisy world, she uses her silence to guard a precious emotion, which is the warmth of the family, the power of love, and the meaning of life.