May 20 (Taiwan Straits Herald reporter Lin Yibin text/photo) Luca and Mary, a multinational couple, have walked through ups and downs together in Xiamen for twelve years. Luca comes from the distant Apennine Peninsula, Xiao Yangxiu is a gentle Jiangnan woman, Xiamen, is their beloved home.
In Yang Xiu's eyes, the husband is a considerate and romantic "old boy", while luca's wife in the eyes always has the charm of an oriental woman. China, Italy, eleven thousand kilometers, across the ocean to love you.
A dinner party fell in love at first sight
12 years ago, without warning, Luca met Yangxiu, a Chinese girl, and began a completely different life trajectory.
In the summer of 2007, the Italian Luca came to Xiamen as the head of the Italian project to negotiate. That night, at the ferry Italian restaurant, Yang Xiu, who was in his early thirties, attended the dinner as a Chinese representative, and the two sides talked happily. During the meal, the elegantly mannered girl attracted Luca, and her eyes barely left her. "That's the eye rim." Chinese Luca, who was not very smooth, recalled the past and laughed. A few days later, he had dinner alone with Yang Xiu. That time, the two talked more happily. A few days later, Luca invited Yangxiu to the residence and cooked pasta for her to eat. "It was really delicious, and that time he confessed to me and secretly took out the bag he had prepared for me." The scene of that day is vividly remembered by Yang Xiu.
Although Luca is a round older, he has gradually opened his heart to Yang Xiu. "Did you ever think you'd find a foreign boyfriend?" The Herald reporter asked. She confessed: "To be honest, this is a natural thing, we have a good feeling for each other, this is the most important thing." Soon, Luca came to his hometown of Turin with his girlfriend, and relatives and friends came to the airport to greet them with flowers, which made Yangxiu feel happy.
What surprised Yang Xiu even more was that Luca was actually a descendant of the royal family, "his grandfather was a famous architect, and the brothers and sisters grew up under the influence of the artistic atmosphere." Yang Xiu took out a yellowed certificate of honor, "It was given to Luca's grandfather by King Victor Emmanuel III." On that trip, Yohide felt Luca's sincerity, "friends say he is a good man."
The husband of the "kitchen god" is careful and romantic
The man, thoughtful and romantic, "used to drive me to pick me up from work and buy a bouquet of flowers every time". Not only that, but Luca is also a "kitchen god". "He's best at pasta, which is much better than restaurants, and occasionally seafood and grilled fish. He also makes desserts, like birthday cakes. "Yang Xiu teased, and grew a lot fatter with Luca.
Cultures are different, and food is always the same. Yang Xiu gradually fell in love with Italian food, and Luca slowly learned to eat Chinese food, especially chicken and salty rice. Soon after, the two received their permits in Xiamen, and Luca actually settled down. Life after marriage is as sweet as ever. "Westerners express love more directly, waking up every morning and kissing me, as well as commuting to work. Every now and then I buy a small gift to surprise me. Yang Xiu smiled sweetly.
Fall in love with Xiamen, fall in love
"I think Xiamen is the most beautiful city in China, and Haicang is the most beautiful place in Xiamen." Luca said he loved the house facing the sea. The couple had their own company and were engaged in commerce between the two countries. "My husband and I's greatest ideal is to do something valuable for society." They focus on introducing the most advanced machinery and environmental protection equipment in Europe to help Automate Chinese Factories, Improve Production Efficiency and Solve Environmental Protection Problems. To make China's environment better and better, to be a good messenger for exchanges between the two countries is their wish and their interpretation of this love.