Gentle, oh gentle

Author: Liu Liu
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: After crossing the street, the drunk guy stood in front of the elevator, pressed the button, waved at us, and said "goodbye." We also said "goodbye." He kept pressing the button and smiled at us but didn't enter. I thought he wanted to say something to us, so I waited. Suddenly, he said, "My hand is tired. Why haven't you come up yet?" I was stunned and said, "It's too late. We'll just see you to the door, and won't go up." He was stunned too and only said after a while, "Sorry, I thought I was seeing you off home." I almost laughed in his face.
A friend came to eat at my home and noticed that both my husband and I had the habit of holding our bowls above our heads, quickly taking a bite, and then holding them back above our heads. Meanwhile, the cat was pacing anxiously at the table, very unhappy and shouting at us. My friend said, "What kind of mess is this! You have no manners!" I defended the cat by saying, "Since you're here, we eat like this, and it's not very elegant. But normally, we don't eat like this. He watches the cat first, then I eat, and then I watch the cat, and he eats."
Since the publication of Liu Liu's work Double-Sided Tape, it has attracted the attention of major media outlets. Over 20 media outlets, such as Beijing Xinjing Daily, Shanghai Xinmin Evening News, and Xi'an Huashang Daily, rushed to serialize it, making it widely influential among readers. Many readers have been asking about the author's actual life, and over a dozen media outlets have interviewed Liu Liu about this. In a sense, this (notebook collection) answers such questions. It genuinely portrays the life, work, and circumstances of the writer Liu Liu. The book is divided into three chapters: "My Cat Kala Is Bourgeois": Liu Liu records the life of her cat Kala in her mother's voice, with maternal warmth no less than that of any real mother; the second chapter, "The Mischievous Little Boy," as a teacher at the Singapore International Kindergarten, Liu Liu vividly tells stories of those hilarious little beans that make you laugh until you choke; the third chapter, "Men Are Lovely When Drunk," showcases Liu Liu's tough exterior and gentle interior, making the clinking of pots and pans sound so wise and humorous.