China's extinction wave is coming! Half of the families will have no descendants!
Extinction is the greatest sorrow and shame in China's history. "There are three unfilial acts, and the greatest is to have no descendants." The three unfilial acts refer to: 1. Flattering and following one's parents, putting one's parents in an unjust position; 2. Not seeking official position when one's family is poor and one's parents are old; 3. Not marrying and having no children, and ending the worship of ancestors.
30 years of family planning have made hundreds of millions of families have only one child. If there is a girl in the family, then the family will be extinct from now on.
It was in this context that Lao Wang had only one daughter. When his daughter grew up, she went to work in a big city and rarely came home. At first, Lao Wang and his wife felt empty in their hearts and worried that Lao Wang's family would be "extinct".
But as time went by, Lao Wang found that although his daughter was not around, she often called to care about their health and sent them various health products and new gadgets. His daughter worked hard and established a foothold in the big city, which made Lao Wang and his wife feel extremely proud.
Lao Zhang in the village also had only one daughter. Old Zhang once sighed for this, thinking that his family line was cut off. But his daughter was very filial, and she kept the house in order every time she came home. When Old Zhang was sick, his daughter put down her work and took care of him wholeheartedly.
Also, although Old Li kept talking about not having a son, his daughter often came back with her son-in-law to visit them after she got married, and also helped Old Li to run the orchard better and better.
In fact, the so-called "extinction" concept has gradually been broken in modern society. The filial piety and care of children are no longer just reflected in the continuation of the family line.