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Seeing him return, Lydia asked, "Didn't you say you would come back after dinner?" Why so early? ”

Zongheng was embarrassed to say that he hadn't eaten yet, but said, "I just met Dr. Woolf." She drove me back. ”

Hearing him say this, Lydia nodded and said no more.

Seeing that the four members of the Li family were eating deliciously, and had no intention of inviting themselves to sit down for dinner, Zongheng said hello casually and returned to his room.

Before going to bed at night, Lydia went to Zongheng's room as usual and chatted with him for a while.

Lydia asked, "Where did you go today?" ”

Lying on the bed, he replied half-truthfully: "I went around Lake Midwood, and then went to visit Zhao Luo in the hospital." ”

"Zhao Luo? Listen to the name is a girl. Who is she? Lydia looked curious.

Zongheng replied: "It's the girl I saw in the hospital that day, the girl who was robbed at home." ”

"Ahh Is that her? Lydia finally remembered, "How is she, is she better?" ”

"I've been transferred to a general ward. The body is almost better. Just ......"

"Just what?"

"I'm afraid it's hard to recover from mental trauma." Zongheng told Lydia about Zhao Luo's family's plan to discharge her from the hospital early, and gave her a detailed account of what he had heard from Zhao Luo and from Dr. Woolf.

Lydia was also speechless for a moment. After a long while, she said, "Alas! It's unfortunate enough to encounter something like that, and it ends up with such a family...... Maybe she should apply to be removed from the family's custody of her and find a better family. “

Zongheng remembered that on the way home, Dr. Woolf also talked about finding evidence to deprive Zhao Luo of his parents' custody. Now that Lydia had mentioned it, she casually said, "You think the same as Dr. Woolf!" She also felt that it was not a good thing for Zhao Luo to continue to live with that family. But if she wants to deprive Zhao Luo's parents of her guardianship, she finds it very difficult. ”

"Actually, there is nothing difficult about it. Dr. Woolf was not a legal expert after all. Like Zhao Luo, when she was illegally violated, her guardian clearly saw it but hid aside and did not dare to stand up to protect her, and when she turned around and was unwilling to do his best to provide her with medical assistance, as long as she filed a complaint herself, the judge would announce on the spot that she would deprive her parents of guardianship. Another one percent will announce the same result every few days, even if it is not announced on the spot. ”

Lydia's witty remarks made Zongheng laugh. He thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, it is the best choice for her to leave her current family and live a new life in a different environment." It's just that I'm afraid she still has ideological concerns. If she takes the initiative to ask for the release of her parents' custody and goes back to find a new adoptive family, will others think she is unfilial? ”

"Unfilial?" Lydia was slightly stunned as if she had heard a new term.

It took a while for her to think of something funny, and a mocking look appeared on her face. Of course, Zongheng can see that this ridicule is not directed at him, but at something that is not here.

Lydia said, "You can rest assured on this subject. In the United States, we don't pay attention to 'filial piety', we only talk about 'love'. “

"Is there any difference between the two?" Zongheng was a little confused by Lydia's statement.

Lydia explains: "I don't know much about Chinese culture, I'm just going to say my own opinions. The so-called 'filial piety' is based on the so-called nurturing grace of parents for their children, so when children grow up, it is natural for them to repay their parents' kindness. Is that so? “

Zongheng nodded.

"But do parents really have the grace to nurture their children?"

"How could it not be? Parents give birth to children and bring them into the world. Raising the child with hard work. Isn't that nurturing grace? Zongheng felt that Lydia's statement was contrary to common sense, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He felt that he had to work hard to defend Huaxia's "filial piety".

But Lydia shook her head and said, "Let's talk about whether parents give birth to children first, whether it is considered a gift of parenting. Then discuss whether raising a child to an adult is considered a grace of parenting. Do you think that's okay? ”

It seems that there will be a problem with agreeing to Lydia's request, but on the surface, there is no problem in the vertical and horizontal aspects. So, he had no choice but to agree.

Seeing that he agreed, Lydia continued, "Let me ask you a question first. Did the parents give birth to their children with the child's consent in advance? ”

"Huh?" Zongheng didn't expect Lydia to ask such a question, and was dumbfounded.

A slight smug smile appeared on the corner of Lydia's mouth, and she chased after her: "Why do parents conceive children, isn't it because of the instinct of *** seizures?" In the final analysis, the individual of the creature wants to preserve life and continue life, and the instinct is to save the current life by eating, so eating is not kind to himself; Giving birth to children is to extend life, and of course it is not a favor to children. What's more, before parents give birth to their children, they don't consult their children at all, and ask him if he is willing to come to this world, this kind of forcing others is not a kindness. “

Zongheng was dumbfounded and speechless. After a long while, he retorted, "Okay...... But before you eat, don't you also pray for thanksgiving? ”

"We're thanking God for the food, not the food itself."

"What about the hard work that parents put into raising their children to adulthood? Isn't that kindness? Zongheng hurriedly grabbed the last straw.

"Do you think that people come to this world to enjoy or to suffer?" Lydia asked rhetorically.

