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Text/Chenchen doesn't like tofu c
Editor/Chenchen doesn't like tofu c
Contemporary Peking Opera artists Li Weikang and Geng Qichang, who came out of the poor years, maintained the concept of "ahead" marriage, supported each other but did not interfere with each other, and spent nearly 50 years of ups and downs together, but why did they still maintain the economic AA system? Even an egg must be counted clearly between each other?
The husband proposed the AA system
Li Weikang and Geng Qichang's marriage was initially "strong women and weak men", when Geng Qichang was still unknown, Li Weikang had a unique eye for him, in order to prove that he was not a "phoenix man" who climbed the high branch, Mr. Geng Qichang said to his wife: "If you put our money together as a family expense, it would be too unfair to you!" ”
To know that his wife Li Weikang had already emerged in the Peking Opera circle at that time, and the money she earned every month was several times that of Geng Qichang, at the beginning, I heard her husband propose the "AA system" in the economic aspects after marriage, which made Li Weikang difficult to accept for a while, influenced by traditional concepts, who did not work together to manage finances together?
However, considering her husband's face, afraid of stabbing his male fragile self-esteem, Li Weikang had to agree to him, and after the two reached an agreement on the economy, they were able to successfully consummate the marriage, and this "AA system" has been insisted on for a lifetime, until now the two teachers have maintained such consumption habits.
During this period, her husband Geng Qichang also regretted it, but not because he didn't earn enough money to spend, but because he improved slightly at work, and the money he earned gradually equaled his wife, and even more often, he proposed to his wife Li Weikang: "Let's end the AA system, right?" ”
At this time, Geng Qichang was very confident, thinking that he finally had the ability to support his wife, and his wife was evenly matched, changing the previous situation of "strong women and weak men", but his wife firmly rejected him this time, giving the reason: "I am used to absolute economic freedom, there is no need to change." ”
The two have gone through the glory years
Li Weikang and Geng Qichang, two old men, recalled the glory years they had walked and felt that it was not easy, and the road to Peking Opera between the two when they were young was also very difficult, on the one hand, the rehearsal was very hard but could not earn any money, on the other hand, the children were young and had no one to take care of.
When the child was about two years old, there was a sudden large-scale outbreak of influenza, and the medical resources at that time were very scarce, Li Weikang, Geng Qichang and their couple could not go home for two months due to the tight rehearsal time, and the child was deeply infected with a vicious disease and the couple was crazy...
Fortunately, there is also an elderly grandmother at home, who drags her weak body to take care of the children before and after running, so that the couple can have enough time to complete the task.
However, the Peking Opera industry at that time was not booming, Li Weikang and Geng Qichang and their husband and wife pulled a child, life was very difficult, the most difficult time they only ate instant noodles for two months, almost no money to buy other food.
And because of the tight working hours, they also have no time to buy their own vegetables and cook, so they can only suffer the children to eat instant noodles with them, but they will try their best to add an extra egg to the child, although it is just an egg The couple will also fight and pay their own money to buy it.
It is not because of how much the marriage of the "AA system" is calculated about gains and losses, but because they know that the other party has not much money in their hands at that time, and they can't bear to spend money on each other, and despite such difficult economic conditions, they still devote themselves to their careers and strive to arrange the Peking Opera repertoire well, how can this spirit not be worthy of our admiration?
Speaking of the fate of Li Weikang and Geng Qichang, the two teachers and Peking Opera, we have to mention their growth history, who would have thought that the "Condor Heroes" who are now joining forces in the field of Peking Opera were once a good partner of a pair of "childhood sweethearts"?
Family
Teacher Li Weikang was born in a family with a strong Peking Opera atmosphere, her parents were born and raised in Beijing, and the college diploma of that era was very rare and well educated, so her parents were very open-minded and paid attention to the quality education of their children from an early age.
His father is an avid Peking Opera lover, and in his spare time, he also established a Peking Opera Art Troupe with three or five brothers, and on weekends he would take his daughter and friends to sing a song on the stage, without charging tickets, just for the love of his heart, and over time attracted a large number of Peking Opera lovers.
The young Li Weikang never missed her father's performance, and every time she always obediently moved a small stool, sat quietly under the stage to listen to her father sing Peking Opera, watching her father's performance on the stage with ease, and planted a seed in her heart - will I be able to sing on stage like my father when I grow up?
The father was also very supportive when he learned of his daughter's idea, and praised his daughter: "Your voice is very suitable for singing Peking Opera, you are born to eat this bowl of rice", Li Weikang was deeply encouraged after listening to it, and he became more and more firm in his ideas.
Li Weikang grew up day by day with such a vision, and her love for opera became stronger and stronger in this family atmosphere, so with the support of her parents, she applied for a Chinese opera school at the age of 11, and after her father's instruction, Li Weikang stood out among the students, was successfully admitted, and officially began her opera career.
Learn to endure hardships
After entering the opera school, Li Weikang knew what it is to be a person outside the world, there is a day outside the sky, what he learned from his father is only a drop in the bucket, and the whole learning of Peking Opera is not as easy as imagined, just the basic skills are exhausted, when can this kind of day come to an end?
