Comprehensive film: the sweet daily life of urban drama

Da Mai was a little nervous. Was this his first date with Xiao Wu? Should he take the initiative to find a topic to talk about? He didn't want Xiao Wu to think he was too boring. After all, he had a lesson from college.

"So, Xiaowu brother, are you worried about something?" After asking, Da Mai felt something was wrong and quickly explained, "Xiaowu brother, if you don't want to say it, just pretend I didn't ask. I..."

Chen An retracted his gaze from the window and looked at Da Mai seriously, feeling that he was particularly cute. "Everyone has troubles, don't you too? Did you come here this time because you had a quarrel with your family?"

Da Mai lowered his head and took a sip of juice. "It's not that we're having a quarrel. My parents are always forcing me to find a job, and my relatives are always introducing blind dates to me. Plus, some things aren't going well, so I came here to relax."

"Now blind dates have become the mainstream. Most of the older generation met their partners through blind dates. Later, free love was advocated, and blind dates became popular again after free love became a norm. This is a step backward in history."

Da Mai complained gloomily, "That's right, free love is so good. Blind dates are so awkward. Two people who are completely unfamiliar with each other sit face to face. The matchmaker briefly introduces them and then leaves the space for the two of them. They are even more unreliable than the referees in a boxing match. I don't know what they are thinking."

"The environment has a huge impact on people. I guess it's because most of the people around them are grandparents, so they feel a sense of urgency. Isn't that how people are in society now? Many people get married because they feel they are old enough and should do this."

"Brother Xiaowu, you are absolutely right. Anyway, I really hate blind dates, so I just come out to hide away."

Chen An looked at Da Mai and smiled and asked, "Didn't you say your family urged you to work? What do they want you to do?"

Da Mai sighed and explained, "I graduated from a normal university, and my father is a teacher, so it's a stable job. So when I applied for college, I was basically forced to choose it."

Chen An shook his head, "Be a teacher?"

Seeing Chen An's actions, Da Mai asked, "Do you think I can be a teacher?"

"Your personality is not suitable for being a teacher."

"Really?" Da Mai showed a surprised expression.

Chen An wanted to laugh. This girl was so resistant to the profession of teacher. However, her father was a man with many ways and ideas.

"Really? A teacher is a profession that teaches and educates people, which is equivalent to spreading ideas. Since ancient times, strict teachers produce excellent students. Do you think you can be a strict teacher?"

Da Mai quickly shook his head. "I, I can't do that. I think I'll go crazy if I face a group of little kids."

"In our class group, when they chat, they often say that children are hard to manage. They are so angry. There are all kinds of naughty children. It gives me a headache. If I have to stand in front of dozens of people to give a lecture, it would be worse than killing me. Moreover, many of my classmates said that being a teacher is torture. Their hair is falling out every day. It feels like they will face the problem of baldness at the age of 30."

Chen An spread his hands and smiled: "So, in fact, you know it in your heart, it's just a temporary difficulty, so you regard your parents' thoughts as a way out for yourself, but is being a teacher really a way out?"

Da Mai obviously didn't understand what Chen An said. "Ah, what do you mean, Xiao Wu brother? Being a teacher is actually not bad. The income is stable, and there are fixed holidays. It's just a little worry. My father has been a teacher for half his life. It's no problem for him to support the family."

Chen An thought for a moment and asked, "Da Mai, let me ask you, we used to hear about thieves stealing things, but look, are there fewer thieves now?"

“This seems to be the case…”

"You see, nowadays, many people go out without wallets. A mobile phone can solve many problems. If a thief steals a mobile phone with a key, he has to decipher the mobile phone password, WeChat password, and payment password. This is like a hacker. Who would be a thief if they have this ability?"

"Thieves have existed since ancient times. For thousands of years, there was no effective solution to the problem. Suddenly, 4G solved the problem. Wallet manufacturers did not expect that they would not be defeated by their peers, but would be destroyed by 4G. Wallets could lose to mobile phones."

“In the same profession of teacher, who did I lose to?”

Stumped by Chen An's question, Da Mai could only shake his head blankly.

"Look at young people nowadays. When they get married, they must have a house and a car. This is the first major obstacle. When they have children in the future, their parents will be older, and they will need better education and medical resources. Therefore, for most young people, it is an inevitable trend not to have children in the future. After all, they cannot afford to raise the children, so not having children is the greatest kindness."

"On the other hand, how many normal universities were there ten years ago? How many are there now? How many prospective teachers graduate every year? There are fewer and fewer children, more and more teachers, and resources are becoming more and more concentrated. Unless you graduated from a prestigious university and have strong abilities, then there is no problem. You can still become a leader in the industry. Otherwise, survival becomes a problem."

Da Mai's face instantly fell. Facing the cruel reality described by Chen An, he compared his current situation. He was 28 years old and had never been a teacher. Some of his classmates started working right after graduation. How could he compete with them now? And those who were about to graduate, his scalp tingled just thinking about it. He felt that writing novels was more suitable for him than being a teacher.

"Brother Xiaowu, what should I do now? My career has reached a bottleneck period. It seems that no matter how hard I try, I can't write excellent works. Every day I face a lot of bad reviews. Every day..." At this point, Da Mai suddenly paused, looked at Chen An, blinked, and quickly lowered his head.

Seeing Barley's look, Chen An joked, "Barley tea, what's wrong?"

Barley raised his head and asked shyly, "You knew this a long time ago, didn't you?"

"I guessed it. There aren't that many coincidences in the world, right?"

"I'm sorry, Brother Xiaowu, I didn't mean to hide it from you, I just wanted to hear the real evaluation..."

Chen An comforted him, "Why do you have to say sorry? You didn't do anything wrong. At least after watching your work, it made me happy."

"But I feel like I'm not a good writer. I can never write something that satisfies me. I'm actually just an ordinary person. I also want to be liked by many people and make a lot of money, but every time I open my eyes, I have to face reality."

"On the one hand, I long for poetry and the fields far away, but on the other hand, I have to face the hardships that life brings."

Da Mai was very excited, "Yes, yes, Brother Xiaowu, you are absolutely right, this is my current situation." Suddenly, his expression became a little gloomy, "I am already 28 years old, I dare not imagine what my future life will be like..."