preface
In 1952, a beautiful 28-year-old Chinese girl, following her 82-year-old French lover, left the arms of her motherland and went to France to get married. Although the girl said that the age gap between her and her lover was very large, she had a smile on her face and was obviously very satisfied with the relationship. It's just that when the girl boarded the ship leaving China, no one came to send her, and it was obvious that her marriage was not supported by her family and friends. But the girl did not have any displeasure, or tightly held the hand of the old boyfriend next to her, looking forward to the future life. Who the hell is this girl? Why would she willingly marry a man who is a full 54 years older than herself? And what kind of charm does the boyfriend next to her have that makes a little girl who can be her granddaughter die for him? How did their love story end later, and did the girl regret that she had resolutely married this old boyfriend?
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Pei Xiye: She is the daughter of my friend, and she has been frail and sick since she was a child
In 1924, Wu Peifu's own family Wu Mingyuan family ushered in a lovely daughter, this girl was born in a chaotic world, but because the family is very prominent, so since childhood life is carefree, the father is even more regarded as the pearl in the palm of his hand, so he named her Wu Xiangdan, meaning that she will always be as bright and enthusiastic as Danyang.
However, in fact, Wu Xiangdan's later attitude towards life also greatly showed his love for society and his dedication to love. Wu Xiangdan, because she was born noble, has received a good education since she was a child, and this knowledge has given her a noble heart, never judging a person's high and low by appearance, but using her own kind heart to observe others, and also good at pushing herself and others to care about others.
The only regret that Makes Wu Xiangdan's life is that she has been very weak since childhood, because she suffers from congenital lung disease, so Wu Xiangdan cannot do too many outdoor activities like girls of the same age. The father saw that his daughter was sick and weak, and he was very distressed about his daughter, so he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to find famous doctors from all over the world for his daughter to treat her.
At that time, China was in the stage of alternating the old and the new, so the application of Western medicine was not very extensive, even if the Wu family had money, but most of the doctors invited could only alleviate Wu Xiangdan's condition, and could not completely cure Wu Xiangdan's lung disease. The father looked at his daughter Wu Xiangdan's weak appearance, and felt very anxious in his heart, so he thought of using Western medicine to treat his daughter, but he was not at ease to give his daughter's body to an unfamiliar doctor, and he wanted to find a good doctor who could treat his daughter among his friends.
At that time, the father just wanted to make his beloved daughter get better quickly, and he never thought that this doctor who was finally invited by him would become the most loved man in his daughter Wu Zhidan's life, and for this love, Wu Xiangdan would later give up everything about himself.
Pictured by Wu And her French boyfriend
The best person the father thought of as a doctor for his daughter was his good friend Pei Xiye, who was already an old man who had passed the age of knowing his destiny, although he said that he was French, he came to China with his wife and two daughters as early as 1914.
Pei Xiye was very sad in his heart, and since then he no longer wanted to continue the string, so he practiced medicine in China alone and took care of his two daughters at the same time. Pei Xiye once received a doctorate in medicine, and with his superb medical skills, he built his own villa in China, BeiJia Garden, with his rich income. Pei Xiye has been very lonely all these years, but when he heard that his friend Wu Mingyuan asked him to go to Wu Zhidan to see a doctor, he was still enthusiastic and willing to help.
At that time, Wu Zhidan was only four or five years old, and after seeing Pei Xiye, he only felt that this kind old man was very responsible, he not only prescribed medicine to Wu Zhidan, but also lived in the Wu family mansion as a friend to help Wu Zhidan recover as soon as possible.
Pei Xiye told Wu That although her illness was congenital, it was not incurable, but the process of cure could not rely on drugs, but more on the change of living habits and maintaining a happy mood.
Pei Xiye temporarily put down a lot of his work, often replacing Wu Zhidan's parents to accompany Wu Zhidan to do games, so that Wu Zhidan could pluck up the courage to strengthen exercise as soon as possible, so that the body could be restored. Although Wu Zhidan said that she was a rich lady, she rarely saw her father, and the people around her had always been flattering and flattering to her, rather than an equal friendship.
Her heart is very lonely, and now that Pei Xiye has come, she naturally regards him as her only confidant and an older friend.
Figure French doctor Pei Xiye
。 Pei Xiye accompanied Wu Xiangdan at the same time, his own heart has also been healed, once he himself has been living in the pain of losing his wife, now after knowing Wu Xiangdan, although she is younger than her daughter in age, but let Pei Xiye really feel happy, but also fell in love with the feeling of playing with Wu Xiangdan, a little friend.
