Huang Qiuyan, a 10-year-old child born into a wealthy family in Haidian, Beijing, showed markedly different interests. She was passionate about martial arts and tried her best to persuade her father to send her to Shichahai Sports School in Beijing.
It was here that she met Jet Li, a boy two years younger than her, from a poor family.
Jet Li's family is far inferior to Huang Qiuyan, there are four brothers and sisters in the family, his father died early, and his mother worked hard to pull them up alone. Huang Qiuyan saw Jet Li's difficult situation and felt pity.
She often brought Jet Li delicious meals to supplement his nutrition Although Jet Li was embarrassed, he still accepted Huang Qiuyan's kindness when he was hungry, and he slowly became Huang Qiuyan's little follower.
During the holidays, Huang Qiuyan often took Jet Li home to explain to his parents the pity of this little junior brother, hoping to improve his food. The kind parents readily agreed, prepared a hearty meal every time, and even prepared a room for Jet Li to stay overnight.
Jet Li was grateful and deeply appreciated the kindness of Huang Qiuyan's family.
During their days at sports school, both performed well. Jet Li studied hard and was afraid of being eliminated; Huang Qiuyan is out of love for martial arts. They motivate each other and make progress together. Twelve-year-old Jet Li won the National Games wushu taolu championship, while Huang Qiuyan became the champion of the snake boxing and swordsmanship competitions in Beijing.
They have become the "golden boys and girls" in the eyes of the coach.
In 1980, an opportunity quietly came. At that time, director Zhang Xinyan was looking for roles all over the country and happened to see Jet Li participating in the competition. Jet Li has a good look, a strong body, and is proficient in martial arts, which is the "chosen son" in Director Zhang's mind.
As a result, Jet Li was selected to star in the movie "Shaolin Temple".
In 1982, the release of the movie "Shaolin Temple" made Jet Li a hot star. However, he did not forget the goodness of his wife Qiuyan. When receiving the invitation to "Shaolin Kid", Jet Li did not hesitate to recommend Huang Qiuyan to the director.
So, in this movie, 21-year-old Huang Qiuyan starred in the role of 19-year-old Jet Li's girlfriend "Sanfeng" who was young and high-spirited, and the tacit cooperation between the two on the screen was like a pair made in heaven.
During the filming of "North and South Shaolin", an accident completely changed the relationship between Jet Li and Huang Qiuyan. The props and safety measures of that era were not perfect enough, and in a difficult backflip action, Jet Li did not exert enough force and fell heavily to the ground.
The fall left him with serious injuries: a dislocation of his spine, a severe strain of his back muscles, and a split in his lumbar spine.
After learning of the situation, Huang Qiuyan immediately rushed to the hospital and sent Jet Li to the hospital urgently. During Jet Li's hospitalization, in order to take care of him, she never left an inch, and stayed in front of the hospital bed day and night. She even gave up her job to take care of Jet Li wholeheartedly.
The doctor once told Huang Qiuyan that the worst outcome may be Jet Li's lifelong disability In the face of such a diagnosis, Huang Qiuyan said without hesitation: "No matter whether you can recover in the future, no matter what you become, I will accompany you."
This sincere feeling deeply touched Jet Li and made him understand the weight of Huang Qiuyan in his heart. After recovering from his illness, he decided to spend the rest of his life with Huang Qiuyan.
In 1987, the two received a simple marriage certificate, and this marriage had no romantic proposals, no grand weddings, no diamond rings, and even the blessings of relatives and friends. For others, they may feel aggrieved, but Huang Qiuyan smiled, as if she had the whole world.
For her, she is already satisfied to be able to enter the palace of marriage with Jet Li.
Soon after Jet Li got married, he wanted to change the environment and start over. So they came to Los Angeles, United States, and bought a house with a loan, hoping to start a new life here.
However, in this strange country, Jet Li's career has fallen into a trough, he has no popularity, and everything must start from scratch.
