It is said that love is regardless of age, and when the spark of love bursts, age does not become an obstacle.
However, such love is not common after all, and it is inevitable that it will be questioned by the world's vision.
Li Liangyou, a divorced middle-aged woman, walked into the Chongqing Wanzhou Civil Affairs Bureau with Tan Wanping, 22, at the age of 46 on January 5, 2016.
The old wife and young husband have long been accustomed to the surprised eyes of others, and Li Liangyou generously said to the staff that we are here to get the certificate.
How could a man and a woman, who looked like mother and son, get married? Is this really because of love?
In the midst of doubts, Li Liangyou and Tan Wanping firmly formed their own small family.
Now that six years have passed, is the old wife and young husband still in love as before?
01 Acquaintance
Born in 1970, Li Liangyou is an employee of a hospital in Chongqing.
She divorced at an early age and grew up alone to pull her son up.
Although the feelings are not smooth, Li Liangyou works hard and loves life. She is a professional and technical person with a vice senior title at work, and her hobbies are also very extensive, not only a member of the Chongqing Essay Association and the Photographers Association, but also a senior rider who loves cycling.
In November 2015, Li Liangyou participated in a cycling competition. It was this competition that allowed Li Liangyou to meet Tan Wanping.
Tan Wanping was born in 1993 and is a full-fledged post-90s generation.
He works as a chef and enjoys cycling outside of work, and also participated in this cycling competition.
On the day of the competition, Li Liangyou set off with confidence. However, if one is not careful, Li Liangyou fell heavily on the side of the road.
Li Liangyou was lying on the ground unable to move, and there were no staff nearby. In order to achieve a better ranking, the contestants did not stop to help.
Just when Li Liangyou was extremely helpless, Tan Wanping appeared. Without saying a word, he stopped the car, quickly picked up Li Liangyou, and carried her all the way to the hospital.
Li Liangyou was very touched, and she thought that she would definitely thank this young man in the future.
After arriving at the hospital for examination, the doctor told Li Liangyou that he needed to be hospitalized.
This is difficult for Li Liangyou, because she has limited mobility, needs to be accompanied by someone in the hospital, and her son is busy with work, so there is no time to take care of her.
At that moment, Li Liangyou felt very lonely and helpless.
To her surprise, after Tan Wanping learned of the situation, he offered to take care of her in the hospital.
Although she felt embarrassed, Li Liangyou had no other choice, she accepted the kindness of this strange young man, and made up her mind to repay it well in the future.
02 Know and love each other
During the days of hospitalization, Li Liangyou and Tan Wanyou had a lot of time together and gradually got to know each other.
Li Liangyou is relatively well maintained, coupled with an optimistic and young mentality, and he cannot see his actual age at all.
When Tan Wanyou first learned that Li Liangyou was in his 40s, he was so surprised that he could not speak.
In his heart, Li Liangyou is mature, elegant, intellectual, has deep social experience, but is not worldly, maintaining a just right naïveté.
Tan Wanping told Li Liangyou about the problems he encountered in his life and work, and Li Liangyou could always put forward the core of the problem to the point and give him good advice.
After getting along, Li Liangyou also has a good impression of Tan Wanping. Tan Wanping treats people sincerely, carefully and thoughtfully, he often brings Li Liangyou his own meals, and will also buy her fruits to supplement nutrition, no matter what he does, he thinks very thoughtfully.
By the time they were discharged from the hospital, Li Liangyou and Tan Wanping had become year-old friends who had nothing to say.
After being discharged from the hospital, Tan Wanping often asked Li Liangyou to come out for a ride, and they got along very happily and more tacitly.
Li Liangyou obviously felt that the feelings between the two had deteriorated, but after all, the age gap between the two was too big, and she did not dare to think elsewhere, because there were more young and beautiful girls than her.
Until one day, Tan Wanping clearly stated his intentions, and he hoped to develop into boyfriend and girlfriend with Li Liangyou.
Although Li Liangyou was also moved, reason still took the lead. She told Tan Wanping that she was divorced and had a child about the same age as Tan Wanping. Tan Wanping can have a better choice.
Tan Wanping did not flinch, firmly saying that he thought very clearly, he was not laughing, but wanted to spend his life hand in hand with Li Liangyou.
Although Li Liangyou also had a heart for Tan Wanping, she must take into account the practical problems, and Tan Wanping's parents will definitely not agree.
Tan Wanping saw her concerns, and he informed his parents and friends that he had decided to spend his life with Li Liangyou.
Sure enough, relatives and friends advised Tan Wanping not to be impulsive, and Tan Wanping's parents were even angrier, saying that they would not accept Li Liangyou as their daughter-in-law. They ran to Li Liangyou's unit and made a big fuss, causing Li Liangyou to lose face in front of his leading colleagues.
However, all this did not affect Tan Wanping, who still passionately loved Li Liangyou. This also completely conquered Li Liangyou, she decided to be brave once, follow the feeling of the heart, and accepted Tan Wanping's love.
After Li Liangyou's son knew, he also questioned Tan Wanping. He didn't believe that a young man about his own age would be serious about his mother.
Tan Wanping found Li Liangyou's son, showed him his determination to be with Li Liangyou, and also told him in detail about the process of his acquaintance with Li Liangyou.
Li Liangyou's son knew about his mother's hospitalization, and he finally realized how difficult it was for his mother to be alone over the years, and now there is one more person who loves her and takes care of her, which is not necessarily a good thing.
With the blessing of his son, nothing could stop Li Liangyou from being with Tan Wanping.
03 Stay together
On January 5, 2016, the couple with a 23-year-old age difference successfully married.
From dating to getting a license, it took only two months. The huge age difference coupled with flash marriage, at that time almost no relatives and friends were optimistic about them.
In particular, Tan Wanyou's parents could not accept Li Liangyou, who was about the same age as himself. They couldn't eat or sleep.
Li Liangyou did not have an opinion about his in-laws and mother-in-law, but treated them more sincerely, and tried to ease Tan Wanyou's relationship with his parents.
She believes that one day, her in-laws will be able to break stereotypes and accept themselves.
In order to give Li Liangyou a better life, Tan Wanping also gave up his job as a chef and chose a better paid auto repair industry, and he looked forward to opening his own auto repair shop one day.
Of course, all this has Li Liangyou behind the scenes to tan wanping to check, give him some pertinent advice, let him take a lot of detours.
After Tan Wanping got married, everything was still based on Li Liangyou, and he respected her and loved her very much. Considering her physical condition, he decided not to have children, but to spend his life with someone he loved.
Now that six years have passed, are the couple still respectful? Or has it long been defeated by the world?
August 2021. Tan Wanping spoke out on social platforms: "We are very happy."
A month later, Chongqing Tv interviewed the couple. The two are still living happily ever after and are planning a trip to Inner Mongolia.
Li Liangyou, who is now in his fifties, is still radiant, and it can be seen that he is well protected by Tan Wanyou. And Tan Wanyou's eyes looking at Li Liangyou were still filled with love.
Belinsky once said that love is the harmony and tacit understanding of two intimate souls in life and in terms of faithful, good, beautiful things.
The love between Li Liangyou and Tan Wanping may lie in the resonance of the soul, enough to overcome all prejudices and difficulties.
I hope they can walk through this life together.
May there be lovers in the world who will eventually become dependents.