Because Wu Zhidan was still too young at that time, after Wu Zhidan's condition improved, Pei Xiye left the Wu Mansion. After Pei Xiye left, Wu Zhidan still felt that there was something wrong in her heart, but at that time, because she was still young, she threw herself into her own life in the blink of an eye, but in her heart she always remembered that there was a loving doctor Who not only cured her illness, but also became her best friend.
Although Wu Xiangdan said that his body was a little weaker than that of ordinary girls, he had always been very motivated in learning, especially in art. Wu Xiangdan has a large collection of books at home, but she prefers books about art, and every time she holds a classic book about art, she always feels that she loves it, and even has to copy the patterns on the books one by one.
Wu Xiangdan likes to draw in her heart, but her body does not allow her to practice for too long, because the practice time is too long, so it causes her lung disease to attack again.
When the father saw that his daughter was sick again, he was very worried in his heart, so he quickly contacted Dr. Pei Xiye, who had treated his daughter Wu Xiangdan, hoping that Pei Xiye could help his daughter treat her again.
Figure Wu Xiangdan and Pei Xiye fell in love
Pei Xiye heard that Wu Xiangdan was ill, and his heart was also very anxious, so he quickly came to the Wu Family Mansion, at this time, Pei Xiye was already an old man of ancient rarity, although he said that he had treated people in these years and got the fame and money he wanted, but because he was always alone, he could not help but have the loneliness of a widower who was difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Wu Xiangdan is no longer a naïve and ignorant girl, but has become a beautiful girl who is two or eight years old, although she is still ill and has not applied powder, she is still as beautiful as a magnolia flower.
Pei Xiye could not help but have a pity for Wu Xidan, after prescribing medicine for Wu Zhidan, the two people began to talk as long as before, at this time Wu Xidan was close to adulthood after all, so his thinking was more mature, in the process of communicating with Bei Xiye, he found that Pei Xiye was not only an excellent doctor, but also had a very kind heart and a heart of love for the world, which was very similar to himself.
At the same time, Wu Xidan also told Pei Xiye that he liked to paint, and Pei Xiye was naturally very supportive of Wu Xidan's dream, and personally guided her how to color, how to shoot, and how to find inspiration for painting.
In the process of recuperating from illness, Wu Xiangdan's painting skills have also made rapid progress, and at the same time, she has more respect and love for Pei Xiye in her heart, feeling that he is not only an excellent doctor, but also his best friend and teacher in this world, he teaches himself how to learn various knowledge, how to look at the differences between Chinese and French culture and art, and how to paint excellent paintings that people around the world like.
Wu Xiangdan: I want to stay here with you
Under the care of Pei Xiye, Wu Xiangdan not only recovered his health, but also learned how to paint correctly, and he was very respectful and respectful of Bei Xiye in his heart, and Pei Xiye knew that Wu Xidan liked to paint, so he persuaded Wu Xiangdan's father to send Wu Zhidan to Fu Jen University to study fine arts, and his father originally loved Wu Zhidan, plus this time it was Pei Xiye who proposed it, and naturally agreed to Wu Xiangdan's request.
After studying at Fu Jen University, Wu Gradually had a greater ideal, and she wanted to let her paintings go to the world and let the people of the world recognize Chinese painting art. Although Wu Xiangdan said that the number of meetings with Pei Xiye was less at this time, she always regarded Pei Xiye as her close friend in her heart, and often wrote letters to Pei Xiye to share her learning.
Pei Xiye also encouraged her to study hard and strive to achieve success in art as soon as possible. When Wu Xiangdan was in Fu Jen University, because of her beautiful appearance and excellent study, she also began to realize that she had reached the most lustrous age, but she was not willing to be like a traditional woman, and she could only marry the man designated by her parents in her life.
She longs to have a love that truly makes her happy, rather than falling prey to arranged marriages.
She made up her mind that since she came out to study, she must read a little famous, so that she would have the life of a woman in the new era in the future, love the people she loved, do what she wanted to do, and freely display her talents in the world of art, so that more people can understand art, and like their own art works, and become believers in art.
Figure Wu Xiangdan and Pei Xiye on a boat
At that time, the domestic situation was very complicated, and before Wu Zhidan graduated from school, because of the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, many ordinary people were reduced to beggars begging along the streets under the merciless artillery fire of the war, and they could not even solve the basic problem of eating, and even had to drag their tired and sick bodies to take care of their old people and children.
