The old man must have three mentalities at the same time: first, selfishness, he knew his wife could have a better life, but chose to continue to possess her; secondly, he thought he was great, and he thought he had tolerated his wife's success; lastly Weak, instead of subversive changes in life, it is better to pretend not to know and be ignorant.
This is the real human nature. It’s schizophrenia that doesn’t dare to choose and compromises in the moment.
So I'd rather you leave because I'd rather let go.
PS: In fact, I wrote it after reading "Wonderful Flowers" Cai Kangyong mentioned "Long Dreams of Covered Bridges". His rare point of view fell into a rut, which inspired me to write another answer.
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