He was only married for 14 days when his wife abandoned him and married someone else while she was pregnant with his flesh and blood. After his comrade died in the line of duty, his wife and children were left alone. With a passionate heart, he took care of the mother and daughter for his comrades, bringing happiness to this broken family. When his ex-wife was mentally ill and his son was living in a foreign land, he came back with true feelings to clean up the messed up life...
In such a chaotic life, this true-hearted man, with his broad love, continued to create happiness for a special family with complex members...
Can you understand the sadness of a soldier leaving his wife and son?
Le Shengyan and Shang Yi'an, young rural men from Macheng, Hubei Province, successively served in a certain unit in Yunnan. In 1979, they simultaneously participated in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. During that fierce battle, the fate of the two people changed dramatically: Le Shengyan received an award for meritorious service, and then changed jobs and returned to his hometown, where he was assigned to work in the electric power department; unfortunately, Shang Yian was seriously injured, leaving his left leg permanently disabled. He had a "Disability Certificate" issued by the civil affairs department in his pocket and continued to serve in the army.
At the end of 1981, 23-year-old Shang Yian was allowed to go home to visit relatives. During this period, he visited his comrade Le Shengyan and met his wife Jiang Shuzhen. Seeing his comrades having happy homes, beautiful wives, lovely children, and satisfying jobs, and thinking about his disability, he had mixed feelings. That day, Le Shengyan held her two-month-old son Le Ming in her arms and said to Shang Yian: "You are not young anymore. Find a wife in your hometown. When you change jobs in the future, you can have your own home!" The words of his comrade gave Shang Yian the idea of starting a family.
After being introduced, he met Fan Xiuzhen, a nurse working in the hospital. The two got married in just a few days of dating and contact. On their wedding night, Shang Yian discovered that the bride was not in the right mood. His wife tearfully told him that she had another sweetheart and that the marriage was forced by her parents. Shang Yian's heart trembled and he shouted to his wife: "Why didn't you tell me earlier!" For the next few days, this shadow has been hanging over their hearts. Seeing that her husband refused to forgive her, Fan Xiuzhen insisted on a divorce. Shang Yian, who had only been her husband for 14 days, signed the divorce agreement. Shang Yian finished the two major life dramas of marriage and divorce so hastily, and his heart was broken.
When Fan Xiuzhen got divorced, she never thought that she would become pregnant with Shang Yian so quickly. She didn't know she was pregnant until she dated Sheng, a worker at a local chemical plant, for some time. She counted with her fingers and found that it was Shang Yian's child. She wanted to rekindle the old relationship with Shang Yian, but due to human feelings, she did not take the initiative to contact Shang Yian, nor did she tell the truth about her pregnancy. At that time, Sheng had just lost his wife, had a daughter at his knees, and lacked a helper at home, so he frequently launched a courtship offensive towards Fan Xiuzhen and encouraged Fan Xiuzhen to give birth to the child. After Fan Xiuzhen got married again, she said to her husband: "You take your ex-wife's children, and I take my ex-husband's children. We both take advantage and suffer losses." Sheng thought his wife was joking, and also joked: "The Sheng family lacks everything except a son." "
At the end of 1982, Fan Xiuzhen gave birth to a son, named Sheng Liang. Sheng looked left and right, and felt that his son did not look like him. Once, a colleague made fun of him, saying that he had a wife and a child. Sheng felt very uncomfortable after hearing this, and complained in front of his wife, which made Fan Xiuzhen very sad.
In January 1985, Shang Yian returned home from the army and was assigned to work in the security department of a cotton spinning factory. One day, he came to the hospital where his ex-wife worked and visited her. He met Sheng Liang, who was more than two years old. Looking at the child, Shang Yian wondered: "Why does this child look like me? "
Fan Xiuzhen has always been resentful towards Shang Yian. She said bluntly: "The child is mine and yours, but he will always be mine..."
Shang Yian never remarried after his first marriage failed. He regretted that. He shouldn't be impulsive. If he swallowed his ex-wife's words, it might not end like this. Now that he was alone, he had the idea of wanting to get his son back.
That day, Shang Yi'an found his ex-wife and said with regret: "You have a family and someone feels sorry for you.I am alone, with no one around me to talk to. Please give me your child to keep me company! "
Fan Xiuzhen sneered and flatly rejected her ex-husband's request. The two parties argued over this, and finally went to court over who should raise the child. Soon, the court made a civil judgment against Shang Yian: Sheng Liang was raised jointly by Fan Xiuzhen and Sheng, and his adoptive father's surname was Sheng. Shang Yian should bear a certain amount of education and child support. , until Sheng Liang came of age.
