I was so touched reading comments under the video clip of Xiao Zhan eating ice cream on Douyin that I decided to translate some of them. Just like the way #
XiaoZhan# sends “postcards” to XFXs on his every trip. XFXs also confides in him like a brother or a family member.
(Part 1. I put a few more comments under part 2)
💌 Zhan Zhan, I want to share with you a bit about my life. My recent situation is not very good. Maybe that's why when I listen to the background music, tears suddenly flow. Family pressure, and a small child... I don't know if my choice a year ago was right? I used to have work and colleagues. But now I've given up my job and become a full-time mother. Maybe I am not a qualified mother to say this. When I was a child, I was carefree and wanted to grow up quickly. Now I long to live those carefree days. Okay, no more complaining. Let's move forward together, you also. 🌹
💌 Zhan gege, retaking the exam is really tiring 😭. I will definitely pass in 2025, right gege?
💌 Zhan Zhan, I have been trying to get pregnant for many years without success. Next month I will try IVF. I am a bit scared, but I also hope to have a baby smoothly.
💌 Gege, should I take the postgraduate entrance exam? I can't make up my mind.
💌 I live alone in a foreign country. Watching Xiao Zhan's vlog and reading XFXs’ sincere messages moved me to tears ❤️
💌 Zhan gege, today is my birthday. Today I am 21 years old 😆. I will dedicate my birthday wish to you. Guess what I wished for, I will tell you quietly. I wish that my Zhan Zhan will have a smooth and healthy life.
💌 Gege, I just submitted my graduation thesis. I'm looking for a job now, and feeling so much pressure. I don't know where my next journey in life is going. My college years are almost over, and I feel sad. But when I see you abroad, it really feels healing. It's like I’m breathing a moment of free time with you, and seeing my carefree self in a parallel world 😭
💌 Good evening, Zhan Zhan. I just got back from Beijing three days ago. I'm a little anxious and confused about what kind of job to look for next.
💌 Gege, let me show you today’s sunset at my place.
💌 Zhan gege, I've been so busy lately. Every day I'm overwhelmed with work. I feel like I'm about to collapse. Watching the video and listening to this bgm, in this moment, I suddenly miss you so much. 😭
💌 Zhan gege, I am about to get married, but I am still so confused. I don’t know if I can be a good wife, or a qualified mother in the future... I always have an inexplicable fear of the unknown future...
💌 Zhan Zhan, actually I have been very tired lately. Last week I accompanied my dad to Guangzhou for surgery. Last week my mom was hospitalized and I also had to accompany my dad to do dialysis. Today I had to take the blame for someone at work. Tonight after helping my boy with his homework, I watched your video as soon as he went to bed. The vlog felt so warm and beautiful. The feeling of helplessness recently made me want to cry but couldn't. I've long considered you a relative, a very close friend in my heart. So when I saw you, I naturally shed tears unconsciously. Let me confide my feelings with you in this comment section. Thank you for your presence and comfort. I will try to cheer up and continue to work hard to live my life well. I also wish you all the best, health, safety, happiness and worry-free.
💌 I want to eat that ice cream. Marriage is bitter. I don't want to try it in my next life.
💌 Zhan Zhan, I will retire in 5 years. I hope you can hold a concert so I can go see it. I've known you since 2019. I really want to see you at least once.
💌 Rewatching this clip made me want to cry, even though I was so happy watching the vlog earlier at noon. Seeing you eating like a kitten, you must be happy. You were so self-disciplined that you only ate one glutinous rice ball. But you bought your favorite ice cream and ate it slowly.