On September 26, 2010, a special wedding was held in a hotel in , , Xiamen. The protagonists of this wedding were from China and France. And both of them are over 80 years old. People often say that everything is too late, but the old man in his 80s has just gotten married. The heroine of the wedding, Li Danni, is French and grew up in China. It is the Russian teacher of the male protagonist Yuan Dibao. The two fell in love when they were young, but Yuan Dibao already had a wife at that time. Li Danni couldn't bear to break them up, so she returned to France from China. After returning to France, Li Danni did not choose to get married because she always loved Yuan Dibao. After 55 years, the two reunited and married again, allowing people to witness the greatness of love. In this issue, the most personal story will bring you closer to the love of the century for the transnational elderly.
Yuan Dibao and Li Danni
Chinese-French hybrids
On May 24, 1927, Li Danni was born in Beijing, China. His father, Li Shuhua, is from Datang Village, Chengjiang Town, Meixian County, Guangdong Province. During
, Li Shuhua fell in love with the French girl Jeanne.
Li Shuhua
In 11926, Li Shuhua and Jeanne got married in France. In December of the same year, he returned to China with Jenny, and later joined Beijing National Art College as a music professor. And Li Danni was born in such a family of professors.
928, 1-year-old Danni came to Hangzhou to live with her father. Danny lived a turbulent childhood by the West Lake . After the fall of Hangzhou, she followed her father everywhere to avoid the war. 945 returned to Hangzhou again. At this time, 18-year-old Danni was tall and tall, with white skin and delicate facial features. More importantly, her academic performance is also very good.
Li Danni in her youth
In 1946, Danni was admitted to the foreign language department of Zhejiang University, majoring in Russian. Four years later, Li Danni, who graduated from Zhejiang University's Department of Foreign Languages, has become a talented person who is proficient in Chinese, English, French and Russian. At that time, she was rushing to sign contracts by many colleges and universities, and finally Li Danni chose to enter Zhejiang Medical College to become a Russian teacher.
and student Yuan Dibao met
and it was here that Li Danni met Yuan Dibao, the love of her life.
Yuan Dibao and Li Danni
Yuan Dibao, was born in Gulangyu, Xiamen, Fujian in 1928.
Yuan Dibao's family conditions are average. Yuan Dibao studied hard since he was a child, but in order to make money to support his family, he interrupted his studies several times. In 1950, Yuan Dibao, who was 22 years old, finally entered high school. After three years of hard study in high school, Yuan Dibao was admitted to Zhejiang Medical College with excellent grades.
After graduating from high school, Yuan Dibao had plenty of vacation time. At that time, he originally planned to find a summer job. But if the family sees that Yuan Dibao is too old to get married, people will make irresponsible remarks. Later, my sister introduced a nurse Huang Xiuxue to Yuan Dibao.
Yuan Dibao and Huang Xiuxue
At that time, there were many arranged marriages. Yuan Dibao and Huang Xiuxue did not have much affection, but the two became husband and wife in August 1953. After
got married, Yuan Dibao only stayed at home for a month before he left Xiamen and came to Hangzhou to study.
After entering university, Yuan Dibao needed to take Russian courses in addition to professional courses. In Russian courses, he met Li Danni, a beautiful and attractive teacher.
At that time, Danni was only one year older than Yuan Dibao, but she was also Yuan Dibao's teacher.At the beginning, Danni didn't have much impression of Yuan Dibao, but remembered that Yuan Dibao always likes to sit in the first row by the door. Every time she goes to class, the first person she sees is Yuan Dibao.
For Yuan Dibao, Danni was a big hit in the school at that time. Many boys regarded Danni as the goddess of their dreams. Yuan Dibao was no exception. The first time they met, he was moved by the teacher's appearance. .
Yuan Dibao once described the teacher as follows: "She walks and speaks very attractively. She wears a long cheongsam, which makes her look good."
All the boys in the class at that time tried their best to express themselves and let Li Danni pay attention, and Yuan Dibao was no exception. , He studied Russian very seriously. In the first test, he won the first place in the Russian test. After that, he was assigned by Li Danni as the representative of the Russian class in the class.
Yuan Dibao in his youth
Since then, Yuan Dibao has had many opportunities to get in touch with Li Danni, Yuan Dibao in his youth has thick eyebrows and big eyes, handsome and unrestrained. He is older than the average classmates, but only one year apart from Li Danni. In the process of getting along with
, Li Danni also had a new understanding of Yuan Dibao.
and Yuan Dibao fell in love
Li Danni once described Yuan Dibao in this way: "He is very responsible, very responsible to people, and his eyes are very sharp, he can see everything, he knows everything that is lacking in that place, and he will not talk nonsense, no words. Many, like to do, and my personality is very similar.”
The two climbed the mountain together.
Both of them like to read books, like War and Peace, and they like classical songs. Li Danni taught Yuan Dibao to sing, and Yuan Dibao would take Li Danni to climb Baochu Mountain.
Gradually, Danni Li also fell in love with this Chinese student, and the two fell in love with each other, but who will break this layer of window paper? Yuan Dibao, who was already married at that time, did not have the courage to do so, and he could not bear to betray his wife at home. Then it's up to Dany.
