As the laughter and joy filled the air, the camera switched again. Here, Du Chun quickly finished preparing the meal. A very healthy three dishes and one soup—scrambled eggs with tomatoes, shredded potatoes, cauliflower, and seaweed soup!
All vegetarian dishes. After placing the food on the table, Du Chun set the bowls and chopsticks, and called for Dan Jiao to come eat. There was no response after a long time. Du Chun frowned and walked towards the living room.
When she entered, she found Dan Jiao playing with watercolor pens. The coffee table was covered with paper, and the little one was scribbling on the paper. Du Chun’s expression changed.
She coldly reminded, “Dan Jiao, what are you doing?”
“How many times have I told you?”
“Watercolor pens are for drawing, not for playing…”
“Look at this mess you’ve made, everywhere is a disaster.”
“If you get it on the sofa or the walls, won’t that be a problem?”
Dan Jiao instinctively glanced at the walls and sofa, and saw no marks. He secretly sighed in relief. He realized his mistake and quickly lowered his head to apologize.
“Dad, I’m sorry!”
“I won’t play and draw randomly again!”
“I didn’t do it on purpose, can you forgive me?”
Du Chun looked at his sincere apology and nodded in satisfaction.
“As long as you realize your mistake, that’s good.”
“You can’t be naughty next time!”
“Do you understand?”
Dan Jiao quickly gathered up the papers on the coffee table. Father and daughter then walked together to the dining room. Dan Jiao looked at the steaming food on the table, swallowed instinctively, and rubbed his growling stomach.
He was so hungry!
Just as he was about to sit down, Du Chun shot him a look.
Dan Jiao froze in place.
“Did you forget something?”
The little one paused for a second, and suddenly realized. He respectfully put down the chopsticks, stood beside the chair, and bowed to his father.
“Dad, you’ve worked hard!”
Du Chun smiled with appreciation.
“You’re hungry, right? Let’s eat!”
Dan Jiao, now given permission, eagerly picked up his chopsticks and began eating heartily. However, after taking a bite of the scrambled eggs with tomatoes, his face showed confusion. He looked at Du Chun curiously.
Hesitantly, he asked, “Dad, did you forget to add salt?”
Du Chun shook his head, without stopping his actions, he picked up a piece of cauliflower and replied naturally, “I didn’t forget to add salt, I just put in less.”
“You can’t eat too much salt.”
“Especially when you’re still young, your stomach is very sensitive.”
“Dad did this for your health, I purposely added less.”
Dan Jiao, though still a bit confused, nodded. After a few more bites, he still felt like the food didn’t taste as good. But seeing his dad eating so happily.
Dan Jiao, curious, asked, “But Dad, aren’t you an adult?”
“Can’t you eat it too?”
Du Chun smiled and replied, “I can naturally eat it, but for your health, I’m eating just like you, with less salt.”
“Alright, stop talking now and eat up!”
“Didn’t you just say you’re hungry?”
…
The barrage flooded in quickly.
“Such a touching moment! Du Chun sacrifices for his child…”
“Truly, an 80s parent, so thoughtful! I have to admire this!”
“Indeed, kids have sensitive stomachs, they must avoid certain foods.”
“Dan Jiao is so considerate, already thanking his dad for his hard work…”
“Who’s the idiot upstairs? It’s obvious that the dad said it, not the kid!”
“Really, this is too much! It feels suffocating, so many unnecessary rules!”
“Good habits should be formed from childhood!”
“Dan Jiao looks so tired! Watching his day is honestly depressing…”
“Not to mention, eating without salt, can it even taste good? It has no flavor at all.”
“Actually, it’s all for the child’s good!”
…
From Du Chun’s words and actions, it’s very clear that he cares deeply for his daughter and loves her dearly. However, the viewers just couldn’t stand it. The problem was, this care felt like it was too much!
But for most traditional parents, they felt this approach was quite good. It was a method worth learning from. Parents should lead by example, so that their children can learn from them and grow up to be excellent, independent, and self-reliant.
Most parents from the 80s, after watching, were deeply moved. Because, through Du Chun and his daughter, they saw reflections of themselves. After all, they were also the ones who cared for their children in the same way. But their children still didn’t understand!
And didn’t appreciate their parents’ good intentions. It really was frustrating…
These kids just don’t understand their parents’ hard work anymore!
Today’s children are becoming increasingly disobedient.
They’re becoming more and more difficult to raise!
In the studio, Wang Can smiled and took the opportunity to share with everyone.
“We’re a low-salt family.”
“We don’t even really use many condiments!”
“The main reason is that a lot of condiments contain a lot of salt.”
“We do this all for the children’s sake!”
The education experts immediately agreed with her actions, and praised her openly.
“It’s clear that both of you really understand education!”
“Children need to have rules, and those rules must be set properly!”
“There’s a saying, ‘No rules, no square,’ after all.”
Another expert chimed in.
“I remember in our generation, the elderly would always start eating first, that’s a sign of respect for them!”
“Meals must be eaten properly.”
“No matter how delicious the food is, you can’t take too much!”
“And when eating, you can’t just wolf it down, you have to be polite!”
The expert said this with a nostalgic expression.
In their generation, there were really strict rules.
They respected etiquette!
But now, young people have almost forgotten their ancestors’ rules!
It’s really infuriating!
People nowadays don’t care about dining etiquette at all.
The expert suddenly remembered, just a few days ago at a restaurant, a child had flipped over a plate of food, making a huge mess.
He picked through the food, saying this wasn’t good, that wasn’t good…
It really made him angry just watching. So, he decided to give the parents a few words. But to his surprise, the two young people yelled at him!
They called him an old meddler, minding other people’s business!
This made his blood pressure rise!
He had kindly tried to help educate these young parents’ child, but ended up getting this kind of treatment. He was so angry he couldn’t eat his meal.
Shaking with rage, he left the restaurant. This was truly the collapse of manners and respect.
Look at what has happened to the good traditions of our ancestors!
What have these young people done to them?
As the expert shared this, he couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of regret and indignation. The rules at the dinner table, especially the ones passed down from generation to generation, should not be forgotten!
If we can’t even pass down these rules, then it’s like forgetting our roots…