After Li Weikang married Geng Qichang, he suddenly said one day: "You have always been the one paying for living expenses. This is too unfair to you.".
Geng Qichang was stunned, wondering what his wife meant?
A few days later, Li Weikang took Geng Qichang around the house and divided the things in the house into two. From then on, each had their own "small treasury", and all expenses followed the "AA system".
Such a lifestyle makes relatives and friends puzzled. Since husband and wife are one body, why does Li Weikang insist on dividing it half and half?
Actually, it all started with the acquaintance of the two people and their work...
01, childhood sweetheart partner
In 1947, Li Weikang was born in Beijing, and his parents were both college students. My father liked Peking Opera very much. In his spare time, he organized a number of friends and opened a Peking Opera singing group.
On weekends, Li Weikang's father would take his daughter out to sing Peking Opera with a large group of friends. The father does not charge money, and anyone who likes to watch can get a small stool and sit outside the stage to watch.
Li Weikang grew up in such an atmosphere, and his love for Peking Opera is that he is better than his predecessors.
When she was 11 years old, Li Weikang applied for the drama school. At that time, she stood out among thousands of people. With her excellent singing voice, she was admitted to the drama school.
My father once said, Li Weikang, you were born to eat this bowl of rice, your voice is so beautiful. Although he didn't know much about Peking Opera, Li Weikang walked into campus with a sense of pride when his father praised him.
Li Weikang, who had just entered the campus, did not know what "bitter cold" was. I get up at 5 o'clock in the morning every day, and I don't even eat breakfast, so I have to practice kicking for an hour.
finally stayed up until breakfast. Within half an hour, the teacher called her name again and asked her to press her legs.
Kicking her feet had already made her whole body sore. When she pressed her legs with a little more strength, her legs seemed to be broken.
Several times, Li Weikang returned home and walked with a limp. The mother opened her clothes and saw that there were bruises on her arms and legs.
"Daughter, we don't want to learn anymore, we don't want to learn anymore." Mother hugged Li Weikang, tears streaming down her face. Li Weikang is very optimistic. She comforted her mother that she can persevere and cannot give up halfway.
Li Weikang, who was on stage for the first time, wore a mask that weighed one kilogram on his head and face. When putting on makeup, he smeared rouge, pink and black on his face as if it was free.
When Li Weikang put on makeup, she kept enduring the smell of rouge . The strong smell of paint made her feel uncomfortable all over.
Later, Li Weikang asked the teacher why his cosmetics smelled so bad?
The teacher sighed and said that this is what this industry is like. Cosmetics must be waterproof to avoid makeup stains when singing. When they were in the theater, Li Weikang had already known each other and Geng Qichang, and the two had sang together many times.
Li Weikang started studying in Tsing Yi. After studying Tsing Yi, he also studied Daoma Dan, and Hua Dan. As long as he stands on the stage, Li Weikang is full of energy and has countless dramas in his mind.
Geng Qichang is the same. No matter how painful the environment, he persists and never gives up. However, at that time, the two did not develop love, they just regarded each other as like-minded people.
In fact, even if two people have a crush on each other, they cannot fall in love.
In the theater, the teacher once stipulated that students could not fall in love with each other. Once they were found to be in love, both parties would be expelled from the theater.
From a cooperative relationship to a romantic relationship, Li Weikang and Geng Qichang took more than ten years.
02, married to actor Geng Qichang, a young couple on the same stage,
Li Weikang has been in the theater for more than ten years, and has ushered in a dull period. Because of the sluggish development, Li Weikang only comes to power very rarely every year.
In 1967, due to some strange combination of circumstances, Li Weikang was transferred by a leader to work at the China Peking Opera Theater and became a model opera actor.
At the same time, Geng Qichang was accidentally transferred to the model troupe and became a model opera actor like her.
From the theater to the Peking Opera Theater of China, Li Weikang and Geng Qichang are always in the same place. This kind of fate gave Geng Qichang some ideas.
One day, Geng Qichang plucked up the courage and wrote a letter asking Li Weikang if he was different in her mind.
Li Weikang thought for a while, his career was the most important, and he was a partner.
Geng Qichang was unwilling to give in and wrote to the other party again to ask if there was anything special?
After Li Weikang thought deeply, he directly told Geng Qichang that he would miss him if he could not see him, and he would feel at ease working with him.
Geng Qichang was very happy to receive such an answer. He knew that the girl in front of him who was devoted to her career loved him. The two didn't know when their pure partnership quietly turned into love.
In 1975, Geng Qichang took the initiative to apply to his leadership to marry Li Weikang. The leader initially rejected his application, but Geng Qichang said that he was already 28 years old and his parents would be anxious if he didn't get married.
The group does not want the two of them to delay work because of their marriage. So, a request was made that the two could get married, but they could not have children in the next five years.
Li Weikang agreed without hesitation for the sake of his career. After the two got married, Geng Qichang initially provided living expenses, and all the family expenses were provided by Geng Qichang.
But after a while, Li Weikang suddenly told Geng Qichang that the family's expenses would be on an AA basis, and she did not want to put all the pressure on her husband.
Geng Qichang did not dare to refute a word for fear of angering his wife. As a result, his wife held his hand, pointed at the eggs at home and said, I will eat half and you will eat half, and you can’t eat more of each other’s eggs in the future.
thought for a while, then pointed to the furniture and said that from now on, the two of them must pay for the furniture at home together, and Geng Qichang cannot be allowed to spend money alone.
In that era, most women relied on men to support them after marriage, but there were very few people like Li Weikang who took the initiative to use money as supplements.
