The light boat has crossed the Ten Thousand Mountains: Revisiting the well-known "fairy girl" in the Chinese circle in Japan

Recently, before the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese lunar calendar in 2024, the reporter met with Kudo Momoe, a well-known "fairy girl" in the Chinese circle in Japan, at a café in Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

In the summer of 2019, the reporter interviewed "Xiangu", which was later published with the title of "There Are Thousands of Knots in the Heart: There is a Chinese Woman Called "Xiangu" in the Chinese Circle in Japan", which caused quite a stir.

It's been 5 years since I saw "Fairy Gu" again during the snow dance season. Several sunsets, especially the unforgettable 3-year new crown epidemic in the middle, I don't know what happened to the "fairy girl" who "had a thousand knots in her heart" back then?

↑ "Sengu" Momoe Kudo (Photo by Ellie)

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"I still have a thousand knots in my heart, and I am still the same as before", hearing the reporter's question of concern for the return visit, as soon as they met, the "fairy girl" replied heartily, looking like the song "I was still the boy from before".

In the past 30 years in Japan, she has done a lot of good things for overseas Chinese in Japan and Chinese students in Japan, and she is famous in the Chinese circle.

It's another 5 years of spring and autumn, and the "fairy girl" who used to have thousands of knots in her heart has not changed her original intention, her infatuation has not changed, she is still thinking about good deeds, and she is still doing good deeds, which is also the reason why the reporter interviewed "fairy girl" again.

In the afternoon when she was sitting in a café with reporters, "Xiangu" told reporters that in the morning she had taken an old Chinese man who could not speak Japanese to the hospital to see a doctor.

Hearing that the reporter had just returned to Tokyo from China, "Xiangu" told the reporter that she had just returned to China in the late autumn of last year, and it would only be a few months since she returned to Tokyo. She also told reporters a little story about her on the flight back to Tokyo.

On that day, a Chinese woman sitting next to her kept talking on the phone, and the flight attendant reminded her many times that the plane was about to take off and please turn it off. The woman who felt that she had been arguing with the other party on the phone put down the phone with tears in her eyes and a depressed face.

Seeing this scene, after the plane took off, the enthusiastic "fairy girl" took the initiative to talk to the woman. When she learned that she was quarreling with her husband, the "fairy girl" patiently and meticulously enlightened her along the way, telling her how to be a good wife and mother.

"Xiangu", who has the reputation of "Feng Shui Master", is simply her housekeeping skill to do ideological work. After the plane landed, the woman's mood was much better, and she still had a smile on her face, and she thanked the "fairy girl" for her effective guidance.

After leaving contact information and breaking up, the good person of "Xiangu" did it to the end, not only helping the woman's husband solve the visa problem, but also helping the woman find a suitable job. The two who reconciled as much as ever said that it was the "fairy aunt" who saved their family.

Like this, the silent benevolence of things is integrated into the daily life of "Xiangu, in the past, it is still the past 5 years, especially the love burst during the new crown epidemic, not to mention a basket, it is simply too many to mention.

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Although the "fairy girl" is still the same "fairy girl" as before, when we meet again, I always feel that the "fairy girl" has changed. "It's getting better and worse, me?" Seeing the reporter's insistence, the nervous "fairy girl" asked the reporter in a pretend.

"Of course it's getting better," replied the insistent reporter. See you again in 5 years, whether it is speech and behavior, or dressing, especially her expression and temperament, "Fairy Girl" has mastered it beyond that year.

As expected, "Xiangu" admitted that some friends in the Japanese-Chinese circle saw her again after 3 years of the epidemic, and felt the same way as reporters, and also said that she has changed, mature and intellectual, and more feminine.

"Fairy Gu" said modestly, everyone has won the award. If there is a change, it may be related to the fact that during the epidemic period, more people stayed at home and thought behind closed doors, cultivating their minds.

Good guy, even the classic Confucian proverb "Gou is new, every day is new, and every day is new" can be said casually, and it can be seen that the connotation of "books have poetry and bookishness" can be said in passing. "Fairy Girl", Shibei should really be impressed by the three days.

