It tells the story of a young couple who stay together for a lifetime. The story takes place in London in 1928. The male protagonist, Ernest, is a sunny working-class youth; the female protagonist, Ethel, is the maid of the upper class. One day, while Ethel was cleaning in front of the window, Ernest happened to pass by the window on his bicycle, mistakenly thought that Ethel was greeting him, so he happily took off his hat and saluted.
This is their acquaintance.
Later, he came to visit with flowers. Like most of us, they started dating, watching movies, meeting their parents, taking out loans to buy a house, getting married... At first, their house had nothing, not even curtains, so they just used one floor. Cloth blocks. They make money slowly, save money slowly, and fill up their entire home slowly. He reads the newspaper, she grows flowers; he goes to work to deliver milk, she cleans the floor and does housework; he repairs the furniture, and she sews and mends... These daily lives and small moments constitute their daily life. Ernest always gave Ethel a little luck, sending flowers as a card for his birthday, and the two of them rode a bicycle together for an outing; Ethel likes to decorate his home tastefully. Seeing others earn more than him, and even his son earning more in a day than himself in a week, Ethel reassured him, "Those jobs aren't for you, and besides, you're not doing manual work." They also have differences, Ethel is a Conservative supporter, her gentleman is Churchill, while Ernest is a worker and supports Labour. "Bipartisan feud" in a small family keeps the family squabbling and laughing. Ernest also had the chance to have an affair (this part is really laughing), the neighbor couldn't meet his wife's sexual needs, and wanted to create an opportunity for Ernest to help, seeing this pie falling from the sky , he embarrassedly refused. They also have troubles that every parent has. Ethel gave birth at an advanced age, and his original dream of a big family living in a big house could not be realized. Fortunately, they have a lovely son, who is cute and sensible, but also naughty at times. When my son was a teenager, he began to get tired of his mother's nagging; his son was very smart, with good grades, he was admitted to a grammar school, and he could go to a prestigious school to find a serious job, but he finally chose the path of art. But they feel:
"There is no money to be made in art, he will never be able to make a living from art" "The people who study art have long hair, drink alcohol, and...paint naked girls" Ethel hoped that his son could get married in the church, but the son did not invite his parents to directly Published in the newspaper to get married; she hopes to have a grandson, but her daughter-in-law cannot have children due to mental problems. Even so, they finally respected the child's choice. Ernest always called Ethel "duck", which in Chinese means "cute". Whenever Ethel was sad and wept, he could always get a hug from Ernest and the phrase "I know, I know". The usually optimistic Ernest witnessed countless lives being taken away on the battlefield, Completely broken, Ethel hugged him and said softly "Have a good cry". The days passed along with Ernest's hairline, they walked together for forty-three years, and then Ethel got Alzheimer's Symptoms, even Ernest, who gets along day and night, can't recognize it. Ernest, who said "I know, I know." all his life, faced Ethel's death, hugged his son and said "I don't know." Ernest also passed away in the same year , and his son's wife died two years later. Years later, the son, who has studied art all his life, chose to use hand-painting to commemorate the ordinary life of his parents.
"My parents had an ordinary life, they never had trouble, they never got divorced or anything, but they were my parents after all, so I wanted to make a picture book in memory of them. It's kind of weird to be honest. This book about your parents, on the bestseller list, mixed in with books about football heroes and cooking techniques, I think they'd be proud, but maybe embarrassed. I think they'd say, it's not like that Or, how can you talk about it. Anyway, I have this book out, and this is their story." It's the sentence that's been said and can't be done - companionship is the best A long confession. Ethel and Ernest survived the war and experienced the trivialities and compromises of life. The pear tree in the garden has witnessed their true and heart-warming life. The tree was planted by their son with a pear pit when he was a child Yes, now it's like a roof.
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