Yu Shuzhen is a well-known soprano singer who sang the theme song "Our Life Is Full of Sunshine" for the film "Sweet Career" in 1979, which has become a classic for decades. The song was also selected for unesco music teaching in the Asia-Pacific region. Songs such as "Spring Water Clanging" and "Anchovy Bamboo in the Moonlight" that she originally sang are still widely sung today.
Yu Shuzhen's singing "High as a cloud, low as flowing water; sound from emotion, song from the heart to fly", its own style. In the 1984 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Yu Shuzhen sang 4 songs such as "Our Life Is Full of Sunshine" and "The Moonlight Shines on the Water of Taihu Lake", which caused a sensation. Yu Shuzhen's husband was originally a tenor singer, retiring behind the scenes to support her career. The couple had a pair of children, but after their old age, Yu Shuzhen and her wife lived in a pension apartment, why is this?
Born in 1936 in the countryside of Dongguang County, Hebei Province, Yu Shuzhen came to live with her parents in Tianjin after liberation. She has 9 brothers and sisters, Yu Shuzhen is the eldest in the family, and there are 8 younger siblings below. When Yu Shuzhen was 8 years old, her mother died of illness. Soon, the father remarried. The stepmother is a kind person who is very good to her stepdaughter and stepdaughter, and Yu Shuzhen's relationship with her stepmother has always been good.
In order to support the family with her father, Yu Shuzhen only attended school for 1 year. At the age of 16, she entered the factory to do odd jobs, and then entered the Tianjin Zhongda Chemical Instrument Factory and became an apprentice. Yu Shuzhen works during the day, attends workers' night school at night, and participates in the amateur singing class of the Tianjin Cultural Center.
In 1955, Yu Shuzhen participated in the Tianjin Workers' Literary and Art Show and won the first place. The following year, she was working in a factory, and a handsome young man surnamed Yan at the Tianjin Song and Dance Theater sent her a transfer order. It turned out that Yu Shuzhen was admitted to the Tianjin Song and Dance Theater. This handsome young man later became a close lover who accompanied Shuzhen throughout her life.
In this way, 20-year-old Yu Shuzhen changed from an apprentice to a professional singer. At first, she sang a small chorus in the group, and later developed into a solo singer and a singing drama.
Yu Shuzhen has a lively personality, loves to talk and laugh, plus people are very kind, and they are very popular in the group. Soon after she entered the regiment, the handsome young man surnamed Yan began to pursue her, and Yu Shuzhen did not agree. Maybe there was a date in the previous life. Soon, the 3 eldest sisters in the group introduced their boyfriends to Yu Shuzhen, saying that they were all handsome guys with the surname Yan. He loves Yu Shuzhen very much, although he is not tall, but he looks very spiritual, introverted, and complements Yu Shuzhen.
In the early 1960s, the two got married. After marriage, the couple had a son and a daughter. Yu Shuzhen is a backbone actor in the troupe and has performed a lot. In order to support his wife's career, her husband, who was originally a tenor singer, retired to the background, first as an officer in the office, and then into the troupe's dance team. While the husband went to work, he took care of a pair of children to create a stable rear for Yu Shuzhen.
Yu Shuzhen's mother's family economy is very difficult, her salary basically subsidizes the mother's family, and her husband never complains and uses a person's salary to support the family. In 1979, Yu Shuzhen became one of the most popular singers at that time for singing "Our Life Is Full of Sunshine", which became popular all over the country. Yu Shu cherished her singing career as her life, and on the first day of giving birth to her daughter, she also performed on stage. After becoming famous, she continued to perform, and went to perform in other places for two or three months. The husband took care of a pair of children alone, picked up the burden of the family, and paid a lot of hardships. Someone said to him: "Teacher Yu is so famous, you surround your family and children every day, don't you have a sense of crisis?" The husband smiled and said, "What sense of crisis?" She's not that kind of person, we have a good relationship. ”
It is precisely because of her husband's uncomplaining and unrepentant efforts that Yu Shuzhen can perform outside with peace of mind. Once, Yu Shuzhen toured the country with the group. When she last stopped in Xi'an, she had been out for 3 months and performed more than 100 times. Her vocal cords bleed due to excessive strain in her throat. At that time, the ticket had been sold, and if the ticket was refunded, it would not only be too much of a loss, but also cause disgust among the audience. So she said to the leader: "Even if I have a bad voice, I will sing when I go back and change my career." As a result, Yu Shuzhen took the medicine and sang 5 songs in a row.
