1. Time flies, and Zhang Fengyi reminisces about the good old days
On a quiet afternoon, the cool weather is refreshing. Zhang Fengyi, who is over sixty years old, sat alone on a bamboo chair in the courtyard, his lips closed, his hands folded on his abdomen, his brows slightly furrowed, immersed in thought.
Looking at the tranquil pond in front of you, the tranquil water seemed to reflect a row of verdant weeping willows in the front yard, with the occasional few tender green new leaves dancing gently in the breeze.
Zhang Fengyi's eyes were deep and long, as if he had crossed the surface of the pond and returned to that long era. Yes, now that he is in old age, the past is drifting away like smoke, but in the depths of his memory, those good memories are becoming clearer and clearer.
He remembered the days when he met and fell in love with Lu Liping when he was young, and despite the difficult life, they still held a simple wedding with hope that only cost 50 yuan.
Zhang Fengyi smiled bitterly, and his brows furrowed even tighter. He lamented that if he had cherished this relationship more at the beginning, perhaps the difficulties that followed would not have arisen. However, time cannot be turned back, and those regrets of the past are irretrievable.
2. A marriage that is destined to end without a problem
The news of the divorce was like a thunderbolt from the sky, hitting Zhang Fengyi's heart hard. When he was successful in his career, he gradually alienated his wife Lu Liping and turned a blind eye to her silent dedication, which eventually led to the two drifting apart.
However, Zhang Fengyi was completely ignorant of this at that time, and turned a deaf ear to Lu Liping's complaints and dissatisfaction at home, but felt that he was "tired enough of filming outside".
Lu Liping's hard work seems insignificant in his eyes and is not worth mentioning.
In fact, it is precisely because Lu Liping used her network resources in the entertainment industry to build a good interpersonal relationship for Zhang Fengyi, which made him famous in the movie "Farewell My Concubine" and his career reached its peak.
However, at this critical moment, Zhang Fengyi was distracted and completely ignored his wife's contribution.
Lu Liping finally couldn't bear this kind of neglect anymore, and when her son Zhang Boyu was two years old, she firmly chose to divorce. When the backs of his wife and son disappeared from sight, Zhang Fengyi suddenly realized that he fell into deep remorse and pain.
He was alone in this silent room, staring blankly at the dwelling where only a little warmth remained. Once upon a time, it was a home of love and laughter, but now... All that remains is remorse and regret.
Zhang Fengyi's eyes involuntarily burst into tears, and gradually, he realized that he had lost his otherwise happy family because he was too obsessed with work and neglected the time spent with his family.
3. A sudden encounter
In the days after the divorce, Zhang Fengyi was always alone and silently meditating, with a deep melancholy on his face. Seeing his friend so depressed, his brothers also had mixed feelings in their hearts.
In order to help Zhang Fengyi come out of the shadows, they decided to introduce him to a new female friend, hoping to rekindle his love for life.
During a dinner party of the crew, Zhang Fengyi's friends deliberately left him behind and carefully planned an "accidental" blind date. When Zhang Fengyi met the young girl named Huo Fan, he couldn't help but be a little excited.
"She is really young and beautiful, 12 years younger than me, this is simply a typical 'old husband and young wife'!" Zhang Fengyi sighed secretly in his heart, with a nervous expression on his face.
As a man who is about to enter the age of not being confused, he never thought that he would have such an opportunity.
However, Huo Fan quickly attracted Zhang Fengyi's attention with her enthusiastic, cheerful and generous personality. She not only has outstanding appearance, but also speaks and behaves vividly, interestingly, lively and cute.
In just a few conversations, Zhang Fengyi had a new understanding of her.
After a few glasses of wine, Zhang Fengyi was already drunk and delirious, and his words became slurred. Just as he was about to leave, Huo Fan suddenly grabbed his hand and said sincerely: "Mr. Zhang, I understand that there is a huge age gap between us, but I really like you very much.
I also had a failed marriage and had a daughter. Please don't care about my age, the most important thing is that we truly love each other.
Zhang Fengyi was shocked by her frankness and straightforwardness, and looked at her with a somewhat dull gaze, and didn't know how to respond for a while. He never expected that a girl 12 years younger than himself would express her heart to him so passionately.
Soon after, Huo Fan fully demonstrated his enthusiasm and initiative, and actively pursued Zhang Fengyi. She often took the initiative to invite Zhang Fengyi to dinner, watch movies, and even cook home-cooked food for him.
Faced with such a warm and sincere emotional confession, although Zhang Fengyi still left a trace of shackles and worries in his heart, he was gradually moved by Huo Fan's affectionate and eager pursuit.