At Fan Xiuzhen's repeated request, Shang Yi'an paid the fee in one lump sum with more than 1,000 yuan. That day, when he paid Fan Xiuzhen, his heart was trembling, his hands were trembling, and his voice was trembling: "This is the money for my medical treatment. I don't ask for anything else. I just ask you to raise the child." "
After Fan Xiuzhen received the child support, she denied that Sheng Liang was Shang Yian's flesh and blood. Shang Yian thought that she had just changed jobs and was afraid of the negative impact, so she did not argue with her ex-wife and could only swallow the bitterness...
Destiny, why are you so heartless? Who can understand the bitter sadness in Shang Yi'an's heart at leaving his wife and children?
Poor orphans and widowed mothers, you will have a good life with me.
In the Spring Festival of 1985, Shang Yi'an did not return to his old age. During the Chinese New Year at home, he locked himself in a small room in the county town. The thought of the dispute with his ex-wife made him sick and wanted to vomit blood. At this time, he thought of Le Shengyan, whom he had not contacted for many years, and was ready to express his pain to his former comrades in life and death.
On the morning of , the third day of the first lunar month, Shang Yi'an went to Lejia to pay New Year's greetings. He walked into Le's house and felt that the room was deserted. After not seeing each other for a few years, Jiang Shuzhen, the charming military wife from back then, turned out to be so haggard that she was no longer human. Shang Yian didn't know what was going on, so he picked up Le Ming, who was more than 3 years old, and asked: "Where is your father? " Before he finished speaking, Le Ming threw himself into his mother's arms, and the mother and son burst into tears... It turned out that Le Shengyan had died in the line of duty in May 1982, and the orphans and widowers had endured nearly three years of misery.
Looking at the portraits of his comrades, Shang Yian couldn't help crying. He suddenly recalled An incident happened 5 years ago. It seems like yesterday that a comrade-in-arms tearfully "left him alone". On the eve of that bloody battle, Le Shengyan couldn't bear to worry about his newlywed wife and said to him in tears: "Brother, if I die unfortunately, you have to persuade me." My daughter-in-law has remarried; if she has a child, please help me raise the child, give him the surname Le, and let him remember me as a father who sacrificed his life for the country..." Le Shengyan also re-wrote a piece of "last words" and put it in Shang Yi'an's hand. After the battle, the two All their fellow countrymen and comrades-in-arms escaped death, so they no longer took the matter to heart.
Never expected that the advice of his comrades would become a reality five years later! Faced with such unpredictable life changes, Shang Yian couldn't control his emotions. He kept rubbing his eyes when he thought of Jiang Shuzhen, mother and son, being alone, and of Jiang Shuzhen, who was only 28 years old and was being widowed year after year. He comforted Jiang Shuzhen and said, "Sister-in-law, if you need anything, just say it. If you have me, you will have a good life. "
For this promise, this sincere man took action.
The weather was a bit cold that day, and Shang Yian didn't wear much clothes, but he insisted on taking Jiang Shuzhen and her son around the county town. Shang Yian pedaled the bicycle with difficulty, with Le Ming in front and Jiang Shuzhen in the back. When he came to a small river, Shang Yian knew that the water was a little cold, so he pedaled Shitou pushed Le Ming first. Jiang Shuzhen wanted to cross the river by herself, but Shang Yian said nothing and finally pushed Jiang Shuzhen into the middle of the river. The tire slipped... At the critical moment, Shang Yian ignored him. He jumped into the water and held on to the car. Jiang Shuzhen crossed the river safely, but Shang Yi'an's shoes were soaked in water. His injured leg was painful, but he said: "It's okay, I was used to it when I was a soldier." "In this way, he gritted his teeth and walked around with Jiang Shuzhen and his son.
Throughout the Spring Festival, Shang Yian came to accompany Jiang Shuzhen and her son almost every day. Chatting, cooking, entertaining guests... whatever happened. Seeing that Jiang Shuzhen was in a better mood, he persuaded her to consider personal issues, but Jiang Shuzhen avoided talking about it every time. In fact, Jiang Shuzhen had her own difficulties: Le Shengyan's hometown was in the countryside, and he was the only son in the family.The old man of the Le family had agreed with his daughter-in-law that if Jiang Shuzhen remarried, Le Ming would be sent to the countryside to be raised. Jiang Shuzhen understood the old man's thoughts and promised many times that even if she got married and the child's surname was Le, she would not be able to let go of such a young son! With such a prerequisite, Jiang Shuzhen has never met the person she likes.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shang Yian was on duty at the unit. Le Ming was already familiar with Shang Yi'an and was clamoring to ask Uncle Shang to set off firecrackers. Jiang Shuzhen took her son to the cotton spinning factory to play, and the union cadres of the factory happened to be present. During the conversation, everyone talked about Jiang Shuzhen's personal issues. Jiang Shuzhen started sobbing while listening. The trade union cadres witnessed all this and felt that Shang Yian and Jiang Shuzhen had the emotional foundation to be united. Under his enthusiastic help, Jiang Shuzhen hesitated and agreed to date for a few days before talking about it.