When his parents-in-law found out, they thought Geng Qichang did not want to pay for living expenses, so they took their son home and gave him a hard education. Fortunately, Li Weikang came to the rescue in time, so that Geng Qichang did not suffer the anger of his parents.
In the late 1970s, there were more and more TV dramas in the mainland, and many dramas began to be adapted into TV series. At that time, Li Weikang received the script of " Four Generations Under One House ", in which he participated in the role of a singing wife. Because
was very similar to his own job, Li Weikang did not refuse. Because the role was so brilliant, Li Weikang also won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress that year.
At that time, Geng Qichang suggested that she change careers and become an actress. But Li Weikang refused without thinking. She told Geng Qichang that she liked Peking Opera and would sing Peking Opera for the rest of her life.
In her opinion, only when you stand on the Peking Opera stage can you feel safe. If she is allowed to suddenly change her career, she will feel uneasy, as if she is giving up the most important thing.
respected his wife's decision, and Geng Qichang never persuaded his wife to change her career. Both of them are in the Model Theater Troupe, have stable jobs, and have many opportunities for cooperation.
In everyone's eyes, Li Weikang and Geng Qichang are the real "drama couples".
In the sixth year of marriage, Li Weikang began to prepare for pregnancy and successfully gave birth to his daughter "Xiao Bamei".
Not long after the birth of the child, Li Weikang returned to the stage again. Due to the adjustment of the theater at that time, she successfully became the leader of the second group.
Li Weikang and her husband took the actors from the Second Troupe to tour around the world . However, no matter how prosperous their careers are, they feel guilty about their daughter.
03. We have been married for 47 years and have adhered to the AA system. We will not eat even one more egg.
"Little Eight Sisters" were separated from their parents just three months after she was born. She lives at her grandmother's house and occasionally goes to her grandparents' house, but she rarely lives with her parents.
When she grew up, her daughter had to be sent to the place where the young couple lived because she had to study.
At that time, little Bamei looked forward to getting together with her parents every day, and her mother could hold her little hand and go shopping on the street.
Li Weikang's career is so prosperous that he travels outside all year round. It was not until his daughter entered elementary school that Li Weikang took some time to go home and spend time with her.
However, even so, the relationship between Li Weikang, Geng Qichang and their daughter is not deep.
The two of them went to the theater after 6 o'clock in the morning and did not return home until after 10 o'clock in the evening. The daughter could not see anyone all day long. Sometimes, when my daughter misses the two of them so much, she will write her heartfelt words on a piece of paper and stick it on the inside of the door.
After Li Weikang returned home, he wanted to talk to his daughter, but saw that her daughter was already sleeping and could not bear to disturb her. She looked at her daughter's note and couldn't stop crying.
When my daughter was in first grade, she wrote more than ten identical notes, saying that she hoped her mother would accompany her to a hillside in the countryside to see the red maple leaves.
Unfortunately, Li Weikang did not stay at home for a few days to recuperate from a severe cold until his daughter was in fifth grade, and he accompanied his daughter to see the red maple leaves.
My daughter’s relationship with her parents was too estranged in elementary school. As a result, after entering junior high school, she became too introverted and did not like to communicate with others. Li Weikang was invited to school many times because his daughter did not like to communicate.
It was also from this time that Li Weikang deliberately reduced his work and went home to accompany his daughter. Unfortunately, Li Weikang was determined to open his daughter's heart, but her daughter was always wary of her parents.
Later, Li Weikang simply quit his job and stayed at home with his daughter for three years. Gradually, my daughter became cheerful and would tell her her little secrets.
After his daughter entered high school, Li Weikang lost his temper and sang on the same stage with her husband again.
In 2010, the theater troupe will rehearse a "red theme" drama. After Li Weikang found out, he immediately asked her husband to think of a drama theme, and finally settled on "Mao Anying".
During this year, Li Weikang played Mao Anying in the historical drama "Mao Anying", and therefore attracted a large number of viewers' attention. At this time, Li Weikang and Geng Qichang had been singing for half their lives and became seniors in the troupe.
’s daughter Bamei also came to watch her parents perform. When she saw her mother standing on the stage, she seemed to understand what her parents insisted on.
However, both parents like drama, but their daughter does not like it very much.
Perhaps it is because she knows that drama is too hard, but when she grew up, her daughter still disliked drama. When her mother asked her to study drama, she directly opposed it.
Li Weikang didn’t want to force his daughter to do something she didn’t like, so he had to let her choose her major.
When I was in college, my daughter chose to major in finance. After graduation, my daughter did not pursue a career in the entertainment industry, nor did she come into contact with drama-related industries. Instead, she went to work as a small supervisor in a financial company.
Li Weikang and Geng Qichang were very pleased to see their daughter's career stabilized.
Today, Geng Qichang and Li Weikang are 75 years old. They have sang on the stage for a lifetime, and they can be regarded as "drama couples". After
retired, Geng Qichang and Li Weikang often went to the theater and occasionally gave guidance to new students. occasionally went on stage to sing a piece together, as if returning to the time when they first took the stage.
Conclusion:
Geng Qichang and Li Weikang each had a small treasury after their marriage. Every time the family wanted to buy furniture, they would spend the money together.
Li Weikang never complained. On the contrary, when Geng Qichang wanted to spend more money, she would persuade him: "You make the same money as me, why should I have to pay less for my family?"
Others are afraid of the "AA system" life, but in Li Weikang's world, she is afraid that her husband will not follow her "AA system" and cannot reflect her love for the family.
For Geng Qichang and Li Weikang, it profoundly explains the appearance of "evenly matched" love.
Everyone has a different way of life, and Geng Qichang and Li Weikang just chose a way that is acceptable to each other.
However, love from childhood to old age is still enviable.
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