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1988, Huang Shiyi, a Taiwanese veteran who had been away from home for 41 years, finally embarked on the road to return home that he had been thinking about day and night.
Along the way, he imagined countless scenes of meeting his relatives in his hometown, and kept regaining the imaginations in his mind, making 61-year-old Huang Shiyi's eyes red more than once in the narrow cabin.
After truly arriving at his hometown in Wuhu, Anhui, where he had been separated for 41 years, Huang Shiyi's originally anxious pace suddenly slowed down.
Standing at the entrance of the village that was already strange, Huang Shiyi felt deeply guilty and sad; perhaps even he himself did not expect: This half-life journey home actually had a complex feeling of being close to home.
Just one year before he decided to go back to his hometown to visit his relatives, he received a letter from his sister in his hometown. In this precious connection, Huang Shiyi realized that his elderly parents had passed away long ago; after 41 years of separation, not only did the sister care about him, but the first wife he married when he was young, but she never remarried for life. She raised her only daughter alone, and grew up. After that, she was like a husband-looking stone by the sea, looking forward to her husband's return.
But in the opposite direction, I: In the forty years I was forced to retreat to Taiwan, I had already married and had children, and had a successful career... A happy life that was envied by countless people around me, but now in this upcoming meeting, it is like a sharp knife, lingchi with Huang Shiyi's deep guilt.
He had no idea: in the next meeting, he would say and do something to make up for the woman's half-life infatuation and dedication...
But no matter how entangled and struggled, the upcoming reunion was something that Huang Shiyi had to face.
Finally, under the guidance of his sister, he came to his daughter and son-in-law's home.
Looking at his daughter who is in her forties, dressed simply and had wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, Huang Shiyi's guilt and pain in her heart became stronger again.
and others pushed open the door of the main hall, and Huang Shiyi finally saw the old woman sitting on a chair without saying a word.
She was much thinner than she thought, and her white hair silently expressed her waiting and sadness for the past forty years; when she heard the sound of everyone entering the door, she looked up and her eyes fell on her husband who had been waiting for half a lifetime to finally return. With her long gaze, she never said a word.
"Xiu'e, I'm Huang Shiyi, I'm back..." Due to the deliberate suppression of sadness, the old man's voice became hoarse.
He looked at the old woman in front of him with anticipation, hoping to read some joy of reunion from the other person's eyes.
But when Huang Shiyi looked over, he found that the pair of agile eyes were filled with despair and sadness.
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Finally, Xiu'e spoken, but every word mixed with tears made Huang Shi Yi fall into an ice cave:
"I heard that you remarried in Taiwan and had 4 children, so what should I do? What should I do with my daughter?"
first wife's decisive question made Huang Shi Yi's deliberate sadness clamor again; he wanted to say "I let you down", but opened his mouth, but his vision was blurred by silent tears.
The color of the sun is slow and I want to cross the west mountain; the missed nearly half of my life is like the flashing frame by frame, the memories filled with dust finally become rich and vivid.
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He has been a spoiled child since he was a child.
was born in 1927 in Huangshiyi. He has enjoyed the love and care of his family since childhood.
My father is a famous local landlord, and my brother-in-law is the captain of the county security brigade; even though he dropped out of school at a young age, he still has a brighter future than ordinary people.
In order to make Huang Shi have a better future: his brother-in-law uses his relationship to transfer him to the security team he is in, and plans to train him well, which can be regarded as a way to live up to the entrustment of his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
The greed for pleasure in nature made Huang Shiyi not know what responsibility, concern, and responsibility are...
Until 1945, 18-year-old Huang Shiyi met a girl named Xiu'e. This girl was three years older than him and was very virtuous in dealing with people. Somehow, a boy who has always been doing his own things, but when he met this girl, he became determined to become a qualified husband to make money and support his family.
Under the arrangement of their parents, the two officially got married; although the country is still turbulent, their lives are rare happiness and sweet.
In 1947, Xiu'e became pregnant, which made Huang Shi, who was eager for her children, very happy.
But just as life gets better and better, the civil war , which has already broken out, has become the beginning of the tragedy between the two.