Wu Zhidan has been pampered since childhood, and naturally does not know what poverty is, but now because the war is getting more and more intense, the suffering of all the people of Li has fallen into her eyes. Wu Xiangdan saw thousands of compatriots suffering, and felt that she could not be calm for a long time, she hated herself as a daughter at this time, she could not go into battle to kill the enemy, defend the country, and could only secretly sigh for state affairs at night.
Wu Xiangdan's pain of worrying about the country cannot be told to his peers around him, because in the eyes of others, he is just a weak young lady, if he mentions serving the country, it is inevitable that some people will feel that they are not realistic, so they can only write a long letter with their deep affection for the country and sympathy for the people, and send it to their friend Pei Xiye, hoping that Pei Xiye can give her some reasonable suggestions to dispel the sorrows in her heart.
What Wu Xiangdan did not expect was that although his old French friend Pei Xiye was said to be a foreigner, he did not do less for Chinese people than Chinese patriots when the country was in trouble.
Although Pei Xiye is not the same as the Chinese people's blood, he has lived in China for many years, and he has already regarded China as his second hometown in his heart, and at this time, he feels very indignant when he sees the Japanese devils wantonly slaughtering the civilians of our Chinese nation.
Figure Pei Xiye and Wu Xiangdan
Pei Xiye's help to the Chinese people is not just to stay in the sympathy of thought, but to warm the displaced people with practical actions, his Bei family garden was originally his private villa, but now in order to let the wandering people in China have a place to live, he will vacate the house for the people he takes in.
Not only that, Pei Xiye knew that these people had been wandering for a long time, so they inevitably had some diseases, so he personally treated them to help them recover their health. After Wu Xiangdan knew about these things that Pei Xiye did for Chinese people, he felt very touched in his heart, and he did not expect that Dr. Pei Xiye, whom he had admired since childhood, was not only a doctor with profound knowledge and excellent medical skills, but also had an extremely strong humanitarian spirit and was willing to help China, which was in danger today.
Wu Zhidan was touched by Pei Xiye's kindness, and she felt that as a Chinese, she could no longer stand idly by the suffering of the Chinese people at this time, so she resolutely came to Pei Xiye's Pei family garden.
At this time, the Beijia Garden was no longer what Wu Xiangdan remembered, no longer so quiet and tranquil, but full of Chinese refugees from all over the world.
After Wu Xiangdan saw Pei Xiye, she couldn't help but look at the old man in front of her, and Pei Xiye's kindness made her decide that she would also stay in the Pei family garden, fight side by side with Pei Xiye, and protect and take care of these refugees taken in by Pei Xiye.
At the beginning, Pei Xiye rejected Wu Xiangdan's decision, because he knew that Wu Xiangdan had a superior living condition since childhood, and he was afraid that she would not be able to suffer, but Wu Xiangdan insisted on staying, and he could only agree.
Tubei Family Garden Ruins
During wu Xiangdan's stay in the Pei family garden, he found that Pei Xiye was obviously much older in order to take care of the refugees these days, and at this time, Bei Xiye was originally a white-haired old man, and under the hard work of several days, he looked even more haggard. Wu Zhidan was distressed by Pei Xiye, so while teaching nursing on his own, he gave Pei Xiye some life care and tried to share the pressure of Pei Xiye.
Wu Found that he had not fully understood the merits of Pei Xiye before, he not only had the ambition to heal the world's patients, but also hoped that China would be able to defeat the Japanese invaders as soon as possible.
In addition to taking in refugees, Pei Xiye also gave us a lot of help to the anti-Japanese troops; he used his status as a foreigner to deliver medicines to our Eighth Route Army despite his own dangers, and many leaders of our party also received Pei Xiye's treatment and had a deep friendship with Pei Xiye.
After Wu Zhidan knew all this, he thought of the care he had always received from Pei Xiye, and felt that although Pei Xiye was a full 54 years old with his own age, he and his soul were exactly the same, and they all had a heart like gold, and wanted to let the people of the world live a good life.
Wu Zhidan was by Pei Xiye's side, although the process of helping to take care of patients was very tiring, but she felt an unprecedented fullness, this feeling was unprecedented, but also made her very attached, she began to have a bold idea, want to stand by Pei Xiye's side forever in a legitimate identity, and fight with him against the disease, fight against the darkness.
