"My hair is gray to wait for you." In 2020, 68-year-old Yin Chunying ignored the opposition of her family and found a program group to help people reunite, and she wanted to find her first love on the show.
50 years ago, she separated from her first love because of a misunderstanding, but the name that once made her heart flutter never disappeared from the bottom of her heart.
So, she made up her mind. Even if she is already an old man, even if her daughters can't understand it, she has to find her first love He Shaowen, even if it's just to find out the truth about the regrets of those years.
She didn't expect that this reunion would bring a secret that made her eyes wet with tears - the man she once cared about was unmarried for her life.
A wonderful first encounter
In 1970, in Mengzi, Yunnan, 18-year-old Yin Chunying was in the prime of her youth and met He Shaowen, a 22-year-old young man who came from Guizhou to Mengzi City, Yunnan Province to join the army.
He Shaowen's figure is tall and straight, his military uniform is straight, and his eyes are bright, which always gives people a sense of perseverance and reliability. When she first saw her, Yin Chunying was a little distracted.
The young man glanced at her, smiled slightly, and hurriedly looked away. But at this moment, as if she had been struck by something, she began to pay attention to this stranger.
Yin Chunying's cousin and He Shaowen are comrades-in-arms in the same company, and the neighbor's cousin was hospitalized due to illness.
Then, the two met because of this, and later He Shaowen often came to his cousin, and Yin Chunying also had many opportunities to meet him.
That day, several people sat on the stone bench in the small courtyard and chatted, and the sun spilled obliquely on the ground and sprinkled on He Shaowen's face. His gaze inadvertently stayed on Yin Chunying, with a hint of tenderness and curiosity.
Needless to say, the friendship between teenagers and girls is enough, one look and one action are enough.
In the process of talking, she learned that He Shaowen wanted to join the army since he was a child, and now he has finally realized his wish, and he usually likes to read.
This made Yin Chunying feel a little more good for him, he was different from those naïve and reckless boys, reliable and gentle, which made Yin Chunying's heart sprout.
The more the two chatted like this, the more speculative they became, the more they talked about the topic, and every time they met, it was a short time full of anticipation, as if every minute and every second were flowing with new feelings. Although they did not show their hearts, their friendship with each other deepened.
But after all, she is a soldier, and He Shaowen has limited opportunities to come to her.
In those days when there were no mobile phones and no instant messaging, letters became their only means of contact. Every time Yin Chunying received a letter, she carefully read it several times.
She likes his handwriting, which is clean and unpretentious, and the care and tenderness revealed between the lines make her heart bump into each other.
In that era of scarcity of materials, He Shaowen would also give some small gifts from time to time, such as a piece of soap or a packet of sugar, which was already a rare kindness at that time.
Whenever she receives these cares, Yin Chunying always carefully puts them away, and her heart is full of sweetness.
Regret separately
However, this wonderful time did not last long. In that relatively traditional era, it was not supported for two people to fall in love in private like this.
Especially Yin Chunying's parents think that she is still young, and the other party is a soldier, staying in the barracks all day, if their daughter really marries, she will not have to suffer a little.
Yin Chunying's parents were anxious to protect their daughter, and her father said to her with a worried face: "He is four years older than you, and he is from other provinces, if he marries in the future, his mother's family is too far away, and it is inconvenient to come back if he wants to come back." ”
Yin Chunying listened and couldn't help lowering her head, although she understood her parents' worries, she still couldn't let go of this feeling.
However, because of an incident, she completely broke off her thoughts.
One day, Yin Chunying received a letter from He Shaowen again, but she didn't want it to be sent by his blind date. The other party was blunt, saying that He Shaowen was on a blind date with him, and hoped that Yin Chunying would not disturb them again.
Yin Chunying, who received the letter, was sad and angry, feeling that she had been deceived by her feelings, and decided that He Shaowen was a big liar, so she made up her mind to forget it.
And He Shaowen, who couldn't come to Yin Chunying because of the transfer of the troops, found that he couldn't receive a reply to the letter he sent, and he was so anxious that he couldn't do it, but there was no way.
Later, when he finally had time off and hurriedly ran to find Yin Chunying, he found that she was already married. Heartbroken, he had to leave silently, without anyone noticing.
This pure feeling was quietly buried in a silent misunderstanding.
Searching for the past
In 2020, Yin Chunying found a letter written to herself by her first love while packing up her old things. For decades, she had never forgotten that figure, and the letters were well preserved.
Thinking of the search program she had seen on TV before, she thought about it for a long time and decided to find him, no matter what the result was, it was okay to see if he was doing well.
Her wife died early, and her children have grown up to be married, so she has no worries.
In this way, Yin Chunying embarked on a journey to find people, she contacted a TV station in Jilin, told them her story and appeals, and asked the column team to help her find He Shaowen.
For this reason, she also specially wrote a letter and wanted to give it to him.
With the help of the column team, they really got in touch with He Shaowen, who was living in a nursing home. And when he saw the letter, he also wrote a reply.
It turned out that he had not been married all these years, and he had been waiting for Yin Chunying, and his hair was gray.
With the help of the program team, the two finally met.
"Shaowen, is that you?" She stepped forward softly and called.
He Shaowen raised his head, his eyes bright and affectionate, "Chunying? You...... Is it really you? His voice trembled slightly, as if this moment of reunion was as incredible as he had been looking forward to for fifty years.
The two stared at each other, the air around them seemed to be frozen, Yin Chunying lowered her head and said a little apologetically: "I'm sorry, fifty years ago...... I shouldn't have misunderstood you. ”
They told each other about the countless regrets they had over the years. He Shaowen slowly said the secret that had been sealed for many years, "Fifty years ago, I never received a letter from you, and later I learned that you got married...... I had no choice but to let go. ”
He lowered his eyes, a hint of melancholy on his face. When Yin Chunying heard this, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore, she choked and clenched his hand, "It's me who is not good, it's me who broke off contact without figuring it out back then." ”
It turned out that the letter that caused the two to have a misunderstanding was written by He Shaowen's suitor, and he didn't have any blind date at all, from beginning to end, he only liked Yin Chunying.
At this moment, Yin Chunying finally understood that all misunderstandings and losses originated from a misunderstanding. is still there, they finally solved the misunderstanding, and in the future, they will take care of each other as before.
epilogue
After fifty years of waiting and meeting again after several tosses, Yin Chunying and He Shaowen finally crossed the misunderstanding and years and came together again. With a sincere heart, Yin Chunying walked through thousands of mountains and rivers, just to find the answer of the year.
Although they missed half a century, they finally found that unchanged emotion in their twilight years hand in hand. The regrets buried deep in my heart in those years were gradually relieved in the company, and a true love across time was achieved.
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