Love Guide for Childhood Sweethearts

"Ah!" Lin Qiwei looked at her sister in disbelief. "Really? Can Europeans and Americans consume so many resources?"

"There's data to prove it. Why would I lie to you? They're not consuming resources; they're wasting them without restraint." Lin Jingzhe looked at her with eyes as gentle as jade and said, "Weiwei, do you use the air conditioner in the summer?"

"Of course it's on! It's so hot!" Lin Qiwei blinked and said, "Before Dad brought me back, there was no air conditioning or electric fan at home." She smiled and said, "But in the countryside, sleeping outside in the yard is very cool."

"Then should the air conditioner be turned on all night?" Lin Jingzhe looked at them with his delicate peach blossom eyes and said.

"No." Lin Qiwei shook her head slightly. "The air conditioner at school is turned on at night and off in the second half of the night. It's not on all night. During the day, we're either in class or in the study room."

"Foreigners won't turn off their air conditioners even when no one is at home." Lin Xingzhi said as he looked at them with his distinct black and white eyes.

"What?" Lin Qiwei pursed her lips and said, "Isn't this a waste? We even turned off the lights!"

"The water consumption of golf courses in first-tier cities is equivalent to the annual water consumption of more than 100 people in most African countries." Lin Jingzhe said as he looked at them with a raised eyebrow.

"This... is too bad!" Lin Qiwei said dissatisfiedly, "How can you do this?"

"You're saying developed countries should attack us. Aren't you the children of Mother Earth? They won't admit it. They'll say the rich are protecting the environment with us," Lin Jingzhe said coldly. "They're always making accusations like this. They only shout slogans but never take any concrete action. If forest cover decreases, we should plant trees. The Three North Shelterbelt Project will become the Green Great Wall."

"Don't they plant trees?" Lin Qiwei looked at her in surprise.

"They don't plant trees! Even if the forest is on fire, they won't put out the fire. They will just shout, 'Wait until it's all burned out, and then the fire will be out.' This is natural selection, the survival of the fittest." Lin Jingzhe looked at her with amusement and said.

"How can you say this?" Lin Qiwei said in astonishment.

"You put out the fire without permission and will be punished by law." Lin Jingzhe said with a slightly cold look in his eyes.

"How is that possible?" Lin Qiwei looked at her in disbelief. "It's fake! There was a wildfire in the mountains, and all the young and strong men in the village ran up the mountain to put out the fire first, waiting for the firefighters to come and put it out together."

"This is unbelievable. We have been taught not to play with fire since childhood. The slogans on the wall all say that setting fire to the mountain will result in life imprisonment." Lin Qiwei looked at her directly with her almond-shaped eyes and said.

"They don't put out fires. If an ordinary person's house catches fire, they have to pay the fire department to put it out." Lin Xingzhi said to her with his ink-black eyes.

"This..." Lin Qiwei's jaw almost dropped in shock.

Lin Jingzhe looked at her with his deep, unfathomable eyes and said, "You must remember that this is a capitalist country. Capitalism calculates every cell in the human body. Your home, work, life, every aspect, including yourself, does not belong to you. Everything can be commodified and belongs to capital."

"It's true." Lin Xingzhi nodded lightly and said seriously, "We've been taught since childhood to conserve water and turn off the taps whenever we're done. But I've been saving water for over 20 years, and I still don't waste as much as a Hollywood star's tap does in a single day."

"Some of us have never seen the ocean or traveled to the beach, yet the pollution caused by marine debris is blamed on ordinary people. What's this?" Lin Jingzhe said with cold eyes, "Why were the Americans silent when they were conducting submarine nuclear tests?"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, a nuclear test." Lin Qiwei looked at her in disbelief and said, "Aren't you afraid of nuclear contamination?"

"They're not afraid at all! They're even on inhabited islands, specifically observing people's reactions to nuclear radiation." Lin Jingzhe's dark, inky eyes stared at her, her eyes wide open. "The Americans are so anti-human! You can check online; there are public reports." He added sarcastically, "They'll say, 'We're part of the human race, and no matter what, you have the responsibility to protect the ocean.'" He added without exaggeration, "And then they'll post pictures of polar bears, looking emaciated and pitiful. Don't you have any sympathy?"

"It's really possible." Lin Xingzhi said as he looked at them with a raised eyebrow.

"They are used to this kind of moral kidnapping." Lin Jingzhe said casually.

"This is so shameless!" Lin Qiwei said angrily, "Why?"

"And shark fin, over a thousand yuan a piece. We've never eaten it, nor have we bought it. But some people have never even seen what shark fin looks like." Lin Jingzhe snorted coldly, "What a hypocritical and false sympathy." He rolled his eyes gracefully and said, "Animals have no place to live, and ordinary people don't have it either! With such a small monthly salary, parents and children to support, we can't even afford a house. How can we afford abalone, shark's fin, and fish maw?"

"It's really inexplicable. I've been accused of such a big crime." Lin Qiwei said with narrowed eyes.

"We are not involved in the life of luxury, but we are blamed for global warming. If wealth cannot be shared, why should the sins be shared equally?" Lin Jingzhe said, looking at them with clear eyes.

"Well, we still have to save money!" Lin Qiwei said with a smile, "Although what you said makes sense, we should do what is within our ability and convenient."

"We are so kind, but the West still blames us." Lin Xingzhi said angrily.

"So let's directly develop new energy, clean green energy, start from scratch, and make Europe and the United States shut up." Lin Jingzhe said with a smile on his lips.

"Will it work? Fuel vehicles are still the mainstream." Lin Qiwei said worriedly.

"It's doable!" Lin Xingzhi said confidently. "For decades, the car's interior has remained the same. And they're charging extra for heated seats. How shameless! They're finding ways to increase the price."

"This is what the machines we bought from them were like at the beginning of the reform and opening up. Even the screws had to be imported." Lin Jingzhe sighed.

"Is the West so dark?" Lin Qiwei blinked her bright almond eyes.

"It's very dark! You study at the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Go back and ask your teacher how much we have suffered in this regard." Lin Xingzhi looked at her with his ink-black eyes.

"Okay! I'll go back and ask." Lin Qiwei nodded seriously.

Lin Qiwei said angrily, "They really steal everything and shamelessly claim it as their own."

"The Japs are the most insidious and they know us best. They won't let anyone go, and they're infiltrating our home silently." Lin Jingzhe looked at them with his deep, unfathomable eyes and said, "You've all heard the Japs' music, right? Especially the movies that came out after the reform and opening up, with the most famous soundtrack being 'The Last Emperor'."