Someone asked me what the craziest thing I have ever done? I thought about it for a long time, and I think the craziest thing I have ever done is to meet you. What's even more crazy is that I fell in love with you the first day I saw you.
August 21, 2022, after six years of love running, the 28-year-old Shang Chen finally married the Ukrainian girl Yaxia. The beautiful and generous foreign bride attracted villagers and neighbors from all over the country to watch. I believe many people have seen it on a certain platform. Today, the Chinese Business Daily Ersanli Information interviewed the protagonists in the story - Shang Chen and Yaxia. Let us listen to their love story together.
As a tourist kingdom, Ukraine has a long history and is a gathering place for ancient military strategists. Not only is the scenery very beautiful, but the humanistic buildings are also full of a fusion of various mysterious ancient and modern romantic atmospheres. It is a must-have place for many people to travel, and Shang Chen is no exception.
In 2016, traveling to Ukraine became one of Shang Chen's annual plans, but at that time, it was stumped by Shang Chen because he could not speak the Ukrainian language. After searching a lot on the Internet, Shang Chen downloaded a learning software, hoping to learn Ukrainian in it so that he could help himself in his future journey.
"At that time, I started to try to add friends in simple English, trying to communicate directly with local Ukrainians, so I met Yaxia who wanted to learn Chinese in this software." Shang Chen told reporters that many people saw that I was a foreigner and could not speak English, so they had no further information if I couldn't talk a few words until I met Yaxia. She not only responded to my questions, but also patiently explained to me the tourism culture of Ukraine and taught me some daily dealings with Ukrainians . She did not laugh at me and ignored me because she didn't know how to speak Ukrainian. In this way, I study on the learning platform every day, and I always want to chat with her if I have anything to do. Gradually, we are like familiar friends, and she will share with me the fun things that happened around her.
chats more and more, and they get to know each other more and more. More than a month later, Shang Chen and Yaxia decided to meet. That mood was very complicated, both nervous and expectant. There was not too much between the two of them when they first met. Instead, they were very shy, so that Shang Chen couldn't take the knife and fork while eating Western food, which made Yaxia laugh.
As the time of contact increases, the relationship between the two gradually heats up. At the end of December 2016, the two finally decided to be together. After being together for more than half a year, Shang Chen found that the Ukrainian girl he knew was very kind and found that he had gradually fallen in love with her. "I thought about it for a long time and wanted to say it if I like someone. So on Yaxia's birthday on April 22, 2017, I proposed to her without knowing her. In the end, it went smoothly. Yaxia accepted my proposal." Shang Chen said happily.
Love has no borders. The two fell in love quickly. When Shang Chen proposed to get the marriage certificate , Yaxia happily agreed. On May 5, 2017, Shang Chen took Yaxia to Shaanxi Provincial Department of Civil Affairs to register and get the certificate. However, a difficult problem was before them, that is, their parents were still in the dark about this matter. When Shang Chen told his parents about this, his parents seemed to be worried. "Foreign daughter-in-law, can this be reliable? Ukraine is so far away, how can we get engaged? Moreover, the living habits of the two countries are different. Will life last longer?" He began to express his opposition to this matter. His parents' opposition failed to change Shang Chen's idea. He was determined to marry this Ukrainian girl. Through earnest persuasion, the parents finally agreed. Besides, the two young people are inseparable from each other. As long as they live a good life, their parents will not be able to break them up.
In July 2017, Yaxia completed her studies in China. Then, under the leadership of Yaxia, Shang Chen went to Ukraine to visit his future father-in-law and mother-in-law. When Yaxia introduced Shang Chen to her parents and said she wanted to marry him, she was also strongly opposed by the two elders. They felt that the first reason was that the journey was too long, and the second reason was that both parties had a language barrier and did not want their daughter to marry into China. When they learned that the two had obtained their marriage certificates, the two elders were very angry about this and had not spoken to Yaxia for more than two months.After learning that her parents were against her, Yaxia said a lot of good things to her parents, repeatedly told her that this young Chinese man was very good to her, protected her everywhere, and loved her very much. She felt that this young man was the person she had identified in her life. Finally, seeing that his daughter liked the Chinese young man so much, Yaxia's parents agreed to her daughter's request.
Lived in Ukraine for more than a year, and Yaxia's parents can also see Shang Chen's love for Yaxia in every detail in their life, and the young man is more motivated. Finally, after the two obtained the consent of their parents, Shang Chen and Yaxia held an exotic wedding in Ukraine on August 29, 2018. Yaxia's relatives and friends sent them sincere blessings.
Time flies so fast. After living in Ukraine for five years, Shang Chen took Yaxia back to his hometown Ankang . When I first came to Ankang, Yaxia was attracted by this food city. Leisure Fashion Chen often took her around and ate all kinds of special snacks and foods. We often hear this saying: "If you want to keep a person's heart, you must first keep her stomach." Shangchen has a good cooking skills and often makes a lot of delicious food for Yaxia, including Yaxia's favorite sauerkraut fish .
Shang Chen told reporters: "When I was in Ukraine, I couldn't get used to the food there. Yaxia went to learn to cook a lot of Chinese food for me. I was very moved at that time, and the taste was very delicious. I am a top student. I learn everything quickly and cooked very well."
"China is very good. Although I don't live much here, I think Chinese food is very good when Monk Chen is here. I love hot pot, Roujiamo , schurro, sauerkraut noodles , steamed noodles, etc., and I love to eat sauerkraut fish made for me by Shang Chen." When asked about his feelings about living in China, Yaxia said happily.
How to maintain a good transnational marriage When Shang Chen said to reporters: "Why are we five or six years gone by in a flash? I feel like we just met, because I think two people should be tolerant and understand each other when they are together, and be sincere when they say anything. Make some concessions appropriately and properly run-in, and the problem will be solved slowly. Only in this way can the two of them go long."
Nowadays, the two have a happy life after marriage, just like Shang Chen said: "Although they are not rich, they usually do simple things such as walking their dogs and watching movies. We think this is a very happy thing."
Reporter Cheng Bin of China Business News Editor Li Chenchen