After studying Peking Opera, Li Weikang deeply felt the "bitter cold" on the road to study, every morning to "smell the chicken and dance", at five o'clock on time began to practice the basic skills of Peking Opera such as kicking legs and horse steps, and hurriedly ate breakfast after the morning class, and was led back by the teacher to press his legs after less than half an hour of rest.
Those who have studied dance know that the matter of pressing legs is really very painful, especially at the beginning, the teacher is stronger, and the students scream like killing pigs, at that time, Li Weikang came home with a limp every weekend, and there were wounds on his body, but his mother was heartbroken.
The mother said to Li Weikang: "If you feel hard, let's not practice, daughter, let's not learn, okay?" The mother and daughter hugged and cried, but after venting, Li Weikang still firmly told his mother: "I must learn Peking Opera well!" ”
In this way, Li Weikang learned from Tsing Yi in Peking Opera, all the way from Tsing Yi to learn Dao Ma Dan, Hua Dan, no matter how difficult the situation she faced, she never gave up, when she performed on stage for the first time, the fat powder of makeup was wiped on her face like money, and the heavy odor made her tears.
The cosmetics used when singing are naturally different from ordinary ones, in order to prevent sweat and oil to show a better stage effect, their cosmetics are not only very irritating to the skin, but also very pungent, even so Li Weikang also silently comforted himself in his heart, insisting on not giving up halfway.
Meet true love
At this time, Li Weikang met his "true son" Geng Qichang, who is also a student of the Chinese Opera Academy, and the two are often divided into a group to practice, or even perform on stage together, so the two "little bitter melons" cherish each other, encourage each other, and cheer each other, but the two who were still young at that time had no other beautiful ideas, just regarded each other as a good partner.
Just like that, a pair of like-minded good partners worked together like this for a whole decade! However, at that time, Geng Qichang was not outstanding in school, always unknown and unvalued, and gave him few opportunities to appear on the stage, but later, somehow a godsend, Geng Qichang hit the big luck and was assigned to work at the Peking Opera in China, and Li Weikang also followed.
In this way, the lucky couple had a formal job in the Peking Opera after graduation, because they had ten years of classmate friendship, and they cherished this hard-won relationship more and more after work, until one day, Geng Qichang couldn't help but send a letter to Li Weikang, which wrote: "Do you have any other ideas about me besides classmates and colleagues?" ”
Li Weikang was deeply surprised, and after thinking about it a few times, he considered the words and replied: "I first arrived, but now I focus on work!" Geng Qichang was not discouraged after being rejected, but often talked to Li Weikang after work, shushed her and warmed her, and confided his true feelings from time to time.
Under the gentle offensive of Geng Qichang's warm boiled frog, this girl who was dedicated to her career was finally moved, and the two walked together logically, and when Geng Qichang was 28 years old, he formally submitted a written application to the group to marry Li Weikang!
Surprisingly, the leaders of the regiment were furious when they learned the good news, it turned out that Li Weikang and Geng Qichang at this time were already pillars in the troupe, and they were opera actors that the leaders focused on training, at this time the two suddenly said that they would get married, and the leaders were worried that they would affect the next work arrangements in the regiment.
Geng Qichang's many applications were rejected miserably, but he still did not die, squatting at the door of the leader's office every day, and after a few weeks of soft and hard foam, the leader was also moved by their true feelings, and finally spit out that he could sign the application, but before signing it they had to promise themselves a request!
"Good, good, good! Don't say it's a request, even if it's ten, I agree! Geng Qichang heard that the leader finally spoke, his heart was ecstatic, and then the leader's words gave them a blow to the couple, and the leader said: "It's okay to get married, it's not easy to cultivate you two pillars in the group, I hope you can promise not to have children within five years after marriage, can you promise me?" ”
Li Weikang and Geng Qichang thought for a moment, but still agreed to the old leader's request, and in the eighth year of love, the two finally achieved positive results and entered the palace of marriage with the blessing of relatives and friends.
After marriage, the two did not have time to enjoy the sweetness of the two's world, so they devoted themselves to work, because they were separated in different theater dormitories, and this separation also developed their long-term "AA system" habit.
An egg must be counted clearly
After marriage, Geng Qichang had divine help, and he also took strides forward in his career, and even began to surpass his wife Li Weikang to some extent, which gave him great self-confidence, coupled with the birth of his daughter later, the family's financial burden increased.
Geng Qichang took the initiative to break the practice of the "AA system" and bear more of the family's economic burden, but his wife still refused mercilessly, in order to express his determination, during that time, Li Weikang would even calculate the child's egg money with her husband.
But their "AA system" is not the calculation we imagined, and then after the living conditions were better, Li Weikang often bought expensive suits and leather shoes for his husband, and Geng Qichang was the "owner of the castle of his beloved wife", and he did not hesitate to give gifts to his wife every festival.
Although her daughter "Eighth Sister" failed to inherit her parents' Peking Opera mantle, she has a deep knowledge of economics, was admitted to Peking University with her strength, and is now a senior executive of a financial company, and has successfully established her own family, which is very happy.
Now 75 years old, Li Weikang and Geng Qichang will still play their residual enthusiasm and perform on stage from time to time, and they are still the "young partners" who were in the past.
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