Xu Zhimo is so famous that his marriage trivia is still a gossip after tea and dinner, and when the Chinese teacher talks about "Farewell to Kangqiao" in class, he can't help but say: "Xu Zhimo is a talented scumbag." ”
In Jin Yong's martial arts novels, although the image of the cousin is handsome in temperament and excellent in martial arts, his character is not satisfactory, and Xu Zhimo is Jin Yong's cousin, probably Jin Yong has heard a lot of cousin things since he was a child.
Xu Zhimo's original name was Zhang Gao (xù), and he changed his name to Shima when he studied in the United States, and it is worth mentioning that Xu Zhimo once used pen names such as Crane in the Clouds, Delete Me, and Yellow Dog. The Xu family is the richest man in The late Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and it can be said that Xu Zhimo, who is the only son of Xu's parents, is a noble prince who grew up with a golden key.
Xu Zhimo received a good education since childhood, and during the school period, the grades were always the first in the class, and his cousin Shen Junru was a Qing Guangxu Jiachen (1904) jinshi, in 1910, the 14-year-old Xu Zhimo was introduced by Shen Junru and was admitted to Hangzhou Fu Middle School (the predecessor of Hangzhou Senior High School and Hangzhou No. 4 Middle School in Zhejiang Province).
Xu Zhimo's classmates later became famous figures, such as Yu Dafu, Li Linru and others. Therefore, when the family handed Xu Zhimo a photo of Zhang Youyi, Xu Zhimo especially did not look at it, and the corners of his mouth were flicked down, and he said with disgust: "Rural soil buns." ”
Zhang Youyi and Lin Huiyin are not the same, in short, the Zhang family to Zhang Youyi's generation is a famous generation, and Lin Huiyin is a rich generation, Zhang Youyi still carries the shadow of a woman who grew up in an old-fashioned family, in contrast, Zhang Youyi's sister Zhang Jiarui is more popular, and her personality is much more flamboyant than Zhang Youyi.
In addition, the Zhang family and Du Yuesheng's family are separated by a wall, which shows that the Zhang family is powerful.
Zhang Youyi's personality is timid, she was with the help of the second brother Zhang Junjie and the fourth brother Zhang Jiaxuan, entered the Jiangsu Provincial Second Girls' Normal School, and later Zhang Jiaxuan, who was also the secretary of Zhu Rui, the governor of Zhejiang at the time, took a look at Xu Zhimo, which led to the marriage between the Zhang family and the Xu family, and the combination of Zhang Youyi and Xu Zhimo was beneficial to the development of the Zhang and Xu families.
Zhang Youyi was married by Xu Zhimo before graduation and became a young grandmother, but Xu Zhimo did not hide his dislike for her after marriage, although Zhang Youyi gave birth to his eldest son Xu Jikai, but Xu Zhimo stayed in Yang soon after, and met Lin Huiyin during his stay in Yang.
Lin Huiyin is very different from Zhang Youyi, Lin Huiyin's father Lin Changmin is the son of Lin Xiaogong in the late Qing Dynasty, and Lin Xiaogong and Kang Youwei are in the same subject, Lin Changmin has stayed in school and founded a school, and he is very fond of his clever daughter Lin Huiyin, even if Lin Huiyin's mother is not loved by Lin Changmin.
In the spring of 1920, the 16-year-old Lin Huiyin followed Lin Changmin to Europe to investigate, and it was also during this time that he met Xu Zhimo, Lin Huiyin was knowledgeable and talented, Xu Zhimo fell in love at first sight, thinking that this was the woman he should marry.
Later Zhang Youyi went to England to reunite with Xu Zhimo, what she gained was still her husband's disgust and white eyes, at this time Zhang Youyi was afraid of everything, she was moved by the talented Xu Zhimo, and the Zhang family also appreciated Xu Zhimo, Zhang Youyi was afraid that Xu Zhimo did not like her, and she was afraid of divorce, so she was in a worried mood and was afraid of doing things.
