出去吃了碗酸汤鱼粉，还挺好吃的。

签证的结果也一直没有出来，焦虑不安，需要置办的东西和那边的房子也没有租，也没有寻找伙伴，也没有给老师汇报。

下午和飞哥打了会儿游戏，一整天都吃的炸粑粑，有点上火了。下午去外卖买了些黄瓜和小瓜，还去超市买了些零碎吃的。

飞哥带我去吃了豆花饭，吃完后我们到了新的住处，又开始躺下了。

晚上出去吃了烤鱼，非常的撑。飞哥还想在外面逛逛，我热的实在逛不动。打游戏到两点钟。

The morning passed by without accomplishing much. In the afternoon, I thought about brushing up on my English, so I downloaded Duolingo again. To my surprise, Duolingo now offers courses in music and math, which I found quite interesting.

In the evening, I went out and bought three pounds of eggs and a little over a pound of ground meat. After returning home, I stir-fried the ground meat with shiitake mushrooms to enjoy slowly later. Eggs are about the same price as some vegetables, making them the most cost-effective source of protein for people with lower incomes.

After sending Huanhuan off at noon and returning to the rental room,

I ended up playing games with Feige all afternoon, couldn’t win no matter what, but it didn’t really matter anyway.

But I kept procrastinating until the afternoon, and then it was too late. I’ll go on Monday to get it done, and I might as well get the medical checkup done at the same time.

In the afternoon, I played games with Brother Fei all day and lost every match. We were both confused yet somehow content.

Got up in the morning and cooked a big bowl of rice noodles. The noodles were bought yesterday, but since the weather is hot and they won’t keep for long, I decided to finish them all today. At noon, I cooked another big bowl and fried two eggs, ending up stuffed. I really should eat less in the future.

In the afternoon, I still didn’t do anything. I felt a bit anxious about the CSC results, the Emergency Management Bureau results, and the Gui’an results, so I checked them over and over again.

Later, I went out for a walk toward Baihe Park. I stopped by Mixue Ice Cream & Tea to buy a “Stir-Fresh Orange” drink, some lychees, a few fresh melons, and some dried tofu. Came back, made dinner, and ended up overeating again.

The fat on my face and body is visibly increasing—I need to consciously control it.

In the evening, I played a couple of games with Huanhuan.

My mom also called me early in the morning, asking if I was coming over to pick up some rice. I hadn’t even gotten out of bed yet.

After getting up, I did laundry and took a shower. Then I lay in bed and finished reading Animal Farm—it was incredibly satirical and blunt. I bought the English original to keep at home, so I can read it again next time I’m back.

In the afternoon, I played video games for nearly an hour, mostly out of boredom and anxiety. Later, I went to see my mom. She gave me some meat and a few ears of corn. On my way back, I bought some waxberries and peaches, then stopped by the supermarket to pick up groceries. That should last me about a week.

I’m a bit worried that I might not pass the pre-employment physical exam, so I scheduled a check-up for tomorrow to see how things look first. The free health check-up from JD.com finally came in handy.

Today’s fried peanuts turned out perfectly—the heat control was just right. As soon as I smelled the aroma, I knew it was time to turn off the stove.

Around 8 a.m., the Emergency Management Bureau called for a qualification review, so I quickly cleared my throat and answered. After that, I couldn’t fall back asleep, so I got up, took a shower, did the laundry, and made breakfast.

Just as I was about to shower, the power went out. I went outside to check and found that the circuit breaker had failed—the wiring wasn’t properly connected before and had burned out. Luckily, the water was already hot, so I showered and then started figuring out how to replace the breaker.

I initially thought about doing it myself. A 2P63A circuit breaker costs less than 30 yuan on Meituan, but I was a bit nervous to handle it alone. I checked the price online through Meituan’s service, and they quoted 130 yuan, which felt overpriced. So, I went out to find a repair shop instead. I found a couple running a repair store, and they charged 80 yuan, including materials. I didn’t haggle and agreed right away.

At noon, I messed around with a JS script and missed my nap time. In the afternoon, I lay down for a while but couldn’t sleep, so I ended up playing on my phone.

Later, I tidied up my room, but my eyes were so tired that I went back to sleep.

A day without studying—just pure slacking.

By the way, last night I suddenly thought of my brother-in-law’s father. I’m not sure what the proper formal term is, so I’ll just call him Uncle. I often think of him inexplicably, so I jotted down a few notes.

02:16 An old phone suddenly beeped

My sister’s phone suddenly made a system notification sound, and my mind started wandering.
I thought about how her WeChat might still have chat logs with Uncle Chaoyang, which I never backed up. The thought made me miss him again, remembering how he looked when he passed away, how hardworking he was.

What kind of life should one live? He embodied so many admirable qualities—bravery, kindness, diligence, selflessness, intelligence, confidence, extroversion, optimism. It’s rare for someone to possess all these traits.

Just thinking about it brings me to tears.

Our interactions weren’t many, yet why has such a towering figure left such a deep impression on me? He helped my family in countless ways—arranging medical care for my mom, plowing fields, driving my dad to Shuicheng, assisting my brother with his wedding, even castrating pigs for our household. He was always energetic, never seeking comfort, never drinking alcohol, often rushing from one task to another.

I want to be like him.

When I woke up in the morning and checked my phone, I realized it was just a system notification from Find My Device.