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A match made in heaven
Great hidden in the dynasty | First acquaintance with Song Yan
In the Heilongjiang Longjiang Theater in 96 years, the young Shi Shengjie met Song Yan for the first time. That petite and delicate girl, with thick long hair and bright eyes and bright teeth, made Shi Shengjie fall in love with her at first sight.
The blood of cross talk flows in Shi Shengjie's body, and he was born in a cross talk family in Tianjin. Since childhood, he has been apprenticed to art at the age of 7 and is known as a "prodigy". He was born destined to excel in this field.
And Song Yan, with a naturally beautiful face, has made her full of praise from her friends since she was a child. But her heart is light, she yearns for an ordinary life, and her biggest dream is to marry a good man and spend her life plainly.
The power of fate makes this pair of young people with different life pursuits know each other. At that time, Song Yan was assigned to the Longjiang Theater as an administrative worker, and Shi Shengjie could often be seen in the courtyard.
At first, they were just a simple nodding acquaintance, but as time went by, the small flame of unrequited love burned in Shi Shengjie's heart. He began to talk to Song Yan from time to time in his spare time.
"There are very few simple and kind girls in the art circle." Shi Shengjie always praised Song Yan's innocence and kindness. And Song Yan was also impressed by Shi Shengjie's humility and courtesy.
So, one active and one passive, an underground love affair was secretly brewing...
A different kind of resistance
Rolling Farce | Family blocked
When people live in the world, they will inevitably encounter resistance of one kind or another. The relationship between Shi Shengjie and Song Yan was also strongly hindered by their families.
Song Yan's family was the first to know about this relationship, and they came to the door with great might and asked Song Yan if she had any evil.
"Shengjie is still young and fledgling, how can you hook up with him? He will develop his career in the future, and you will cut off his way by doing so!"
Song Yan's parents strongly opposed it, and even wanted to take her back to her hometown at one point. The young Song Yan was tough and resisted, but was subjected to cold violence by her family.
After learning about this, Shi Shengjie was also strongly condemned by his family. As a descendant of a cross talk family, his parents have high hopes for him. But now it's really unacceptable to fall in love with an executive.
"You concentrate on your art, and you will pass on the family to the next generation in the future, don't be seduced by these fancy worlds!"
Shi Shengjie's father said angrily. The mother blindly complained that Song Yan's family background was not prominent, which hindered her son's future.
Faced with the huge pressure from their families, the two once had the idea of breaking up. But the seeds of love have taken root in my heart, and I am determined to be together at all risks.
In this way, the two started an underground romance that lasted for 3 years...
Never give up| It's been hard
In the summer of 1981, Shi Shengjie, who was 28 years old at the time, and Song Yan, who was 25 years old at the time, finally got married.
The two young people have nothing, and only rely on their longing for career and life to embark on a long journey.
Song Yan, who is a first-time wife, has a poor life. Although her husband Shi Shengjie has a background, he can't afford to support a family of three with the capital of an artist alone.
In those years, Song Yan abandoned her family and business, gave up all the glory and wealth in the past, borrowed money from her husband, and lived by odd jobs. Occasionally, some leftovers from relatives and friends are simply hot, mixed with home-cooked tofu, and entertained visitors.
The impoverished life once made Song Yan have the idea of leaving. Fortunately, at that time, Shi Shengjie completely put down his figure, abandoned the vanity of the future, and took his wife's hand all the way.
Song Yan said that she will never forget that dark night, when her husband read Hou Baolin's script hard under the lamp, just to become a cross talk master like her master one day.
"What is there to be afraid of, art has always been a road full of thorns. If you suffer a little now, you will be blessed in the future!"
Shi Shengjie's firm words doomed the lovers to their determination to succeed all the way.
The facts have finally confirmed this conclusion...
There is a time for parting
Life and death | Watch out for one another
September 2018 is the most beautiful season of the year. But for Shi Shengjie and Song Yan, it is the beginning of a farewell.
