1. Chen Guoqing has entered the seventy years and looks back on the past years
The sunlight is shining in the courtyard of the suburban villa, and it is as warm as spring. In this moment of tranquility and comfort, the 70-year-old Chen Guoqing slowly removed his glasses, his smile full of kindness and wisdom rippling across his wrinkled cheeks.
He leaned gently on the rattan rocking chair, closed his eyes, and enjoyed a moment of quiet breeze gently brushing his face, as if gently erasing the bitterness and dedication of his life.
Yes, now he is finally able to live the peaceful life he has longed for. However, just a few short decades ago, he was just a young man in a difficult situation, struggling to move forward through the twists and turns of life.
When he recalled those old days, Chen Guoqing couldn't help but sigh deeply. Born into a poor working-class family in Shanghai, he spent his childhood in cramped and modest rental houses.
The family's financial situation forced their house to be only about nine square meters, and the family had to live together in such a small space. Chen Guoqing recalled: "I remember the most painful thing when I was a child was a rainy day, because there was always a leak in the house, and lying in bed was like being immersed in water.
Fate doesn't seem to have given much love to this child from a poor family. At the age of 18, Chen Guoqing was sent to work on the farm. At that time, the working conditions in the countryside were extremely harsh, and he was engaged in all kinds of heavy manual labor such as collecting manure, farming, and breeding.
Despite the huge workload, the food supply is extremely scarce, Chen Guoqing, who is suffering from illness, is malnourished, only 167 centimeters tall, weighs only 80 kilograms, and his thin body is distressing.
After spending three long years on the farm, Chen Guoqing was transferred to work on the ship. However, weighing only 80 pounds, he could not even lift a fishing net, and he was terrified that he would one day accidentally fall into the sea.
Eventually, he was assigned to work at the Shanghai Rubber Products Research Institute, mainly responsible for product quality testing, which was much less stressful than his previous job.
2. In the fifties of the last century, Chen Guoqing was born in a poor family in Shanghai, and his childhood life was difficult
In 1953, Chen Guoqing was born in an ordinary working family in Shanghai. At that time, his parents were already in old age, his mother was 43 years old, and his father was 53 years old, and raising a child was undoubtedly a daunting challenge for the elderly couple.
In fact, the upper generations of the Chen family had a deep family background and a wealthy and prominent family heritage, and their ancestors all came from noble families, and the family wealth was extremely strong.
However, in Chen Guoqing's generation, the family's situation fell into a trough in an instant, as if it had suffered a heavy blow.
The family had to live in a tiny rental house of only 9.7 square meters, and the quality of life was extremely low.
Chen Guoqing recalled his childhood with emotion: "Our family is so poor that it is difficult to turn around in a small house. The family's financial situation is very poor, and they cannot buy delicious food at all, so they can only rely on steamed buns and pickles to make ends meet every day.
The most memorable thing for Chen Guoqing is the rainy day. Whenever a torrential downpour outside, fine rainwater seeps into their home, and the sound of ticking water echoes everywhere.
Lying in bed is like being in the water, and when you wake up the next morning, your body is always wet.
The impoverished living environment has caused great harm to Chen Guoqing's physical and mental health. He was frail and sickly since childhood, and fell ill frequently. His parents went to great lengths to cure his illness.
Perhaps due to his mother's advanced age and childbirth, Chen Guoqing has often been sick since he was born, adding endless troubles to the family.
In such an environment, Chen Guoqing spent his entire childhood. It wasn't until he was 18 years old that he was sent to the farm to do heavy labor, and he was able to escape his family's poverty for a short time.
However, what awaited him was a more arduous life of labor.
3. At the age of 18, he was sent to work on the farm for 3 years, and then transferred to the ship and rubber factory
When he was 18 years old, fate did not favor Chen Guoqing and did not give him any special care. He was sent to the farm to do heavy agricultural work, and began one of the most difficult journeys of his life.