Finally, under Huo Fan's enthusiastic offensive, the two of them worked together and walked hand in hand into the long-awaited marriage hall. Although there is a huge age difference between them, their understanding and recognition of love has risen to a deeper level due to the pain of having experienced failed marriages.
They share the same expectation that this marriage will last longer and be stronger.
Part 4: The stepdaughter is deeply in love, and the father and son are estranged
After a long wait, Zhang Fengyi's life finally ushered in a rare happy time. His new wife, Huo Fan, is gentle and considerate, puts her husband first in everything, and gives Zhang Fengyi intimate care that he has never experienced.
However, there is one thing that is puzzling: Zhang Fengyi cares for Huo Fan's daughter so much that he generously presents an expensive limousine on her birthday, and his courteous and thoughtful attitude does not show any stinginess.
However, when the conversation turned to his own son, Zhang Boyu, he often looked cold and powerless.
recalled Zhang Boyu's wedding day, when his son was looking forward to his father's attendance with great anticipation, Zhang Fengyi gave a reason that made people laugh and cry: "Sun Haiying is here, I am inconvenient to go, and I am divorced, which is not suitable."
These words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, ruthlessly shattering Zhang Boyu's beautiful expectations. He lowered his head, his eyes dim, as if he had suffered a heavy blow from his father's absence at that moment.
And Zhang Fengyi himself has no sense of guilt and remains silent about this decision.
Not only that, when the reporter interviewed Zhang Fengyi and asked him about his views on his son's wedding, he unabashedly criticized his son's "too high-profile, extravagant and wasteful".
Although in the eyes of ordinary people, holding 27 tables of banquets is not too extravagant, in the eyes of Zhang Fengyi, this is undoubtedly a manifestation of extravagance and waste, arrogance and lasciviousness.
"He's just starting to work, where can he afford to hold such a grand banquet? It's a bit too much. Zhang Fengyi said solemnly, seemingly completely ignoring the deep meaning behind his son's move.
This remark was like a thunderbolt, which made the majority of netizens dumbfounded: If you don't want to attend, you will directly state your position, why bother to make excuses to be so high-sounding? It turned out that Zhang Fengyi's love for his biological son was deep in the bone marrow, but he just had a lot of complaints about this wedding.
However, when the protagonist Zhang Boyu heard his father make such remarks, the pain in his heart became more and more uncontrollable. He lay on the bed tossing and turning, never able to understand why his father was indifferent to him and even repeatedly accused.
Was it the shadow of his marriage that affected his emotional judgment, or was it because he inadvertently offended his father? Countless questions linger in my mind, hovering around.
5. Time to dispel misunderstandings between parents and children
In this way, the estrangement between father and son has unconsciously lasted for decades. Zhang Boyu gradually grew from an innocent child to a responsible man, stepped into the society, and established his own warm home.
And Zhang Fengyi has also entered the later stage of his life from the prime of life.
As he grew older, Zhang Fengyi began to reflect on his life journey. As an actor, he has achieved brilliant professional success; However, as a father, he can almost be said to be a failure.
Indeed, at that time, he was too intoxicated with his career and turned a blind eye to his wife's silent love, which eventually led to the tragedy of family breakup. And the snub of his son has cast a heavy haze over the father-son relationship, which should have been full of laughter.
Looking back on the past, Zhang Fengyi deeply felt that he had many shortcomings. He pursued career success too much and completely ignored the preciousness of family affection. And the interference in his son's wedding actually stems from his narrow personal concept.
Time flies, and Zhang Fengyi has gradually come to the end of his life. As a father, he began to realize that he had to repair his relationship with his son. Therefore, he took the initiative to extend a hand of friendship to Zhang Boyu, looking forward to revisiting the deep affection between father and son.
Happily, Zhang Boyu did not dwell on his past negligence. On the contrary, the son quickly accepted his sincere apology, and the two began to embrace the family affection that was thicker than water.
Since then, Zhang Fengyi has often invited Zhang Boyu to have tea and share fitness time. Sometimes, they also make small talk and share interesting things about their lives. Seeing his son's increasingly mature and stable figure, Zhang Fengyi's heart was full of pride and joy.
Those past chasms and contradictions seem to have been gradually dissolved and dissipated by the ruthless time, replaced by the deep relationship between father and son. Whenever he thinks about this, Zhang Fengyi will always be deeply grateful for the great change brought about by that critical moment in his fate, so that he could have the opportunity to move forward hand in hand with his son again.
It is precisely because of the regretful years that he has personally gone through that period of regret that he can more deeply understand and cherish the incomparably precious time spent with father and son! The childhood estrangement is now irreparable, but Zhang Fengyi hopes that in the future, he can care for this son wholeheartedly and do his best to fulfill his last responsibility as a father.