Society fears that young people don’t want to be literary godfathers

Being used to staying in small towns, Hitoshi Kurihara looked at these strange yet familiar faces, shaking hands one by one and reminiscing about old times.

.....In 1, Tanaka Aichi was re-elected as president of Waseda University.When he was running for president for the first time, he announced his "future plan" and boasted that "in order for Waseda University to shine in the world, it is necessary to expand research and education in biomedical sciences on a large scale" and began to establish a medical school - and now This group of middle-aged people gathered together were the first graduates of Zaoda Medical School.

Whenever we talk about the establishment of a medical school in early [-], students will always say with some nostalgia:

"Establishing a medical school was a long-term dream of Mr. Shigenobuo Okuma, the founder of Waseda, and it was also a major event in [-]... In the blink of an eye, our first class has graduated so many years ago, and the children have also graduated. Growing up - looking back now, it really feels like a dream."

"........yes."

Nodding, Kurihara Hitoshi also said with emotion:

“It’s really impressive to think about it carefully. Our school was able to establish a medical school despite the pressure of the economic bubble, and miraculously survived in the end. It has developed to such a scale today. It is really remarkable.”

"Haha, there's no need to say more about school."

One of them, a man with silver-rimmed glasses who was more fashionably dressed and still in good shape, waved his hand and changed the subject:

"Our main purpose today is to reminisce about old times. Don't repeat the things we talked about in school decades later - speaking of how Renzhi became like this, you were very thin before."

"Hai, I drink a lot and think about mahjong and barbecue all day long. And as I get older, I gradually gain weight." Kurihara Fumin shook her head and turned to look at her husband, "This guy was like this many years ago. Since I left St. Luke’s International Hospital, my focus has been on indulgence, and I am not as careful as I was when I was young.”

"...You describe me as some old man who drinks wine all day long." Hitoshi Kurihara turned his head, his eyes filled with sadness.

"Oh, you didn't drink flower wine, but it's true that you can't control your mouth." Patting her husband, who had already put on weight, Kurihara Fumin was helpless, "Please pay more attention to your health, we are getting old soon. Later, when some geriatric diseases come to our door, we won’t be able to laugh about it.”

"Haha, yes." Seeing that the two people who got married during college are still the same, the classmates around them nodded with approval, "Although freedom is good, don't indulge your body too much."

As we chatted, the middle-aged people's topic also turned to the current situation and some things after graduation.

"Speaking of which, I really wanted to work as a clinician all my life." A big man with a crew cut shook his head, "But the hospital is still not that pure after all. Whether it is the hierarchy or the factional struggle, it is too fierce. ...So I had no choice but to work in administration, and began to become the person I hated most in my early years."

"Hai, yes. Do you remember many years ago? One of our classmates stayed up for three nights for a major operation, and finally died suddenly from overwork, leaving his wife and daughter in Toyama County - I really envied him when I was in school. Ah, I was good at studying when I was young, and I even got married to a beautiful Chinese international student from the Faculty of Law. Who knew... Oh, I am really jealous of talented people."

"So, when people get older, they will slowly realize that good health and happiness are the most important." Kurihara Fumin, who has become a mother, can't help but sigh, "She always seems chatty when meeting classmates. "I heard that there are some people in our class who are not working as doctors but still have a stable job - remember Shinkawa from the class next to ours? They are not even in the media field, but they just become news anchors at TV Tokyo. Alas, things are really difficult in this world. material......."

"...Yes, things are unpredictable."

Old classmates who hadn't seen each other for many years couldn't help but express such emotions.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, right?" As the only Chinese student in the class, Waseda's very special presence that year, Kurihara Hitoshi also slowly said, "Today's reunion of old classmates, let's not talk about these things - it's all over. Well, we still have to look forward.”

"... indeed."

Everyone nodded and said no more.

From the age of 48 to [-], the young people who were young at that time have gradually grown up. Naturally, they have seen a lot of the disturbances and sensuality in the world, and have also heard a little about the success and death of old friends - but looking back, these Waseda people The first batch of medical school graduates increasingly feel that no matter power and money, ambition or strategy, there is no way to compare with a stable life and a harmonious family.

.....Perhaps it is precisely because of this that everyone sighed when they looked at the international student from China, Hitoshi Kurihara, who returned to a small town from a major hospital in Tokyo.

"Renzhi... After all these years, I still think you live the most understandingly."

The lean man sat on the grass, watching the stormy events in the sky, and couldn't help but say this:

"You and Wenyin's grades have always been very good. We were very affectionate when we were in college. Not only did we go to St. Luke's International Hospital together after graduation, we also gave birth to a lovely daughter. After that, we returned to Toyama Prefecture to settle down with our family... .....In the past, when I was young, I felt that a smooth life would be too boring, but looking at you so happy today, I really feel more and more that you are one of the templates for success."

"...Maybe so."

Although he wanted to be humble, but thinking of his daughter and wife, who made him proud, the man still did not say the false flattery:

"Although I don't have much achievements, I have been able to support this family for decades and still accomplish some things...but it's really quite emotional. Thinking about it carefully, my Saki also gradually I’m growing up, and I’m going to be an adult soon—even though I get drunk sometimes, I still feel like I’m just in college.”