When the two of them "dated" for the first time, they were both a little embarrassed. Shang Yian hugged Le Ming and played with him. Jiang Shuzhen was at a loss and called her child, "Mingming, call me uncle." Shang Yian peeled off a candy for the child, and regardless of whether Jiang Shuzhen was happy or not, she said to the child, "Mingming, call me daddy!" Leming looked at her mother, then at Shang Yian, and finally called out a half-baked "daddy." At that moment, Shang Yian was excited and sad: excited because he had a son again; sad because his biological son called someone else "Dad". Shang Yian couldn't figure it out, how could fate play tricks on people like this?
On the day of Qingming Festival, Shang Yian rented a car and took Jiang Shuzhen and her son to the countryside to visit graves early in the morning. Shang Yian held Le Ming in his arms, and not far away, Le Ming vomited due to motion sickness, staining Shang Yian's body. He was not angry or annoyed, and immediately asked the driver to stop the car and walked with the child on his back. He walked like this for a while, waited for the child to feel comfortable, and then took a ride for a while. Once the child felt uncomfortable, he asked Jiang Shuzhen to wait in front of the car while he walked with the child on his back. Shang Yian never tires of doing this over and over again. Jiang Shuzhen watched Shang Yian dragging his injured leg step by step on the uneven mountain road, and secretly weighed the weight of this man in her mind. During the last part of the journey, Jiang Shuzhen also got off the car, and they sadly came to Le Shengyan's grave, sobbing, sobbing, crying...
After returning from the countryside, Shang Yian told Jiang Shuzhen sincerely: "The child will not change his surname. I raise him as my own son." Shang Yian walked up to Jiang Shuzhen emotionally, pointed to her injured leg and said, "Although I was injured and walked a little lame, it did not affect my life."
In May 1985, they got married. When taking wedding photos, Shang Yian insisted on taking Le Ming with her. From then on, they formed a family in need, and Xiao Leming had fatherly love again.
Shang Yian won Jiang Shuzhen's heart, but also shouldered a heavy burden. This broken home, this unfortunate mother and son, and the days after... all depend on him!
In August 1986, their daughter Shang Ying was born, but Shang Yian's love for her adopted son continued unabated. From kindergarten to elementary school, Le Ming was picked up and dropped off by Shang Yian. Once, when his wife was away from home working the night shift, Shang Yian's back hurt so much that he couldn't straighten up. Seeing that it was almost time for Le Ming to go to school, he put his 3-year-old daughter in the washing machine, threw her a bag of biscuits to eat, then picked up Le Ming and rushed to school. As soon as I went out, it started pouring rain. Shang Yian was afraid that the child's legs and feet would get wet, so she carried Le Ming on her back. When he carried the child to school, he collapsed...
When Jiang Shuzhen came home from the night shift, her daughter was already crying in tears. In anger, she called her husband and scolded him. She said to her husband: "I know you are good to Mingming, but you can't spoil her too much. Shang Ying is younger than Mingming, and she is also your daughter. Don't you feel bad for her?" Shang Yian said with a silly smile: "It's all the same, all the same."
When the ex-wife and her children were in trouble, a true love man came over.
Shang Yi'an and Jiang Shuzhen held their children together. They had just gone through 10 years of ups and downs, and their lives were in turmoil again.
In 1995, Shang Yian's ex-wife Fan Xiuzhen suffered from mental illness. She was often confused and ignored family affairs. Sheng Liang often made his stepfather angry because he could not get his favor at home.When school started in September this year, Sheng Liang asked his stepfather for the tuition for the third grade of junior high school. Instead, his stepfather forced the 14-year-old child to work as a handyman in the boiler room of a chemical plant. The child is young and has tender skin. He works beside the boiler all day long, and his face is roasted into a sauce color, and he is as roasted as a piece of dry wood. An insider gave him an idea and asked him to find his biological father, Shang Yi'an. So Sheng Liang secretly ran to the cotton mill to find his father. Because Shang Yi'an has been laid off from his job in business, he has not seen his biological father.
