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Zhang Han, unemployed for three months, dared not tell his family. To save face during the New Year, he was pushed by his parents to "host" the family's New Year's Eve dinner. But the relatives' comparisons grew excessive: his cousin asked him to pull strings for a job at a big company, his cousin-sister hinted at a 10,000-yuan red envelope for her niece, and even his aunt urged him to buy a better car. Late on New Year's Eve, staring at his empty bank card and finding his wife's hidden pregnancy test report (she hid it to avoid pressure), Zhang finally broke down. At 3 a.m. on New Year's Day, he dragged his wife to the station, yelling, "No more comparisons!" But in the waiting room, he received messages from relatives: "Hanzi, I know you're struggling—I sent the red envelope back," "I asked a friend about your job..." Those "comparison" thorns? They were all wrapped in the relatives' unspoken care.
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