Joseph's family is not wealthy, can only barely make ends meet, there are two older sisters at home, although the father is very busy with work, but the salary is not high, they live in a tight daily life, usually buy some clearance or discount goods, clothes are also made by themselves, and the diet is also very simple, there are no tricks.

Because of the family's predicament, the marriage of the two older sisters who have reached the age of marriage has become a major worry for the family, and the mother often loses her temper with her father because of poverty, but because of a letter from her uncle Hule, the whole family is full of hope.

The protagonist of the story, Hule, is his father's brother, because of his unscrupulous work, he squandered all the inheritance he deserved, and even his brother's share also destroyed a large part of it, because of this incident, Joseph's mother often scolded his father and scolded Yule.

Later, as punishment, Hule was put on a ship bound for the Americas and left his hometown for New York. In the Americas, Hule seems to have started a business, and has gained a certain amount of wealth, and sent a letter to his brother's family, to the effect that his business is going well, and when he makes a fortune, he will come back, and in a few years, he will come back to reunite with his brother's family, and live a happy life ever after......

This last letter became a blessing for the whole family, because the second daughter married a civil servant (who had made up his mind after reading Uncle Hule's letter), and the father planned to use the money brought back by Hule to buy a country house, and his mother praised Le, and Hule became a good family with a decent conscience and integrity.

The family was dressed up, and every Sunday when they went for a walk on the beach, they looked at the ships that were sailing on the sea, and my father used to say, "Hey, if Hule was in that boat, what a surprise." At that time, the whole family was looking forward to the return of Uncle Hule.

When the second sister got married, the family went to play on Nishizawa Island, and on a boat, they met an old man with shabby clothes selling oysters, and was recognized by his father who went to buy oysters.

They never mentioned Uncle Hule again, and Joseph never saw him again.

Maupassant's handling of the details is very good, from the family's eagerness to look forward to Hule's return, to the panic after seeing Hule's defeat, to the quick escape in order to avoid encounters, whether it is from the description of the language or the treatment of expressions, it is very wonderful.

I admired Maupassant's portrayal of human nature very much, and I sighed after reading it, he just told a story, and conveyed much more than that.

The ugliness of human nature, whether in the past or now, whether you are a capitalist country or a socialist country, as long as there are people, this phenomenon may exist.

Around us, there is no shortage of such people, some people are promoted, others see the wind and make trouble, and there are many people who are closer, if they retire or are dismissed, they are afraid to avoid them, hide far away, lest they be estranged by the current dynasty, or they will not be in trouble. This is what we often call human nature, the treatment of Uncle Hule's family, is also a choice that many people may make, we have no right to stand on the height of morality to accuse anyone's behavior, because everyone is different, whether it is the inseparability of relatives, or the concept of money first, it is a kind of quality and choice of their own, what I want to do is just to read these classic literary works, can I learn the truth of being a human being from them, don't let people like my uncle Hule, even when they use their own labor to earn money, they are indifferently abandoned by their relatives。

"What's the matter, I'm depressed, I don't know, I think who bullied you?" Zuo Mi saw that something was wrong with me.

"No, you're thinking too much. ”

"Come on, I don't know you yet, why did you go downstairs just now?"

"I was a little dizzy, smoked a cigarette, and cleared my head. ”

"You, you, if you confiscate your money, you will borrow money, you really have it. ”

"I have a headache, go to Ye Xuan's office to lie down for a while, and hand it over to the finance when the table is made. ”

"Wait, what are you doing there, just lie on the sofa, I'll get you the quilt, just go to Ye Xuan's place, you kid has some bad ideas. ”

I don't want to talk to Zuo Mi, okay, lie down on the sofa for a while, I don't know what's wrong, my head suddenly feels very heavy, I want to sleep, Zuo Mi covered me with her quilt, and teased me a few words, I fell asleep within two minutes of lying down, and I didn't even know when Zuo Mi went out.

Ye Xuan's office.

"Sister Ye Xuan, that kid just answered the phone and went downstairs, I was making information at the time, and I didn't have time to follow up to see it, and after coming back after a while, the whole person was wrong, did you see it?" Zuo Mi muttered.

"Sister Zuo, it's all because of me. Ye Xuan couldn't cry.

"What's the matter, my little sister, why are you crying? ”

Ye Xuan told Zuo Mi the ins and outs of the matter, and Zuo Mi's face was a little solemn.

"Sister Zuo, it's not good to blame me, if it weren't for me, Brother Feng Chime wouldn't have been threatened by the door. ”

"I don't blame you for this, Sister Ye Xuan, you don't like that kid from the Lin family, tell him straight to his face, stimulate his heart fiercely, and see what he says?" Zuo Mi proposed.