After returning to Tianjin, Yu Shuzhen lost her voice for a while. Her husband took care of her every day to take Chinese medicine, and although she slowly recovered, that performance left her with sequelae, and the blood on her vocal cords has not disappeared.
The husband knows that Yu Shuzhen's performance is stressful, cannot break the sound, never lets her do housework at home, and never says the troubles in life. Once, the troupe performed in Tianjin, and Yu Shuzhen was the lead singer as usual. In the early hours of that morning, my husband went to the group to set up a stage. Worried that going home early would affect his wife's rest, he had been outside for more than 3 hours before coming home, then preparing breakfast and telling Yu Shuzhen to get up. Yu Shuzhen has always said that it is her husband who has achieved himself, and his success is half of his.
Yu Shuzhen is anxious, her husband is introverted, and she is anxious for her husband not to squeak, so they never quarrel, all the way to support each other, from young couples to old companions.
Yu Shuzhen and her wife (third from left)
In 1998, Yu Shuzhen retired. Her wife, who is 6 years older than her, has long since retired and suffers from common geriatric diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Yu Shuzhen's son works in Beijing, the family lives in Beijing, and the daughter settles in Tianjin. As I grew older, my wife often fell ill, and every time my children rushed to take care of her, I was very tired.
In 2006, Yu Shuzhen and her wife lived in an old age apartment in Tianjin for the elderly. At first, the son disagreed: "Mom and Dad, you live in an apartment for the elderly, others will say that I am not filial piety, you still live at home, or follow me to Beijing to live." The daughter also disapproved: "It is natural to take care of our parents, we who are children will not shirk our responsibilities, and you can live in my house." Yu Shuzhen said: "The two generations still have their own space, don't live together." You are all in your 50s, have your own family, have a lot of work, often rush to take care of your father, too tired, I can't bear to look at it. Also, you can't come every day, I'm not good at housework and cooking, and it's convenient to live in an old age apartment. The wife also said: "The apartment is in good condition, we live very well here." "The knot in the heart of the son and daughter was untied."
Raising children and preventing old age is a deep-rooted concept for many people. Relatives, friends and neighbors asked Yu Shuzhen gently, is it that the children are not filial enough? Yu Shuzhen said truthfully: "My son and daughter are very good, and it is my own idea to live here and my wife." "Indeed, the elderly apartment is very humane, and Will Shuzhen and her wife are very well taken care of. Yu Shuzhen also attended the University of the Elderly there, where she studied calligraphy and painting. Over the years, her flower and bird works have been very successful.
Often people pay homage to Yu Shuzhen, and she politely refuses: "I can sing, but I may not be able to teach, don't miss you." There are also often art schools that want to hire her as a visiting professor, and Yu Shuzhen also refuses.
In the apartment for the elderly, Yu Shuzhen taught some old people to sing and play the piano, and everyone respected her. Usually, the children come to see them, and they are also reunited with Yu Shuzhen and his wife in the elderly apartment. It is very comfortable to see parents living here, and a pair of children are completely relieved.
In March 2020, Yu Shuzhen and her wife have been living in the elderly apartment for many years, have long adapted to everything here, and regard the elderly apartment as a second home. In Yu Shuzhen's view, there is no fixed pattern for children to fulfill filial piety, and it is not necessary to live with their parents is filial piety. Respecting parents and obeying parents is the greatest filial piety!
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