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Yan Zhiguo woke up from his sleep, and before he could fully recover his senses, he heard a loud sound of falling bricks and stones above his head, and then the whole house began to shake violently, as if it would overturn at any moment.
He immediately realized that it was a sudden earthquake, and the earth shook violently as if it were about to swallow up the newlyweds.
Seeing everything around him turn into ruins in an instant, Yan Zhiguo's heart beat faster and he was terrified, he subconsciously clung to his wife Zhang Shenglan beside him, trying to rush out of the room with her to find life.
However, at the moment when Zhang Shenglan turned around, a heavy masonry wall collapsed in front of Yan Zhiguo, burying her deep under the rubble.
Yan Zhiguo's heart seemed to be torn open, the pain was unbearable, and he tried his best to save his wife, only to find that she had fallen into a coma.
Faced with this sudden disaster, Yan Zhiguo did not hesitate to pull his wife Zhang Shenglan and rush to the door, trying to escape. However, the moment they turned to leave the room, a heavy masonry wall collapsed again in front of Yan Zhiguo, crushing Zhang Shenglan mercilessly under the rubble.
At that moment, Yan Zhiguo's heart was filled with endless pain and despair. He saw that his beloved wife was shrouded in thick dust and smoke, and only one hand was weakly extended, as if to send him a distress signal.
Regardless of his own safety, Yan Zhiguo rushed to the rubble, trying to rescue his wife from the building that was about to collapse.
The pressure was so strong that his arms felt like they had been in the throes of a catastrophe, and cold sweat continued to soak through his shirt. After countless heroic and fearless attempts, he finally succeeded in rescuing Zhang Shenglan from the collapsed rubble, but only to see her unconscious and pale face.
Yan Zhiguo was terrified to check her signs of life, but fortunately, despite the faint amount, her heartbeat was still there.
In order to let Zhang Shenglan have a moment of peace, Yan Zhiguo did not hesitate to remove a door panel and build a simple "bed" for her. After a long and anxious wait, Ms. Zhang finally regained consciousness, but she whispered to her husband that the pain in her neck was unbearable, and the pain was almost unbearable.
In order to alleviate his wife's pain, Yan Zhiguo and his wife's sister braved the risk of aftershocks to seek medical assistance.
They went to Zunhua Hospital and Jixian Hospital to seek medical treatment, only to find that these places had also suffered severe damage and were devastated, and even medical staff could barely treat the wounded in makeshift tents.
Yan Zhiguo's heart was full of grief, how could he never have imagined that only five days had passed since the newlywed Yan'er, and his beloved wife was facing the threat of death?
The love story of Yan Zhiguo, a young and brave Air Force pilot, and Zhang Shenglan, a nurse, can be traced back to 1974, two years ago.
That year, the leaders of the army were concerned about Yan Zhiguo's personal life, and specially handed him a photo of a girl's military uniform. The girl in the photo has a bright smile, eyes as bright as stars, and teeth as white as jade, and her radiant appearance immediately touched Yan Zhiguo's heartstrings and aroused his endless yearning and expectation.
The girl was Zhang Shenglan, a 23-year-old nurse stationed in the Fujian Military Region. To Yan Zhiguo's surprise, Zhang Shenglan was born in a prominent family, and her father was an old revolutionary who participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Attracted by Zhang Shenglan's beautiful appearance, Yan Zhiguo carefully wrote an affectionate love letter with nervousness, expressing his heart to her and attaching a photo of himself.
A few days later, Zhang Shenglan received this fiery love letter, and she fell in love with this handsome and brilliant pilot at first sight, and her heart couldn't help but pound.
Therefore, in the following days, Mr. Yan Zhiguo and Ms. Zhang Shenglan began a close exchange of letters, and the emotional bond between them also heated up rapidly. Mr. Yan Zhiguo's pen is strong and his letters are full of deep affection and friendship, which makes Ms. Zhang Shenglan fascinated and deeply intoxicated after reading it.
In this way, after two years of enthusiastic pursuit and persistent waiting for more than 200 affectionate love letters, on July 23, 1976, Mr. Yan Zhiguo finally tied the knot with the beloved Ms. Zhang Shenglan and entered the sacred hall of marriage hand in hand.
However, fate always likes to play tricks on those who are affectionate. The newlyweds had only spent five days before they were hit by the shocking Tangshan earthquake, which hit them hard.