"It's useless, Sister Zuo, this will only arouse his desire to conquer me, the Lin family has been employed in the mall for so many years, and they rely on stalking, unscrupulous for the sake of the end, just like Brother Feng Chime said, I am just a victim of the interests of the two families, my fate is not up to me, Brother Feng Chime also gave me a trick?"

"What a move. ”

"Let me give up my identity as the eldest lady of the Ye Group, maybe the people of the Lin family will give up on me, and they won't target you. ”

"This ...... You have to think about it, I think, if you really don't want to be arranged by the fate of the family, you can give it a try, which means that you have to give up everything, status, fame, money, connections, etc., you are just an ordinary little girl, of course, as friends, my husband and I will definitely help you, but this is not a long-term solution after all, some things have to rely on yourself, you have to think about it!"

"I ......"

"Don't worry, tell me when you've thought about it, after all, it takes a lot of courage to make such a decision, and I can't put too much pressure on you, no, think about it alone, I'll go back to the office first." ”

After Zuo Mi left, Ye Xuan was a little embarrassed, one is the person he loves the most, and this is his parents, how to choose between love and affection, who will tell him the answer?

When Zuo Mi came back, I had already woken up, and of course I didn't know that Zuo Mi already knew the situation.

"Why don't you sleep more?" Zuo Mi muttered.

"It doesn't affect your work, just sleep for a while. I folded the quilt and put it in its place, and slowly prepared to go out.

"Where?"

"You also have to take care of going to the bathroom?" I stared at Zuo Mi and didn't have a good airway, why is this girl so clingy lately, I have to ask where I go.

Wang Yirou couldn't help laughing, after coming out of the bathroom, I thought about saying hello to Ye Xuan, but it wasn't closed, Ye Xuan was secretly crying alone, and I didn't know what's wrong, I pushed the door open, and Ye Xuan saw that it was me who quickly wiped away my tears.

"What's the matter, my good sister, why are you crying because of who provoked you?" I stepped forward and asked.

"Brother, why are you here?"

"As soon as I came out of the bathroom, I saw you crying here, this is not good, you have to be strong and be a woman. ”

"Brother, I've seen it all. Ye Xuan muttered.

I was stunned, and after doing it for a long time, I was peeked at by Ye Xuan.

"It's okay, you can handle your own affairs by yourself, don't be too stressed, what about my side, I have my own way, Ye Xuan, if something happens, don't keep crying, crying can solve the problem, you have to face it bravely, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, the Lin family is powerful, but there is always a way to cure them, don't be afraid." I smiled and spoke, wanting to give Ye Xuan a little comfort.

"Brother, but!"

I stroked Ye Xuan's head and said warmly: "Brother knows, don't worry, everything is with me." ”

"Brother, I want to give up the identity of the eldest lady of the Ye family, I just want to be an ordinary person, I have already thought about it. Ye Xuan's eyes were firm, it seemed that he had really made up his mind this time.

I was relieved: "Ye Xuan, don't be stupid, I know you are worried about the safety of me and Zuo Mi, and I also know that you don't like Lin Yi, there is nothing bad about the identity of the eldest lady of the Ye family, although she has brought you pain and sorrow, but you think about it carefully, what will your father, your mother and your sister think, there will definitely be a solution, you must not be rash at this juncture." ”

"I made a lot of determination, I don't want my fate to be at the mercy, I want to jump out of this cage, I want to go back with my brother, I just want to live the life of an ordinary person, it's as simple as that, why can't such a simple request meet me, why everyone can't get along with me, why, why. ”

Ye Xuan's mood was a little wrong, obviously what I just said stimulated her, I stepped forward and hugged Ye Xuan and said softly: "Let's find a way together, don't let your heart become heavy, don't have this kind of thought, Ye Xuan, wake up." ”

Ye Xuan was so dizzy and fell into my arms, I hurriedly called Zuo Mi and Li Meihui, it should be caused by sudden low blood pressure.

Ten minutes passed.

Li Meihui said to me: "Doctor Wind Chime, it's no big deal, a piece of glucose, a dose of potassium chloride is fine, but you can't stimulate her anymore, this girl is very sensitive, she has a slight tachycardia, you have to take good care of it, I'll go and get busy first, and I'll wake up in about an hour." ”

Zuo Mi complained: "Look at you, how did you do it, why did Ye Xuan suddenly faint?"

"Blame me, I said something that stimulated her, this girl was worried about me and you, and she wanted to give up the identity of the eldest lady of the Ye family, but I stopped her, I couldn't figure it out, so she fainted. ”

"The way you speak has to be changed, you don't know that Ye Xuan is such an emotional person, but you have to give up the identity of the eldest lady of the Ye family for you, it's really touching, shocking and crying. ”

"Why do I feel sour about this?"

"Yes, why didn't I think it was okay, I went back to the office to work, by the way, Zhu Ningning was transferred to the general ward. ”