In the winter of 1953, the weather outside was very cold and there were snowflakes. Li Danni finished the Russian class for the students as usual. After class, she took the initiative to come to Yuan Dibao and gave Yuan Dibao an paper package. After that, he left.
Yuan Dibao and Li Danni in their youth
Yuan Dibao did not open it immediately. After returning to the dormitory, Yuan Dibao took advantage of no one to open the paper bag and found that it was a sweater. The warmth in the cold winter instantly warmed Yuan Dibao's heart. Unable to restrain the love in his heart, he immediately flew to the teacher and made a vow of love with Li Danni.
Since then, their teachers and students have started an unpopular love affair on campus.
At that time, Yuan Dibao, who was in love with Li Danni, was envied by many boys in the campus. Every weekend, when the weather was fine, Yuan Dibao would bring candy drinks and stroll along the West Lake with teacher Danni. Yuan Dibao, who was immersed in the whirlpool of love, also temporarily forgot his wife at home, he just wanted to enjoy this sweet love.
Danni Li and Dibao Yuan are beside the West Lake
At that time, Danni Li lived at No.229, Dengxin Lane, Hangzhou City, and Dibao Yuan frequented here. At that time, Danni and her parents lived together. Every time Yuan Dibao came to the house, Li Shuhua would warmly entertain him. During the chat, he learned that both of them are Hakka , and they are also very compatible when chatting in Hakka dialect. Her father's love for Yuan Dibao also made Danni more convinced of her choice.
But in the process of getting along, Danni noticed Yuan Dibao's abnormality, and it was obvious that both of them were enjoying love.But Danni could always see a trace of melancholy in Yuan Dibao's eyes, and always felt that Yuan Dibao had something to hide from herself.
Yuan Dibao and Li Danni in Hangzhou
With the deepening of their relationship, Yuan Dibao couldn't bear to deceive Danni again, and finally one day, he mustered up the courage to tell Danny that he was married. Dany was in so much pain, she cried for a long time. But she didn't care that Yuan Dibao deceived herself, she told Yuan Dibao, if you still love me, then I don't mind if you are married, you can get divorced and marry me.
But at this time Yuan Dibao flinched. Under the concept at that time, Yuan Dibao did not have the courage to abandon his wife.
had no choice but to break up
In 1955, Yuan Dibao's major was merged into , West China Medical University , and Yuan Dibao had to leave Hangzhou and come to Chengdu. Before
parted, the two met by the West Lake. At that time, Li Danni cut a strand of blonde hair , took off the ring, and gave it to Yuan Dibao. And just like that, they separated. Yuan Dibao knew what this meant, but he had to make a choice. Maybe the short-term pain would make the rest of their lives peaceful. However, no one knows that this parting, when we meet again, is already 55 years later.
Yuan Dibao's family
In April 1956, Li Shuhua decided to bring his wife and daughter to live in France after obtaining the consent of Premier Zhou Enlai. Before leaving, Li Danni also specially wrote a letter to Yuan Dibao, hoping that Yuan Dibao would follow her to live in France. But at this time, Yuan Dibao already had a son in his family. He could not leave China, nor did he want to leave his wife and children.
After returning to France, Danni Li's family settled in Lyon, France, and Danni Li also entered University of Lyon III to study for a doctorate.
At the beginning of writing
, the two also exchanged letters, and most of the letters expressed their lovesickness.
Yuan Dibao wrote to Li Danni:
Dear Danni
My only dear
These days, after my self-study at night,
silently thinks about the direction in which you
may stay on the horizon
When I think of our deep love
couldn't help but cry
Venus
As soon as I saw it
was like seeing you
Li Danni wrote to Yuan Dibao:
Dear Dibao
People are aging
But love will not disappear
The most beautiful thing in the world The great thing is love
I will see your Venus
You will see my Venus
Li Danni's old letters
wg started, Yuan Dibao's letter and Li Danni's letter were both detained, at this time Li Danni's friend persuaded Li Danni , don't write to Yuan Dibao anymore, or it will hurt him.
Just like this, the two broke contact with ...
After graduating from Dr. Li Danni, she stayed at the University of Lyon III, France, and began to work as a professor in the Chinese Department of the school.
Danni Li, a Ph.D. graduate
In 1981, Danni Li began to serve as the secretary-general of Lyon Sino-French Academy, during which she translated many Chinese documents, playing a key role in the cultural exchange between China and France.
In the French education circle, Danni Li is very successful, she won the French Education Circle Outstanding Achievement Award " Knight Medal ".
But in life, Li Danni is very blank. After leaving Yuan Dibao, Danni has never married since then, maybe she is still waiting for Yuan Dibao.
Middle-aged Danni Li
After seeing off her parents one after another, Danni Li lives alone in a monastery in France. In her spare time, Danni would sort out all the old letters that Yuan Dibao once sent to her, read them out and put them back carefully.
Yuan Dibao returned to Xiamen after graduation, raised three sons with his wife, and lived a stable and peaceful life.
But Yuan Dibao never let go of Danny. Over the years, every time he went to Hangzhou, had to wander in front of Danny's former residence , recalling the past of the two.
