In March 1922, Xu Zhimo came to Berlin, Germany, with a divorce agreement, to find Zhang Youyi. After the meeting, he did not care about her body, nor did he inquire about his son's situation, but he kept urging Zhang Youyi to sign the divorce agreement quickly.
Xu Zhimo's anxiety and cold divorce agreement made Zhang Youyi feel what was ruthless and desperate, and she was originally hesitant, on the grounds that: "Divorce is a big deal, and you need to ask your parents." ”
Pictured| Zhang Youyi and Xu Zhimo
But Xu Zhimo did not listen at all, all his thoughts at this time were on Lin Huiyin, hoping to end this arranged marriage relationship as soon as possible and chase after his ideal woman.
Zhang Youyi saw that he had made up her mind and no longer insisted, so she picked up a pen and wrote her name on the divorce agreement. This was the first Western-style civilized divorce in Chinese history based on the Civil Law.
After the formal dissolution of the marriage relationship, Xu Zhimo had a feeling of spring breeze and pride, but Zhang Youyi's life fell to the bottom. This traditional woman never imagined that one day she would become an "abandoned woman".
In the first days, Zhang Youyi was deeply in pain and could not extricate herself, and even thought of suicide, but looking at her swaddled son and thinking of the ancient admonition of "the body is skinny, by the parents", she chose to survive.
It can be said that Germany is a watershed in Zhang Youyi's life, and she was always worried before going to Germany, afraid of being abandoned by her husband. But after arriving in Germany, she encountered the heaviest pain in her life, the darkest time in her life, like a big net, which trapped her mercilessly, making her feel suffocated and even feel hopeless.
But also in the most difficult time, she suddenly understood that the road of life depends on herself, the sympathy and pity of others can not win a good future, only by relying on her own hands can hold up a piece of the sky.
After the epiphany, Zhang Youyi packed up her mood and began her counterattack road.
▌ Counterattack is a well-known strong woman on Shanghai Beach
After the divorce, Xu Zhimo returned to China, Zhang Youyi put away his sorrow and continued to stay in Germany for further study, although he did not read much in China, but Zhang Youyi was diligent and studious, and after hard work, he was successfully admitted to the French Lozi College in Germany, and then learned German while learning early childhood education.
She hopes that she can have a skill, which is also the biggest guarantee of her life, and at the same time, she hopes to fight for a breath in front of Xu Zhimo and break his prejudice that he has no knowledge and no insight.
In 1926, Zhang Youyi returned to China after completing her studies, at this time she was already a divorced woman, and her second son also died of illness, after experiencing a cold bone, she decided to live a good life.
Picture | Zhang Youyi
After returning to Shanghai, Zhang Youyi entered Soochow University to teach German, which was also her first formal and decent job in her life, and she did it very seriously and was loved by her students.
But this job Zhang Youyi also did only two years, and then Zhang Youyi began to enter the Shanghai Beach business circle, and her counterattack officially began.
At first, Zhang Youyi served as the deputy general manager of Shanghai Women's Commercial Bank with the help and support of her fourth brother Zhang Jiajun, and later promoted to vice president and director of the bank.
Zhang Youyi naturally cherished this hard-won opportunity, and after the first day of work, she placed her desk at the end of the bank, so that she could observe all the situations of the bank at a glance.
In addition, Zhang Youyi is very self-disciplined, she will come to the bank at nine o'clock in the morning every day, all year round, every second. Women who are harsh and self-disciplined in time will not be too bad in their careers.
Under the painstaking management of Zhang Youyi, even in the Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, the fierce competition on the beach, the performance of Shanghai Women's Commercial Bank is also thriving.
In the same year that Zhang Youyi entered the bank, his eighth brothers Zhang Jiuyu and Xu Zhimo and others founded a fashion company called "Yunsheng Society" in Shanghai and hired Zhang Youyi as general manager.
No one expected that the "rustic woman" in Xu Zhimo's mouth in the past had transformed into the fashion industry, and under the management of Zhang Youyi, the business of the clothing company was also booming.
