In 2017, 26-year-old Ukrainian beauty Marina worked as a nurse in the hospital. She has fair skin and beautiful appearance, and her legs are two meters long.
She never expected that she would fall in love with a Chinese man who was not good-looking at first sight soon.
This man is 13 years older than Marina. He delivers takeaway in Beijing and earns over 10,000 yuan a month.
For love, Marina married far away from rural China.
This year, a large number of factories in Ukraine were shut down, and workers in some areas were unable to receive wages for a long time, so they began a strike movement.
There are also areas where power outages often occur on a large scale, and it will be shut down for more than ten hours as soon as the power outage is out.
economic environment is not good. Ukraine turns on the money printing machine "wag" to print money, causing Ukraine's inflation to rise 4 times compared with 1992.
Under the turmoil of the times, Marina was born in a small town called "Cherkaser Oblast Lisangka".
When Marina was very young, her parents divorced and she lived with her mother, sister and sister.
(The person on the left is Marina when she was a child, and she took a photo with her family)
Marina has different personalities. Her sister is very quiet, her sister is lively and outgoing. Marina is in between, quiet and shy.
Their mother is a very strong Ukrainian woman with a cheerful personality and arranged farm work and housework in an orderly manner every day.
From the morning when my mother gets up, she keeps busy until the evening, feeding cows, milking, feeding horses, chickens and pigs, and also keeping dozens of ducks.
After doing this, she also has to work on farm work, growing potatoes, beets, corn, cherries, strawberry and other fruits.
The mother is busy and she relies on income of less than 1,000 yuan a month to maintain her family life and raise her three children.
Although life is hard, the family of four is still happy and has a happy life.
Parent divorce does not seem to have any impact on Marina's life.
She has a good relationship with her father. She often visits her father and stepmother, and helps them with housework and tidy up the room.
Marina has lived in the countryside since she was a child and has no chance to come into contact with foreigners at all.
Unexpectedly, she would marry far away to a rural area in Henan, China in the future.
(Photo of Marina when she was in elementary school)
In Ukraine, if a girl does not go to school, she will get married at about 16 years old, and girls who have been to college will get married after the age of 20.
In 2015, Marina, 22, graduated from the Medical College and worked as a nurse in a hospital located in Bucha, Ukraine.
The hospital is very busy. Every three days, Marina will take shifts and work 24 hours in a row.
In order to make more money, she also does an additional part-time job, called "private short-term nursing work", which is actually to take care of the elderly and the disabled.
As a nurse, Marina's monthly salary is 3,500 gramms, and about RMB 800.
plus part-time jobs, the money she can earn every month is about 1,300 yuan.
In Ukraine, the monthly income is higher than 5,000 grids, equivalent to 1,300 yuan, even if it is a high-income group.
So, although life in the hospital is busy, it is a very good job, and Marina is very satisfied.
In 2017, 24-year-old Marina downloaded a chat software on her mobile phone and wanted to learn English.
Unexpectedly, she met a Chinese man from Shen Maotao through this software. The two of them had a thousand miles of marriage and slowly got together.
(Marina when she was young)
htmlThe rural areas in the 180s were not in good condition, and Shen Maotao's family conditions were the ones at the bottom of the countryside.
His family only has a few acres of land, and each mu produces about 800 kilograms of wheat. In short, their family's annual income is only two or three thousand yuan.
Shen Maotao grew up in the countryside and dropped out of school after graduating from junior high school to work in the city.
Like most people who struggle at the bottom of society, they do not have the ability and luck to do big things and make big money, and their salary is barely enough to make a living.
Maybe life is too difficult and unable to distract yourself, or maybe it is because he has not met someone destined to be. Shen Maotao flickered until he was in his 30s and was still a bachelor.
In 2017, 37-year-old Shen Maotao delivered food in Beijing. When his income was the highest, his monthly salary even reached more than 20,000 yuan.
But behind the high salary, you have to pay countless times more sweat than ordinary people.
Not long after, an unexpected car accident connected his fate with Marina.
One day, in order to get time to send more orders and make more money, Shen Maotao did not notice the car racing next to him while riding an electric bike to deliver takeout, and was knocked to the ground.
Although he saved his life, he broke his right leg.
Because of this car accident, he had to temporarily suspend work and be hospitalized for recovery.
Life was boring during hospitalization. At the suggestion of a friend, Shen Maotao downloaded a software for communication with foreign countries and wanted to learn English.
Because of this software, he and the Ukrainian beauty Marina have an intersection. There is a rule for the
software. The one who is ranked first is the one who has just been online. That day, Shen Maotao was ranked first.
(Marina and Shen Maotao are in rural Henan, China)
Marina took the initiative to greet Shen Maotao and said, "Hi! Guy!"