At that time, the working conditions in the countryside were extremely harsh. Chen Guoqing is responsible for all kinds of heavy physical labor such as collecting manure, plowing, and raising pigs on the farm, and almost all the hard work is done by himself.
The intense work day in and day out, combined with malnutrition, made his physical condition worse.
Despite the huge workload, the food supply is extremely scarce, Chen Guoqing is suffering from illness, serious nutritional intake, only 167 centimeters tall, weighing only 80 kilograms, skinny appearance is distressing.
After spending three long years on the farm, Chen Guoqing was transferred to work on the ship. However, his 80-pound weight was not even as heavy as some fishing nets, for fear that one day he would accidentally fall into the deep sea.
Despite the hard work, Chen Guoqing never had the slightest complaint, and he silently adapted to the new working environment and worked hard to move forward.
Time flies, two years have passed in a blink of an eye, Chen Guoqing's career has ushered in a transformation again, and this time he was sent to the Shanghai Rubber Products Research Institute as an inspector. Compared with the heavy manual work in the past, this new position is undoubtedly much more comfortable.
In his spare time, Chen Guoqing is keen to watch and imitate burlesque performances, and gradually develops a strong interest in this art, and it is this love that guides him in a new direction for his future life path.
Fourth, quit his job to join a burlesque troupe, meet true love, tie the knot, and fight for his livelihood
During his tenure in the rubber factory, Chen Guoqing devoted much of his spare time to the study and imitation of burlesque. His fascination with the art has grown and he has become deeply fascinated.
Whenever there is a performance, Chen Guoqing is always fully engaged, with his humorous performance to attract the audience laughter, laughter and laughter, seeing the audience's smiles, he also empathizes, very gratified, if the audience response is flat, he will repeatedly ponder the problem, and strive to make the performance more exquisite, however, the salary of the burlesque troupe is relatively limited, it is difficult to support the daily expenses of the family, at this time, a crucial figure broke into Chen Guoqing's life - his wife.
In 1981, Chen Guoqing lost his beloved mother, and the whole person fell into endless grief and was depressed for a while. A year later, in 1982, a colleague matched Chen Guoqing with kindness and introduced a girl to him.
When they met for the first time, Chen Guoqing didn't have much affection for this girl, because he was wearing glasses, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, just when Chen Guoqing was about to politely decline, a subtle gesture of this girl made his heart instantly captured by her, she thoughtfully gave Chen Guoqing a roast chicken, which warmed his heart that was being traumatized, and in this way, the fate of the two was closely linked, and soon they entered the marriage hall and tied the knot.
After getting married, Chen Guoqing is still running around for a living. When he came home from work, he was busy slaughtering poultry, cooking fish, and making nourishing soups for his wife and the children who were about to come to earth.
Dear readers, let's take a look at the story of how Chen Guoqing found a breakthrough in the predicament, worked hard for his family, and realized his self-worth!
Chen Guoqing's wife did not choose to have a baby at home during pregnancy, but instead devoted herself to the workplace to obtain income through labor to improve the family's economic situation. However, after the birth of their daughter, this family of three, which was not wealthy, immediately faced an unprecedented predicament.
Due to illness, his wife was unable to go out to work, and the burden of the family could only fall on Chen Guoqing alone.
5. An unintentional remark caused the loss of work, but unexpectedly received an invitation to a TV show
In order to alleviate the financial pressure on his family, Chen Guoqing resolutely quit his job in the troupe and devoted himself to the literary and artistic self-employed industry. Since then, he has only one firm belief in his heart: to work hard to earn money and give his family a better life.
For this, he will pay any price.
No matter when and where, as long as there is a performance opportunity, Chen Guoqing will not hesitate to go, no matter how much he is paid, as long as he can earn money, he is willing. In order to strive for more job opportunities, he has established good relationships with various bosses, talking freely with them about life, exchanging ideas, and always ready to ask them if there is a suitable job to take over.