"Just obey your old age, Renzhi."

The best friend from college patted the shoulder of the man who returned to the town and said meaningfully:

"Although we are middle-aged, there will always be some who are young... Let the future be left to these young people."

"Of course." Speaking of his baby, Hitoshi Kurihara suddenly became energetic, "Speaking of which, my daughter actually got admitted to our alma mater."

"real?!"

Hearing the sudden words from their old classmate, the middle-aged men were stunned:

"Isn't it?! Are you still studying medicine?!"

"Of course it's not..."

Shaking his head slightly in denial, the man said proudly:

"Today's young people generally don't follow the path of our generation... You may not believe it, but she has now formed a musician group with her friends, and is now well-known in the industry." Maybe I will have a concert at Tokyo Dome in a few years."

"Wow! Is it like this!"

When they heard that the daughter of a popular figure in the class had already made some achievements in the entertainment industry, the middle-aged people who were about to sit back for a while suddenly became interested:

"I never thought there are children in our class who are doing this. They are so talented."

"Thank you for the compliment." Kurihara Hitoshi nodded in thanks.

"The younger generation is fearful, the younger generation is fearful... So what is the stage name of Renzhi's daughter? Can you reveal it?"

"Well, let me ask her opinion first. After all, I still have to respect my daughter's wishes."

"Renzhi, our children are actually studying near Zaoda University, and the conditions are quite good. Do you want to consider it?"

"Don't even think about it."

Hitoshi Kurihara, who was still smiling at first, his smile faded and he became alert on the spot:

"She hasn't had the time to think about those things this year."

"Haha, just kidding."

Seeing his old classmate suddenly change his face in Sichuan Opera, the middle-aged man who was still thinking about going on a blind date scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and immediately smiled:

"I remember that your daughter is quite cute. In such a free environment like early childhood, there should be no shortage of suitors, right?"

"....Who knows."

The man who rushed back to school from Toyama Prefecture fell into silence.

For no reason, a figure of a curly-haired boy who had been staying with his daughter Kurihara Saki from the past suddenly appeared in his mind. They often played games, chatted and made music together.

Somehow.

Recalling the figure, Kurihara Hitoshi curled his lips:

"If it's love, I don't know...but if it's bad luck, my daughter may have it."

"Huh? Really?"

"...Forget it, let's skip it for now."

He had always had mixed feelings about the boy who formed the Sloth Fish with his daughter and caused a bloody storm in the music world. Hitoshi Kurihara also laughed and prepared to get along:

"Okay, classmates, I feel like there are still some people not here. Wen Yin and I want to visit our alma mater first... Can you continue chatting?"

"Ha, okay."

The people who met and chatted were pretty much the same, and indeed there were still some people who didn’t come. The middle-aged people also relaxed and stopped insisting:

"Don't be distracted by wandering around. Remember to pick up the phone and go to dinner together! You kid, it was hard to get in touch during school holidays..."

"........"

Taking a break from his old classmates, Hitoshi Kurihara and his wife walked on the familiar Waseda school road.

Looking at the seemingly unchanged school and the passers-by, the man was in a daze, feeling that time had stood still for a long time - only when he saw his fat figure reflected in the glass mirror did he realize that he had actually graduated many years ago.

In fact, a man's life is not as smooth as an old classmate said.

On the contrary, he also experienced a lot before he gradually became what he is now.

So, when did you start growing old...when you graduated from Waseda?Is it time to officially become a doctor?Or when you get married?

.....Maybe neither.

He shook his head slightly and rejected all the answers.

Such a scene appeared in front of Kurihara Hitoshi's eyes.

It was the spring of 18 years ago, at sunrise on an ordinary day.

As the sun rose, he hugged his daughter who was obviously stained but still made him feel loved.

..... It's really weird. After he picked up the little girl with his own hands, the man suddenly felt that his palms were sweating, his eyes were a little red, and even his legs were trembling - it was obviously not the first time he had seen her. At this scene, it was not his first day as a doctor, but the moment he saw the mother and daughter safe, he actually felt a sense of relief.

From that day on, the boy finally became a man.

When he hugged little Saki Kurihara and left the hospital with his wife, the man vowed that he would give him all the best things in the world, so that she would be happy for the rest of her life without any grievances. .

Because he is a father for the first time, a man always seems to be in a hurry when facing a petite daughter - when to change diapers, how to bathe the baby, how to coax the baby to sleep, these have become knowledge.Even though he slowly watched his daughter grow up from a baby to an adult, and recalling the past days, Hitoshi Kurihara would still feel a little confused, wondering whether he was a competent father at that stage.

Work is still very busy, and staying up late for surgery is still commonplace. As the chief surgeon and front-line nurse, the Kurihara couple often have days and nights reversed, and there is no way to distract more attention from their daughter - the old man is already old and can no longer be taken care of. After much deliberation, the two frontline medical staff finally chose to hire a full-time nanny to help take care of their daughter's daily life.