Due to the cultural differences between the two countries, Shen Maotao translated this sentence into "Hello, Chinese rich man."
He told Marina in bad English that this sentence is not suitable in China. He felt that the words were not meaningful, so he sent a lot of Chinese.
But unfortunately, Marina can't understand whether it is Chinese or English, and she doesn't know what Shen Maotao is talking about.
The lovely emotions are connected, and Marina realizes that Shin Maotao is teaching her a lesson.
She was very unhappy and had a very bad first impression of Shen Maotao.
After all, the two of them didn’t know each other before, so she took the initiative to say hello, why should Shen Maotao teach people a lesson when he speaks.
, but I don’t know if it was destined or why, the two did not stop the conversation and would continue chatting when they have time. After chatting for a while, the two became more and more familiar with each other.
Marina felt very happy when she chatted with Shen Maotao.
She gradually relaxed her mind, exchanged photos with Shen Maotao, and often started video chatting. As we chatted, Marina's heart kept rippling and fell in love with the "Chinese uncle" opposite her phone.
(Marina and Shin Maotao)
So Marina secretly used words to test Shin Maotao's feelings and invited Shin Maotao to travel to Ukraine.
If Shen Maotao did not go to Ukraine and the two did not meet, Marina would not take the likes on the Internet seriously.
But unexpectedly, Shen Maotao really went to Ukraine to meet her.
At the end of 2017, Shen Maotao's leg injury had not yet healed completely, so he went to Ukraine from China.
The city where Marina works is in "Bucha". She was worried that Shin Maotao was unfamiliar with the place and could not find the way, so she made an appointment with Shin Maotao to meet in the capital of Ukraine " Kiev ".
Marina and her mother and sister told each other about meeting each other, and she was very nervous and a little happy.
At that time, Marina had a part-time nursing job that had not been completed, so she asked Shen Maotao to wait for her in Kiev for 4 days.
waited for more than 4 days, and Shen Maotao was not only not angry, but also ran to Marina's hometown during this period.
After taking a bus to Lixiangka Town, Shen Maotao walked more than 30 kilometers and found the village where Marina lived since childhood. He met Marina's family and gave gifts.
When Marina heard about it, she was very surprised and didn't know how Shen Maotao found the way.
Moreover, she knew that Shen Maotao's leg injury was not healed, and she was also very moved when she traveled so far to see her family.
(Marina and Shen Maotao's family)
The man has feelings for him and his concubine is interested. The meeting between the two went smoothly after 4 days.
That day, the sun was very bright, so they made an appointment to meet in the open-air cafe next to the subway station.
Shen Maotao bought 3 roses for Marina, and pointed to the stall selling roses and said:
"As long as you like, I will buy all the roses."
Marina was in a state of mind, but she still restrained herself and advised him not to waste it. No matter how much money she spent, the roses would wither in a few days.
After a brief nervousness, the two of them found the familiarity they had once chatted on the Internet.
Then, Marina proposed to go to the club to bowl with Shen Maotao. Before
, Shen Maotao was busy making money by delivering takeout in Beijing. He would not have any rest if he could give one more order, so he would not have time to engage in entertainment activities.
is obvious. When playing bowling, he lost badly and his level is not as good as amateur Marina.
But Marina didn't care, but instead understood and felt sorry for Shen Maotao.
(Pot plant that Marina and she planted)
After playing for a day, Marina sent Shen Maotao back to the hotel where she stayed, but lost the person in the subway. This little episode of
made Marina feel guilty and sweet. After all, this is also an interesting memory between the two.
Later, Marina took Shen Maotao to play in Ukraine for several days.
Shen Maotao is also very good at making trouble. He bought a lot of clothes for Marina despite Marina's opposition.
When you come and go, Marina felt that Shen Maotao was down-to-earth and kind, and she was very moved.
When she parted at the airport, she felt reluctant to part with her heart, knowing that she had fallen in love with this Chinese man.
After Shen Maotao returned to China, he did not break off contact with Marina. He soon confirmed his relationship with Marina through online chat. After confirming the relationship, Shen Maotao went to Ukraine for the second time.
He and Marina went home and discussed marriage with Marina's family. He even considered where to settle after marriage.
Whenever I have time, Shen Maotao will help Marina's mother do farm work.
His attentiveness and appropriateness won the consent of Marina's family, and he unanimously believed that he was a hardworking and sincere good person.
But Marina's family is still worried about their married life, fearing that Marina will not be able to adapt to China's life.
But for love, Marina resolutely decided to marry far away from China.
In March 2018, Shen Maotao had already returned to China, and Marina came to China from Ukraine alone.
This is her first time to come to China. Her first impression is that the city is well-known, the goods are rich, but they are very expensive, and there are many beautiful buildings and scenery in China.
(Marina is playing in Beijing)
At that time, Shen Maotao delivered food in Beijing.
