Yao Ming can be said to have fallen in love with his wife Ye Li at first sight, but due to the opposition of Ye Li's family at that time, Yao Ming did not conform to the image of "Prince Charming" in Ye Li's heart, so Yao Ming had eaten a lot of "closed door soup". It wasn't until 3 years after knowing each other that Yao Ming finally had the opportunity to get in close contact with Ye Li for the first time. He also finally opened Ye Li's "girlish heart" with a tidal wave of love offensive.
Speaking of Yao Ming and Ye Li's love, it goes back to 1996, when 16-year-old Yao Ming met Ye Li at the Shanghai Junior Sports School, and it has been unforgettable ever since. However, Yao Ming's pursuit path is not smooth. Ye Li is a very traditional girl, her mother only had this baby daughter at the age of 38, and her parents naturally cared about Ye Li's future destination, so at first Ye Li's parents did not approve of the two being together. What's more, Yao Ming was tall and thin at the time, which did not conform to the image of "Prince Charming" in Ye Li's heart. Therefore, whenever Yao Ming foolishly went forward to talk, Ye Li would always find an excuse to leave in a hurry. Until 2002, after Yao Ming was elected as the NBA champion, Ye Li's family no longer opposed Ye Li and Yao Ming's relationship, and the two formally established a relationship.
It has to be mentioned that Yao Ming's persistence in pursuing love. In the embryonic stage of love, Yao Ming was repeatedly rejected by Ye Li, and Ye Li's attitude was very cold. Even 10 boxes of Häagen-Dazs ice cream could not impress ye Li's heart, who loved to eat ice cream, and the day after sending the ice cream, Ye Li's teammates told Yao Ming: "Ye Zi said that she has nothing to do with you, why eat your things, so we will give points." Yao Ming, who was not very famous at that time, thought of the price of 10 boxes of Häagen-Dazs and was very distressed. But Yao Ming did not give up.
Watching Yao Ming lose weight day by day because he misses Ye Li, tea and dinner, teammates can't sit still, and they think of finding a new girlfriend for Yao Ming. Due to Yao Ming's height problem, Zhao Ruirui of the Chinese women's volleyball team is the most suitable candidate, and Zhao Ruirui did not express explicit opposition, but said that everything depends on fate. Although he was recognized by the first beautiful woman of the Chinese women's volleyball team, he did not expect that Yao Ming regarded everyone's kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, and Yao Ming resolutely shook his head: "I don't want anything, I just want my Ye Li." As a result, the possibility of the combination of Yao Ming and Zhao Ruirui was snuffed out in the cradle.
Later, Xia Song, a famous agent in the NBA, heard Yao Ming's complaints and had a plan. One weekend he invited Ye Li to his house for dinner, and then arranged for Yao Ming to appear "just in time" in the name of returning the dish. Xia Song said, "You are Shanghai compatriots, so sit down and get together and get to know each other!" ”。 After coming and going, Yao Ming and Ye Li finally became acquainted. Later, they settled on a hot pot. Before the Spring Festival in 2001, the Chinese men's basketball team finished training, Yao Ming returned to his home in Shanghai, but he always remembered Ye Li, so on the second day of the Chinese New Year, he flew back to Beijing and came to the women's basketball national team dormitory downstairs to call Ye Li: "You look at the window, I am waiting for you downstairs for dinner." Ye Li was finally touched by the stubborn Yao Ming. The two ate a hot pot together, and Ye Li became Yao Ming's girlfriend.
At the closing ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Yao Ming held hands with Ye Li and made a high-profile appearance, at that moment, Yao Ming announced to the world, "My girlfriend is Ye Li, and the others are out of the play." After that, everyone should be clear, in 2007, Yao Ming and Ye Li entered the wedding hall. On August 3, the two received their marriage licenses in Shanghai. On the 6th, Yao Ming and Ye Li held a wedding banquet at the Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai. The happy life of the two began, as Yao Ming said: "The happiest moment is to drive back to his home next to Lake Wenser after the game, eating dishes cooked by Ye Li herself." ”