Li Danni's former residence
In 1991, Yuan Dibao's wife, Huang Xiuxue, passed away. Yuan Dibao was only 63 years old at this time.
55 years later,
In the Spring Festival of 2010, Yuan Dibao's nephew came to his house to pay New Year's greetings, and the family sat and chatted together. Yuan Dibao's daughter-in-law complained: "Look at my father, since my mother left, she has been disheveled and dressed in sloppy clothes. At this time, the nephew said, "Don't say that, my uncle was a handsome guy when he was young, and he fell in love with a foreign teacher." There must be a touching love story about the father.
On the same day, after the relatives left, the daughter-in-law took the initiative to find Yuan Dibao, hoping that Yuan Dibao could tell his inner story.
Yuan Dibao spoke for three hours, and his daughter-in-law was so moved that she cried for a long time. And that night, Yuan Dibao took out the photo of Danni that he had kept for many years, and did not fall asleep all night.
Yuan Dibao's daughter-in-law
The next day, the daughter-in-law decided to help her father find Li Danni, but Yuan Dibao didn't know whether Li Danni was alive or not, and even if she was alive, did she move?
But the daughter-in-law still encouraged her father-in-law to try, and asked her father-in-law to write a letter to Danny, and then help send it out by herself.
Yuan Dibao wrote a letter
In the spring of 2010, everything was revived and spring was full of joy. Yuan Dibao was sitting at the desk with a pen and paper in his hand. He wrote back and forth dozens of times, and finally wrote 5 identical letters. The
letter reads:
Dear Danny, hello
I wish you good health and longevity
Please send me a letter
I miss you forever
After writing the letter, Yuan Dibao will mail it to France every other day Lyon. The purpose is to move the postman and let the postman find a way to deliver it to Dany.
Yuan Dibao's letter
0 days later, Li Danni, an old man who lives alone in Lyon , received a letter. The moment the old man saw the letter, he recognized the characters in the upper left corner of the letter. She knew that the font was written by Yuan Dibao. In an instant, there was a sense of eternity. Everything from 55 years ago seems to be right in front of you. On the day of
, Danni Li was circling in the yard, but could not sit down peacefully. After opening the letter, the old man cried while reading it. She never thought that after 55 years of separation, Yuan Dibao still misses herself. After
, Danni thought for a long time and finally wrote a letter to Yuan Dibao.
Li Danni's letter
On May 1, 2010, Yuan Dibao received a letter from Danni. The first moment he saw the letter, Yuan Dibao also knew that it was Danni's handwritten letter. When he knew that Danni was still alive, he was happy like a child.
This letter is very long, but in the letter, Yuan Dibao saw Danny's helplessness, and he knew that Danny had not remarried and had no children. In the days after
, the two exchanged letters frequently.
Yuan Dibao wrote a letter
In July 2010, Yuan Dibao wrote in the letter: "Dear Danni: If you want, we can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau for marriage registration after coming to Xiamen. Come and live with us, my children and grandchildren. I will definitely treat you as my mother and grandma."
Danny was very moved after reading it, and she also expressed her desire to reunite with Yuan Dibao in the letter.
55 See you again, married
In August 2010, Yuan Dibao's daughter-in-law flew to Lyon, France, and took the initiative to visit Li Danni. Although Danny is 83 years old at this time, she is dignified and elegant, and she can still see her charming appearance when she was young.
Airport reunion
On September 18, 2010, Yuan Dibao's daughter-in-law took Li Danni by plane from Lyon, France to Xiamen Gaoqi Airport. The two old people were very excited that day, and Li Danni didn't know how to address Yuan Dibao. Yuan Dibao asked his grandson to buy himself a bunch of 55 roses .
At that time, Yuan Dibao was surrounded by his children and grandchildren, and everyone was waiting for his father's former lover, while Li Danni was accompanied by Yuan Dibao's daughter-in-law out of the airport.
The old man hugs and weeps
The moment the two old men meet, the two suddenly become aphasia, and they don't know what to say, they just hug each other tightly.
has been 55 years and a month since they were separated, and this love has finally been extended.
Two elderly married
On September 26, 2010, Yuan Dibao's children and grandchildren organized a grand wedding for the elderly. For 83-year-old Li Danni, this was her first time as a bride and the happiest time. . Although she is 83 years old, Dany feels like her life has just begun.
After marriage, Yuan Dibao's children and grandchildren treated Li Danni very filially, just like their own mother.
Happy time for the elderly
Yuan Dibao and Li Danni are also immersed in a happy married life. The two elderly people also went to Hangzhou for a walk, and returned to the West Lake again to walk the road they walked when they were young. Continue this love.
Both passed away
On October 19, 2017, Yuan Dibao passed away. Under the gaze of Li Danni, the old man closed his eyes and died at the age of 90. Although their marriage is only 7 years, these 7 years are the happiest time in their lives.
After her husband passed away, Danni Li's health also deteriorated.
Yuan Dibao and Li Danni
On July 12, 2018, Li Danni died in Xiamen at the age of 92. Li Danni's death also brought an end to this love.
But the story remains forever.
