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Razor vs. Hair Dye: A Father-Son Standoff

share time: 2026-02-16 12:37:30

For forty years, "Fushun Barber Shop" has stood at the entrance of a Beijing hutong. Old Zhou has shaved old neighbors' faces with his razor for half his life, believing "slow work yields fine results" is the soul of barbering. But his son Xiao Zhou, fresh from beauty school, thinks the "old ways" are outdated—he secretly locks the razor in a box, replaces it with electric clippers and hair dye, determined to cater to young people. The father and son fell out: Old Zhou smashed Xiao Zhou's hair dye, Xiao Zhou hid his father's razor. It wasn't until regular customer Uncle Zhang had a toothache and said only Old Zhou's razor could "scrape away the fire" that Xiao Zhou panicked. When Old Zhou shaved Uncle Zhang's face with the razor, the blade glowed warmly. Suddenly, Xiao Zhou understood: "Old" and "new" are never about replacement—they're about carrying the "affection" his father has for neighbors into his own "trendy" life.

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