If time can stay at the moment when we first met.
Cao Yu was married three times in his life, and Zheng Xiu was his original match. They first met in 193 1, when Cao Yu was 2 1 and Zheng Xiu was 19, and they were both in their most beautiful years. At that time, Cao Yu was studying in Tsinghua. He is keen on drama, and he will be fascinated by the stage whenever he has the chance. Zheng Xiu is still a high school student.
Once Cao Yu performed Nora in Tsinghua Auditorium. Zheng Xiu watched the film with his classmates. While watching, Zheng Xiu was attracted by the actor who played Nora. After the performance, Zheng Xiu learned from other actors that it was Cao Yu who played the heroine Nora. When she saw Cao Yu, who was short, round-faced, wearing glasses and a gown in the background, she couldn't connect with Nora on the stage for a while.
When Cao Yu first met Zheng Xiu, he had a strange feeling for her. Unexpectedly, Zheng Xiu was admitted to Tsinghua in the second year and became his primary school sister. In order to catch up with his junior, Cao Yu invited Zheng Xiu to be the heroine in the rehearsal of the drama, so that he could have more contact opportunities in the rehearsal and performance. Later, the play was a great success, and Cao Yu and Zheng Xiu were upgraded from alumni to lovers.
It used to be a beautiful marriage.
In the third year of dating, Cao Yu went to Nanjing to teach at China Theatre Academy, and soon Zheng Xiu followed. 1936165438+1October 26th, the relationship between Cao Yu and Zheng Xiu was upgraded again, from lovers to unmarried couples. At that time, Cao Yu had become a minor celebrity in the literary world. Ba Jin, Zhang Tianyi, Tian Han and others carefully prepared gifts and personally came to Nanjing to congratulate them.
In the second year of engagement, the relationship between Cao Yu and Zheng Xiu went further. They got married formally with the blessing of family and friends. This year, Cao Yu was 27 years old and Zheng Xiu was 25 years old. However, the sweetness of love and the joy of marriage were soon diluted by daily necessities, and their marriage only existed in name only after two years of marriage.
Husband and wife eventually become strangers.
People are so strange sometimes. When you are in love, you feel that everything is fine, but after you get married, you see the shortcomings. The relationship between Cao Yu and Zheng Xiu can't escape this routine.
When Cao Yu and Zheng Xiu got married, it was in the era of heavy gunfire. In order to take refuge, they followed the drama school to Jiang 'an, a small town in southern Sichuan, where their marriage turned red. After two years of marriage, Cao Yu felt that he was out of place with Zheng Xiu and his living habits were very different, so he gradually lost interest in Zheng Xiu.
Just when Cao Yu gradually lost interest in Zheng Xiu, the appearance of another woman rekindled his passion. This woman, Fang Rui, is the ideal type in Cao Yu's works. She is gentle and demure, elegant and likes calligraphy and painting. To outsiders, Cao Yu and Fang Rui are also a natural couple.