Chapter 18 : Homeward返家

med into a man engrossed in idleness and pleasure.

可是梦中的他生活刚有了点起色，不愁吃穿时，他却成了一个好吃懒做贪图享受的人。

Indeed, laziness can exist even among people with low incomes. Many stories paint narratives of wealthy families birthing spendthrift sons while the impoverished produce prodigies and scholars. Yet, these are merely tales.

穷人也有懒汉，那些话本中的故事大多都是富人家出败家子，穷人家的孩子高中状元出人头地，可是那只是话本中的故事。

These tales, written mainly by the poor, such stories offer solace for their spirits, fostering aspirations and nurturing hopes for a better destiny.

话本大多由穷人写，是一种心灵的寄托，是一种生活的向往，是一种命运的渴求。

These narratives, however, often stray from realism, and she doesn\''t harbor any resentment towards the wealthy.

可是终究是不现实的，她不是仇富之人。

Character is not determined by the amount of wealth one possesses.

人品好不好，不是以金钱多少来衡量的。

Not all children from impoverished backgrounds are always industrious and thrifty. Some people won\''t have food to eat if they don\''t work and will starve if they\''re not diligent. Yet, once they don\''t have pressure for survival, some unveil their true colors – indulging in laziness and gluttony. Her father was someone who belonged to this category.

穷人家的孩子未必都是勤劳俭朴，有些人不劳动就没有饭吃，不勤奋就只能活活饿死，但是一旦没有了生存的压力，有些人就会露出本性，好吃懒做的本性，她的父亲就是这一类人。