At this time, Huang Qiuyan was pregnant, and Jet Li's heart was full of anxiety. With the heavy responsibility of taking care of his pregnant wife and the pressure of working hard for the future of his family, Jet Li felt at a loss.
At this time, the director of Hong Kong threw an olive branch to him and invited him to return to filming.
As a wife, Huang Qiuyan gave full support to her husband Jet Li's career. Although she herself is approaching her due date, she still encourages Jet Li to return to Hong Kong for development. Before leaving, Jet Li promised her: "When I finish filming, I will definitely come back to take care of you."
Huang Qiuyan watched her husband leave with full expectation.
However, Huang Qiuyan did not know that this separation would completely change the trajectory of her life. Shortly after Jet Li left, Huang Qiuyan went to the hospital alone to give birth. Without her husband by her side, she silently endured the pain of childbirth.
Although she is physically and mentally exhausted, she is extremely strong inside, and looks forward to her husband's return as soon as possible and the family reunion.
Huang Qiuyan had just given birth, her body was very weak, and she looked very bad. At this time, she received a phone call from Jet Li, Jet Li on the other end of the phone did not care about her recent situation, nor did he mention her hard work in giving birth to children for him, but directly filed for divorce.
This sudden blow made Huang Qiuyan fall into cold despair, she couldn't take the phone off her ear for a long time, and finally she let go weakly, and the phone "snapped" and fell on the bed, just like her broken heart at the moment.
Jet Li met Miss Asian beauty pageant winner Li Zhi during filming in Hong Kong and quickly fell in love. He said that it was love at first sight for Lizhi, and publicly said: "When I met Lizhi, I understood what true love is."
He thinks that Li Zhi made him give up all fame and fortune, which is a feeling of risking his life.
Jet Li's decision put Huang Qiuyan in a desperate situation. She was penniless and had to raise her two young daughters on her own. Jet Li claimed to have given all his assets in the United States to Huang Qiuyan, but in fact there was only one house that was still under mortgage, which was tantamount to a debt.
What's even more chilling is that Jet Li claims that he is "out of the house", but in fact, he has not made a name for himself at all in United States, let alone any assets and wealth.
Huang Qiuyan stood on a strange street in the United States, and she felt unprecedented despair. The moment she wanted to end it all, she remembered her two daughters, so she gritted her teeth and persevered.
Luckily, a kind Asian grandmother saw her plight and took them in, letting them live in her basement.
In order to survive, Huang Qiuyan had to look for work. However, as a former actor who has been out of the film for many years, she can do very limited work. In the end, she had to work as the cheapest waitress and dishwasher in the restaurant, working several jobs a day, and she was exhausted.
During this period, Jet Li used all his property to pay off his debts. He even signed a gambling agreement with the "ruthless" Xiang Tai, got a sky-high salary in advance, and handed it all over to Lizhi.
During that time, he only had a new love and wisdom in his heart, completely ignoring the existence of Huang Qiuyan and his two daughters.
Huang Qiuyan didn't want her parents to worry about her predicament, and she didn't want them to scold Jet Li. She gritted her teeth alone and persevered, until her second daughter was a little older, and she had to send her two children back to Hong Kong and hand them over to her ex-mother-in-law to raise.
She said to her ex-mother-in-law: "Mom, I know that you are old, but I really can't help it, I hope you can help me, after all, the child is innocent."
In this way, Huang Qiuyan began to live alone in the United States, with many difficulties. And this residence is a full decade of basement years.
In the basement of an Asian grandmother, Huang Qiuyan spent the most difficult decade of her life. The place was cold and damp, with no sunlight and poor air circulation, and daily life became an uphill struggle.
Huang Qiuyan's physical condition is deteriorating, and her body, which has not been fully recuperated after giving birth, is now even more exhausted.
Huang Qiuyan has to work several jobs every day, doing a variety of different jobs, from restaurant waitress to dishwasher, she is not too tired. Every time she returned to the basement, she was so exhausted that she fell asleep.
The hardships of life and the mental pressure almost broke her, but when she thought of her two daughters who were far away in Hong Kong, she gritted her teeth and persevered.
