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On the eve of the Chinese New Year, brand-new cars were parked everywhere on both sides of the rural roads, causing heated discussions among the villagers. They have a lot of discussions, who has a higher car price, and whose model is more attractive.
The owners of these cars turned out to be migrant workers who made a living in other places, and they were not really wealthy, but rented luxury cars at high prices, just to show their superior status in front of the villagers.
Xiao Gang is a typical representative of this. The 35-year-old migrant worker has been working in other places for many years and has saved some savings. But on the eve of the Spring Festival, he chose a special way to return to his hometown for the New Year - renting a luxury car worth hundreds of thousands of dollars at a high price.
Every morning, Xiao Gang would drive around the village early, which attracted the envy of the villagers. He likes to boast about his achievements in working outside the home in front of his family and friends, hoping to establish an image of a successful person in the eyes of others.
"Look, how beautiful this car is! I'm here in a luxury car when I go back to my hometown. Xiao Gang said to the people around him from time to time, with a look of pride flashing in his eyes. He also did not forget to brag about his "close relationship" with certain leaders, trying to make everyone feel that he was already a tycoon.
However, the truth is not so rosy. Xiao Gang is just an ordinary factory employee, working 12 hours a day to barely make ends meet. His so-called "leadership relationship" is just a nodding acquaintance, all of which is covered up by his exaggerated words.
But in order to show off in front of the villagers, Xiao Gang would rather go bankrupt and temporarily own this luxury car worth tens of thousands of yuan.
This phenomenon of "fake rich people" is intensifying in the rural areas. Every Spring Festival, you can see these farmers who go out to work everywhere squander a lot of savings and rent luxury cars to go back to their hometowns to show off.
They desperately want to establish an image of a successful person in front of others, but they ignore the meaning of real life.
During the Spring Festival, Xiao Gang and other farmers who had gone out to work returned to their hometowns one after another. At the gathering of family and friends, it is inevitable that everyone will talk about the changes and gains of the past year.
At the beginning of the meeting, the peasants appeared very humble and polite, and their conversation with each other seemed rather unfamiliar. But as the wine comes in, their true colors are revealed.
I saw that they began to boast about their achievements endlessly, even to the point of exaggeration.
Xiao Gang also joined this "bragging competition". He proudly said to his relatives and friends: "I came back to my hometown this time in a luxury car, you see, how beautiful that car is!" After speaking, Xiao Gang did not forget to show off his "intimate relationship" with some leaders.
"I'm very familiar with Director XXX, come to me if you have something in the future, I will definitely be able to help you!" He said with a smug smile.
Others followed Xiaogang's lead and began to show off their so-called "achievements". Some people took out photos of themselves with leaders on their mobile phones and kept bragging about their connections to everyone.
Others talk about their year's bountiful returns, trying to show their superiority in front of friends and family.
This situation continued until the end of the banquet, and the scene suddenly became a chicken and a dog, and various "achievements" competed with each other.
However, the truth is often very different from what they say. Xiao Gang is just an ordinary factory employee, working 12 hours a day to barely make ends meet.
And his so-called "leadership relationship" is just a nodding acquaintance, all of which is covered up by him under exaggerated words.
Others are in much the same situation. They are all desperate to establish an image of a successful person in front of others, but in reality, they are just ordinary part-time workers, living a hard and monotonous life every day.
This vanity drives them to exaggerate and try to show their superiority in front of friends and family.
This kind of "bragging competition" lasted until the end of the banquet, and the scene suddenly became chickens and dogs, and various "achievements" were compared with each other. It can be seen that these peasants are desperate to be more successful in front of others, completely immersed in the quagmire of vanity.
With Xiao Gang and others showing off, there was a boom in the village to build high-rise buildings. These farmers followed suit and went to great lengths to build their houses with three floors or even higher, in order to show off their economic power in front of the villagers.
Xiao Ming is one of the typical representatives. His original house was only two floors and looked very ordinary. But after observing that the houses in the neighboring villages are getting taller and taller, Xiao Ming also had the idea of comparison.
He decided to completely tear down and rebuild and carry out a "major renovation".
In order to reflect his wealth, Xiao Ming invested a lot of savings. He even took out a loan from a bank to build the house into a three-story building. On the surface, the house does become more magnificent and magnificent, fully demonstrating Xiao Ming's wealth.
However, the interior is quite shabby, with traces of dilapidated signs everywhere.
"My house is the tallest in the village, you see who dares to compare with me?" Xiao Ming often shows off in front of the villagers. He is proud of his house and believes that it is the best way to show his financial strength.
However, Xiao Ming doesn't realize that he is actually using debt to maintain this image of vanity.
Xiao Ming is not alone, this phenomenon of "pretending to be external and destroying the inside" can be seen everywhere in the village. In order to show their wealth in front of the villagers, these peasants borrowed money to build high-rise buildings.
But in reality, most of the interiors of these houses are very shabby, just for the sake of beautifying the appearance. Some even simply left the top floor of a three-story house idle and turned it into a utility room.
This phenomenon is not only found in rural areas, but also in urban areas. People tend to pursue fashion at all costs and buy high-end luxury goods just to elevate their status in the eyes of others.
They are immersed in the mire of vanity and completely forget the importance of being true and dignified.
Nowadays, this phenomenon of "fake rich people" is becoming more and more serious in rural areas, bringing a great burden to people's lives. They do whatever it takes to hide their true situation just to appear richer and more successful in front of others.
This kind of behavior not only brings a heavy mental burden to oneself, but also contributes to the bad atmosphere in society.
To sum up, this phenomenon of "fake rich people" has spread in the countryside. People are desperate to show their strengths in front of others, and they do not hesitate to resort to various means, such as renting cars at high prices and boasting, in an attempt to hide their actual living situation.
The stories of Xiao Gang, Xiao Ming and others have sounded the alarm for us. They are completely immersed in the quagmire of vanity, forgetting the most essential values of life.
Xiao Gang did not hesitate to break the bank to rent a luxury car, just to show his achievements in front of his family and friends. And Xiao Ming is in debt to build high-rise buildings, using the magnificence of the exterior to cover up the tatters of the heart.
This kind of behavior is often based on falsehood and debt, which imposes a heavy mental and financial burden on oneself. At the same time, excessive ostentation can also contribute to the bad atmosphere in society, which promotes materialism and vanity.
Therefore, we need to reflect on this phenomenon and insist on being our true selves. In the process of creating value for family and friends, don't forget to focus on your own future.
Only by maintaining respect and dignity can we truly find a broader path.
Let's break free from the shackles of hypocrisy and be brave enough to be ourselves. Don't flaunt your wealth and status at all costs in order to satisfy the psychology of comparison. On the contrary, we should cherish the little things in life and establish our own image in the minds of others with sincerity and strength.