In 1997, Shang Yian accidentally learned that his ex-wife was ill and that his child was working in the boiler room. He was heartbroken. In order not to increase Jiang Shuzhen's mental pressure, Shang Yian did not tell his wife about the incident. That day, he went to the chemical factory to see his son. His face was expressionless and his eyes were dull. With a tearful voice, Sheng Liang complained in front of his biological father: "Mom said, you raise a son for someone else and don't care about your own son..."
The child's words cut into Shang Yian's heart like a knife. Morality, conscience, responsibility, and fatherly love all seemed to say to him: Take care of this poor child! Shang Yian desperately came to Sheng's home with her children and asked Sheng: "The court has ruled and my child support has been paid. Why don't you care about the children?"
Sheng refused to raise Sheng Liang on the excuse that the unit was not profitable and could not afford to send her children to school. He taunted Shang Yi'an and said, "Whoever has his son will raise him." He also solemnly wrote a guarantee and gave it to Shang Yi'an. Facing Sheng Liang's pleading eyes, Shang Yian pulled him away from the Sheng family. From then on, there was another heavy burden on his shoulders. Because Sheng Liang had been out of school for more than a year and could not keep up with classes in the city, Shang Yi'an borrowed more than 1,000 yuan behind his wife's back to send his son to his hometown in the countryside to study.
As soon as his son was settled, his ex-wife came to visit. When Fan Xiuzhen learned that her son had returned to Shang Yian, she frantically ran to the streets and alleys to look for her son. She told everyone she met that Sheng Liang was not Shang Yian's biological son, and that Shang Yian had sold her son... In less than half a day, this incident caused a storm in the city and made Shang Yian feel ashamed. He had no choice but to find his ex-wife's brother and go to his hometown together. When he saw that Sheng Liang was studying in the local middle school, the turmoil finally subsided.
One day in May 1998, Jiang Shuzhen was shopping for groceries on the street and heard people talking about Sheng Liang. An old lady recognized her and advised her to be nice to her adopted son and leave a good name for herself. Jiang Shuzhen was baffled by what she heard. She ran home full of grievances and asked her husband what was going on. After Shang Yian told the truth, Jiang Shuzhen said decisively: "Bring Sheng Liang back from the countryside and live together!" She also took out her savings to pay off the 1,000 yuan loan for her husband, and made a special trip to the school to visit Sheng Liang. In the student dormitory, Jiang Shuzhen stroked her child's head and said, "No matter what your test scores are, your mother will take you to the city to study in high school next semester."
The stepmother's love rolled through Sheng Liang's body like a warm current.
Later, Jiang Shuzhen believed that the reason for Fan Xiuzhen's madness may be caused by two unfortunate marriages. In order to save this unfortunate woman, she found Fan Xiuzhen many times and gave her clothes and money. Fan Xiuzhen's mood goes up and down. When she is happy, she calls Jiang Shuzhen "big sister", but when something goes wrong, she yells at her. Once, Jiang Shuzhen bought a new dress for Fan Xiuzhen. Fan Xiuzhen wore it happily and took pictures in front of the mirror. At this time, someone mentioned the divorce between Fan Xiuzhen and Shang Yian that year and regretted it for Fan Xiuzhen. These words were like a handful of salt sprinkled on Fan Xiuzhen's wounds. She suddenly became furious, tore the new clothes she had just put on into two halves, threw them in Jiang Shuzhen's face, cursed Jiang Shuzhen as a "vixen", and seduced her man away... ...After returning home, Shang Yian found scratches on her face and asked what happened. Jiang Shuzhen said lightly: "It was scratched accidentally." She also advised her husband to help his ex-wife if he had the opportunity, and not to be like them. These words from his wife warmed Shang Yian's heart.
Jiang Shuzhen works in the Macheng City Broadcasting System, and her monthly salary of more than 500 yuan can never make ends meet. In order to make this combined family full of vitality, Shang Yian learned to do business, but due to lack of experience, he always lost all his money... Despite this, Shang Yian never gave in to life.
In August 1998, his adopted son Leming received an admission notice from Hubei Radio and Television University. In order to raise thousands of yuan for tuition and living expenses for his adopted son, Shang Yian worked hard and sold walnuts on the streets. The start date of school has arrived, but Le Ming's tuition fees have not yet been collected. Jiang Shuzhen is so anxious that she can't eat or sleep at night. Shang Yian comforted his wife and said: "I will go to Wuhan with Mingming to work to earn money for my child to go to college!"
