Because of the differences in Eastern and Western cultures, many times Chinese and Westerners do not have the same view of many events. This also leads to a lot of contradictions between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law once Chinese married to a foreigner, of course, this is not an absolute event. Take a Sichuan woman named Li Yan, who once married an American who was 6 years older than herself, how is her life now?
According to the understanding, Li Yan was born in an ordinary family in Sichuan, went to Shanghai to work alone after graduating from secondary school, and then entered a foreign company through her own efforts to work and worked as an accountant. Then, after continuous learning and hard work, the position is also constantly improving. However, for Li Yan, there is always a secret hidden in her heart, that is, she met a man when she was young, fell in love soon, and even gave birth to a boy because of a momentary impulse. However, it did not take long for the man to directly break up with Li Yan, but Li Yan, who had just become a mother, did not choose to give up her child and resolutely gave birth to her. In his view, with his own ability to raise children to adulthood, he did not expect that after entering a foreign company to work, he met an American named Ron. At that time, Ron was not a rich child, whether it was family conditions or appearance, they belonged to ordinary people, but because Ron was very humorous, he deeply attracted Li Yan.
Coupled with the fact that the two are in the same company, they soon fall in love, but Li Yan's mother is very opposed to this, believing that Ron may not really like Li Yan. In order to prove his attitude towards Li Yan, Ron deliberately learned Chinese culture and often went to Li Yan's house to help. In addition, it is particularly good for Li Yan, and even out of consideration for Li Yan's own situation, even if the two can get married without having children. Then Ron's sincere attitude impressed Li Yan, and finally registered her marriage in 2000 and returned to Arizona with Ron to settle down. Because Ron's conditions are not superior, when he first arrived in the United States, he could only take Li Yan and his children to settle in the garage of a friend's house, but Ron also worked hard to give Li Yan a good life. Eventually, through his own hard work, he successfully owned an electrical appliance company, and then bought a small two-story building in Arizona. In order to make up for the guilt of Li Yan, Ron would take a set of wedding photos with Li Yan every year, and the clothing style gradually changed from Western to Chinese. What she did not expect was that in 2016, Li Yan found out that she was pregnant, and after consultation between the husband and wife, decided to leave the child behind.
What was even more unexpected was that Li Yan was still pregnant with twins, and her mother-in-law, who lived in San Francisco, hundreds of kilometers from Arizona, decided to take care of Li Yan. She even learned a few Chinese dishes, and after Li Yan gave birth to twins, her mother-in-law would fly to Arizona every week to help with the baby. Now Li Yan's eldest son has gone to college, and the two twin boys are also 5 years old. Even so, Li Yan's mother-in-law still loved her eldest grandson incomparably, and even regarded him as her own.
So don't think that because of the different cultures, Chinese can't get along with Westerners, or even wear "colored glasses" to look at foreign girls who are married to China. After all, love has no borders and age, as long as two people truly love each other, all difficulties will be solved, and life will get better and better. For example, Li Yan is a good example, who once married an American who was 6 years older than himself, but now his life is still very happy.
(Text/Hua Qiang)