There is an ancient Chinese idiom story called "Eating in the East, Sleeping in the West."
It tells of a beautiful woman from the state of Qi who reached marriageable age, and both families came to propose marriage at the same time. The man from the eastern family was ugly but wealthy, while the man from the western family was handsome but poor. The girl's parents were in a dilemma and asked the girl to decide for herself. If she didn't want to say it outright, she could express her preference by revealing her arms: Revealing her left arm meant she liked the eastern family, and revealing her right arm meant she liked the western family. In the end, the girl revealed both arms, saying she wanted to eat at the eastern family's house but sleep at the western family's house. Why did the girl want to eat at the eastern family? Because the eastern family could provide abundant material resources, such as a good house, convenient transportation, and even some self-esteem, making her feel loved and cared for. And why did she want to sleep at the western family's house? Because there was someone she was physically attracted to there—although poor, he was handsome and a scholar, showing he had some talent, good looks, and intelligence. Looking at it this way, isn't it very similar to modern news reports? It shows that such immoral behavior, whether in ancient or modern times, is condemned by people, barely hiding the greed and weakness of human nature. Therefore, it is best to find someone you are physically attracted to, avoid climbing too high or marrying beneath yourself, and maintain mutual respect and balance in the relationship for long-term harmony.
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There is an ancient Chinese idiom story called "Eating in the East, Sleeping in the West."
It tells of a beautiful woman from the state of Qi who reached marriageable age, and both families came to propose marriage at the same time.
The man from the eastern family was ugly but wealthy, while the man from the western family was handsome but poor.
The girl's parents were in a dilemma and asked the girl to decide for herself.
If she didn't want to say it outright, she could express her preference by revealing her arms:
Revealing her left arm meant she liked the eastern family, and revealing her right arm meant she liked the western family.
In the end, the girl revealed both arms, saying she wanted to eat at the eastern family's house but sleep at the western family's house.
Why did the girl want to eat at the eastern family?
Because the eastern family could provide abundant material resources, such as a good house, convenient transportation, and even some self-esteem, making her feel loved and cared for.
And why did she want to sleep at the western family's house?
Because there was someone she was physically attracted to there—although poor, he was handsome and a scholar, showing he had some talent, good looks, and intelligence.
Looking at it this way, isn't it very similar to modern news reports?
It shows that such immoral behavior, whether in ancient or modern times, is condemned by people,
barely hiding the greed and weakness of human nature.
Therefore, it is best to find someone you are physically attracted to, avoid climbing too high or marrying beneath yourself, and maintain mutual respect and balance in the relationship for long-term harmony.