Prologue: Difficulties and challenges
In that difficult moment in 1985, fate played a merciless trick on us, Hou Xiang was born in a poor family, and at the age of only nine he was told that his life was destined to stay only at a height of 1.5 meters.
This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to his parents, who feel deeply guilty, but still choose to face this cruel truth bravely and meet the challenges of life with a positive and optimistic attitude.
Act I: The Miracle of Life, The Power of Love
Hou Xiang's birth can be described as a miracle of life! He was born prematurely, weighing only two pounds, and doctors even concluded that it was difficult for him to survive. However, under the meticulous love and care of his parents, he survived the life-and-death moment.
In order to improve the family's economic situation, his father Zhang Yin worked more diligently, often working overtime to earn more income, while his mother Wang Mei cooked nutritious delicacies such as egg custard and lean porridge for Hou Xiang after work, hoping that he would thrive.
There was a time when Hou Xiang's physical condition improved, and his height and weight gradually returned to normal, which made his parents finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, fate played tricks on them again, and when Hou Xiang was nine years old, his height growth came to an abrupt halt.
The family immediately took him to the hospital for a full examination, and the results were shocking - due to the effects of premature birth and malnutrition during the fetal period, Hou Xiang's bone growth had completely stopped, which meant that his height would remain at about 1.5 meters forever.
This cruel truth shattered the entire family like a bolt from the blue. Zhang Yin blamed himself for failing to provide his wife with adequate nutrition, while Wang Mei was grief-stricken, believing that if she had taken better care of her children, perhaps the tragedy would not have happened.
The two comforted each other, teary-eyed Hou Xiang looked at the pain of his parents, his heart was like a knife, he gently hugged his parents with his thin shoulders, and said in a firm tone: "Mom and Dad, all this is not your fault, I have never had any resentment, as long as you are always by my side, I am satisfied."
Act II: The struggle of youth, the pursuit of dreams
During that teenage period when he was bullied by his classmates, when Hou Xiang passed by the playground after school, he happened to witness a boy with glasses bravely rescue a companion who was half a head taller than him.
This scene deeply touched his heart and made him begin to have a strong interest in performing arts, and since then he has embarked on the road of acting, and at the same time, he also has a deep affection for the beautiful girl Zhao Yin in the same class.
At school, Hou Xiang was often ridiculed and insulted by his classmates, and was called "dwarf winter melon" and "dwarf". Once, when he was surrounded by several classmates and brutally beaten, Hou Xiang ran back home with tears in his eyes and confided his grievances to his parents.
Since then, he has gradually become reticent, and he always walks home alone with his schoolbag on his back after school, never seeing the smile on his face again.
One day, when Hou Xiang was passing by the school playground, he happened to witness a cruel bullying incident: an older boy was in trouble, and the tall and powerful older children pushed him mercilessly, and the poignant cries for help even moved the heavens and the earth!
At this critical moment, a boy with glasses stepped forward and, with great courage and conviction, dispersed the perpetrators one by one and gently comforted the victims.
This scene deeply shocked Hou Xiang, and he was full of admiration for the brave and fearless boy, and the blood in his heart boiled.
Since then, Hou Xiang has developed a strong love for the performing arts. He gradually got rid of the inferiority complex in his heart, and bravely devoted himself to the school's drama performance, and the warm applause of the audience became a powerful driving force for him to continue to move forward on the road of art.
Recalling that beautiful junior high school time, Hou Xiang said shyly: "Zhao Yin is like the brightest star in the sky, I often stare at her departing back alone, looking forward to being honest with her one day."
3. Career and love: Reunited after 10 years, Hou Xiang, who has become an "ageless child star", mustered up the courage to take the initiative to pursue Zhao Yin, and finally won her favor after many difficulties, and walked into the palace of marriage hand in hand with his beloved.
In the winter of 2013, at an unexpected class reunion, 28-year-old Hou Xiang and his first love Zhao Yin met again. Although his appearance seems to have changed from 10 years ago, Hou Xiang's heart has a long-lost wave of love.
As soon as he saw Zhao Yin's delicate face, his heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate, and he couldn't sleep in the dead of night, and his mind was full of her shadows.
