1. A happy life in the red sunset
In 2022, even in their old age, Ms. Liu Shangxian and her partner, Mr. Shen Guorui, still maintained a healthy and strong body and did not suffer from any significant geriatric diseases.
Their minds are active and sharp, and their words are clear and clear, without the slightest confusion or dullness.
Every morning at the first rays of the morning, the elderly couple will feel the arrival of a new day, and they will go to the park near the community together, bask in the warm sunshine, enjoy the fresh air given by nature, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of flowers.
When they return to their home, the two elderly people will carefully cook a delicious breakfast for each other. Ms. Lau Sheung Han cooks a few delicate side dishes, while Mr. Sim Kwok Swee cooks the fragrant congee or bakes the fluffy toast.
After a hearty breakfast, they sit together and talk about trivial matters in life or follow social hotspots.
During the day, Ms. Liu Shangxian loves the art of calligraphy and is often immersed in copying the masterpieces of those classic masters. Mr. Shen Guorui is an avid reader of newspapers and magazines, and always follows current events around the world.
When night falls, they walk hand in hand into the park and stroll leisurely. When you meet a few familiar faces, they will always greet them warmly. Despite the ruthlessness of the years, the lives of this pair of old people who are close to each other have always been full of happiness.
Looking back on the past, they have gone through countless ups and downs together, but in the end they still ushered in the glorious peak of their lives. In 1964, Ms. Liu Shangxian, who was only 18 years old, became famous for playing the role of "Wang Fang" in the war-themed movie "Heroic Children".
Second, the difficult years of the special era
In 1964, Ms. Liu Shangxian became famous for successfully portraying the role of "Wang Fang" in "Children of Heroes", but this glory only lasted for a few years. With the advent of the special era in 1966, Ms. Liu Shangxian suffered unfair treatment because of her father.
She was forced to lose her professional qualifications as an actress and could no longer devote herself to filmmaking as freely as she used to.
Every sunrise and sunset, Ms. Liu Shangxian has to accept the isolation review of the unit, and constantly writes inspection materials. Sometimes, she also needs to be sent to sort through the clutter in the prop warehouse, even though as an actress it wasn't originally her job to do so.
At that time, Ms. Liu Shangxian was in the prime of her youth, which was the golden period of career development, and she should have shown her talent to the fullest, but she was helplessly overwhelmed by the torrent of the times. Watching other actors perform freely on the screen, her heart was filled with endless pain and regret.
When Liu Shangxian was at a low point in her life, Shen Guorui, a senior recording master of Bayi Film Studio, actively approached her. When he first met Liu Shangxian, Shen Guorui was deeply attracted by his beautiful and refined appearance.
However, as he got to know him better, he added a deep admiration for his inner purity, kindness, and humility and open-mindedness, and seeing the way the unit treated Liu Shangxian, Shen Guorui's heart was full of sympathy and pity.
As a result, he began to take the initiative to pay attention to and take care of Liu Shangxian's daily life. Whenever Liu Shangxian is assigned the task of sorting out props, Shen Guorui will always lend a hand without hesitation; Whenever she worked hard in the office until late at night, Shen Guorui would wait quietly downstairs and personally escort her back to the dormitory after work.
One day, Liu Shangxian was surprised and asked Shen Guorui why he had to pay so much, and Shen Guorui responded frankly: "Because I love you." Although she was worried that she might affect Shen Guorui's career development, in the end, Liu Shangxian was moved by his courage and sincere love, and the two formalized their relationship.
It is this deep affection from the hard years that has become Liu Shangxian's most precious spiritual sustenance.