Sometimes, Chen Guoqing will even let go of his dignity, as long as someone is willing to provide him with a performance opportunity, no matter what the salary is, he will gladly accept it. Whenever and wherever someone needs him, he will stand up for it, even if it is just to earn a small income.
After a lot of hard work, he was finally able to earn as much as 60 yuan in a single day, which is a significant improvement compared to the previous income of only a few hundred yuan a month.
However, fate always seems to like to play tricks on people, and just as Chen Guoqing is confidently looking forward to the good times ahead, a small episode makes him lose his hard-won job.
At the end of a performance, the boss offered to invite everyone to dinner. There was silence in the theater, but Chen Guoqing bravely stood up and suggested that the cost of dinner should be directly included in the salary of the staff.
As soon as these words came out, the boss's face instantly became gloomy, but in the end he acquiesced to Chen Guoqing's proposal.
However, the next morning, Chen Guoqing found that all his performances had been cancelled, and he regretted seeing that the source of income that had just stabilized was destroyed by his own words, but everything was a foregone conclusion.
Just when Chen Guoqing was in endless worries and troubles, an unexpected opportunity suddenly came. Soon after, he was invited by a local television station to participate in the recording of a show called "Theater of Life", and Chen Guoqing was honored to be one of the invited actors.
It was precisely because of this unexpected encounter that Chen Guoqing got a rare opportunity! His extraordinary talent on the show has earned him quite a name for himself in the Shanghai area.
This change not only opens a new chapter in his future career, but also an important milestone in his life journey.
Sixth, I met the noble Mao Mengda, climbed the peak of my career with "Old Lady", and enjoyed the joy of villa food in my later years
After participating in the "Theater of Life" program, Chen Guoqing's reputation gradually emerged in the Shanghai area. While he was thinking deeply about his future development, another major turning point in his fate crept in.
This turning point was his encounter with Mao Mengda, an already influential actor at the time. This noble man has a unique vision and provides Chen Guoqing with a valuable opportunity to star in the popular comedy "Old Lady" series.
For Chen Guoqing, this is undoubtedly the luckiest thing in his life.
With the help of the well-received comedy show "Old Lady", Chen Guoqing and Mao Mengda both became popular, and their superb acting skills won the enthusiastic pursuit of the audience. Chen Guoqing also seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and successfully became a well-known actor.
In this way, Chen Guoqing gradually walked out of the trough of his life and got rid of the poor life in the past. In order to support his family, he had to travel around looking for work. Now, with the lucrative income brought by "Old Lady", he is finally able to repay the loan sharks he borrowed from relatives and friends.
Those dreams that were once unattainable are now being realized one by one, which makes Chen Guoqing feel proud and satisfied. Since then, his life has ushered in a second spring and has begun to radiate vitality.
In 2005, Chen Guoqing officially joined the Shanghai Burlesque Troupe, and successively starred in many excellent programs such as "The Story of the Aqing Family in the Heart of a Hundred Families" and "The People's Stage", and his career is thriving.
It wasn't until he entered the sixtieth year that he finally bought a luxury villa in the suburbs of Shanghai and lived the good life he had dreamed of.
Today, Chen Guoqing, who is in his late teens, lives a leisurely retirement. Looking back on the difficult years of the past, he couldn't help but feel emotional. In order to remember the Shanghai flavor that he was deeply imprinted when he grew up, Chen Guoqing opened a local restaurant "Aqing Shelixiang" in his hometown, so that people can taste the original traditional cuisine.
Talking about the current situation of the family, Chen Guoqing praised with a smile on his face: "Nowadays, our wife takes care of all the daily chores of our family, and she can be described as my right-hand man and a veritable leader."
He admits that he no longer needs to worry about anything, just follow his wife's instructions to look forward to his busy wife, and his heart is full of satisfaction and gratitude, it is with the company of his beloved wife, after several years of ups and downs, they have gone through a difficult journey together.