Shang Yian brought the remaining walnuts to Wuhan, and his love for his adopted son was as strong as those walnuts...
Destiny was changing, but his stepfather's feelings were still burning.
In September 1998, Le Ming went to Wuhan to study, and Shang Yian also followed his adopted son to Wuhan to work. Shang Yian wanted to use his talents in writing and painting to "become a literary scholar" in Wuhan. However, when he applied for jobs at some news organizations, the employers turned him away time and time again because of his age and lack of a bachelor's degree. In the end, although an advertising company for a professional newspaper retained him, the company stipulated that there was no basic salary and commissions for advertising.
Shang Yian has no relatives in Wuhan and has no personal connections. It is not easy to get advertisements. He lobbied from unit to unit, and with his ID card and the employer's phone number, he even placed a small advertisement. However, the good times did not last long, and Shang Yian was squeezed out by the "regular army". Once, he negotiated a full-page advertisement with a company. Seeing that he was about to receive thousands of dollars in bonuses, Shang Yian was so happy that he couldn't close his eyes at night. A few days later, when Shang Yian came to the company again with his advertising design draft, he was rejected. It was later discovered that as soon as he sent the news about the full-page advertisement to the newspaper, someone else "accepted" him on more favorable terms! Later, Shang Yian was taken advantage of many times and became an advertising information clerk with nothing. Sometimes he had no fare at all and had to walk back to his rented apartment. Lying on the wooden bed, Shang Yian burst into tears.
In April 1999, Shang Yian started selling newspapers on the street. Although I don't make much money, I can earn more than ten yuan a day, and my adopted son's living expenses are also guaranteed. In the early morning, he set out from Wuchang, Wuchang, and hawked all the way to Hanyang, Hanyang; at night, he slept on the street, and bought new newspapers the next morning, and hawked them all the way to Wuchang. One time, his legs were hurting so much that he wanted to take a bus with him. But thinking that the fare was his "profit" from selling 10 newspapers, he got on the bus with his front feet and got off with his back feet. That day, he used the saved fare to buy two steamed buns. He ate one for himself and gave the other to his adopted son. Shang Yian felt guilty after seeing his adopted son who had just finished lunch eat the bun in two bites. He took out more than 100 yuan of money and said, "Dad has found a job. You have to eat enough and don't save money in study or life."
Shang Yi'an didn't want Le Ming to know that he was selling newspapers on the street. Every time he went to see his son, he always put the newspapers in the restaurant outside the school gate. As time went by, Le Ming still found out about this and clamored to help his father sell newspapers. Shang Yian repeatedly said: "Obviously, as long as dad is here, you can study with peace of mind."
In order to force himself to sell more newspapers, Shang Yian often didn't bring any money with him, deliberately causing the fact that if he couldn't sell newspapers, he would have no money for the day's meals. One Sunday, he went to Hongshan Park to sell old newspapers, and it took him more than five hours to sell them for 40 cents. He was hungry and anxious. He saw half a bag of bread left by tourists on the side of the mountain path, which had been bitten by several ants. Shang Yian couldn't care much. He picked up the bread and ate it with his eyes closed... At eight or nine o'clock in the evening, he came to Leming's school again and took out a handful of cents. Le Ming didn't answer anything he said, and choked up and said: "Dad, you are suffering too much!"
Time passed, and Shang Yian had been working in Wuhan for nearly three years to support his adopted son's education. In the meantime. As long as he has any spare money, he will send it to his daughter and son who are studying in Macheng, Macheng. However, father's love cannot be divided equally. He worked in Wuhan specifically to support Le Ming in college. In the eyes of his two underage children, Sheng Liang and Shang Ying, this was a "preferential" move by his father. Especially Sheng Liang, although his stepmother was kind to him, he still showed his "fall out of favor" many times, and his academic performance has not improved.Shang Yian said to his son again and again: "Don't think too much. Parents have the same feelings for their children. When you go to college, your father will accompany you to work." Such fatherly love still did not retain his son's heart. In June last year, Sheng Liang failed to do well in the exam. He lost confidence in himself and suddenly ran away from home. In September 2000, her daughter Shang Ying was admitted to Macheng No. 1 Middle School with a score of 618.
During the Spring Festival of 2001, Shang Yian said to his wife: "Le Ming is about to graduate, so I can worry less. Now, I want to train my two children, Sheng Liang and Shang Ying, and give them the same fatherly love..."
Later, Shang Yian found a stable job in a science and technology newspaper. He also went through all the trouble to find Sheng Liang and took him with him. He nourishes his three children with his broad fatherly love......
