Today's marriages are almost all based on free love. Both men and women should talk about love for a period of time before getting married, see if each other's interests and personalities are compatible, and then decide whether to get married. However, in the feudal society and the early days of the Republic of China, many marriages were arranged, following the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers. Some men and women have not even met once before marriage, let alone know each other. Therefore, arranged marriages by parents often bring many problems, and there are not many happy ones. But Mr. Wen Yiduo's marriage is an exception.
Mr. Wen Yiduo is a well-known patriotic poet, scholar and democracy fighter, but what is less known is that his marriage was also arranged by his parents. Wen Yiduo's wife was named Gao Xiaozhen, and the two made a marriage contract in 1912. At that time, Wen Yiduo was 13 years old, and Gao Xiaozhen was 9 years old. Gao Xiaozhen was born into a family of eunuchs and was a cousin of Wen Yiduo. In 1912, at the age of 13, Wen Yiduo was admitted to tsinghua university's preparatory school for studying in the United States. At that time, Gao Xiaozhen's father was a guest at the Wen family, thinking that this child had a career, so he offered to ration his daughter Gao Xiaozhen to Wen Yiduo, and the two families kissed each other.
Because the two families are right and relatives, the relationship is very good, so Wen Yiduo's parents readily agreed. Without Wen Yiduo's knowledge, his marriage was arranged by his parents. Later, Wen Yiduo entered Tsinghua to study, showed extremely high talent and talent in literature, published many articles and poems, and became a prominent figure in Tsinghua. In 1921, the 22-year-old Wen Yiduo was about to graduate from Tsinghua University, and many of his classmates began to prepare for studying in the United States.
His parents were afraid that Wen Yiduo would also study abroad at this time, so they kept writing letters urging him to go home and complete his marriage. Wen Yiduo has received a new education for many years, is very eager for free love, and is very resistant to the marriage arranged by his parents, so he shirks it for various reasons. Wen Yiduo's attitude makes the parents very embarrassed, the two families have been engaged for nearly ten years, if they repent at this time, not only are they ashamed of the Gao family, but they will also be criticized by the villagers, and their faces are dull. In the end, his mother was forced to die, and Wen Yiduo had to go home and marry Gao Xiaozhen.
In order to express his resistance to this marriage, on the wedding night, Wen Yiduo did not have a round room with his wife, spent the night in the study, and wrote to his friend Liang Shiqiu: "In this life, I am only willing to take poetry as my wife and painting as my son." Half a year later, Wen Yiduo went to the United States to study, and before leaving, he made the only request to his wife Gao Xiaozhen: to go to school. Soon after Wen Yiduo went to the United States, Gao Xiaozhen entered the Wuchang Girls' Vocational School.
Three years later, Wen Yiduo returned to China after completing his studies. After seeing Gao Xiaozhen again, he found that his wife had almost become a different person, and her knowledge had improved a lot, and she could even discuss some topics with herself, which made Wen Yiduo very happy. He expressed his gratitude to his mother for choosing a good wife for himself. Soon after, Wen Yiduo went to Beiping National Art College to teach, and deliberately took his wife with him. After that, Wen Yiduo taught at Sun Yat-sen University, Wuhan University and Tsinghua University, and Gao Xiaozhen walked with him every time.
At the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wen Yiduo came to teach at the Southwest United University, and due to the soaring prices, his salary was simply not enough for the family's expenses. In order to save money, Wen Yiduo decided to quit smoking. But Gao Xiaozhen did not agree, she said to her husband: "You work hard every day, only smoke this hobby, that is, no matter how difficult it is, you must save your tobacco money", this remark made Wen Yiduo deeply moved. Under the control of Gao Xiaozhen, although the days were poor, they were very warm.
Unfortunately, shortly after the victory of the War of Resistance, Mr. Wen Yiduo was killed by Kuomintang agents. Gao Xiaozhen and her children came to the Liberated Areas several times. After the founding of new China, Gao Xiaozhen served as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality. Gao Xiaozhen died of illness in 1983 at the age of 81.