1. Reminisce about the past and mourn affectionately
Zhang Xuesong knelt heavily in front of the tombstone of his beloved Yu Yuexian, tears welling up like a spring, recalling with great sorrow that the good times they cherished in their lives.
This period goes back many years, when they were classmates in college, and their classmates often jokingly referred to them as "model couples". At first, Zhang Xuesong and Yu Yuexian just laughed at this, but as time went by, an indescribable emotional bond gradually developed between them.
At that time, Yu Yuexian worked and studied in order to subsidize her family, and her life was hard. Zhang Xuesong deeply regretted it, but he was powerless to change the status quo. He can only spend his spare time by Yuexian's side and become her strong support.
After graduating from university, the future is slim. Due to their lack of background, they run into walls and are unable to find their ideal career. In the face of adversity, they did not back down, but re-examined their life path.
Yu Yuexian decided to continue to struggle as an actor, while Zhang Xuesong chose to move behind the scenes, silently supporting his wife and becoming her strong backing.
In this way, they grew from young campus lovers to career partners, and spent dozens of springs, autumns, winters and summers together. Zhang Xuesong often paved the way for his wife in private, winning her more opportunities and exposure.
Even the classic role "Xie Dajia" played by Yu Yuexian in "Country Love" was realized by Zhang Xuesong through communication with Zhao Benshan.
During the filming, Yu Yuexian did not hesitate to gain weight in order to create a good image of rural women, resulting in a serious distortion of her figure and physical and mental exhaustion. After learning about this, Zhang Xuesong immediately joined the crew, took care of his wife's diet and daily life wholeheartedly, and carefully cooked nutritious food for her.
They supported each other to tide over the difficulties together, and originally expected to spend the rest of their lives together, but unexpectedly, Yu Yuexian died in a car accident in 2021, making the vows of this loving couple come to naught.
Now, Zhang Xuesong knelt in front of Yuexian's tomb again, staring at his wife's last photo, tears falling like rain, deeply missing the good times spent with her.
Second, the years go by, and the parenting is dutiful
Yu Yuexian, a strong woman, was born into a Chinese family with a long history, just in time for that era of rapid change. The harsh and deep-rooted patriarchal concept of the Yu family made Yu Yuexian shoulder the heavy responsibility of housework and taking care of her younger siblings since she was a child, and the pressure of Rushan did not make her flinch.
Although the grandparents often treated each other coldly, and even ridiculed the three sisters for "spilling water", however, with the moment the younger brother came to the world, the attitude of the whole family changed dramatically, and they began to love this "household registration book".
During those long and lonely years, Yu Yuexian endured the trials and tribulations of life alone. When her sisters entered the marriage hall, she thought that she could take a break, but fate played tricks on her again - her brother suddenly fell ill with a serious illness and his life was in danger.
At that time, Yu Yuexian was in the prime of her youth, and in the face of life-and-death matters, she did not hesitate to step forward and resolutely embarked on a journey to Nanjing to find experts to treat her younger brother.
Along the way, Yu Yuexian felt great financial pressure, but in order to save the baby in the family, she did not hesitate to put down her dignity and ran around to raise medical expenses.
After unremitting efforts, Yu Yuexian finally succeeded in raising sufficient funds for her younger brother's surgery. Although the process was full of ups and downs, the joy in her heart was indescribable when she saw her brother's recovery, as if all her efforts had been rewarded.
Since then, Yu Yuexian has always taken care of her younger brother wholeheartedly, and her husband Zhang Xuesong has also gone all out to support him. Seeing that her brother's wedding was successfully held under Zhang Xuesong's careful planning, the atmosphere was romantic and warm, and the guests all praised each other, and Yu Yuexian's heart was full of gratitude to her husband.
Third, the burden of the family, bravely stand at the head of the tide
Yu Yuexian grew up in the indifference of her family since she was a child, and she was never expected to have high hopes. When she was born, her grandparents complained about her, thinking that her daughter was "really ashamed". However, with her perseverance, Yu Yuexian studied diligently, and finally got admitted to the ideal university and won a stable career, which made her family's attitude change.
However, Yu Yuexian's enthusiasm and dedication to art have never been understood and approved by her family members. She has a dream and looks forward to one day being able to step on the stage of her dreams, display her talent and shine brightly.
It's a pity that the family is overly worried, lest once she quit the "iron rice bowl", she will fall into poverty and live a difficult life.
When Yu Yuexian expressed her strong desire to apply for the Central Academy of Drama, her family was shocked like a thunderbolt from the sky and strongly opposed it. They firmly believe that the career of an actor has a slim future, and it is far less stable and reliable than the current job.
Yu Yuexian's father was even more furious, threatening that if she dared to take the exam, he would "break her legs".
Despite such tremendous pressure, Yu Yuexian never wavered in her faith. She secretly vowed to use her free time after work to study diligently and make unremitting efforts to realize her dreams.
What's even more remarkable is that she sought help everywhere and finally succeeded in qualifying for the exam.
After learning of Yu Yuexian's firm determination, the school also took extreme measures and transferred her to the position of a janitor, trying to completely destroy her acting dreams. However, Yu Yuexian did not back down because of this, but skillfully used this job to find more time to review and prepare for the exam.
It is with this perseverance and persistent pursuit of dreams that Yu Yuexian finally broke through layers of obstacles, made it to the gold list, and was successfully admitted to Chinese opera. Since then, she has embarked on a long road of pursuing her artistic ideals without hesitation.