"Xiangu" recalls that in the feng shui industry, you will meet all kinds of people, and while helping them, you must listen to their voices, and in the past, if you find something wrong, you will criticize them bluntly, which will inevitably offend people.

5 years later, the "fairy girl" knows that no matter what she does, especially those who do her job, "good thoughts" must also be "kind words", as the so-called "good words and three winters are warm". Just like the stove prince who "says good things from heaven and goes down to the earth to keep peace", good things must also be done well.

Speaking of change, "Xiangu" mentions a well-known Indian proverb: give people roses, and your hands will have fragrance. The "fairy aunt" who often does good deeds said that she likes this sentence very much, but the real enlightenment is still the passage of time over the years.

It means that while helping others, you are also happy. I remember that when she interviewed "Xiangu" 5 years ago, she said this proverb, but today "Xiangu" mentioned it again, and the reporter clearly felt a different realm and pattern.

"Fairy Gu" said that every time she did a good deed, she was in a very happy mood. She also thanked the people who were helped, not only for the trust of others, but also for the process of helping others, which is a two-way journey, mutual fulfillment and common progress.

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There is no doubt that in the past 5 years, the annual rings of everyone's years have been engraved with a strong stroke. But as far as "Xiangu" is concerned, as Jing Yidan, the former hostess of CCTV, said: become better and more elegant on the way to aging.

"Fairy Gu" said that her change was the positive result of her cultivation when she stayed at home during the epidemic. The reporter feels that she is not the only one who has experienced the epidemic, but everyone's mental journey is unique.

As a single mother, "Xiangu" is working hard in Japan with her daughter alone, and she has to worry about her parents and family in Changchun, Jilin Province. In an interview 5 years ago, "Xiangu" told about success and tears, and life is not easy to hang on his face.

And this meeting, the "fairy girl" who talked eloquently hung more smiles on her face, tolerance, and the calmness of "the light boat has crossed the ten thousand mountains". She is positive and optimistic, rarely talks about herself, and always puts herself in the shoes of others.

rarely talked about himself, and the reporter was also curious and couldn't help but ask. Especially the beautiful daughter of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent who was in her first year of high school in Japan, her original dream was to go to university in China, did she get her wish?

At the mention of the proud baby daughter, "Xiangu" suddenly became excited, and told the reporter in the tone of a victor that "I got my wish". She is calm and unchanged, in the past 5 years, her daughter's today is her free and easy today.

The reporter learned that the daughter of "Xiangu" was admitted to a first-class famous university in China during the epidemic, and in her third year this year, she can speak four Chinese, not only study well, but also enter the student union and become an active member of various activities of the school.

Because of her excellent character and learning, not long ago, the daughter of "Xiangu", who is in her third year of college, has begun to enter the laboratory for further study, which is an exception for the school, and it is even more bright for the daughter of "Xiangu".

"Xiangu" told reporters that her sensible daughter is very filial, and she took the high-speed train from Beijing to Changchun to visit her grandmother during the school holidays. When she often calls her on WeChat, the first sentence is always "Mom, where are you?"

The daughter's filial piety inherits the "fairy aunt", although the old mother in China has younger brothers and sisters to take care of, the "fairy aunt" often flies back to visit. Among them, during the epidemic, the mother was "yang" twice, and the uneasy fairy "went back twice".

At this point, the reporter suddenly realized. The change of "Xiangu" is mainly the change of the family, the pride of her daughter, and the well-being of her mother's family in China, so that she has less to worry about, and even has no weight to move forward, and can live her own life.

The current "fairy girl", a person who has put it down, has time to participate in and sponsor the activities of the Chinese circle while thinking and doing good deeds, and the number of times is unprecedented, such as the year-end party of compatriots in Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning at the end of last year.

Five years ago, this reporter wrote "Fairy Gu" with the title "The Heart Has a Thousand Knots"; undoubtedly, this time the title should be the aforementioned "The Light Boat Has Passed Ten Thousand Heavy Mountains", isn't it? Year after year, there are only wishes!

(Jointly published by Hong Kong Daily and East Asia Information Network; editor: Chai Ge)