Family background: ordinary but happy
In the winter of 1986, an ordinary family in the alley of Shanghai ushered in the birth of their first child, bringing endless joy and expectation to this ordinary couple.
The little princess named Sun Li has an obvious talent for dancing, and she won numerous awards in the Children's Palace in the year of the weak crown. Seeing their daughter flying and jumping on the stage, Sun Zhihong and Teresa Teng were full of relief, feeling that being a parent is to repay their children and let her soar to her heart's content.
In order to support Sun Li to learn to dance, the ordinary family did not hesitate to invest a lot of money and lived a stretched life. The initial joy is gradually replaced by the worries of the family, and the parents often quarrel over expenses and futures.
Sun Li often hid under the covers and cried silently, and she was sensible too early. She redoubled her efforts to get the honor, to get her parents to stop arguing and live a good life, but in vain.
Finally, in 1993, her mother took 11-year-old Sun Li to perform abroad, and her husband resolutely divorced. The meager life is not easy to come by, although she has always warned herself to be strong, but when she is lonely and sleepless in the middle of the night, Teresa Teng will also be sad and sigh about the old things.
Looking at her daughter's ignorant tears, she cheered up again, just to give her child a complete home.
Misunderstanding the stepmother ruining the family: growing up in resentment
The father's remarriage was expected by Teresa Teng, but it was like a bolt from the blue for her daughter Sun Li. Huang Yuling is gentle and generous, full of desire to establish an intimate relationship with her stepdaughter.
But 11-year-old Sun Li is convinced that she ruined her happy family and took away her father's love. She rejects her stepmother's concern and projects her heart knot onto this empathetic woman.
Year after year, father and daughter drifted apart. During the Spring Festival of 1997, her father invited her home for a reunion, wanting to make up for her mistakes. But as soon as she heard her stepmother's name, Sun Li was sad and angry, she didn't want to see the "liar" at all.
Her father kicked her away in a fit of rage, which became a turning point in their relationship. She told herself, "I have only one relative, my mother."
In the days when she enlisted in the army, Sun Li often thought of her father, and immediately stopped herself from being weak. She deliberately avoided her stepmother's visit, even though she brought rich condolences.
In the dead of night, the resentment and regret in my heart still quietly sprouted. She couldn't help but imagine what a harmonious family we would have if I had accepted Huang Yuling back then.
When she decided to leave the army in 2000 and go to Beijing to develop, she went south alone without telling her father at all. Because in her opinion, they have long been strangers. It wasn't until she became famous later that she realized that her father had been paying attention to her and loving her.
Covert funding: washing wine bottles for life-saving money
In 2000, Sun Li, who had just been discharged from the army, came to the unfamiliar city of Beijing and chased her acting dream alone. The cruel reality soon gave her a blow to the head, and the obstacles in Beipiao's life were breathless.
In desperation, a mysterious letter saved her from fire and water, and a huge sum of 8,000 yuan was used to get her through the difficult situation and let her regain her footing.
Many years later, Sun Li, who became a popular artist, still feels very puzzled, who is the person who lent a helping hand in her most difficult time? In fact, it is her stepmother Huang Yuling, who has always resented her.
When she learned that her eldest daughter was in financial constraints in Beijing, she acted immediately without saying a word, working normally during the day and going out to wash wine bottles at night, just to raise enough life-saving money as soon as possible.
"I know that Lili's life is not easy now, and Zhihong is worried about death every day. As parents, we should support her if we have the ability. Huang Yuling doesn't care that her daughter has never accepted herself, she just wants to support her when she is most difficult.
and Sun Zhihong washed countless wine bottles before they scraped together enough 8,000 yuan and sent it to Sun Li under a pseudonym. Many years later, when Sun Li wanted to understand all this, tears welled up in her eyes: It turns out that I have never been abandoned.
Forgiving Father: Thanksgiving for the grace of parenting
In 2007, Sun Li, who came to Shanghai to film, suddenly saw her grizzled father on the street. It turned out that since his divorce in 1994, he has been setting up a stall outside to earn a meager living expenses.
Knowing that her stepmother was terminally ill, she really understood that life had made her father equally tired.
"I can't forgive him for his decision to break up with my mother, but he brought me into this world after all. It would be too bad for me to help them today. Sun Li immediately called in the best doctor to treat her stepmother.
Teresa Teng also let go of her resentment and often came to take care of the sick Huang Yuling. The prejudice and misunderstanding when he was young and frivolous finally disappeared in this family.
Sun Li's heart was full of trouble, and she regretted the ignorance of her youth. Obviously, someone has always been secretly protecting herself, but she only blindly complains.
The most precious emotion in her life, she almost lost. Looking at her stepmother, who was so gracious, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore, and knelt in front of the bed and apologized in tears.
Thanksgiving for the grace of birth and nourishment, and grateful for the meticulous care. At this moment, Sun Li finally understood that only love can resolve resentment. She is determined to put aside her prejudices and accept this stepmother who has always loved her.
Time is like an arrow, and only gratitude, cherishing and tolerance can we be happy and complete in this life.
Life is beautiful because of love
The grievances and hatreds between Sun Li and her parents and stepmother over the years actually reflect the portrayal of many ordinary families to varying degrees. Brothers and sisters who depend on each other will also hurt each other because of their faults; Warm and harmonious families will inevitably have cracks.
However, as long as people have a tolerant, appreciative and introspective attitude, the difficulties and tribulations of life can still be slowly resolved.
Teresa Teng could have chosen to take revenge or abandon her husband, but she finally forgave her ex-husband and even helped her sick stepmother. In the same way, Huang Yuling can also continue to resent her stepdaughter who refuses to accept her, but she would rather wash the wine bottle than sponsor Sun Li in Beipiao.
It is this firm and warm love that melts the scars left by time and allows this family to see the rainbow after the wind and rain.
Similarly, Sun Li finally understood that life became complete because of love. Complaining about the heavens will not make life better, only tolerance and understanding and gratitude can we live a more wonderful and happier life.
She no longer defines herself as having a broken or broken family. On the contrary, after going through ups and downs, this imperfect but real home can finally be reunited.