That year, the Kuomintang army, which had already retreated steadily, was still catching strong men everywhere; and the security team where Huang Shiyi and his brother-in-law were also forced to be incorporated into the so-called "regular army".
That year, Huang Shiyi, who had no choice but to leave the house reluctantly; before parting with his wife, he promised: no matter what, he would come back before the child was born.
Hearing this sentence, his wife even made tears and promised: no matter how long she will wait for him.
But in this sudden parting, how could the two of them think: this parting is half a lifetime!
Since being incorporated into the "regular army", Huang Shiyi and his brother-in-law have followed the troops around; with the unsatisfactory situation, they went to Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Mawei , Xiamen ...
Huang Shiyi, who missed his hometown and his wife, had more than once the idea of running away, but human calculations were not as good as God's plan; when he was resting in Xiamen, his brother-in-law was appointed as the colonel leader. If Huang Shiyi insisted on escaping, he would definitely harm his brother-in-law.
That's it, Huang Shiyi could only stay in the army, but not long after, his army was retreated to Keelung Port, Taiwan.
Due to the principle of confidentiality, soldiers in the army are not allowed to communicate with their homes.
So Huang Shiyi knew nothing about the safety of his relatives and his wife at home; and his wife, who was waiting at home, had no way to know about the news that Huang Shiyi had evacuated from the mainland.
A forced separation wasted half of his life waiting and concern.
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After coming to Taiwan, Huang Shiyi became the head of the communication department of the Taipei Welfare Committee with the help of his brother-in-law.
to a certain extent, it can be considered as a successful career and successful career.
But even if he has a position that everyone envies, Huang Shiyi has always missed his hometown, his wife in his hometown, and even the child he had never met. As a father, he doesn't even know the gender of the child. This reality makes people feel a stronger sense of sadness.
In a blink of an eye, it was 1952.
Through working relationships, Huang Shiyi met a teacher’s wife.
Looking at Huang Shiyi's young and promising, the teacher's wife wanted to introduce a girl named Ye to him.
Learning of the other party's kindness, Huang Shiyi quickly declined, saying that he had already been married and had a child he had never met. He didn't want to think about anything now and just hoped to return to his hometown early to reunite with his family.
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Hearing Huang Shiyi's statement, the teacher's wife smiled bitterly:
"What do you think we can go back? If we can really beat us, do you still have to run here?"
asked such a sharp question, which completely shattered Huang Shiyi's expectations.
This year, 25-year-old Huang Shiyi realized that the word "going home" is an impossible fantasy!
Perhaps out of accepting one's fate, or perhaps he gave up completely: Huang Shiyi finally married the girl named Ye under the help of his teacher's wife and re-established his family in the unfamiliar Taiwan.
The two of them were also sweet and happy after marriage, and they gave birth to one son and three daughters one after another.
With the ties of family, Huang Shiyi officially retired from the army. With the support of his brother-in-law, he first opened a restaurant with good business. As the restaurant business became better and better, Huang Shiyi had the idea of expanding the store; but in the end, the restaurant was forced to close due to improper operation.
Later, at the suggestion of his wife, he reopened a "baked salmon shop".
With the experience of the last time, Huang Shiyi has truly learned to do business steadily; after several years of business, the business of the roasted salmon shop has become better and better; in this way, Huang Shiyi, who was forced to stay in Taiwan, has once again ushered in a happy family and gratifying career achievements.
Time slowly walked, Huang Shiyi's brother-in-law eventually fell seriously ill and did not wait for reunion with his family.
This incident also caused a heavy blow to Huang Shiyi. He secretly vowed: If he could return to the mainland, he would definitely see his brother-in-law's hometown and relatives who had been away for many years.
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The times have changed, and time has finally come to 1988.
This year is an unforgettable day for all veterans who retreated to Taiwan.
Taiwan has opened up mainland visits to relatives. Such good news has made Huang Shi unable to sleep all night.
After contacting him from multiple sources, he finally found the news about his sister; in the letter he received, Huang Shiyi realized that too many things had happened in the 41 years of separation; his parents who loved him had long passed away, but it is gratifying that the daughter born to Xiu'e had grown up long ago, and in order to wait for her husband's return, Xiu'e never remarried in her life.
