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"If you insist on being with him, we will break off the father-daughter relationship!"
In 1952, a 28-year-old rich lady decided to marry an 82-year-old French doctor. When the young lady's father learned of this, he became furious and firmly opposed the marriage.
However, she did not compromise, but resolutely followed her 82-year-old husband to France.
Unexpectedly, life in France was not as good as imagined, and she lived a widowhood there for 53 years.
Why did a young and beautiful young Chinese girl decide to be a husband a foreign man old enough to be her grandfather?
And what, let her be widowed in a foreign land for more than 50 years?
Unblessed marriage
In 1952, the staff of an office in Beijing was handling their work as usual. At this time, a young girl walked in with a gray-haired foreign grandfather.
"Let's register the marriage."
The staff reminded her: "Both parties need to be present to collect the permit. ”
The girl glanced at the foreigner beside her shyly, and then handed the certificate to the staff: "It's just the two of us." ”
The staff was stunned, and quickly took the certificate and looked at it, the girl's name was Wu Xidan, 28 years old. And the man, Jean Augustin Bexiye, is 82 years old!
It was the first time that the staff had handled the marriage registration business with such a large age gap, and it was inevitable to repeatedly confirm to Wu Xidan: "Madam, are you sure you want to deal with this ... Are men married? ”
Wu Xidan smiled slightly, his eyes firm: "I'm sure!" ”
After receiving the certificate, Wu Xidan took Bei Xiye home as soon as possible to share the good news with his parents. Wu Xidan expected that his parents would be dissatisfied with the marriage, and prepared a lot of words in advance to convince his parents.
But no matter what she said, her parents were determined to cancel the marriage registration immediately.
Father Wu also said: "If you don't divorce one day, you won't call me dad for a day!" ”
Wu Xidan's eyes were red, but he never let go of Bei Xiye's hand: "I have identified him in my life!" ”
Father Wu was so angry that he slammed his cup: "Why did you just fancy him?" ”
A turning point
Wu Xidan was born into a wealthy family, his father Wu Mingyuan was a manager of a large bank, and his uncle was Wu Dingchang, who served as the secretary general of the presidential office.
Wu Xidan, as the youngest daughter in the family, has been held in the palm of her hand by her family since she was a child, which can be described as windy and rainy. However, under the glamorous exterior, there are also unknown pains.
Wu Xidan has suffered from lung disease since birth, coughing non-stop every day, and coughing up blood in severe cases.
In order to treat her, the family visited famous doctors, but the doctors had no other way but to advise Wu Xidan to retreat.
Just when the Wu family was frustrated, Wu Dingchang introduced them to a doctor from France, Pei Xiye.
Pei Xiye came to China in the early years of the Republic of China, served as a medical officer at the French Embassy in China, and was also employed as a director, professor and doctor of the Sino-French University in 1920.
Pei Xiye was a wise and kind person, not only treating high-ranking officials such as Sun Yat-sen and Yuan Shikai, but also providing free medical assistance to some poor people.
In order to provide a good treatment environment for patients, Bei Xiye also built a villa in the western suburbs of Fenghuangling Mid-Levels, called "Beijia Garden".
After Wu Mingyuan learned of this person's existence, he couldn't wait to invite Bei Xiye to his home.
After Bei Xiye diagnosed Wu Xidan, he was confident:
"There is no big problem with Guiqianjin's disease, and it can be good to take medicine and proper exercise."
This was the first time someone had given Wu Xidan hope, and she looked at the kind-looking doctor with a grateful heart.
After that, in order to treat his illness, Wu Mingyuan often took Wu Xidan to and from the Wu family and the Bei family. However, running back and forth was not conducive to Wu Xidan's physical recovery.
A confidant who talks about everything
Out of the benevolence of the healer, Bei Xiye invited Wu Xidan to stay in the Beijia Garden.
Beijia Garden is far from the city, the scenery is beautiful, the air is fresh, and it is very suitable for wellness. Father Wu, who loved his daughter earnestly, hoped that Wu Xidan would recover as soon as possible, and agreed without hesitation.
Wu Xidan moved into the Beijia Garden in this way.
At Pei Xiye's request, Wu Xidan had to walk around the garden for an hour or two every day, in addition to taking medicine on time.
Wu Xidan walked bored alone, often running back to the room after walking for less than ten minutes. Seeing this, after treating the patient, Bei Xiye would accompany Wu Xidan to stroll in the garden, and would also accompany her to talk about the world.
Although the two are more than fifty years apart, their spiritual worlds are highly similar and they have endless topics.
Wu Xidan regarded Bei Xiye as a good mentor and friend, and after returning to the Wu family after his condition completely improved, Wu Xidan often went to visit Bei Xiye in the Bei family garden.
Sometimes Pei Xiye needs to treat other patients, and Wu Xidan will fight on the sidelines. When she didn't need her help, she sat quietly on the grass and painted against the clear lake.
Although her paintings are not skillful, they are very spiritual, and Pei Xiye does not want her talent to be overwhelmed.
Pei Xiye suggested Wu Xidan's father to send her to learn to paint systematically.
Wu Mingyuan followed Pei Xiye's advice and sent his daughter to the prestigious Fine Arts Department of Fu Jen University. Under the guidance of professional teachers, Wu Xidan's painting talent has been greatly displayed, and has been praised by many famous artists.
In order to make his daughter achieve greater achievements, Wu Mingyuan decided to wait for Wu Xidan to graduate and send her abroad for further study. However, the turmoil of the times put the plan on hold forever...