Even Xu Zhimo couldn't help but say to Lu Xiaoman: "She has changed too fast in the past few years, and she is not afraid of anything now." ”
Zhang Youyi, who has several positions, has become a commercial red woman in Shanghai Beach, and whoever mentions her will give a thumbs up and play a bad hand to play wang fried, which can be called a model for women in the world.
Of course, Zhang Youyi's business legend did not stop there, and in 1934, she was hired by her second brother Zhang Junjie as the chief financial officer to help manage the huge party expenses.
Suddenly, Zhang Youyi went to the mall and shook the beach, leaving a strong mark in the history of the Republic of China.
Even today, when it comes to the three most important women in Xu Zhimo's life, namely Zhang Youyi, Lin Huiyin and Lu Xiaoman, most women still admire Zhang Youyi the most, and even many people have the courage to break the boat and be independent and self-reliant after watching her inspirational story.
Of course, Zhang Youyi can walk through the trough of life, and finally get rich, and in her old age, she also opened up twice and met love, such a reversal is indeed very positive energy, and it is also worth learning from women.
But is it really that simple? Is Zhang Youyi's success really all based on personal ability? Can you really learn her life? The answer, of course, is "not necessarily."
Zhang Youyi's success is not false, but she can succeed, not all by herself.
▌ A strong mother-in-law and a mother-in-law who does not abandon.
Nowadays, many female friends like to take Zhang Youyi as their idol, and the story of her adversity after divorce is also widely circulated, but in fact, the reason why she can become a famous "businesswoman" in Shanghai during the Republic of China period is that she has a strong backing, and this backing is her mother's family.
Zhang Youyi's ancestors were engaged in the salt trade and have always been a huge local rich. Zhang Youyi's grandfather's generation began to practice medicine, so she lived a carefree life since she was a child.
Zhang Youyi has a total of 13 brothers and sisters, half of whom are outstanding. His second brother, Zhang Jiasen, studied in Japan and Germany in his early years, majored in law, and has been active in politics since returning to China, not only participated in the founding of the Chinese National League, but also after the end of the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, because of his influence, he was recommended as the chairman of the People's Society, and also got up early in the Constitution of the Republic of China.
Pictured| Zhang Youyi and her brothers
The second brother entered politics, and his fourth brother Zhang Jiaxuan called the wind and rain in the business world. As early as his study in Japan, he majored in economics, and at the age of 28, he was promoted to deputy manager of the Shanghai branch of the Bank of China, and two years later he was promoted to vice president of the head office, and he was a well-known financier and entrepreneur in Shanghai.
For example, after the death of Zhang Youyi's mother in 1927, when she was buried, a big figure who had no intersection with the Zhang family suddenly appeared in the spiritual hall, and this person was Chiang Kai-shek.
Before that, Chiang Kai-shek and the Zhang family did not have any friendship, but he knew that the Zhang family was very powerful, and in order to win over his family, he came uninvited, which showed the strength of the Zhang family.
In addition to the second brother and the fourth brother, Zhang Youyi's ninth brother, although he did not engage in politics and business, was not small in fame, he was a poet of the Crescent Moon Sect, or the owner of the Crescent Moon Bookstore, and also had a certain position in the literary world.
His eldest brother and younger sister also achieved good results, they all took the fashion route, was a famous clothing design on the beach at that time, with their identity, the social circle was very wide, and they were famous social activists.
Therefore, as far as Zhang Youyi is concerned, if she and Xu Zhimo have a happy marriage, she is a rich wife, and although she is sad and sad when the marriage breaks, her life will not fall into a desperate situation.
The fact is also that after the divorce, the powerful mother's family is her biggest backer, and with the help of her brother, she became a strong woman, and in the end she was even as famous as her brother.
Picture | Zhang Youyi and grandchildren
Of course, in addition to the mother's family, the second elder of the Xu family is also indispensable.
Although Xu Zhimo did not like Zhang Youyi, his mother-in-law was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and even if Lu Xiaoman entered the door later, they only recognized Zhang Youyi as a daughter-in-law.
