In Zhao Wanhu's bedroom, there are two photos, one is a photo of himself and his first love when he joined the team 30 years ago, the other is a wedding photo of him and his first love, Zhao Wanhu has had two marriages, after the death of his former wife, Zhao Wanhu has been raising his daughter Zhao Xinrui alone, until a few years ago he met his first love Li Qiaoling again, the feelings buried in his heart for many years were ignited again, he plucked up enough courage to propose marriage to his first love Li Qiaoling, which only fulfilled Zhao Wanhu's wish for many years.
Zhao Wanhu and his first love Li Qiaoling met when they were in the queue, Zhao Wanhu graduated from high school in 1968, he directly came to the Zhanggou Bridge Brigade in Ganquan County, northern Shaanxi to join the team as a Zhiqing, when the conditions in northern Shaanxi were extremely difficult, when Zhao Wanhu came, his mother prepared several bottles of beef jerky and some chili sauce for him, he did not expect to come to northern Shaanxi less than a month, he was secretly eaten by other Zhiqing Left over a bottle, Zhao Wanhu was also honest, not angry, the remaining bottle he was not willing to eat, but gave to Li Qiaoling, who was responsible for cooking for them.
Li Qiaoling is the only daughter of fellow Li Dakui, one year younger than Zhao Wanhu, Li Qiaoling's mother died of illness when she was three years old, her father Li Dakui raised her alone, Li Qiaoling did not study, and worked with her father since she was a child, although she was as old as Zhao Wanhu, but a little more mature than Zhao Wanhu, Li Qiaoling learned to cook from a young age, doing housework is a good hand, so when Zhiqing came, the captain Zhao tied her up and let her be responsible for cooking for Zhiqing.
After coming to northern Shaanxi for a year, because the house where Zhiqing lived was in disrepair, the captain Zhao Tied up and worried about problems, he arranged for Zhiqing to live in his hometown, and Zhao Wanhu was arranged to live in the home of his fellow villager Li Dakui.
Because Zhao Wanhu worked seriously, worked hard and complained, fellow villagers said that Li Dakui took advantage, Zhao Wanhu came to Li Dakui's home and really helped Li Dakui a lot, especially every year in the busy agricultural season, Li Dakui because of Zhao Wanhu's help, the family's crops were always the first to be harvested, Li Dakui was like his own son to Zhao Wanhu, in fact, Li Dakui had been grumpy about the lack of sons, and he wanted to recognize Zhao Wanhu as a dry son many times, but he was rejected by Zhao Wanhu.
Zhao Wanhu felt that the matter of confessing his son was a feudal etiquette system, so he did not agree, but he was still very grateful and respectful to Li Dakui in his heart, Li Qiaoling not only cooked, needlework was also very good, every year to make two pairs of shoes for Zhao Wanhu, and the sole of the shoe will also show a pair of Mandarin ducks, Zhao Wanhu was embarrassed to refuse, every time he accepted, came to Li Dakui's home for the third year, Zhao Wanhu had a serious illness.
In the cold winter month, Li Qiaoling had to carry Zhao Wanhu for more than ten miles of mountain road, and sent Zhao Wanhu to the hospital, and because of this time, Li Qiaoling fell into frostbite, and every year in the winter, Li Qiaoling's hands would be frostbitten, which Zhao Wanhu only knew later.
Zhao Wanhu was ill and hospitalized during the period is Li Qiaoling in care, in order to supplement zhao Wanhu nutrition, Li Dakui also specially bought a chicken, to Zhao Wanhu stew soup, Zhao Wanhu was very touched in his heart, Li Qiaoling also had a good feeling, but before he could confess to Li Qiaoling, in 1973 Zhao Wanhu received a notice to return to the city.
Knowing the news that Zhao Wanhu was going to return to the city, Li Qiaoling was a little disappointed in her heart, she did not rest for several days in a row, and knitted a sweater for Zhao Wanhu when he left, Zhao Wanhu originally planned to confess to Li Qiaoling when he left, but when he thought about it, he would not come back, and he dispelled this idea, the day Zhao Wanhu returned to the city, it was Zhao Wanhu sent by Li Dakui, Li Qiaoling did not go to send Zhao Wanhu, Zhao Wanhu gave Li Dakui a letter for her to pass on to her daughter Li Qiaoling.
Li Qiaoling opened the letter, which has three hundred yuan, the letter reads "Thank you for years of care, I hope you can find your own happiness", these years Zhao Wanhu in addition to helping Li Dakui's family work, free time will also teach Li Qiaoling to read and write, Li Qiaoling saw the letter, tears could not help but flow.
After Zhao Wanhu returned to the city, he first worked as an apprentice in his father's machinery factory for several years, in 1977 Zhao Wanhu was admitted to Peking University, after graduation he married his tablemate Wang Huijuan, after marriage Wang Huijuan gave birth to a daughter to Zhao Wanhu, the life of a family of three was very happy, in 1996 Wang Huijuan was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer, Zhao Wanhu spent the last period of his life with his wife Wang Huijuan, Wang Huijuan told Zhao Wanhu when she was dying that if she met a suitable one, she would not blame her husband Zhao Wanhu. After Wang Huijuan's death, Zhao Wanhu has been living alone with his daughter Zhao Xinrui.
In 2003, Zhao Xinrui was admitted to Xi'an Jiaotong University, Zhao Wanhu accompanied his daughter to go to college, after thirty years Zhao Wanhu came to the place where he had joined the team again, what Zhao Wanhu did not expect was that this time he met his first love Li Qiaoling, just three years after Zhao Wanhu left, Li Dakui recruited a door-to-door son-in-law for his daughter Li Qiaoling, the two were married for less than 5 years, Li Qiaoling's husband died in a car accident, Li Qiaoling raised his son Wang Dahai alone, and never married again.
The two people who met again were very emotional in their hearts, the encounters of the two people were so similar, this time Zhao Wanhu plucked up enough courage to confess to Li Qiaoling, and Li Qiaoling did not expect to see Zhao Wanhu again.
In 2004, Zhao Wanhu and Li Qiaoling got married in Beijing, the two have been married for 17 years now, and they cherish this relationship very much, Zhao Wanhu often said that "it is his blessing to be able to marry Li Qiaoling in this life."