He took Marina to visit Beijing and accompanied Marina back to his hometown in Henan, introducing Marina to his family and friends.
After staying in China for a month, Marina was still a little confused, not sure if she could adapt to living in China for a long time.
Moreover, she was worried that after quitting her job in Ukraine, she would not be able to live in China without income.
Shen Maotao promised Marina that he would work as a deliveryman in Beijing and earn 10,000 yuan a month, and it would be fine to support their small family.
Marina only knows that China's income is higher than Ukraine, so she was surprised that China's salary is so much higher.
She grew up in the rural areas of Ukraine and did not have too high demands on material things. As long as she could live, she could eat, drink and play.
So, she gave up her last concern and decided to marry Shen Maotao.
They held a Chinese wedding in rural Henan, China.
On the wedding day, many people came to the wedding scene, and everyone surrounded Marina and Shin Maotao, wanting to learn about the love story behind this transnational marriage.
(When Marina and Shen Maotao got married)
After the wedding, Marina spent her first Spring Festival in China in rural China.
Chinese New Year customs, posting couplets, setting off firecrackers, all made her feel very novel and fun.
After the Spring Festival, Shen Maotao will continue to return to Beijing to work, and Marina also followed her husband to rent a house in Beijing.
In Marina's impression, Beijing is very big, very modern, and has many people.
She has no familiar people in China except Shen Maotao. Shen Maotao works a long time every day, and Marina's life is boring.
When she was on vacation, Shen Maotao was worried that Marina would not be able to adapt to China's life and often took her to travel around Beijing.
After a long time, Marina gradually relaxed and became a sense of belonging to China.
Soon, Marina became pregnant and it was inconvenient to rent a house in Beijing. Shen Maotao quit her job and took her back to the rural Henan to take care of her baby.
In Marina's impression, rural China is different from rural Ukraine.
The houses in rural China are very tall, with many patterns and carvings on the doors, which are very beautiful.
The countryside of Ukraine is vast and sparsely populated. Every household has a lawn and many trees. There are swings, seats, swimming pools, and football fields on the lawn.
Shen Maotao was worried that Marina would not be able to adapt, so he specially built a swing for her in the back of her house in rural Henan.
(Marina is swinging)
For Marina, life in rural China is very comfortable. The villagers are full of enthusiasm for her, but she almost doesn't understand Henan dialect.
When her family called her video call, they all felt that Chinese was difficult to learn. After they knew that Marina had adapted to Chinese life so quickly, they all felt it was incredible.
The most unique thing about
is that China's eating habits are also different from those of Ukraine.
In the past, Marina didn’t like steamed buns, but now she likes to eat steamed buns the most.
, and Chinese ham sausages and roasted chicken legs, she loves it.
Her concept of longing has also changed in subtly Chinese life, and she feels that life in rural China is very comfortable.
The village is convenient for transportation and there are many small shops. You can buy whatever you want. It is not far from the nearby town. It is five or six kilometers away. You can get there by electric bike.
Marina has become an authentic Chinese daughter-in-law.
In early 2020, Marina gave birth to her and Shen Maotao's mixed-race baby.
Usually, she and Shen Maotao's family get along very happily, and there is no relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
But after the child was born, Marina had conflicts with her family because of "confinement" and taking care of her children.
Marina grew up in Ukraine. The local area does not have the habit of "confinement" but her mother-in-law must let Marina take confinement.
Moreover, she thinks that it is better for her child to eat vegetable puree and mashed potatoes since she was a child, but her mother-in-law wants her child to drink flour soup and eat broken steamed buns.
What's even more terrible is that because of language barriers, Marina couldn't communicate with her mother-in-law happily, and it was all up to Shen Maotao to smooth things over.
Shen Maotao is a "sandwich cookie", one is his wife and the other is his mother. No one can offend anyone, so he can only advise them to take a step back.
For example, when it comes to children's complementary food issues, they can only let children drink some flour soup while eating vegetable puree.
(Marina buys things in a supermarket in China)
Today, Marina still lives in the rural areas of Henan, China.
Summer, she likes to follow Shen Maotao out to catch cicada pupa at night, she feels like she is playing a game.
Usually, she takes care of her children at home, watch TV, learn Chinese, and occasionally chats with the girls and wives in the village.
At first I couldn’t understand Henan dialect, but later I became familiar with and communicated smoothly.
Marina and Shen Maotao, this marriage that breaks secular obstacles such as nationality and age, has been integrated into the long river of time.
. Marina's life is more stable than that in turbulent Ukraine.
believes that in the future, she will be able to spend the rest of her life in China with her lover and live together until old age.
Beautiful love, able to cross the mountains and seas, walk hand in hand, and wish Marina and Shen Maotao.
Author: Zhu Xiaolu & July
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