Life is always full of helplessness and ups and downs. For Zhao Yan and her family, the successive arrival of their daughters made them feel very frustrated. Zhao Yan, who already has two daughters, is pregnant, however, her husband sighs again because this time it is still a girl. In desperation, they had no choice but to give the child to someone else. Less than a year later, Zhao Yan became pregnant again.
Just as they were trying to dodge the family planning policy, and the wheat was ripe and needed their harvest, they hurriedly hid. Zhao Yan first went to her sister's house, her sister had just gotten married and had no children yet, so they thought it was a relatively safe place. During that time, life was extremely poor. The life at her sister's house was not easy, but Zhao Yan was deeply moved by her sister's frugality and left all the nutrition to her sister.
However, when Zhao Yan was about to give birth, she received news that her father had an accident while working in the fields. She rushed to the hospital, but in a hurry, she began to feel discomfort in her lower abdomen. Upon arrival at the hospital, the doctor confirmed that it was a premature birth. As the old saying goes, "Seven lives and eight don't live", this premature child stopped breathing before he was a month old. This baby died like this, and Zhao Yan was 43 years old at the time. The experience took a huge toll on her both physically and mentally.
For a long time, she was unable to conceive again, much to her husband's concern. In order to give birth to a son, Zhao Yan had to turn to a doctor for help. After several months of conditioning, she still failed to get pregnant. The increasingly strict implementation of the family planning policy has forced them to go into hiding without a stable place to live. In the end, Zhao Yan became pregnant again, this time at an older age. Her husband gave it his all in the hope that this time he could have a boy as he wished.
Ten months into pregnancy, their hopes came true, and however, it turned out to be a baby girl. This disappointment left Zhao Yan and her husband helpless, and they gradually accepted the fact that they could not control the gender of their children. When the child was nine months old, Zhao Yan became pregnant again. At that time, women often took care of their bodies and became reproductive machines, and the restrictions of the family planning policy still existed, forcing them to hide everywhere. However, this time they welcomed a boy, and Zhao Yan finally got her wish at the age of 47. After having a son, her mood was calmed and she ended her years of wandering.
Despite her hard life, she is relatively content with her four children. The youngest son, in particular, became the darling of the whole family, and all the delicacies were prepared for him, which also allowed him to develop an indulgent character. When his son grew up to school age, he became naughty and active, often bullying his sisters to the point of crying. Then, time flies, and more than a decade has passed.
After her eldest daughter graduated from junior high school, she went out to work with others, first learned to be a tailor, and after a few years, she became a skilled worker in a factory, and her salary was not low. When she was 22 years old, someone in the village introduced her to a blind date. They spent more than a year together and eventually got married. With her own family, the eldest daughter's life has become ordinary and happy.
After the second daughter finished high school, she left the countryside to work in other places, fell in love with a man from other places, and soon got married and settled in other places. Her husband is a teacher, the family is well-off, and her in-laws are very kind to her. Compared with other siblings, the second daughter can be said to be the happiest one.
However, the fate of the third daughter was a little tortuous. Introverted, she only got married in her 30s, and after marriage, she welcomed two children, and her life was quite passable. However, a phone call broke it all off guard. The third daughter unexpectedly discovered that her husband was having an affair with another woman, and filed for divorce in anger. She called Zhao Yan to come to negotiate, and the atmosphere at home was tense.
It turned out that the son-in-law had a relationship with another parent who was in the same class as his third daughter's child. The cheating behavior of the third son-in-law made the third daughter determined to divorce, and she asked to separate the two children, and the son was raised by her, while the daughter remained in her in-law's house. In order to avoid the criticism of the village, the third daughter rarely went home, and even looked for a job in other places.
At this time, Zhao Yan's son was in his 30s, and because he was pampered when he was young, he developed a habit of laziness and was reluctant to start a family. And Zhao Yan, who is now over 70 years old, not only has to take care of her granddaughter, but also needs to care for her young and willful son. Years ago, her husband died of illness, leaving her alone to face a difficult life. Zhao Yan's physical condition is declining day by day, and the eldest daughter will often come to help, but the second daughter will go home less and less often after marrying in other places, and the third daughter is even more reluctant to go home. Her life became more and more lonely, and how to persevere became a problem that bothered her.
The family has gone through a series of twists and turns, and the daughters' life trajectories are different, but Zhao Yan has always been their strong backing. She played multiple roles as a mother, sister, and friend in life, and with her tenacity and selfless support, she held up the whole family. Despite the twists and turns in her life, she has always worked hard to overcome difficulties and give her daughters love and support.
Overall, Zhao Yan's story is the life legend of an ordinary rural woman. Her tenacity, maternal love, and selfless dedication are the pillars of the family, and her daughters have also achieved success in their respective fields. Despite the setbacks and difficulties in her life, Zhao Yan has persevered and created a warm and strong family for herself and her family.