As the saying goes, things are clustered by kind, and people are distinguished by groups. Yu Yanran was one of the few close friends in Minglan during her teenage years, and the two lost their mother when they were young because of a common experience.
In the story, Yanran once told Minglan like this: "If you lose your mother, your father will disappear." This sentence is the most authentic and credible description of her life experience. Yu Yanran is the direct granddaughter of Yu Taishi's main room. She has been a sensible and filial child since she was a child, and she can be regarded as a good daughter-in-law at home. Many people are not very familiar with the role of Taishi Yu, but he is undoubtedly an important figure. Because he was born in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, he is also a typical image of a Qing official. In this story, Yu Taishi was already gray-haired as soon as he appeared, but he was the chief auxiliary minister of that era, and among the civil officials who fought with the first emperor, his voice was unmatched, and his status was almost the same as that of the prime minister. Not only did Yu Taishi show exceptional ability in his work, but his reputation spread far and wide. The ancient emperor once wrote "diligence and prudence" to praise him, which is enough to prove that in that era, Yu Taishi's influence could not be underestimated.
In the work "Do You Know", Minglan is the sixth daughter of the Sheng family, and she has no biological sisters or brothers. Since Wei Xiaoniang's death, Minglan has left only her grandmother in the Sheng family. Minglan 's future was realized thanks to her grandmother's deep love and meticulous care. In this story, Minglan has a similar fate to another girl, and time has left almost the same scars on their growth path, and this girl is none other than Minglan Yu's close friend, Yu Yanran.
The young woman who was raised by Master Yu was not supposed to be weak and incompetent. However, Yu Yanran is like a soft persimmon that is easy to be bullied, anyone can easily pinch her. She came from a prominent family, but that didn't give her enough security. Even Minglan is the daughter of a five-rank petty official, and her style of acting is more capable and beautiful than her. In her, I saw all the qualities that a woman possesses. In fact, Yu Yanran's personality is like a foot of ice, and it doesn't become cold in a day. She grew up under the care of her father, and her personality became more and more gentle and kind because of it. mentioned Yu Yanran, she was originally the most favored daughter of the Yu family. The power of the Yu family is actually decided by Yu Taishi. Although the Yu family had sons and daughters, their foundations were all built by this grandfather. And the Yu family also has their own biological sons and daughters, which gives the Yu family greater decision-making power.
Compared with Minglan , Yu Yanran should show more freedom and ease. In the process of raising Minglan, Mrs. Sheng must also take into account Sheng Hong's face, because Sheng Hong is Mrs. Sheng's adopted son, and Mrs. Sheng broke off relations with her mother's family very early for the sake of the Sheng family. Until now, Old Lady Sheng was highly respected in the Sheng Mansion, but since her influence did not have absolute decision-making power like Yu Taishi, Yu Taishi's status in the Yu family was even more important. Those girls who have grown up under the guidance of Mrs. Yu should also straighten their backs more, even if her father is not particularly fond of her, she can still be protected by her grandfather. Compared with Yan Ran's biological father, the Yu family's grandfather appeared to be more powerful. However, Yu Yanran's personality has become so fragile now, and it all has to start with the grandmother of the Yu family.
When it comes to this young woman in the boudoir, she always seems to be unable to escape the backyard constraints. Her grandfather was a famous calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty. Yu Yanran is very lucky because her grandmother is still alive. My grandfather and grandmother lived in the countryside, and my grandparents were both working in other places, so they were all taken care of by my grandfather. After the death of Yu Yanran's mother, Mrs. Yu felt the pain of her granddaughter, so they decided to take Yu Yanran home to take care of her. Although Yu Taishi was a wonderful man, he was not only talented, but also managed his family well, in reality, no one could call him Yu Taishi. His attitude towards his daughter was gentle, even harsh. This caused Yu Taishi's wife, that is, Yanran's grandmother, to become completely devoid of scheming and means under the protection of her husband. The Yu family's grandmother must have lived happily ever after, and her husband was both wealthy and powerful, and took care of her until her old age. However, the grandmother of the Yu family was also protected like a little white rabbit, not only in the whole family, but she even did not get a good education for her own son.
Yu Taishi is a person who values love and righteousness, he is decisive in doing things and killing decisively, but the men of the Yu family are not like this grandfather. The grandfather was gentle with his daughter, but when the daughter got married, the grandfather made her a daughter-in-law. After Yu Yanran's mother died, her father married her as his second wife. The following year, my father married a third wife. Soon after, Yu Yanran's stepmother brought a younger brother and a younger sister to the Yu family. After that, she married another daughter-in-law, but she did not bring any benefit to the family. Since then, Yu Yanran has become more redundant in the Yu family. Both the father and her mother had a good relationship, but there was no son. Indeed, when a reconstituted family has children, they appear more like a big family.
