Recently, the market for LP has been average, and during leisure time, I delve deeper into the spiritual core of people from Hubei.

I don't know many familiar Hubei families, but everyone I've come into contact with shares highly similar characteristics.
First is the inherent boldness and straightforwardness of the older generation in Hubei: generally viewing life and death casually, with a tough and stubborn personality, willing to act when faced with issues, carrying a natural sense of toughness; but at the same time, they possess a strong sense of pride and restraint, extremely unwilling to burden their children or family members.
Once they experience serious illness or disability, feeling they have lost their ability to work and become a burden to the family, they often choose extreme ways to end their lives, unwilling to endure a mediocre life or drag down the younger generation’s future.
Second is the ingrained frugality and the subtle pressure of familial affection.
Most elders in Hubei have the habit of eating leftovers, always saving fresh dishes and good ingredients for the younger generation, while they themselves eat leftovers or make do; sometimes a dish is reheated several times, and they are reluctant to throw it away after two or three days, always saying “can’t waste food,” which seems to be thrift and frugality, but in reality, it’s a mark of the hard times endured by a generation, and it silently creates psychological burdens for the younger generation—an unspoken, awkward sacrifice.
This personality and family temperament are actually interconnected and accumulated layer by layer.
Looking further back, from the fierce and stubborn spirit core of Qu Yuan—who refused to bend or break, valued integrity over life and death—it has deeply embedded into the bloodline of the children of Jingchu;
then, in modern times, with frequent wars and turbulent times, the common people have never truly been at peace, and peaceful, stable years have not lasted many years.
Long-term warfare and a nomadic survival environment have made Hubei people generally poor at expressing family emotions directly; their affection is restrained and distant, unaccustomed to speaking tender words or acting coquettishly, and while family members have feelings for each other, they are often emotionally distant.
This trait is especially prominent in the central plains of Hubei.
From the perspective of war impact and group psychology, it becomes even clearer:
The generation of grandfathers struggled their whole lives for basic daily survival resources, with scarce supplies and limited resources, often relying on primitive toughness or even force to fight for a foothold and survive.
This extreme survival anxiety and jungle-like logic of survival have not disappeared with the times but have been subtly passed down to the next generations.
Especially in the central plains of Hubei, where the land is flat and there are no natural barriers like mountains or gorges to hide or retreat, and no mountains or forests to self-supply or avoid conflict.
The densely populated plains, limited land resources, and fierce competition for survival leave no retreat—only a strong personality, unwillingness to admit defeat, and self-reliance in everything.
Because of this, it has shaped the collective character traits of Hubei elders: fierce and tough, unwilling to burden others, restrained and patient, poor at expressing warmth, and extremely frugal.