"Whether it's eating, buying ingredients, or doing household chores, we are AA, and our wages are paid on our own terms."
Even though they've been partners for years, they get along with each other in a way that's even more distant than someone they're completely unfamiliar with.
What is the reason why Li Weikang proposed this mode of life?Why would she feel so sorry for her husband and daughter?
Refuse to obtain a green card in the United States and become an upright Chinese citizen.
Miss Lee, please come to us and I will give you ten times your salary and issue you a green card."
In 1974, Li Weikang participated in a global cultural exchange event as a representative of China, but after a song, the American audience stopped her way.
She expressed her appreciation in extremely clumsy Chinese and sent a sincere invitation in exchange for a high salary and a green card.
However, Li Weikang was not moved at all, leaving only the sentence "I want to be an upright Chinese", and then left angrily.
After the incident, the senior leaders of the troupe paid more attention to her, and increased their care and care for her, fearing that she would leave.
Regarding Li Weikang, how good is his performance?Why is it attracting a high amount of invitation from the United States?
Li Weikang, a well-known performer of Peking Opera and the inheritor of the country's intangible cultural heritage, had a unique childhood.
As a native of Beijing, she has developed a strong interest in Peking Opera since she was a child.
Although five or six years old is a curious and active age, she behaves unusually obediently, and whenever she hears Peking Opera, she can sit for a whole day.
Occasionally, it is possible to imitate the performers on the stage and make babbling sounds for performance.
After entering the school, she deeply regarded Peking Opera as her interest and ultimate dream, but during that period, "opera" was seen as the least popular profession.
Despite being ridiculed by many classmates, parents have a different opinion.
They not only encouraged their daughter to pursue her dreams, but also guided her to complete the registration for the Chinese Academy of Drama**.
With the encouragement and support of her parents, Li Weikang studied Xi harder, took a deep breath, and wanted to show herself to those who mocked her.
She excelled in an exam shortly after, becoming one of the first students to enter the Academy of Drama, when she was only eleven years old, as Xi students entered the academy.
At school, she met many outstanding teachers, and their talents and efforts began to show, attracting the attention of many teachers.
However, the opinion of his classmates is not like this, probably because of jealousy, Xu often shows a cold attitude towards Li Weikang.
Against the backdrop of a particular era, this contradiction was thoroughly exploded, and rumors began to spread about her misconduct.
Suddenly, she became the focus of public criticism in the whole school, verbal insults and physical attacks became the norm, and Geng Qichang, who fell from the sky, became an unparalleled hero.
When she is bullied, he will stand up for her to fight back against other people's insults and lend a helping hand to ensure that she is safe to go to and from school.
After Li Weikang completed his studies, this protective attitude continued until they were about to separate, and the two began to share their feelings with each other, and they came together naturally.
But as soon as they got together, they were at risk of breaking up, Li Weikang went to the Peking Opera Company, and Geng Qichang chose to stay in school and work hard in their respective professional fields.
Although they are not far apart, their busy daily lives make them rarely see each other throughout the year, and they can only be relieved of each other's longing through letters.
This lasted for eight years, and finally ended the long long-distance relationship because of the strong urging of both parents to marry.
The wedding was quite simple, with just dinner with family and friends to start a sweet chapter in the newlyweds' lives.
However, on the first night of the wedding, Li Weikang made an unusual request: an AA lifestyle.
After getting married, AA always strives to avoid conflicts and quarrels.
From now on, whether we eat or do housework, we are at the AA level, and we can use part of our salary as a common expense for the family, while we take care of the rest ourselves".
Li Weikang's words made Geng Qichang feel very confused.
When we are in a relationship, we don't have clear boundaries yet, but after we get married, the boundaries are so clear.
Despite his doubts, he decided to follow his wife's advice out of deep concern for her.
When my friends learned about their relationship, they were shocked because they were the closest couple.
Their lifestyle is really reminiscent of roommates in a shared house.
At first, Geng Qichang also held the same opinion, and if this matter was made public, I am afraid that it would not sound pleasant.
But as time passed, he gradually understood his wife's true intentions and her deep meaning.
