In this world, there are always things that make us feel unbelievable, and even feel that this is simply the plot of a TV series. For example, if a 27-year-old young man marries a 76-year-old lady, is this marriage the crystallization of true love, or is there something else hidden?
In 2017, such a shocking story happened in Shanghai. What kind of secret is hidden in the marriage of the young Xiao Gao and the elderly Mrs. Liu? Is their union a miracle of love, or is it an exchange of interests? The following story may subvert your imagination......
The protagonists of the story are Xiao Gao, a charismatic young man born in the 90s, and Mrs. Liu, a lonely 76-year-old man. What began as an ordinary encounter turned into a topic of widespread social and media attention.
Xiao Gao and Mrs. Liu's acquaintance dates back to 2014. At that time, Xiao Gao and his two friends were working for an investment and wealth management company, and Mrs. Liu was a customer of this company.
Mrs. Liu had worked in the UK and had saved some money, which she invested in various investment projects after returning to China, although she was not professional in finance.
At a company event, Mrs. Liu and Xiao Gao's colleague Xiao Yu met by chance. Although Mrs. Liu is old, she lives a lonely life, has no children, and has few relatives to contact.
She lives in Taopu New Village in Shanghai and often participates in community activities to pass the time. Xiaoyu's enthusiasm and affinity made Mrs. Liu feel the warmth and attention that she had not felt for a long time.
As time went by, Xiao Yu often took Xiao Gao and another colleague, Xiao Dai, to Mrs. Liu's house as guests. The three of them can not only provide investment advice to Mrs. Liu at work, but also help her solve some trivial tasks in life, such as moving, cleaning up the house, etc. Mrs. Liu's home even had no extra space to store it, and her piano was moved to Xiao Gao's house.
This kind of help gradually made Mrs. Liu full of trust and dependence on these three young people. She often mentioned in her neighborhood that these three young people had brought so much laughter and excitement to her life, and she even felt like she had found family.
In Mrs. Liu's eyes, these three young people are like her "godson", and she is their "godmother".
Over time, the relationship began to take a subtle turn. In 2017, the marriage of Mrs. Liu and Xiao Gao made headlines. Many people have begun to question whether such a marriage, which spans nearly half a century, is really based on love, or is there other hidden exchange of interests behind it?
Soon after the marriage, it was reported that Xiao Gao had taken a sum of money from Mrs. Liu and disappeared. This has further aroused widespread public concern and speculation. Public opinion is overwhelmingly inclined to believe that this is a well-planned hoax, and Xiao Gao took advantage of Mrs. Liu's loneliness and trust to achieve his own goals.
In this regard, neither Xiao Gao nor Mrs. Liu responded publicly. However, some insiders revealed that Xiao Gao did not appear in the public eye for a period of time after marriage, while Mrs. Liu appeared unusually low-key and rarely appeared in the community activities she frequented before.
In this marriage, what cannot be ignored is the loneliness and longing for family that Mrs. Liu once had. This state of mind may make her more receptive to young people who seem to care about her.
Whether Xiao Gao and his colleagues really simply want to help a lonely old man, or whether they have more complex motives, has been the focus of speculation.
In fact, incidents like this are not uncommon in our lives. In the context of materialistic society, there is no shortage of people who take advantage of the loneliness, trust and funds of the elderly to carry out various forms of fraud and exploitation. This is not just an isolated phenomenon, but a reflection of some deep-seated problems in society.
As the case gradually faded out of public view, there was no clear conclusion about the true situation of Xiao Gao and Mrs. Liu, and whether Xiao Gao really took Mrs. Liu's money. This uncertainty raises more questions about the authenticity and legitimacy of this marriage.
In this case, we see the risks that older people can face in modern society. Their material wealth and emotional needs often become tools for criminals to exploit. This also reflects the inadequacy of social protection mechanisms for the elderly, as well as the neglect of the emotional needs of the elderly.
The marriage incident between Xiao Gao and Mrs. Liu is not just a simple news topic, it deeply reflects the lack and challenges of society in terms of morality, law and humanistic care. We should learn from such incidents, not only to strengthen the legal protection of the elderly, but also to strengthen care and support for them at the social level, so as to ensure that every older person can live out in dignity and safety.
We should also be wary of those interests that may be hidden under the surface of warmth, and look at such relationships across ages more rationally, so as to avoid simple emotional sympathy from turning into potential risks.