Superman Pickled Vegetable: Farewell to the Rose
Pickled vegetables have already become a superman, able to fly in the sky, swim in the deep sea, climb walls and walk on roofs, see in the dark, and speak many foreign languages. In winter, he can understand the language of all animals.
After gaining the ability to fly and swim, Pickled Vegetable confidently prepared to go see the rose. Before going, in order to get rid of his suspiciously soy-sauce colored skin, he soaked himself in vinegar overnight to make his skin whiter. Then he sprinkled perfume, put on a cloak made from white clouds, and flew towards the nursery like a great swordsman. At that time, no one could tell that he was once the pitch-black pickled vegetable head.
Because of healing his wings, Pickled Vegetable hadn't been to the nursery for a long time, and he didn't know how the rose was doing now. While flying, Pickled Vegetable excitedly thought: How will she react when she sees me?
Finally, he arrived at the nursery, but after turning left and right, he couldn't find the rose. With no choice, he went to find the foxtail grass. The foxtail grass then took him to find the butterfly, who told him that there was no need to go because the rose had already married someone. Upon hearing this, Pickled Vegetable almost fainted. He gathered his strength and asked who the rose had married. The butterfly said it was the wind. The foxtail grass then commented by saying that the wind was so frivolous and shallow, how could the rose marry him? But the wind is graceful and debonair, besides, the wind is also romantic, his character is similar to the rose, they are of the same type, why wouldn't it be good? The butterfly counter-asked if he wanted to see her, and Pickled Vegetable firmly said yes. However, the butterfly didn't want to take him, so Pickled Vegetable told the butterfly about how he had struggled these past few years for the rose and how he became a superman. After hearing this, the butterfly was deeply moved and took Pickled Vegetable to see the rose.
By this time, the rose had already moved into a greenhouse. Although the conditions were good, the rose was no longer the rose from the wind back then. Her velvet-like petals had turned yellow, and her reserved shyness had become the vulgar manner of an ordinary woman. The most noticeable part was her waist, which used to be thin but now bulged round as she began to bear new life. She had passed through her youth and was heading towards maturity.
When Pickled Vegetable saw her, he couldn't believe that this was the rose from back then. When confirmed by her undeformed leaves and her reserved nodding posture, Pickled Vegetable looked up to the sky and sighed: Time! Heaven! Why are you so cruel and heartless? Why does maturity come with aging and ugliness? In your eyes, youth blinks and becomes withered flowers, and beauty instantly turns into something vulgar. You are more terrifying than any witchcraft. Time is very fair, he lets all lives (including animals and plants) go through growth, youth, maturity, and old age, without distinction between noble and humble, without favoritism. He is the fairest one, not just letting us foxtail grasses turn yellow and die in the winter. The foxtail grass said beside him.
Seeing the rose in this state, Pickled Vegetable lost interest in talking to her anymore. Years of hope vanished in an instant, and days of effort lost their meaning. Suddenly feeling meaningless, he got up to return home.
He originally thought that the rose would thus die in his mind, and he would never think of her again. However, upon returning home, he realized that he still missed the rose, her reserved nodding posture, and her shy demeanor. The rose was still alive in his heart, making him confused. He didn't know what exactly he was missing or who he really wanted.
One day, when the longing for the rose tormented him endlessly, he jumped up, pointing to the sky and said: Damn it, since I, Pickled Vegetable, can become a superman, why can't I become a super god, reverse time, and restore the rose?
From then on, Pickled Vegetable began to strive and advance towards becoming a super god.