Although Yanran's father loved Yanran deeply, the other children were also his biological children. In such a situation, we have to make them family members. In order to treat every bowl of water fairly in a large family, the joint contribution of parents is indispensable. However, there is one person who puts all his efforts on a woman. The stepmother is prejudiced against Yanran, and she blows gently next to Yanran's father, who loses his affection for her because of this. The stepmother's behavior made the two families, who were already very difficult to get along, even more estranged, and even caused a barrier, resulting in a very tense relationship between the two people. As time passed, Yanran was under the care of her grandparents, and her relationship with her biological father gradually became indifferent. After her father died, her stepmother married her off to her brother. Out of deep concern for her children, the stepmother hopes to let Yanran get married as soon as possible, so as to ensure the harmony and tranquility of their family.
In such a social context, the only female elder who has the ability to correct the family ethos, that is, Yanran's grandmother, appears very weak and incompetent. She could only watch her son make mistakes, but she failed to fundamentally change the bad atmosphere in the family. The daughter who grew up in this environment can only be controlled by her mother and stepmother, and she can only follow them to do things that do not belong to her. Although Yu Yanran is the daughter of the main room, it is difficult for her to get a good return in the company of her stepmother.
Her grandfather sent her to a private school after living at her grandmother's house for a while, while her grandfather's mother and grandmother, both studying in the city, were very distinctive about the way their children were educated. In another place, Yanran's father was taken away by her stepmother again, which made her care for this daughter greatly reduced, and in the end, the relationship between the two was completely broken. She could only watch her daughter being beaten and bruised by others, but she didn't know how to save her. Although the Yu family's grandmother cared deeply about her granddaughter, she never really thought about the plight her granddaughter faced. Because she is her own grandmother, she also loves her granddaughter very much. The Yu family's grandmother longed to protect her granddaughter, but she never taught Yanran that the true meaning of life is to keep moving forward and face life's challenges, rather than blindly retreating or giving in.
From this point on, we can clearly identify the most significant differences between Yanran and Minglan. The former is a very assertive woman, while the latter is a very gentle woman. I still vividly remember that in the story, when Minglan was serving as a housekeeper, in order to tidy up the maids sent from all directions in the yard, she skillfully designed Changfeng and Changbai. One of them is designed for the maid to wait on the road that Changfeng must pass through, while the other is dedicated to reserving enough time for the maid to spend with Changbai. As a result, when they are together, they are all one by one.
When it really happened, Minglan pretended to be innocent, and on the surface it seemed that she was punishing her subordinates, but in fact she still lifted them high and gently put them down. Wang Ruofu learned that his Changbai was almost taken away by the little demon below, he couldn't help suppressing his emotions, rushed into Minglan 's room, and drove away Lin Hanshuang's men in succession. After the incident, Minglan played against her grandmother, and she only mentioned that this strategy had caused her brothers to suffer, and she felt deeply guilty. However, at this critical moment, Mrs. Sheng successfully adjusted Minglan 's psychological state. "I wonder, why are you doing this?Mrs. Sheng assured her that she was doing the right thing.
Minglan was not born in the womb of the eldest lady, nor did Lin Hanshuang carefully plan every step for her, all she had was herself. Deep down, Mrs. Sheng hopes to protect this girl for the rest of her life, but she knows that Minglan needs to grow up, and she herself will eventually grow old and will not be able to accompany her forever. She wants to be a woman, but this does not mean that she can be a woman, to be a woman, she must also know the art of life. Only when Ming'er has mastered how to walk, how to run, and dare to enter this lonely world can she truly feel at ease.
All she had to do was for her to learn to walk and then learn to be human. For the old lady of the Yu family, she herself has not mastered the skills of how to hold a sword, how can she effectively teach Yan Ran?So, she put all her thoughts on her son. Yanran was oppressed by her stepmother everywhere and was dissatisfied with the unfairness of this world, but Minglan always stood by her side and encouraged her. Although they lost their mothers, they were both sheltered by their grandfathers and mothers, and they were not the same people.
Minglan finally understood Mrs. Sheng's good intentions, and finally became what Mrs. Sheng expected. Yu Yanran learned how to be gentle and virtuous in the Yu family, and under Minglan guidance, she learned how to live for herself. The story came to an end, and Minglan gave birth to a group brother. Yu Yanran brought her husband to congratulate her, and presented Minglan with the painting of "A Hundred Birds and a Phoenix" painted for her that year. The painting was wanted by Yanran's stepmother to be completed, but Yanran did not agree. This allowed Yan Ran to experience a kind of maturity of consciousness, and she finally realized that the true meaning of life is to live for herself, and the power to choose is in her own hands.
Yanran is undoubtedly a kind girl, but even more fortunately, she also has a close friend Minglan with her. Minglan passed on to her what she had never learned from her grandmother. It is precisely because of this that Yu Yanran was able to become the real direct granddaughter of Yu Taishi, she dared to take responsibility and acted openly and brightly.