She doesn't want to pretend anymore

"I say, little girl, how come you don't know how to be humble and can't listen to criticism? If you were in our era..."

An old lady got angry and Manshu interrupted her: "This is no longer your era. Each era has its own characteristics. Our generation will soon become adults. Just wait and see!"

In every era, there are people who shoulder heavy responsibilities and move forward. It does not mean that life can become better just by relying on the construction of the older generation.

Manshu had witnessed the rapid changes in his motherland over the years and naturally had more say.

People say that their generation is pampered, but it is undeniable that they will also grow up.

The old men were still trying to preach, but one of them, who was playing chess under a tree, dropped a chess piece: "Check!"

Then Manshu heard him say, "Okay, Liu Laosan, everyone knows that your eldest grandson didn't even graduate from junior high school and he yelled that he didn't want to study anymore. He changes jobs every ten days or half a month, and he's afraid of hardship and fatigue?"

"And Grandma Wang, your granddaughter got pregnant at the age of 18, and in order to avoid going out to work, she found a 40-year-old man. How dare you say that about a young girl?"

"Xiao Li..."

This Xiao Li was the auntie who wanted to join the crew with Manshu in the beginning. Her face changed drastically after being named by the old man.

He interrupted the old man hastily: "Uncle Hu, please don't talk nonsense. My son is studying in a university outside. He is hardworking and filial. He is different from them!"

The old man sneered, "Isn't it? Going to college has sucked my parents dry, like a leech, calling every day to ask for money!"

The people around him widened their eyes. Xiao Li's son is one of the few college students in their area, so how could he not be considerate of his parents?

Manshu really didn't know that this old man had quietly known the situation of every household.

Some people also chirped: "No wonder Xiao Li is trying so hard to be an extra. Is it because her son spends too much money?"

"Actually, I did hear something. Her son got someone pregnant at school..."

Aunt Li seemed to have triggered a nerve. She screamed and rushed towards the person who had just spoken: "Wang Yanping, what nonsense are you talking about? I will tear your mouth apart, you little whore..."

Well, the two aunties started fighting, and the neighbors seemed to be used to it. They just casually persuaded them without moving their feet. Some people even called excitedly: "The little Wang on the fourth floor and the little Li on the second floor are fighting again, come and watch!"

Manshu: “!!!” I was speechless.

It seems that life in the urban village is so lively.

Manshu was not in a hurry to go in. She walked to the old banyan tree and looked at the old man playing chess: "Uncle, have you heard that this place is going to be demolished? Are you willing to be demolished?"

The houses have been demolished and people are now living in high-rise buildings, but it is impossible to have such a lively atmosphere again.

The old neighbors who have lived here for decades obviously know each other. There are often conflicts between neighbors, but there is also a lot of help between them.

In fact, there are really people who don’t want money and just want to live in their old house, right?

Manshu was still sighing, and the old man looked at her and said, "What kind of question are you asking, little girl? Who wouldn't want to get more compensation after demolition and move to a better house? The water pipe upstairs in my house is leaking, and we have a quarrel every few days. I wanted to move out a long time ago."

Another old man echoed: "Isn't it? My daughter-in-law and my wife have been fighting for decades, and after the demolition, they can finally stop living together."

……

Manshu: This seems different from what she thought.