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I, Shu Sheyu, style. myself Lao She. I am a pale and beardless 40-year-oldborn in Beiping. I became fatherless at the age of 3 when my father died andemperorless at school age when the emperorwas dethroned. Fatherless andemperorless, I was especially filial and respectful to my mother. In mychildhood, I read the Book of Songs, making no effort to understand the meaningthoroughly. Years later, I attended a normal school, where I prepared myself tobe a teacher/ where I laid a foundation for my career as a teacher. In the primeof my life, I roved hither and thither/ went from one place to another, earninga living by teaching. As fortune seldom came to me, I prided myself on winningthe smallest prize every time I bought a lottery ticket, which shows I enjoymyself in leading a poor and humble life. At 27, I made a determined effort towrite books. Having achieved no success/ got nowhere with sciences andphilosophy, I turned to fiction writing merely to amuse my readers, which is nobig feat / did not amount to much. I got married at the age of 34. Now I have ason and a daughter. They are both naughty and lovable. Though an extensivereader withough much gains, I am not upset. I am conscientious in teaching andhandling affairs, not regretting in spite of losses. If I could live another 40years, I might get somewhere.