Sometimes Kurihara Hitoshi is always distressed. The factional disputes and hierarchical system in the hospital are like a mountain pressing down on him, and his department is always being squeezed out - even though he has devoted his focus to work, he still can't get some sense out of it. So I feel irritable and depressed inside.

And it was also when the two young people were miserable in their heavy work.

Young Kurihara Saki was also hospitalized due to high fever.

The long period of treatment, his daughter's frail appearance, the pressure of work, and the reprimands from his elders made Hitoshi Kurihara completely confused at that time.

He suddenly felt that he didn't know what to do for a while. The things in the hospital and the pressure from the upper management gradually made him unable to do what he wanted to do. Before he could recover, his daughter had already fallen ill on the small hospital bed. , countless pressures also came one after another, making him slowly feel numb, his heart was trembling, and he no longer knew what to do.

He wanted to be a doctor, and he had believed that being a doctor was the best career since he was a child. Therefore, when his family was wealthy, the man would go to Japan to further his studies despite the opposition of others.

But...is this right?

While the man was attending school in Waseda, his family's financial situation declined due to the collapse of Shijiazhuang's main industry. If it weren't for the support of scholarships and work-study, he might not even be able to graduate normally.

When he really came to his senses and wanted to bring his parents back to Tokyo, his parents were already very old and suffering from many chronic diseases. They were now at the end of their lives and might not be able to accompany him anymore. How many years.

When he was young, he dreamed of traveling to the end of the world with his sword. Only when he reached adulthood did he begin to understand, half-consciously, what family is.

So, after many days of thinking and struggling, one day, the Kurihara couple took their daughter's hand, who was suffering from a high fever, and decided to resign from the hospital and return to their hometown to open a small clinic, hoping to watch their daughter slowly grow up.

Suddenly more than ten years have passed, and the lives of the Kurihara couple have also experienced many ups and downs.

The happy thing is that their small clinic gradually became famous in the local area, and the operation was sound and impressive. They gradually accumulated wealth and began to build a building in the local area. After becoming the small director of the clinic, they also became a tenant. Grandma, I live a life of ease and ease, which is enviable.

.....The most regrettable thing is that my daughter had a car accident during her freshman year of high school, and has been forced to live in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

When his daughter had a car accident and the perpetrator was caught on the spot, Hitoshi Kurihara always felt like he was back to the time when his daughter had a high fever many years ago, and he became the overwhelmed surgeon again, not knowing what to do.

He saw that his daughter became more lonely and reserved after becoming disabled, and became more silent. Inexplicable distress and loss lingered in his heart, and she gradually became a demon.

At that moment, after experiencing the economic bubble and the decline of Shijiazhuang, the man whose parents left one after another always felt that the sky was falling.

Giving up one's own future may not necessarily ensure that one's family will always be happy, and choosing one's family may not necessarily bring everything one wishes... As he reaches middle age, Hitoshi Kurihara is increasingly able to understand the powerlessness of people in the face of fate. , began to feel distressed and confused, not knowing where the future between himself and his cherished daughter would go.

Because of her disability, Kurihara Saki became very lonely in an instant - she began to resist going to school, and began to resist the pity of others. Later, as if to prove that she was normal, she began to wander around alone in a wheelchair. .

...and under the oppressive and suffocating atmosphere of the Kurihara family.

Kurihara Saki, who was sitting in a wheelchair, pushed open the door of the tenant next door.

Everything seems to have turned around.

In the eyes of Hitoshi Kurihara, his daughter seemed to become more and more cheerful during her interactions with the boy. She began to learn to dress up, and even began to continue her music career that had been delayed due to her disability, and began to arrange music.

Does this count as making new friends who are equally lonely... At first, the Kurihara couple were not sure.

.........However, as he watched his daughter, who had always been unsmiling, introduce herself as she re-opened her dream and wanted to start a career in the music industry, the man suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of enlightenment.

After that, Kurihara Hitoshi and his wife silently observed Mochizuki, who was very close to his daughter, but always behaved with a sense of absurdity.

Naturally, the two of them agreed that the young man looked immature in every aspect and always looked a bit childish... However, when they thought of their own daughter, she was just as childish. The two couples didn't say anything in the end, they just watched silently as the two laughed and cursed, no longer overly worried.

........Then after, Kurihara Saki and Mochizuki were admitted to Waseda together.

After their daughter came to Tokyo, it was difficult for the couple to communicate with their child - after all, she had always been an independent child, and it was inevitable that she would have her own life and career when she grew up.

but.

Will still miss it.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this idea that Hitoshi Kurihara and his wife came all the way from distant Toyama County on the occasion of the anniversary of his alma mater, wanting to see Saki in the name of a class reunion.

.....Although according to the withdrawn characters of his daughter and Mochizuki, it is theoretically impossible for them to appear at the school anniversary - but for some reason, the man has a premonition that he will definitely be able to do so. I saw my daughter and her neighbor Mochizuki playing around like a child somewhere in Waseda.

And the fact is exactly what Kurihara Hitoshi thought.

Just around the corner, both parents saw their daughter sitting in the library corner with the children from next door, laughing and laughing at the old comics that they seemed to have obtained from the nearby bookshelf.

"Ah, it's Saki..."