These past two days I’ve been deep in work — arranging capital ventures, and on top of that, a friend specifically invited me to conduct a Feng Shui assessment, so things have genuinely been busy.
So today, let’s just have a casual chat, shall we? [hug] I know — these past couple of years, you’ve probably been carrying a lot of frustration inside.
Especially after witnessing so much, and after your perspective has broadened and your understanding has matured.
When the autumn wind rises, the crab claws itch.
I’ve been writing substantive content for several days in a row — it’s tiring. Today I want to write something casual, something fitting for the season: a chat about Chinese mitten crabs.
My love for hairy crabs traces back to my father’s social circle.
As most of you know, I’m from Shanghai with ancestral roots in Shaoxing — a genetic combination that practically hardwired a love of hairy crabs into my soul.
A young woman told me: she and her boyfriend had a three-hour phone call going over the specific challenges they might face in marriage.
She had prepared a memo in advance.
They reached no conclusions.
The topics included: how would they share the responsibility of raising children? What specific educational path would they take? If one parent needed to sacrifice their career, whose would it be?
I understand her anxiety, and her need to nail everything down before moving forward. She wants to live her life with intention — which is why she wants plans, contingencies, and fallback options.
Today, an extraordinarily significant historical variable has emerged.
Hamas, the Palestinian militant organization, launched a massive surprise offensive against Israel. In an astonishingly short period of time, Hamas achieved simultaneous infiltration by land, sea, and air — while firing over 5,000 rockets in a coordinated barrage.
Strictly speaking, we are in all likelihood witnessing the opening of the Sixth Middle East War. As things stand, none of this has a direct bearing on us.
I’ve attempted to publish this article multiple times, only to have it blocked each time for “sensitive content.” After spending an entire afternoon carefully weighing every word and revising several passages, it finally went through — and it wasn’t easy. Consider this a warm-up piece for the new journey ahead. Please read it carefully and treasure it, my friends.
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After this holiday ends, stop squandering yourself. Immediately audit and clean up what you consume. Delete all the mindless gossip, celebrity scandals, entertainment, and joke content — and start following finance, real estate, politics, and in-depth analysis instead.
Dear brothers and sisters: I’ve never been one for filling every last day of a long holiday with activity. Especially those final two or three days — I prefer to slow down, restore my vital energy (Chi), and let my work life warm up gradually.
The benefit of this approach: when you re-engage with your career, the transition doesn’t feel jarring. It’s simply more comfortable.
In life, avoid extreme swings. In action, avoid sudden rushes and abrupt stops.
Recently I got to know someone who’d been divorced, remarried, and now has a child together with his new wife.
He walked me through his remarriage experience, and I found it genuinely instructive.
One: Divorce is a weak point. So if you want to date and get married, going out and finding someone yourself is easier than waiting to be introduced.
He’s an only child from the city — divorced, no kids, highly educated, stable job, income over 300,000 yuan a year. His parents have two properties, he owns two more himself, plus a car worth over 500,000. With credentials like that, people were constantly offering to set him up.
As brothers and sisters to one another, there is one thing we must truly understand.
That is this: making big money should not — and does not need to — be the central goal of your life. If you make getting rich your supreme life goal, you will live in misery, and you still won’t get rich.
Life is just that ironic.
I’ve seen a great many people’s destinies, so I understand clearly the logic behind how life gets better and better.
The long-awaited National Day holiday is almost here — eight whole days off this time, if you can believe it. Which means there’s far too much to handle and arrange before the break, and naturally the time I have for writing has shrunk. But even in the rush, I still plan to share two longer pieces before Friday — something for you all to look forward to.
As for tonight’s piece, it’s just casual fun mixed with a bit of experience. Read it for the enjoyment. Whatever you take from it — that’s up to your own destiny.
Tonight I won’t write a long article. In response to overwhelming demand from readers, I’ve created a brand new screensaver: “Hall of Gold and Jade.”
Along with it, I’m resharing the previous ones I made as well.
The reason: well over a hundred of you have written in to say that after switching to the new screensavers, your mood, your state of mind, and your overall energy have all genuinely improved — almost immediately.