With the encouragement of his mother, Hou Xiang finally mustered up the courage to express his deep friendship to her with Zhao Yin's favorite red rose. At first, Zhao Yin was surprised by this sudden confession, and couldn't fully accept the huge difference in appearance between the two.
However, moved by Hou Xiang's persistent sincerity, she finally chose to let go of the mustard of the past and accept the man who had silently guarded her.
In this way, the two childhood sweethearts went through ten years of ups and downs, and finally met at the crossroads of life, tied the knot, and entered the solemn marriage hall. When Hou Xiang solemnly put on the wedding ring for Zhao Yin, he was so excited in his heart that tears came out of his eyes, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
4. Questioning of married life: After the sweet wedding, some netizens jokingly called Hou Xiang and Zhao Yin's appearance like "mother and son", which made Hou Xiang feel sad. However, his wife Zhao Yin plays the role of a strong spiritual pillar with a broad and inclusive love.
After getting married, Hou Xiang and Zhao Yin took a series of wonderful wedding photos together. After these photos were publicly unveiled on online platforms, they caused controversy and ridicule among many netizens.
Some people unabashedly said that the two people in the photo do not look like a couple, but more like a photo of mother and son.
These scathing comments were like a basin of cold and biting water, instantly extinguishing the fire of joy in Hou Xiang's heart. He sat alone at home, his head bowed in pain, his eyes full of loss.
Zhao Yin saw his lover so depressed, and his heart was full of pity. She walked up to Hou Xiang, gently hugged his thin body, and whispered softly in his ear: "Don't care too much about the malicious criticism of others, I really fall in love with you as a person, no matter what your height is."
Your deep affection for me is the most precious treasure of my life, and I will always stand firmly behind you."
Hou Xiang was deeply moved by his wife's generous and tolerant love, and tears welled up in his eyes. Since then, Zhao Yin has become a solid spiritual pillar for him, giving him the courage and strength to move forward.
5. Prove the heart with actions: In order to let his wife Zhao Yin live a happy life, Hou Xiang decided to use his practical actions to prove that the beauty of the appearance can never be compared with the value of the inside.
He wholeheartedly takes care of Zhao Yin's daily life, works hard to learn cooking skills, takes care of household chores, and interprets his deep love for his wife with practical actions.
After marriage, Hou Xiang made up his mind to gradually prove with his practical actions that appearance is only the external manifestation of a person, and it cannot fully define and measure the noble quality and value of a person's heart.
Therefore, he devoted himself to taking care of Zhao Yin's daily life.
Hou Xiang taught himself how to cook, and every day before Zhao Yin got off work, he would cook by himself and carefully cook a table of delicious dishes. Whenever Zhao Yin pushes open the door, she can smell the smell of food, and when she sees Hou Xiang wearing an apron and busy in the kitchen, she can't help but smile happily.
In addition, Hou Xiang shouldered the responsibility of the family and was personally responsible for the environmental sanitation of the family. With his skinny body, he shuttled back and forth in the small space, wiping every tiny corner.
Even when Zhao Yin came home from work, she often saw Hou Xiang kneeling on the ground, engrossed in cleaning the floor, and this scene deeply touched her heart.
6. Deep thinking and enlightenment: Hou Xiang's magnificent life path has brought unprecedented encouragement and enlightenment to people, and his story makes us think deeply, we can't just evaluate a person based on appearance, behind those seemingly happy marriages, there may be countless struggles and dilemmas hidden, which are worthy of each of our readers to deeply understand.
Looking back on Hou Xiang's tortuous life journey, from a weak premature baby, to an inferiority teenager who was bullied by his peers, and then to finally overcome many difficulties and marry the person he loves with his firm belief in his acting career, every stage is touching.
He sincerely proved with his actions that the beauty of the outside cannot surpass the preciousness of the inner quality.
This man, who was once known as the "ageless child star", gave us profound reflection and enlightenment: we can't make conclusions about a person just based on superficial appearance, because behind those seemingly happy married lives, there are often unimaginable bitterness and struggles hidden by ordinary people.
Although the story of Hou Xiang and Zhao Yin, a "mother and son couple", has aroused the attention of all walks of life, but their profound feelings with broad mind and understanding, and interpreted with actions, are not worthy of every one of our readers to feel with their hearts and taste with wisdom? Only by letting go of prejudice and looking at others with compassion can we achieve inner sublimation and move towards a broader realm of life.