In 1915, 15-year-old Zhang Youyi married 18-year-old Xu Zhimo, this pure arranged marriage, Xu Zhimo was not satisfied, but he did not refuse, just said lightly: "The order of the matchmaker, by the parents"
After marrying Xu Zhimo, Zhang Youyi was very unhappy, even if she gave birth to a son for Xu Zhimo, Xu Zhimo's attitude towards her was still very cold, not only that, Xu Zhimo also thought that Zhang Youyi was very earthy, and it was very inappropriate to be with him.
Is Zhang Youyi really very earthy? In the eyes of the second brother Zhang Junjie, she is the best baby.
In 1900, Zhang Youyi was born in Baoshan, Jiangsu Province, when she was three years old, according to local customs, the maids of the family were ready to wrap Zhang Youyi's feet, and everyone knew that the foot binding of ancient women was simply a punishment, for this reason, Zhang Youyi cried and made trouble, do not let the servants wrap her feet.
At this time, Zhang Junjie heard his sister's shouting, and immediately organized those servants, but these servants listened to the owner's family, girls are to wrap their feet, otherwise, it will be difficult to marry out in the future, Zhang Junjie is a person who has received advanced education, of course, he knows that foot binding is a bad habit of feudal society, so he does not give in at all, he said: "After she can't marry out, I will raise her." ”
Since Zhang Junjie had said so, and the servants did not say anything more, at this time, Zhang Youyi felt her brother's love for herself for the first time.
In 1918, Zhang Youyi gave birth to his and Xu Zhimo's first child, Xu Zhimo did not think that the birth of his son was a happy event, but also a relief, he immediately left home and went to the United States to study.
In 1920, Zhang Junji wrote a letter to Xu Zhimo asking him to go to the American dock to pick up Zhang Youyi, and later Zhang Youyi recalled this scene, she said lightly: "He is the only person who shows that he does not want to stay there." ”
Zhang Youyi and Xu Zhimo then went to England, that is, at this time, Xu Zhimo met Lin Huiyin, he frantically wanted to pursue Lin Huiyin, soon, Zhang Youyi was pregnant, Xu Zhimo knew, not happy, but asked her to go to the fetus.
Zhang Youyi was very scared, she said: "I heard that some people died because of a beating!" In this regard, Xu Zhimo said coldly: "There are still people who die because of taking the train, do you see that people don't take the train?" ”
In the end, Zhang Youyi did not beat the fetus according to Xu Zhimo's intentions, but gave birth to the child.
In 1922, Xu Zhimo proposed to divorce Zhang Youyi, at this time, Zhang Youyi had completely lost her tolerance for the man in front of her, she promised to raise her son alone, unfortunately, she and Xu Zhimo's second son died at the age of three.
After divorcing Xu Zhimo, her brother Zhang Junjie took her to Germany, where Zhang Youyi began a different person of her own, and when she returned to China a few years later, she said: "Before going to Germany, everything was afraid; after arriving in Germany, she became fearless." ”
After returning to the motherland, Zhang Youyi became the first female banker in China, serving as the vice president of shanghai women's commercial bank, and soon after, she opened a trendy Yunsheng clothing company in Shanghai.
In 1934, Zhang Junji founded the National Socialist Party, and he invited his sister Zhang Youyi to serve as a financial manager.
Before liberation, Zhang Youyi went to Hong Kong, where she met a doctor, Su Jizhi, and the two married in 1953 and happily completed the second half of their lives.
In her later years, Zhang Youyi talked about various things between her and Xu Zhimo, and she did not have the slightest dissatisfaction and anger, but said lightly:
"If taking care of Xu Zhimo and his family is called love, then I probably love him, and among the few people he has met in his life, maybe I love him the most." 」
All kinds of prosperity dissipated, across the long river of history, Zhang Youyi's tenacity and independence as a woman are still admired.