1. At this sunset, An Jie stood quietly on the balcony, thoughtful, looking back at the trajectory of life
The sun-drenched afterglow slowly fell on the seemingly silent island, and the cascading waves continued to crash against the sand, making a low, powerful sound.
At this moment, An Jie was standing alone on the balcony, his eyes firmly looking at the junction of the sea and the sky that was gradually becoming blurred in the distance.
Time flies, and her life is like a magnificent sea in front of her, full of twists and turns. Despite her countless efforts to try to move forward, the forces of fate always push her back to the starting point.
She sighed softly, her tired gaze turning to the courtyard behind her. It used to be a place where she and her husband Jiang Defu and their seven lovely children gathered, but now only two elderly people are left to live alone.
Memories flooded back her mind, and she couldn't help but recall the ups and downs she had experienced in her life.
2. Pursuing the memories of the past: the family is in the middle of the road and forced to compromise
Back in time to 1949, when New China had just been born, An Jie's family suffered a heavy blow from the "capitalists". Her father took all his wealth and his lover and his family away, leaving Anjie, her mother and siblings in the mainland.
The originally gentle and kind mother, in the face of her husband's betrayal and the decline of the family, finally couldn't bear it and died with hatred.
Overnight, An Jie's family, who once lived a luxurious life, fell into the abyss of poverty in an instant. An Jie's brother has started a family, but his wife's family has also been implicated because of "capital"; Although the second sister is not yet married, she is acquainted with a so-called "class young master" Ouyang.
The whole family was in a difficult situation and lost all their support.
Just when An Jie's family's life was in a desperate situation, an officer named Jiang Defu took the initiative to lend a hand and fell in love with this young lady at first sight. However, An Jie has no good impression of this vulgar and uneducated soldier, and is even bored with his pursuit.
However, Jiang Defu did not give up because of this, he has always pursued her unremittingly, looking forward to winning this "last fortress".
An Jie is full of enthusiasm and has the ideal of matching a nobler portal, how can he endure that poor boy from a poor village? However, An Jie's family background was too difficult at that time, the eldest brother, the second brother and the third sister persuaded each other, although Jiang Defu had a plain background, but after all, he had a military rank and status, which was like a rain from heaven for the current An family.
Under the ardent expectation of his family, 22-year-old An Jie resolutely decided to accept this marriage and embarked on a marriage journey that was not willing.
3. Giving birth to children: To please the husband
Soon after the marriage, Jiang Defu was transferred to a remote island, which An Jie was deeply dissatisfied with. She didn't want to go to such a backward and closed place, so she chose to stay in Qingdao alone, holding her pregnant belly and waiting for delivery.
When her abdomen gradually bulged, the eldest brother, second brother and third sister advised her again that she should go to the island with her husband. However, An Jie still resolutely refused, she would rather give birth alone in a military hospital than be forcibly taken away by her husband and go to that isolated place like a paradise.
It wasn't until after giving birth to her third child that An Jie reluctantly followed her family's advice and moved to Jiang Defu's residence with her three young children. Overnight, she felt extremely humiliated from the daughter of a pampered family to a commoner woman in a simple house.
On that isolated island, Anjie takes care of the household every day, cooking, cleaning and caring for the children, just like other rural women. She avoided her husband Jiang Defu's vulgar and rude behavior, and only felt filthy.
Whenever she saw Jiang Defu gobbling up and behaving rudely, she couldn't help frowning, rolling her eyes, and turning away in disgust. She once dreamed of marrying into a wealthy family and living a poetic life that matched the education she received since childhood.
However, fate pushed her into such a lowly situation.
once fell into despair, An Jie even had the idea of divorce, and even almost had an abortion. However, every time she looks at her face in the mirror, she realizes that her beauty is gone, and she can never return to the rich life she used to have.
She can only force herself to die, endure humiliation, and compromise with reality.
Since then, whenever he sees Jiang Defu's expression full of joy and excitement because a new life is about to be born, An Jie chooses to follow his wishes wordlessly. After giving birth to her third child, she gave birth to four children for her husband one after another, a total of seven! Although An Jie has never expected too many children, as long as childbirth can make her simple and powerful husband happy, it seems to have become a small comfort in her life.
4. Re-examine the value of marriage
In this way, Anjie gradually adapted to the hard work and busyness of life on the island, although it was very different from the way of life in the past. As the days passed, she toiled to take care of the household and educate her children, and the only consolation was that the neighbors always looked at her with envy, after all, she was the wife of an officer.
