In modern my country, after the fall of the Qing government, the Republic of China was officially proclaimed. When it comes to the Republic of China, some people will like its mysterious beauty, while some people will not like its cold cruelty. Every era has its unique place, and the Republic of China is the same, and because of this, it can attract people's attention and be constantly explored. During the period of the Republic of China, many influential figures emerged, and many of them influenced the direction of the country to a greater or lesser extent. Although the people we are going to talk about next do not have so much energy, they are also involved in many people in the Republic of China. Hongyanzhong occupies a place, she is Sheng Aiyi of Shanghai.
In 1900, Sheng Aiyi was born in a famous family in Shanghai. Her father's name was Sheng Xuanhuai . He was a very famous industrialist at that time. In terms of family background, he was a wealthy person, and few people in the world could match him. In addition, Sheng Xuanhuai is also a capable general of Li Hongzhang , that is to say, he is not only a businessman, but also an official. The Sheng family is rich and powerful, and most importantly, their children are also very prosperous. Sheng Xuanhuai has a total of seven wives and concubines. These seven wives and concubines gave birth to eight sons and eight daughters for him successively, and the marriage of these eight sons and eight daughters in the future will provide the Sheng family with several strong connections, making the strength of the Sheng family more and more intertwined. , cannot be easily shaken.
But although they are both children, there are differences between them. For example, Sheng Aiyi, she is the daughter of Mrs. Zhuang Dehua, the wife of Sheng Xuanhuai. Although Mrs. Zhuang Dehua is a woman, she is also from a wealthy family. She can not only support the scene in communication, but also manage the money and the family, and handle the business just right. But such a woman can't escape the commonality of mothers all over the world, that is, she loves her son very much. In addition to Sheng Aiyi, Mrs. Zhuang Dehua has two sons. She believes that her sons can inherit the family property in the future, so she does not strictly control them. But for Sheng Aiyi's daughter, she is very strict.
It is not that Mrs. Zhuang Dehua does not love her daughter, on the contrary, it is precisely because she understands the difficulties of being a woman that she has stricter requirements for her daughter. Because the daughter is going to marry after all, and when she arrives at her husband's house, only if she can stand by herself can she not be bullied.Under Mrs. Zhuang Dehua's words and deeds, Sheng Aiyi turned out to be a graceful lady, not only beautiful, but also outstanding in various abilities. Such Sheng Aiyi is her father's beloved daughter and a famous "Seventh Miss" in Shanghai.
When Sheng Aiyi was 16 years old, her father Sheng Xuanhuai died. The departure of the head of the family has dealt a great blow to this prosperous family. Although Sheng Aiyi is still young, she has to become her mother's right-hand man and help Mrs. Zhuang Dehua to deal with many matters at home. Although this kind of life is hard, it has also greatly exercised Sheng Aiyi's character, making her more tactful and upright.
12 years later, when Sheng Aiyi was 28 years old, her mother also passed away due to illness, and this huge Sheng family really has no one in power. Sheng Aiyi has worked hard for the Sheng family for many years, and naturally wants to share a part of the family property, but her brother and nephew interfered, not wanting to let Sheng Aiyi take away the part that belonged to her from the family.
For this reason, Sheng Aiyi later took her brother and nephews to court. The Sheng family is a well-known big family in Shanghai. When something like this happened, it naturally attracted the attention of countless people, and Sheng Aiyi is this kind of behavior that dares to fight for her own rights, and she has also won Soong Ching Ling , Soong Meiling The support of the two sisters. In the end, Sheng Aiyi successfully took back the part of his property from the five male family members and began to plan his future life.
Unlike her two older brothers who were spoiled and used to sitting in the air, Sheng Aiyi thought carefully about their use after getting the property, and put them into the entertainment industry. After that, she used the money to build a six-storey American-style building in Shanghai, and named it "Shanghai Paramount Ballroom". Paramount later became Shanghai's premier entertainment venue, and Sheng Aiyi made a lot of money from it. However, after earning money, Sheng Aiyi did not enjoy it alone, but was enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings and helped many people through her own efforts.
Such a glorious first half of my life,Enough to make people jealous. But in the second half of Sheng Aiyi's life, she failed to continue her previous good luck. After Sheng Aiyi got older, times also changed. Paramount has long since closed its doors and is no longer open for business. She also moved to a garage next to the septic tank and lived a completely different life from before.
But even so, Sheng Aiyi has not given up the quality of her life. She still keeps herself and her house clean and beautiful every day. When she has nothing to do, she sits by the door in a cheongsam and chats with the vendors. Her juniors often come to visit her, and occasionally express lament over her situation, but every time this happens, Sheng Aiyi only says three words: look away.
This is the wisdom of life that Sheng Aiyi has summed up over the decades, and it is also the indifference and tranquility she finally got under the precipitation of the years. Her life is already exciting enough, and in the second half of her life, she does not expect to continue indefinitely. When looking back, Sheng Aiyi can clearly see the way she came, and this is the best gift she has left for herself.
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