Fourth, the artistic journey is bumpy, and the Mandarin League is also in Xinjiang
The reason why Yu Yuexian was able to achieve such brilliant achievements in her acting career is inseparable from the selfless support of her husband Zhang Xuesong. Zhang Xuesong has always been silently guarding his wife, threading the needle for her behind the scenes, and has won many valuable opportunities and widespread attention.
Taking the classic role "Xie Dajia" played by Yu Yuexian in the TV series "Country Love" as an example, in fact, this role was originally won by Zhang Xuesong who actively contacted Zhao Benshan and won it for his wife.
At first, Zhao Benshan was not very satisfied with Yuexian's appearance, thinking that she was too thin and far from the image of a rural woman.
In order to create the image of Xie Dajia, a rural woman with a pungent personality and a strong body, Yu Yuexian made up her mind and began to strictly control her diet and strengthen exercise. After unremitting efforts, her posture has changed significantly, which deeply moved the director.
When playing the role of "Xie Dajia" in the "Country Love" series, Yu Yuexian did not hesitate to choose to gain weight and successfully lose fat in a short period of time, a process that undoubtedly required her to pay a huge amount of effort and price.
She was exhausted from intense stress and torture both physically and mentally.
However, when Zhang Xuesong learned of his wife's predicament, he did not hesitate at all, and resolutely devoted himself to the filming of this TV series, paying attention to Yu Yuexian's physical condition around the clock, carefully preparing and cooking nutritious food, and accompanying her through this difficult time.
In this way, the couple supported each other to face life's challenges together, slowly but with determination. They had hoped to spend the rest of their lives together, sharing the ups and downs of life until their hair turned gray.
However, life is always full of uncertainties, and a sudden car accident in 2021 ruthlessly took away Yu Yuexian's life and completely ended the bright future of this loving couple.
At that time, Zhang Xuesong fell into extreme grief, he closed himself in the room, tears rippled, and he couldn't extricate himself from the pain. For a long time, he could not accept the departure of his wife, as if time had stopped forever on that sad night.
To this day, he still regularly goes to Yu Yuexian's tomb, sits quietly, silently weeps, and confides his innermost thoughts and emotions to his wife.
Part 5: The pain of death is full of doubts
Yu Yuexian's death undoubtedly brought a heavy blow to her husband Zhang Xuesong. He was immersed in endless grief all day long, unable to accept this harsh reality. Zhang Xuesong locked himself in his room and wept bitterly at the photo of his wife, as if time had stood still forever on that heartbreaking night.
This is undoubtedly sprinkling a handful of salt on Zhang Xuesong's wounds. He once did everything he could to save his brother's illness. Today, my younger brother has recovered his health, his career is thriving, and his family is happy.
Zhang Xuesong cares and takes care of their family in every possible way.
In order to calm the doubts from all walks of life, Zhang Xuesong had no choice but to stand up and publicly state that he had never had any conflict of interest with his younger brother, let alone the issue of fighting for the inheritance.
The younger brother himself left the area with his family to avoid further involvement.
Another thing that made Zhang Xuesong angry was that the driver who caused the death of his wife was only sentenced to one year in prison. In this regard, Zhang Xuesong expressed strong dissatisfaction.
After experiencing great grief, the anger in Zhang Xuesong's heart must not be easily dissipated. He lost the most important and irreplaceable person in his life, and then he could only rely on the deep nostalgia and incomparable yearning for his wife, struggling to survive.
However, all this has left him, like quicksand in his hand gradually slipping.
Section 6 Always remember, and be reunited in the afterlife
After the death of his wife, Zhang Xuesong's love for his mother-in-law can be described as meticulous, as intimate as his biological mother. This unfortunate old man, after the loss of his only daughter, suffered serious damage to his physical and mental health, which is embarrassing.
At this time, Zhang Xuesong was always by her side and spent countless lonely and long nights.
At the same time, Zhang Xuesong is still working tirelessly to maintain everything that Yu Yuexian cherished during his lifetime. He meticulously sorted out his wife's belongings, collected her works and video materials, and kept them in a safe place as an eternal memento.
Every time the festival comes, Zhang Xuesong will always come to Yu Yuexian's tomb and tell his wife about the bits and pieces of daily life, as if she is still listening to his heart.
Recalling the good times he had with Yu Yuexian, Zhang Xuesong's eyes were soaked with tears again. They used to snuggle up to each other and support each other, thinking that they could grow old and share the joy of family.
However, the reality is cruel and ruthless, Yu Yuexian left suddenly when her career was at its peak, bringing endless pain to the entire family.
In addition to grief, Zhang Xuesong also began to think about his future path. After Yu Yuexian passed away, he had entered middle age, had no children under his knees, and was alone. Should he start a new life, or should he just spend the rest of his life in silence? These questions came back to him repeatedly.
However, whenever he remembered Yu Yuexian's deathbed entrustment, he would strengthen his faith. His wife once told him that she hoped that he could live strongly, not always immersed in sadness, and think more about his own life.
Therefore, Zhang Xuesong decided that for the sake of his wife, he must move forward bravely, continue to care about the lives of his brother-in-law and nephews, and make his every day full of meaning.
At the same time, he also prayed silently in his heart, looking forward to meeting again in the next life. He longed to renew his marriage with his wife in the next life, to spend the rest of his life hand in hand with her, and never to be separated. Let's take this expectation and wait for the miracle to come.