In June of that year, Shi Shengjie was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer because of long-term alcoholism. Song Yan suddenly felt like a dream, but she didn't expect the last journey of her life to come so hastily.
Shi Shengjie once held his wife's hand on the hospital bed, and said with tears in his eyes: "Actually, our husband and wife have already lived longer than the world in this life..."
In that heart-wrenching last year, Song Yan gave up everything in the past. She decided to use her remaining life force to protect her lover who had been with her for decades.
Her daughter, Shi Hao, flew back from the United States and settled down in a house on the outskirts of Wuxi. As the last wish before he died, Shi Shengjie hoped that he and his wife could spend their last days here.
Shi Hao watched his mother be crazy about love in her twilight years, and she was distressed and admired. She vowed to make her mother die before she grew old, and in her lifetime, she would be filial to her mother and serve her well.
Finally on September 29, 2018, on this rainy late autumn afternoon, Shi Shengjie passed away, and Song Yan was instantly struck by lightning by his side...
Continue to think about it
Long waiting|Lonely as snow
After Shi Shengjie's death, Song Yan's world seemed to have suffered a devastating blow. Alone, she returned to the cottage where the two had lived, guarding the bits and pieces of her husband's life.
Her daughter, Shi Hao, persuaded her to move to the United States to reunite with herself and her grandchildren. However, Song Yan refused, saying that she was old and wanted to stay in this familiar land, waiting for a reunion with her lover one day.
The cottage had been rented by the two when they were newly married. The windows are bright and clean, and the walls of the house are all around, and only some daily necessities used by Shi Shengjie are placed during his lifetime. There's one of his favorite razors, and a pair of reading glasses that he wears all year round.
Song Yan took them out one by one, wiped and sorted them out over and over again, as if this was all she had left. The days passed like this, and time gradually eroded her vitality.
Sometimes, Song Yan would take out some photos of Shi Shengjie before his death and look at them for a long time. The aging face, the eyes that were always smiling, had become an eternal freeze frame at this moment.
She would cry so loudly that she was almost dry. But I can't let go, I'd rather face each other day and night like this, rather than give up these things of memory.
In the last photo of the two people, Song Yan also made a necklace and hung it on her chest at all times. Every time she walked in the community, she would touch the pendant, and her eyes would be sad.
Sometimes, she would walk to the cemetery in the suburbs, stand in front of Shi Shengjie's tombstone, and stare at it for a long time. Guarding the remnant sun and waiting for the arrival of dusk, she left solemnly and continued to wait for the arrival of tomorrow.
The sun rises and sets, the seasons cycle, Song Yan spends day by day...
Hopeful
Death and life are broad|Forever
Even though her lover has passed away, Song Yan's spiritual world never seems to be truly separated from Shi Shengjie. She is persistently looking forward to reuniting with her lover in the next life, and is fully prepared for this.
For example, she recorded the bits and pieces of their lives in detail in a long letter like a will. From the first encounter to the twists and turns of insisting on staying together, every word is unforgettable.
"If we can meet again in the next life, I must tell you about the ups and downs of our life experience..."
At the end of the letter, Song Yan left a sentence of affectionate expectation. She hopes that in the next life, she and Shi Shengjie can meet each other, know each other, and love each other as they did back then, and this time they will not live up to this fate.
Even as she grows old, she has never diminished her enthusiasm for life. It's just that this persistent love has been condensed in the memory of his lover.
Sometimes people persuade Song Yan to regain her vitality and experience other lives. She always politely declined: "I've been waiting for him for so long, just wait a little longer, and I will still be able to see him again in the next life..."
And so it goes, day and night, year after year. Song Yan condensed her life, soul and all her attention into waiting and nostalgia, longing for a reunion with her beloved in the next life.
Life is sometimes cruel and unforgiving, but there is also the courage and selfless love to go forward. In this life, Song Yan used all of her to witness the latter. She used her actions to interpret what it means to be poor all her life, just to wait for the return of her lover.