But Xu Zhimo did not care about his wife's feelings, he was infatuated with Lin Huiyin, and wrote many poems for Lin Huiyin during his time in Kangqiao, England, as a husband with a wife, it was very immoral to do so, but Xu Zhimo's moral bottom line for Zhang Youyi could be lower.
When Lin Huiyin left, Xu Zhimo planned to enter into marriage with Lin Huiyin, so he resolutely filed for divorce regardless of whether Zhang Youyi was two months pregnant. What was Zhang Youyi's feeling at this time? Disappointed, sad, or relieved about her husband, others do not know, but Xu Zhimo proposed a divorce, and Zhang Youyi did not keep it.
But in a foreign country, Xu Zhimo did not think about Zhang Youyi's future, Zhang Youyi had to write a letter to the second brother Zhang Junjie, Zhang Junjie felt chagrin, he felt that Xu Zhimo was a good person, but also felt sad for his sister, to talk about Xu Zhimo's most sorry person, that is, Zhang Youyi.
Zhang Youyi went to Berlin, Germany, gave birth to his second son Peter, but Peter eventually died early, mourning is greater than heart death, Zhang Youyi, who has experienced setbacks, finally phoenix nirvana, Zhang Youyi suddenly understood that everything in life is actually to rely on themselves, the pity of others, and a better future.
Zhang Youyi studied early childhood education at Pestalozzi College, and after being taken back to Shanghai by her eighth brother Zhang Yujiu, she took her eldest son Xu Jikai to Beijing to study. In fact, Xu Zhimo and Zhang Youyi divorced, and it was Zhang Youyi who was pushed to the cusp of the storm, but Zhang Youyi's heart became stronger, and everything was done properly, and people felt that Xu Zhimo was ashamed of Zhang Youyi.
When Zhang Youyi returned to Shanghai again, Zhang Jiaxuan was already the vice president of the Bank of China, presiding over the affairs of banks in Shanghai, Xu Zhimo's parents were still in contact with Zhang Youyi, the upper circle was so big, the two families could not be bypassed, and Zhang Youyi did not freeze the relationship between the two families.
Regardless of whether Xu Zhimo's father, Xu Shenru, felt that the Xu family was sorry for Zhang Youyi, or other reasons, he gave No. 125 Haige Road (Fanyuan, Huashan Road) to Zhang Youyi, so that Zhang Youyi could have no worries about food and clothing in Shanghai.
Seeing that Zhang Youyi is very different from the past, no longer timid and afraid of things, her brothers and sisters are pleased, Zhang Youyi later became the vice president of Shanghai Women's Commercial Bank with the support of Zhang Jiazhang, Zhang Youyi still has great ability, and she is also famous in Shanghai Beach for a time.
In 1953, Zhang Youyi entered into marriage with a neighboring Chinese medicine doctor Su Jizhi, and before marriage, she wrote to the United States to seek her son's opinion, saying that she was a widow and should listen to her son. From this incident, it can also be seen that Zhang Youyi is still a traditional woman.
In the mid-1960s, 67-year-old Zhang Youyi and one of Su Ji went to The United Kingdom kangqiao and Berlin, Germany to revisit, and also went to see the cottage where she and Xu Zhimo once lived, Zhang Youyi is not a talented woman, can not write anything beautiful, but she said: "I am a fan in autumn, only used to drive away blood-sucking mosquitoes." When mosquitoes bit the moon, the owner tore the fan to pieces. ”
Zhang Youyi probably talked to Su Jizhi about Xu Zhimo, but he didn't talk much about it. After Su Jizhi's death, Zhang Youyi settled in New York, and someone once asked Zhang Youyi if she loved Xu Zhimo, and Zhang Youyi replied:
"You know, I can't answer that question. I was confused by this question, because everyone always told me that I had done so much for Xu Zhimo, and I must have loved him. However, I can't say anything about love, I've never said 'I love you' to anyone in my life. If taking care of Xu Zhimo and his family is called love, then I probably love him. Of the few people he'd met in his life, maybe I loved him the most. ”