Although her husband Jiang Defu is not a high-ranking military officer, having a soldier as her husband on this small island isolated from the outside world is undoubtedly a fairly decent social status.
In the eyes of the villagers, An Jie is undoubtedly an enviable lucky one.
In this kind of heavy labor day after day, An Jie fills the hole in her heart by raising her children. Those innocent and lovely children became her only solace in the hard years.
Time flies, fleeting, the children have grown up, and they have left home to start a business, Jiang Defu has also stepped down from the military rank, and the two old people can only rely on each other for the rest of their lives.
The years have carved deep wrinkles on their faces, and the former youth has long since disappeared. After retiring, An Jie finally had the leisure to look back on the past and re-examine this seemingly difficult marriage process.
She realized that maybe this was the path she was destined to take in life.
Although Jiang Defu was born in poverty, his words and deeds are not very elegant, but since he met and known each other, he has been silently guarding himself for more than 20 years, interpreting an unswerving deep friendship with silent perseverance.
Although this marriage has not experienced a fiery moment, the two can support each other and walk hand in hand to the end of their lives.
However, in contrast, those so-called fiery romances may have long since disappeared and are fleeting. After marriage, An Jie's enthusiasm and ideals for poetry and poetry gradually shattered, however, this deep husband and wife affection seems to surpass all love, it seems more precious and lasting, and can taste an ultimate charm in ordinary days.
Part 5: Sunset smiles to welcome a new life
When the afterglow of the setting sun gradually dimmed, An Jie still stopped on the balcony. She held Jiang Defu's wrinkled hand tightly, and a relieved smile bloomed on her face after a long absence.
Time flies, time flies, and she finally understands the true meaning of marriage.
Marriage is not a romantic drama in one go, but a process that requires compromise and running-in. Although she may have been driven by the harsh reality to embark on this unwilling path at first, in the end, it became a choice for her.
At the very least, Jiang Defu gave her a solid piece of land to find a safe haven in an era of broken families and social unrest. And she also compromised and accepted this marriage in her own unique way.
Day after day, living an ordinary and quiet life until today.
Perhaps, at first, life was not as good as she longed for when she was young, but in the end, she learned to face the reality calmly and gradually adapt to this rhythm of life, until now, she can stand in this warm and comfortable cabin, looking back on the past, her heart has been relieved.
Everything is in the past, and a new chapter is waiting for her to write. She gently stroked her husband's wrinkled hands, determined to embrace a new stage of life.
Part VI: Summary
An Jie gave birth to seven children for Jiang Defu in his life, and there are actually some careful thoughts about Jiang Defu hidden behind this. At first, An Jie did not have a good impression of this rugged soldier, and even stayed away from him.
However, watching Jiang Defu make unremitting efforts for her, and finally under the pressure of reality, he had to embark on this reluctant marriage road.
In order to maintain the unity and harmony of the family and help her simple and simple husband to maintain a happy mood, she had to resolutely give birth to all the children. Even if this was not what she really hoped for at first, as time went on, she came to realize that despite the lack of fiery passion and romance in this marriage, her husband was always by her side, nourishing the relationship with his silent love.
Therefore, in order to get a stable living environment and live a comfortable and comfortable life in the future, she chose to compromise and gradually adapted to and got used to the mode of getting along with Jiang Defu.
6. Summary
An Jie gave birth to seven children for Jiang Defu in his life, which actually contains some of Jiang Defu's thoughtfulness. In the early days of their acquaintance, An Jie did not have any good feelings for this man from a poor background and vulgar manners, and even stayed away from him.
However, when she witnessed Jiang Defu's unremitting pursuit in order to be able to marry her, she finally had to bow her head in the face of the cruel reality and embark on this unwillingly married path.
Later, in order to maintain this humble family, in order to satisfy her uneducated husband, she could only suppress the disgust in her heart and firmly gave birth to all her children.
Although this was not originally due to her sincere intentions, as time went by, she gradually discovered that although this marriage lacked fiery passion and romantic atmosphere, Jiang Defu was always by her side, nourishing this relationship in his taciturn way.
Therefore, in order to find a safe haven where she can live with peace of mind, and in order to be able to live a stable and decent life in the future, she chose to compromise with reality, and gradually adapted and accepted the way she got along with this seemingly rough husband.