When I was a child, I went to a distant place to study. When I grew up, I drifted away for my career, while my parents who stayed at home became empty nesters who suffered from social development.

The fourth sampling survey on the living conditions of the elderly in urban and rural areas of China pointed out that the number of empty nesters in rural areas has exceeded 50%, while nearly 20% of the elderly are disabled or semi-disabled.

The parents of the older generation in rural areas are really the most hardworking people in the world. They are used to work, but they can't be idle at all. They are still working in the fields when they are old.

In order to make the children happy, I really suffered all my life, my hair turned gray and I was still working tirelessly. I want to save some money for children who work hard outside and buy a house for children in the city to reduce some burdens.

As long as physical conditions permit, they will "live and learn".

Although the far-drifting people work hard, the high cost of living in big cities, especially the high housing prices and household registration policies, make it impossible for a large number of people's children to study around, leaving their children with their parents has become a helpless choice for many people.

Empty nesters and left-behind children live together in the countryside, and sometimes these children will become intimate little cotton-padded jackets for the old people.

But the old man is old, and he is still a little overwhelmed.

There are more elderly people, no physical labor, no grandchildren to accompany them, and most of the villagers are the same empty nesters.

Perhaps more unfortunate is physical pain, but for them, loneliness may be the biggest "enemy".

Their biggest expectation is that their children will go home, even if they are busy, they will cook some delicious meals for their children. Even a long-distance phone call can make them happy all day, but more often they are waiting and lonely day after day, year after year.

Birds know how to feed back, sheep know how to kneel and eat milk, and give birth to our parents in the countryside where we can't go back. Turn off Weibo and WeChat once in a while, and call your parents far away. Maybe this is their only expectation all day!