Wu Xiangdan: I only love him alone in my life
Wu Xiangdan gradually developed a love affair with Pei Xiye in the accumulated relationship with pei xiye, and she decided to marry pei xiye, because bei xiye had noble character and superb medical skills that other men did not have.
Although Pei Xiye said that he had always liked Wu Zhidan in his heart, he had never regarded Wu Zhidan as his lover in his heart, because Wu Zhidan and his age were exactly 54 years apart, so after Wu Zhidan showed his heart to him, his first reaction was to refuse, he felt that he was now an old man who was almost old, and Wu Zhidan was still a beautiful and lovely young girl, Wu Zhidan should find a life partner of similar age, instead of putting his feelings into himself.
However, what Bei Xiye did not expect was that Wu Xiangdan's admiration for him was not a whim, and she had already made a decision not to marry Bei Xiye in this life.
When Pei Xiye saw that Wu Xiangdan was so resolute, he could not help but be a little shaken, but after all, this matter was very important, he still consulted the opinions of his two daughters, And Pei Xiye's two daughters also had a certain understanding of Wu Xiangdan before, knowing that although Wu Xiangdan and his father had a huge age gap, they had the same faith and feelings of helping the world, so they did not oppose it.
In this way, Wu Xiangdan fell in love with an old doctor who was older than his father, Pei Xiye, and later openly took Pei Xiye back home to meet his parents.
Although the father said that he had always loved Wu Xiangdan, he never thought that the boyfriend brought home by his daughter was no one else, it was his friend Bei Xiye, needless to say that his father did not support Wu Xiangdan's love affair, and even was shocked and almost fainted.
Figure Wu Xiangdan and his son
Wu Xiangdan has decided to marry Pei Xiye in her heart at this time, so no matter how many voices in the outside world do not support her, she has not changed her original intention, or continues to interact with Pei Xiye, she found that compared with young men, Pei Xiye's greatest charm is that he has dedication, and this kind of fraternity has crossed the border, although he said that his body is old, he has never stopped seeking benefits for the people of the world.
Because the family has not agreed, so Wu Zhidan and Pei Xiye have not held a wedding, until after liberation, Wu Zhidan read our new China's marriage law, know that as long as two people love each other, no matter how big the age difference, they can implement the registration of marriage, Wu Xiangdan and Pei Xiye received a marriage license in 1952.
When she took the marriage certificate to her family, they really did not know whether to be happy or sad, and they did not expect that her daughter Wu Xiangdan would love such a deep affection for an old doctor who could be her grandfather's age.
Wu Xiangdan was only 28 years old in that year, and her new husband Pei Xiye was already 82 years old, and After liberation, Bei Xiye was valued by mainland leaders because of his contributions during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and they sincerely hoped that Pei Xiye could stay and contribute to the medical cause of New China.
But Pei Xiye, a doctor with a heart for the world, saw that Peace had now been restored in China, and he felt that he had only done some things that international friends should do during the War of Resistance, so he chose to leave China and prepare to leave for France with his beloved wife Wu Zhidan.
Tu Bei Xiye and son
After following her husband Pei Xiye to France, Wu Xiangdan took care of her husband's life while also learning French and French culture, and strived to integrate into her husband's country as soon as possible. Wu Xiangdan later gave birth to a lovely boy for her husband Pei Xiye, who had a son in his twilight years and was very happy in his heart, so he named his son Louis.
After having a child, the feelings of the two people are more intimate, but Wu Xiangdan sadly found that although her husband said that he had healed countless patients in his life, at this time he was obviously getting weaker and weaker day by day, although Wu Zhidan knew this fact when he married Pei Xiye, but she still could not imagine life after losing her husband.
In the eighth year of Wu Zhidan's marriage to her husband, the 90-year-old Pei Xiye left this world forever, leaving Wu Xiangdan with endless pain and longing.
After the death of her husband, Wu Xiangdan's heart was full of discouragement, but thinking that she had a 3-year-old son, she could only choose to cheer up, under the cultivation of Wu Xiangdan, her son Louis was later successfully admitted to the local medical university, and later became a respected doctor like Pei Xiye at that time.
Although Wu Zhidan was only in her 30s when her husband died, she only loved Pei Xiye in her heart, so after Pei Xiye's death, she never thought of remarrying, until 54 years later, the 89-year-old Wu Zhidan died forever and was buried with her beloved husband in her life.
Although their love was not blessed by the world at the beginning, time proved that their true love did not contain any impurities, purely out of the mutual appreciation of the two souls, and finally their love was affirmed by future generations.