When Huang Qiuyan was almost in a desperate situation, the god of fate extended a helping hand to her. When her friend Zheng Mingming learned of her predicament, he offered to teach her the art of beauty salons.
Zheng Mingming taught skills for free, giving Huang Qiuyan a chance to change his fate.
Huang Qiuyan realized that this was her only hope of gaining a foothold in the United States, so she seized this opportunity and studied hard. After a period of hard work, Huang Qiuyan finally mastered this craft.
In the United States, craftsmen are treated relatively well, so she sees a glimmer of hope.
A few years later, Huang Qiuyan used the money she had saved to buy a small apartment. Although this home is small in size, it is full of warm atmosphere. In the eleventh year of her divorce, she finally left her dark and damp basement and moved into a new home with sunlight.
At this moment, Huang Qiuyan felt extremely relieved and satisfied, and her years of hard work finally paid off.
As time passed, Huang Qiuyan's life gradually improved. She opened her own barbershop and her career steadily improved. What's even happier is that she met the second spring of her life - Mr. Wang.
Mr. Wang opened a restaurant next door to Mr. Wong's barbershop, and the two became friends as fellow villagers. Huang Qiuyan was touched by Mr. Wang's kindness and steadfastness, and she learned that Mr. Wang had taken good care of his ex-wife during her cancer until her death.
Huang Qiuyan was deeply touched by this affection, and she thought that Mr. Wang was a reliable and infatuated person.
In 2003, Huang Qiuyan and Mr. Wang entered the marriage hall and opened a new chapter in their lives. However, what is surprising is that Jet Li actually gave a car and $50,000 as a wedding gift after learning the news of Huang Qiuyan's remarriage.
This move may be a kind of compensation for the past, and it also shows that the feud between the two has disappeared.
Huang Qiuyan's story tells us that even in the darkest moments of life, as long as we persevere, life will eventually smile. With her strength and courage, she not only overcame the difficulties, but also gained new happiness.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is already 2015. The main creators of "Shaolin Kid" reunited in Beijing, and Huang Qiuyan and Jet Li were invited to participate. The two haven't seen each other for many years, and although they appeared on the same stage, they didn't get close to talking.
Perhaps in their hearts, the grievances of the past have long since disappeared with the wind, and the peace at this moment shows the wisdom of life.
Huang Qiuyan is already over the age of sixties, and she still maintains an elegant and calm temperament. In recent years, she and her husband, Mr. Wang, have purchased a new house in the United States, and their life is warm and happy.
Their two daughters have also grown up, tall and beautiful.
Looking back, Huang Qiuyan's life experience can be described as a legend. From a martial arts girl in Haidian, Beijing, to the wife of movie star Jet Li, to an abandoned single mother, she has experienced the ups and downs of life.
However, it was these experiences that shaped her resilient character and optimistic attitude towards life.
Huang Qiuyan lived in the basement for 10 years during the most difficult period of her life. She did all kinds of odd jobs, endured physical ailments, and endured mental pressure. But she never gave up, always believing that as long as she worked hard, she could change her fate.
Now, Huang Qiuyan, who is sixty years old, has completely gotten rid of the haze of the past. Her marriage to Mr. Wang is happy and happy, and her career is triumphant. Her experience has taught us that there are often nine times out of ten things that are unsatisfactory in life, but as long as we have hope in our hearts and persevere, we will always usher in a bright day.
Huang Qiuyan used her own actions to vividly demonstrate the ancient saying "Saiong loses his horse, and he knows whether he is blessed" which contains the philosophy of life. Her ups and downs have injected hope and strength into many people in difficult situations, proving to us that even in the darkest moments, as long as we hold on to our dreams and beliefs and do not give up easily, we will always wait for the day when we will see the light again.
In the long river of time, Huang Qiuyan's story is known as a bright pearl, her life experience is not only a personal legend, but also a moving story of hope and rebirth, inspiring countless people to rise up in adversity and create their own happy life.