I'm in charge of cooking, you're in charge of washing dishes, I'm in charge of sweeping, you're in charge of laundry, and Li Weikang will reasonably allocate the day's work tasks every day.
The two men were each busy with their own affairs and quickly had their home spotless clean without any delays or complaints.
During the meal, if there is really only one egg left in the bowl, Li Weikang will definitely pick up a knife and cut it in half from the middle of the bowl, and everyone will not take advantage.
For this reason, the couple has hardly had an argument in their marriage over the past few decades.
Whenever colleagues complain that their husbands are not busy with household chores at home, Li Weikang is delighted with the choices he has made.
When Geng Qichang hears his friends complain that his wife is always critical of him and instructs him in various things, he feels deep down grateful that he has found a good wife.
This lifestyle not only clarifies the responsibilities between husband and wife, but also avoids disputes over trivial family matters.
In addition, it can bring many unexpected little surprises to everyday life.
Unlike most wives, Li Weikang manages his husband's entire salary and has his own private coffers.
Whenever the holidays come, they have the ability to decide their own salaries and buy some small gifts for others to bring some surprises to their lives.
Although their daughter later came into the world, the two maintained the same pattern of living, which included the payment of half of the living expenses and school fees.
The concept of equality between men and women is deeply ingrained, and women are equally capable of earning money to support their families.
Li Weikang is not only committed to maintaining the stability of the relationship between husband and wife, but he also has his own selfish intentions.
For the debt to his daughter and husband, he did his best to make up for it in his later years.
In Li Weikang's home, "busy with your feet on the ground" is not an adjective, but a true description.
After getting married, both of them worked at the Peking Opera Company, and one performance after another left them without time to go home, and the dormitory became a place for them to rest.
This lifestyle led them to welcome their child, a little girl named "Eight Sisters", after six years of marriage.
Despite this, the children did not hinder Li Weikang's performance progress, and he resumed his work as soon as he finished his confinement.
The child is entrusted to the care of a nanny, not because the child is not cared for enough, or because the child is injured or has a fever.
Even though I've been suffering from minor ailments, I really feel sorry for my daughter because I can't find time to go home and visit her.
Geng Qichang observed that his wife's career was gradually rising, so he took the initiative to cut back on his acting time so that he could have more time to take care of his children.
Li Weikang deeply felt her husband's selfless dedication and remembered it in his heart, because his daughter was not familiar with this mother.
She is not even as good as the aunt who sells baked cakes at the door, which makes her feel even more guilty about her family, but she feels helpless.
Faced with the heavy responsibility of the troupe, she couldn't find a way out, so she had to temporarily let her husband and daughter suffer some grievances.
Under her leadership, the troupe gradually entered the track of regularization, and Li Weikang began to have the idea of retiring.
At that time, my daughter, Bamei, had already reached the age of sixteen and was going through a crucial period of adolescence in her life, and if she did not accompany her as a mother, she might not have been able to do so.
Despite this, the leadership was still reluctant to see her leave, and after a long period of persuasion, Li Weikang finally decided to continue working as an actor in the theater, but this required the removal of the position of head of the troupe.
At that time, she had already entered the life of fifty years old and began to live an ordinary life.
Even though her cooking skills are not stellar, she still likes to wake up early, prepare a nutritionally balanced breakfast for her daughter, and water her husband's plants.
With her unwavering support, the daughter who had not wanted to talk to her finally opened her closed heart.
With the continuous encouragement and companionship of her parents, the eighth sister performed well in the college entrance examination and became an outstanding student in the Department of Physics of Peking University.
After completing his undergraduate studies, he went on to graduate school and successfully joined a financial institution after graduation.
Li Weikang and the others didn't worry about this from beginning to end, how can they not be proud to have such a daughter?
Summary section. Li Weikang, who is now over 70 years old, is still obsessed with the art form of Peking Opera despite his retirement.
In their free time, they travel to the theatre to mentor the younger generation and see how they carry forward the traditional Chinese Peking Opera, much to the delight of the duo.
When I have free time, I visit my grandson at my daughter's house and take a walk in the park to enjoy my old age.
Only the AA lifestyle has remained the same, which has also become their unique romantic mood.
I also hope that they will continue this relationship in the future and spend their old age together.
Li Weikang