Huang Shiyi was filled with complex emotions when he heard the news.
He wanted to go home and see the child he had never met before, and he had too much debt and guilt, and he would tell the wife named Xiu'e.
Taiwan’s wife naturally understands what she thinks when she sees her husband who is absent-minded all day long.
She did not object to Huang Shiyi going home to visit relatives, and even helped him complete the procedures; but before the two parted, the Taiwanese wife repeatedly reminded Huang Shiyi: "I know you have a wife and children in your hometown. They have been waiting for you for so many years; but no matter what, you must come back; this is your home, not only is I waiting for you, but your four children here, they cannot live without their father..."
Seeing his wife's worried expression, Huang Shiyi comforted his wife with tears: she has let down a woman, and she can no longer let down the second innocent woman!
In this way, Huang Shiyi, who is already 61 years old, finally embarked on the road back to his hometown.
But along the way, Huang Shiyi, who was in anticipation and excitement, also had timidity and guilt that could not escape; in the occasion of reunion, how should he face his wife who had been waiting for him for 41 years, and how should he face his daughter who had not been with his father since childhood...
As mentioned at the beginning of the article: Xiu'e, who had been waiting for half a lifetime, could not accept the fact that her husband remarried in Taiwan; this hardworking and simple rural woman never expected that her expectations for the past half of her life would end up remarrying and having children and grandchildren.
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So when she saw Huang Shiyi, what she felt was not the joy of reunion after a long time, nor the sadness of things changing, but the despair of being teased by fate and betrayed by her husband.
Because of this despair, she asked the loud words:
"I heard that you remarried in Taiwan and had 4 children. What should I do? What should I do with my daughter?"
Both of them were extremely depressed about this meeting that they had been looking forward to for many years.
Huang Shiyi knew that his first wife could not forgive him. If possible, he wanted to spend more time with his first wife. Even if he helped her do housework and chatted with her about family matters, it was a way to atone for his sins.
However, due to the limited time to visit relatives, Huang Shiyi had to return to Taiwan again.
Before leaving, he went to see his first wife again. Unlike the embarrassment of meeting last time, Xiu'e in front of her obviously felt much more relieved.
Before parting, she told Huang Shiyi this way:
"I'm thinking about your remarriage now, but it's not entirely your fault. At that time, you didn't have any relatives in Taiwan except for your brother-in-law. You really need someone to take care of you... Be kind to others, don't worry about me, I have our daughter!"
's sincere instructions made 61-year-old Huang Shiyi cry on the spot.
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Returning to Taiwan again, Huang Shiyi will tell his wife around him about his hometown.
After learning Xiu'e's instructions, the wife of Taiwan was moved and said that if she had the chance, she would go back to the mainland with her husband, look at her husband's hometown, and look at her relatives in Anhui's hometown, and also say thank you in person to her first wife in her hometown.
Unfortunately, Taiwan’s wife did not wait until that day.
On an ordinary day, this understanding wife eventually passed away from a sudden heart attack.
This is in 1993, Huang Shiyi is already 66 years old; he can't escape the separation of life and death in his twilight years, but his wife, who had been with him for many years, suddenly left like this, and Huang Shiyi was still hit hard.
In order to help the father get out of the pain as soon as possible, the four children in Taiwan jointly advised the father: to take their aunt, Huang Shiyi's first wife, to Taiwan to renew his relationship.
There is nothing more important in a person's life than cherishing the present.
The children do not want their father to leave the world with regrets, nor do they want this love that has missed half of their lives to be completely broken.
If the two old people can reunite their relationship, I believe the mother of heaven will be relieved.
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In this way, Huang Shiyi agreed to the children's request; in his lifetime, he finally had a happy ending with his wife who had been separated for half her life.
The two of them lived a peaceful and happy life in their later years; the children in Taiwan were also very filial and always treated the aunt as their biological mothers, and everything was meticulous and thoughtful; and the eldest daughter in mainland China also maintained a cordial contact with her younger brothers and sisters in Taiwan... Such a happy family seemed to have never experienced missed or separated.
And all this is something that Huang Shiyi once dared not think about.
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