Fate was merciless, and Ms. Zhang Shenglan was severely traumatized, and doctors determined that her life was coming to an end. However, Mr. Yan Zhiguo never lost faith in his wife's future, and he decided to do his best to take care of his wife wholeheartedly and accompany her through the most difficult moments of his life.
In order to take care of his wife wholeheartedly, Mr. Yan Zhiguo temporarily put aside all other matters and moved into a simple tent set up in the hospital. In the scorching summer, he held a fan every day to dispel heat and mosquitoes in the sultry air for his wife, and took care of Ms. Zhang Shenglan's daily life.
He bathed, massaged, changed clothes, and even cleaned up her excrement with his own hands, even when the tedious work wore him out.
Seeing her husband working so hard, Ms. Zhang Shenglan was full of guilt, and she took the initiative to ask Mr. Yan Zhiguo for divorce. "I've become a burden to you, and you've done so much for me...... We might as well break up with that.
Mr. Yan Zhiguo did not hesitate to refuse his wife's request, and he firmly stated: "As a descendant of soldiers, you grew up in a military environment and when we first met, you understood the unpredictable risks you face as pilots.
However, you still firmly chose to spend the storm of life with me.
In 1977, under the full care of Mr. Yan Zhiguo, Ms. Zhang Shenglan finally successfully survived the life and death crisis that doctors had asserted that she only had three months to live, and her physical condition gradually stabilized.
However, it is a pity that after several surgeries, she was unable to get rid of the shackles of her wheelchair and regain the freedom to walk, and even the hope of conceiving and giving birth to a child again became out of reach.
In order to give his wife more intimate care, Yan Zhiguo resolutely decided to adjust his job position and choose those occupations that allow him to work from home as much as possible.
Whenever a holiday comes, he will not hesitate to take Zhang Shenglan to his warm and comfortable small courtyard to enjoy the joy of family.
Zhang Shenglan was born into a wealthy family, and her parents spared no expense to hire a professional acupuncturist to rehabilitate their daughter. After a long period of unremitting efforts, her fingers gradually regained some function, and she could barely write some simple words.
Whenever Yan Zhiguo returned home, Zhang Shenglan always laboriously wrote the next affectionate letter with pen and ink, telling her husband about her deep thoughts. This made Yan Zhiguo feel very gratified, and it also made their love more firm.
However, for a woman, childbearing is undoubtedly their most basic instinctive desire, and this desire has become a permanent regret in Zhang Shenglan's life.
Every time he returns home, Yan Zhiguo always carefully selects various styles of dolls and takes care of them as if they were his own children, so as to soothe the eternal pain in his wife's heart.
Over the past decade or so, he has brought dozens of dolls to his wife, each of which carries his endless love and affection.
In 1995, Yan Zhiguo bid farewell to his military career after many years of service and transferred to China Cargo Postal Airlines as a pilot.
Although the working environment is still full of hardships and challenges, he is deeply pleased that he can now commute to work at a regular schedule, and immediately return to his warm home after hard work every day, always by his beloved wife's side.
Every time he returned home, Yan Zhiguo always sat around his wife's bedside and took care of her daily life carefully and thoughtfully. He is caring and considerate, and he meticulously meets Zhang Shenglan's every need.
Cleaning her earwax, trimming her nails, washing and haircuts, massaging and soothing ...... These seemingly ordinary and trivial housework are incomparably precious wealth in Yan Zhiguo's eyes, and he is willing to devote himself wholeheartedly to completing every task meticulously.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another decade has passed. Yan Zhiguo has entered the final stage of his life and entered the age of sixty. Due to his serious illness, he had no choice but to quit his busy work.
Of course, since then, his only mission and goal has been to take care of his beloved wife - Zhang Shenglan with all his might.
After retiring, Yan Zhiguo devoted all his thoughts and time to his wife's health, taking care of her life day after day.
In the course of 41 years of ups and downs, the couple has gone through countless hardships and tribulations together, but they have overcome many difficulties again and again with unwavering perseverance and selfless love, inspired and supported each other, and bravely faced the ruthless invasion of the years.
Although Zhang Shenglan's body was tormented by illness, her love for life and strong will never wavered. With her amazing vitality, she gradually regained the dexterity of her fingers, and despite the difficult process, she was still able to write some words.
Therefore, when Yan Zhiguo is not around, she will do her best to write letters full of affection to express her endless thoughts for her husband.
In October 2017, Zhang Shenglan said goodbye to this world forever.