"This ......" didn't know how to answer for a while.

"I'm afraid it's still the majority of people who suffer, right?" "The Bible also tells us that man came into the world with original sin. Adam listened to his wife's voice and ate of the tree which God had commanded him not to eat, and the earth was cursed for his sake. From then on, mankind must toil all the days of his life in order to get food from the ground. The earth will bring forth thorns and thistles, and they will eat the herbs of the field. And a man shall sweat before he shall have bread, until he returns to the earth, for from the second of the earth he comes. ”

Lydia recited the words of the Old Testament Genesis with reverence.

Zongheng was infected by her piety and did not dare to disturb it.

Lydia continued: "Since parents bring their children to suffer in the world, then raising children is actually paying off the debt of making children suffer. Isn't it the responsibility of parents to do their best to raise their children to adulthood, to love and care for them? Why did it become a favor? ”

Zongheng finally found the entry point of rebuttal, he said: "According to what you say, parents have no kindness to their children. Then the child does not have to be filial to his parents. But why do many children in American families still have a good relationship with their parents when they become adults? Isn't this filial piety? ”

Lydia laughed, "I just said that! This is not 'filial piety', this is 'love'. ”

Zongheng was stunned for a moment. Lydia had said this before, but what she said later had such a great impact on Zongheng's original ideas that he forgot about it in a moment's grief.

"Parental unkindness is basically common knowledge in the United States and other countries that have been influenced by Christian culture," Lydia said. But even if this is common sense, most of us will take the initiative to support our parents. Because what binds parents and children is never affection, but love. Grace is morality, while love is emotion. Kindness is a moral constraint, and love is from the heart. Parents love their children and always give them the best they have. And only in this way will children dedicate their best to their parents. Since Zhao Luo's parents don't love her, why should Zhao Luo be filial to them? “

After a pause, Lydia concluded, "So, there's no need to worry about you. If you are worried that the backward concept of filial piety will affect the new foster family's perception of Zhao Luo, we can operate for her to go to a white family for foster care. Provided, of course, that she herself has such a desire. “

"Hmm......" Zongheng replied casually. His mind was a little confused.

Seeing that his face was cloudy, Lydia knew that this conversation was a little deep in this regard. She was afraid that she would drill the tip of the horns, so she changed the topic and said, "When you went to see Zhao Luo, what was her attitude?" Did you show resistance? ”

was interrupted like this, and Zongheng also came back to his senses.

Forget it, what's there to think about this question? Lao Tzu had no parents to fulfill his filial piety. Now that even my wife and children are gone, I don't know if anyone is filial to me. Why are you so tired of thinking?! Zongheng told himself.

He replied, "It's fine." We are the same age, and it is easier to communicate. ”

"I saw you come back with a pocket of clothes. That dress is Zhao Luo's? Lydia glanced around, as if looking for the pocket.

Zongheng pointed to the wardrobe and said, "It's her coat." Stained. I brought it back and washed it for her. ”

In fact, Zongheng wanted to find a random place on the road to drop this dress. But because of Dr. Woolf's connections, he had to bring it back.

Lydia suddenly showed a strange smile, and she teased, "Willing to hand over the clothes to you so soon?" I didn't expect you to please girls! ”

Zongheng looked helpless: "Why do you all think so?" ”

"We?" Lydia pointed to her nose and looked around. In that way, he is clearly asking: Who else but me?

Zongheng sighed, "Besides you, there's also Dr. Woolf. On the way back, she said something similar. Is there no pure friendship between men and women in your hearts? What's more, do you think my current age is suitable for falling in love? ”

Lydia said disapprovingly: "This is the United States, not conservative Chinese mainland." It's not a big deal for young people to fall in love. But you have to remember that you must take protective measures. ”

"What protection?" Even though he memorized the entire dictionary by heart, he didn't understand what Lydia was talking about.

Lydia suddenly squirmed, and she couldn't find the right words to explain what protection was. I had to move a laptop from my room, connect the network cable in the room, open a few web pages, and say to Zongheng: "What are the protection measures, you can see for yourself." This is clearer than I said. I won't bother to talk about it. ”

With that, she quickly left the room.

Zongheng was baffled by her, and it wasn't until he read the web page that Lydia opened for him that he realized that the so-called protective measures turned out to mean "condoms".

Of course, he had seen this word in the dictionary, but the abbreviated words in the dictionary did not allow Zongheng to understand what "condom" looked like and how to use it. It wasn't until he read these illustrated pages that he became clear about this.

"I didn't expect that more than a thousand years have passed, and modern people have played so many tricks on this kind of thing." There are links to other content on the web page. Clicking on these links at random, he learned a lot of things and opened his eyes.

He recalled the way Lydia had just fled from the room, and he couldn't help but be a little amused: "This woman sometimes seems to be arrogant, sometimes very shy. I really don't know which is her true temperament. ”

Zongheng's stomach was empty, and he was a little flustered from hunger. But in the face of the colorful online world, his attention is almost completely attracted, and he does not feel that time has passed, let alone hungry.