Support in the war years
In 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out in full force. As a foreign doctor, Pei Xiye did not stand idly by to the suffering of Chinese. He not only voluntarily joined the Red Cross Society of China, but also risked his life to secretly transport medicinal materials to the anti-Japanese base.
At first, Pei Xiye was transporting medicine by bicycle, and the roads leading to it at that time were mostly dirt roads with uneven potholes.
Pei Xiye, who is nearly 70 years old, carries dozens of kilograms of belongings and drives the bumpy road, never screaming bitterness or tiredness.
In order to treat as many wounded people as possible, Bei Xiye decided to renovate the Beijia Garden.
Pei Xiye converted the Beijia Garden into a temporary clinic, and also built a shed in the garden to provide for patients who had no fixed place to live.
The battle on the front line was fierce, the Beijia Garden was short of manpower, and Bei Xiye was often too busy to keep his feet on the ground. Wu Xidan, who had just graduated from Furen University, heard the news and offered to study nursing affairs and go to the Beijia Garden to help Bei Xiye.
Father Wu believed that it was a matter of pride for his daughter to have this kind of consciousness when the country was in crisis, and Father Wu agreed to his daughter's request and secretly provided financial support for the Bei Family Garden.
But Father Wu didn't expect that Wu Xidan would fall in love with Bei Xiye because of this!
Sprout love
As Pei Xiye's assistant, Wu Xidan saw Pei Xiye's noble qualities as a doctor to save lives and help the wounded, and also saw his sincere heart as a foreigner, but still actively assisting China in the War of Resistance.
This sincere heart is like a beacon, illuminating a world in the darkness, and also illuminating Wu Xidan's heart. In order to save the injured, sometimes Wu Xidan would be so tired that she fell asleep directly on the table, and Bei Xiye would always silently put on a dress for her.
In troubled times, Wu Xidan and Bei Xiye have always fought side by side, and their feelings have become deeper and deeper.
In 1945, the Anti-Japanese War was won, and the Beijia Garden finally ushered in a long-lost tranquility. After several years of getting along day and night, Wu Xidan has long fallen in love with Pei Xiye.
Having received a Western-style education since she was a child, she is also very avant-garde in her feelings, and she thought about it again and again and decided to show her heart to Pei Xiye. And Bei Xiye was silent when he heard her words.
In the past few years, he has not been moved by Wu Xidan's bravery and kindness. But Bei Xiye thought that he was all about to enter the loess, how dare he delay Wu Xidan, who was in his youth?
After a long time, Pei Xiye said:
"You go, if it's not necessary in the future, we won't meet again."
Wu Xidan, who was rejected, left the Beijia Garden in tears.
However, what the two did not expect was that meeting again four years later made this relationship no longer repressed.
Follow across the ocean
Bei Xiye accidentally fell while cleaning up the ward and was taken to the hospital. Wu Xidan, who heard the news, couldn't help but go to visit, and she stayed in front of Pei Xiye's hospital bed all night, praying sincerely that Bei Xiye would wake up soon.
Wu Xidan regretted not staying in the Bei Family Garden back then, and she silently made a decision in her heart: as long as Bei Xiye wakes up this time, no matter how much obstruction she will receive, she will be with him!
After treatment, Bei Xiye successfully got out of danger, Wu Xidan cried with joy, she cried and said to Bei Xiye:
"If you can cross borders to save people, why can't you love me across ages?"
After walking through the ghost gate, this time, Bei Xiye finally dared to face his heart, he didn't want to live up to Wu Xidan's true love anymore, and the relationship between the two began at this moment.
After Pei Xiye was discharged from the hospital, the two picked a sunny weather and went to get a marriage certificate.
However, although both of them knew that this relationship would be ununderstood by the world, they did not expect that it would be serious enough to affect their lives.
This unusual yearless love has not only been strongly opposed by parents, but also received a lot of criticism from the outside world. Pei Xiye and Wu Xiedan weighed up and decided to leave Beijing and return to France to live.
On the day of leaving by boat, Wu Xidan stood in the port and looked back at Beijing, wanting to remember the scene of his hometown, Wu's father and mother hurriedly ran to the port.
Wu's mother persuaded: "Dandan, when you come back, if your parents don't break off relations with you, will you stay in Beijing?" ”
Wu Xidan's eyes turned red, and he hugged Wu's mother: "I'm sorry mother, it's my daughter who is not filial, my daughter has made up her mind, I will come back to see you and my father when I have the opportunity in the future!" ”
After that, Wu Xidan resolutely boarded the deck, and Wu's mother cried heartbreakingly.
Wu Xidan paused in his steps, glanced back at his mother, and then said firmly: "I have to marry this person, my daughter will not regret it in this life!" ”
After returning to France, Wu and his wife settled in Ovigne, and two years later, Wu gave birth to a healthy little boy, and the family of three lived happily and peacefully.
However, this marriage lasted only eight years, and then ushered in an eternal separation. In 1960, 90-year-old Bei Xiye died of illness, leaving only Wu Xidan and his youngest son to rely on each other.
Even so, Wu Xidan did not remarry, she raised her son alone and grew up, spending the rest of her life to commemorate this unforgettable love.
brief summary
In 2013, 89-year-old Wu Xidan also reached the end of her life, and before she died, her son asked her if she had any last wishes.
Wu Xidan smiled reluctantly: "I have not given birth to Junsheng, I am old in my birth, I hope that in the next life, your father and I can meet as soon as possible." ”
There is love in this world that can cross borders, some can cross faith, and some can cross the great age gap.
We can't feel it for others, but Wu Xidan used her long life to explain to us what "one life and one couple" are.
May there be lovers in the world who will eventually become dependents! May all people have love!