The economic strength of the Xu family should not be underestimated, as the richest man in Haining, their financial resources are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. After Zhang Youyi's divorce, the second elder of the Xu family directly divided one-third of the property between her and her grandson.
After Zhang Youyi became a businessman, she handed over all her money to take care of, so Zhang Youyi was only emotionally abandoned, and she was never embarrassed financially.
In the final analysis, you can learn from Zhang Youyi's inspiration and efforts, but never simply think that success only needs these two things, if there is no mother and in-law to pave the way, Zhang Youyi may not be able to become a businesswoman.
▌ Make a fortune and immigrate to the United States
All along, when zhang Youyi is mentioned, more people only pay attention to the story of her "abandonment and counterattack", and few people know that there are some disgraceful behaviors behind her wealth, that is, in the years of war and chaos, making the country difficult to get rich.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Youyi has been galloping in the business world, with a keen eye and a shrewd business mind, with the smell of a businessman, she soon smelled the business opportunity to make a fortune, and immediately began to hoard military dyes, cotton and gold.
When the price soared to 100 times, she sold all the items she had hoarded in her hands and made a windfall, but the merchant was never satisfied.
Picture | Zhang Youyi taking a group photo with her son and daughter-in-law
After careful analysis, Zhang Youyi once again found an opportunity to get rich, that is, at the most difficult time of the War of Resistance and the scarcity of materials, she once again used her family and personal strength to hoard military and civilian materials, and her means were the same as Kong Xiangxi's generation.
Therefore, Zhang Youyi's inspiration is not false, and Xu Zhimo's harm to her is not false, but from the perspective of making a country and making a fortune, her pattern and patriotic feelings really cannot be compared with Xu Zhimo.
Let's take a look at what Lin Huiyin's family members were doing when Zhang Youyi was collecting wealth?
Picture | Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng
Lin Huiyin's family is full of loyal martyrs, in order to seek the road to save the country, many people martyred the country, and his third brother Lin Heng was even more blood-stained and sacrificed his life for the country.
In 1941, the Japanese air raid on Chengdu, Lin Heng piloted the plane to meet the battle, and successfully shot down a Japanese fighter, but finally was attacked by the Japanese army on all sides, heroic sacrifice, at the age of 25.
Lin Huiyin herself is also very patriotic, during the war years, she and her husband Liang Sicheng studied ancient architecture and wrote articles in related fields.
Once, her son, Liang Cong, asked her, "If the Japanese really come in, what will we do?" ”
Lin Hui, without even thinking about it, blurted out: "Chinese students always have a back road, isn't it the Yangtze River at our doorstep?" ”
Picture | Lin Huiyin
In a word, it perfectly interprets the wind and bones of Chinese literati, so when Zhang Youyi made a fortune in the country, Lin Huiyin was ready to die to maintain his last dignity.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Youyi went to Hong Kong with money and money, where she also met a relationship. In 1953, she and Xinhuan held a grand wedding in Tokyo, Japan, and have lived a carefree life ever since.
In the 1970s, after the death of her second husband, Zhang Youyi did not return to the mainland, but immigrated to the United States.
When she went abroad, she was still a rich person, and the people she came into contact with were all big figures in Chinese high society, such as Gu Weijun and his wife.
Pictured| Zhang Youyi and her family
Many people, when referring to Zhang Youyi and Lin Huiyin, are demeaning Lin Hui and thus elevating Zhang Youyi, believing that the appearance of Lin Huiyin caused Zhang Youyi to be abandoned.
But in fact, Xu Zhimo abandoned Zhang Youyi, and Lin Huiyin's relationship is not big, in the final analysis, Xu Zhimo has no love for Zhang Youyi, even if there is no Lin Huiyin, there will be other people.
Zhang Youyi naturally has the advantages of our learning, her inspiration and filial piety to her in-laws are worthy of praise, but in the chaotic world, she did not contribute to the "country", but chose to be a "shrewd and calculating" businessman, from this point of view alone, she can not be regarded as a "highly respected" strong woman, can only be said to be "exquisite egoist"!