Du Yuesheng died in Hong Kong on August 16, 1951, a moment that made Meng Xiaodong deeply realize that the person who really cherished her was Du Yuesheng, not Mei Lanfang, who was unilaterally affectionately attached to her. She had only crossed paths with these two men in her life, but they were very different. Her marriage to Mei Lanfang made her unspeakable, and although her marriage to Du Yuesheng was opposed, she was extremely happy. Du Yuesheng poured 30 years of affection into her, until the age of 62, he justified her name, which made her feel very satisfied;And Du Yuesheng's last words before his death also mentioned her, which was moving. First of all, the marriage that people don't want to look back on. In the spring of 1925, 17-year-old Meng Xiaodong performed in Tianjin and quickly captured the hearts of many fans, including Du Yuesheng, who had become one of the gangsters in Shanghai.
Surprisingly, as the boss of the gang, Du Yuesheng did not take the approach of "seeing the color", but silently paid attention to Meng Xiaodong. At that time, Meng Xiaodong did not notice Du Yuesheng's special attention to herself, and her mind was all on another man, that is, the personable, handsome and dashing drama superstar Mei Lanfang. After Meng Xiaodong came to Beiping, he began to perform with Mei Lanfang, and they had feelings for each other. Therefore, Meng Xiaodong's love for Mei Lanfang is not unrequited. At the instigation of a friend, Mei Lanfang proposed to Meng Xiaodong. At that time, Mei Lanfang already had a wife Fu Zhifang, and Fu Zhifang was very strong, and Meng Xiaodong had a stubborn personality, Mei Lanfang was worried that the two would not be able to get along, so she proposed a "compromise" plan, that is, to get married secretly and not to the public. Perhaps because he was carried away by love, the arrogant Meng Xiaodong didn't seem to mind being a partial house and had no name, so he agreed to the marriage proposal.
In addition to agreeing to get married, Meng Xiaodong also made a greater sacrifice, that is, to abide by the previous agreement, give up his thriving career, and concentrate on being Mei Lanfang's captive "canary". As it turned out, her efforts were wrong. After Fu Zhifang found out about the two of them, she forcibly separated them. Later, Mei Lanfang's mother died, and Meng Xiaodong wanted to mourn, but Mei Lanfang refused. Only then did Meng Xiaodong realize Mei Lanfang's true face: he only cared about his reputation and didn't take her to heart at all. Meng Xiaodong was exhausted and hoped to end this relationship and marriage, but things were not easy, and it was not until Du Yuesheng came forward to help her deal with everything. Secondly, who is the scoundrel and who is the gentleman?Mei Lanfang rejected Meng Xiaodong's request to break up, but instead pestered endlessly, causing a storm in the city, which everyone knows. At the suggestion of a friend, Meng Xiaodong decided to go to court.
She traveled to Shanghai to seek help from a lawyer and stopped by to visit her friend Yao Yulan, whose husband was Du Yuesheng. After learning what happened to Meng Xiaodong, Yao Yulan was very indignant and said that she would ask her husband to help solve the problem, and Meng Xiaodong was grateful. At that time, Du Yuesheng was already a "hooligan" who was feared by everyone, and his style of acting was not gentlemanly. Mei Lanfang didn't dare to provoke this "hooligan" easily, and quickly accepted all the conditions. Meng Xiaodong could finally be ecstatic. Her joy also infected Du Yuesheng. After the matter was resolved, Meng Xiaodong began to shift his attention to Du Yuesheng. She learned that Du Yuesheng had always taken her to heart, but she didn't approach her because of respect, lest it affect her. Du Yuesheng established Meng Xiaodong's position. Soon after the divorce, Meng Xiaodong and Du Yuesheng lived together. At this time, she realized that she had met Du Yuesheng too late.
Du Yuesheng told her that he had been infatuated with her as early as 1925. That year, after Du Yuesheng returned to Shanghai from Tianjin, he never forgot Meng Xiaodong's every move and couldn't sleep at night. In the end, he decided to confess to Meng Xiaodong, but at that time, Meng Xiaodong had already combined with Mei Lanfang, and he could only bless silently. Meng Xiaodong was deeply moved, so he resolutely lived with Du Yuesheng. The two lived together for more than a decade until 1950, when their marriage was registered. At that time, Meng Xiaodong was 42 years old and Du Yuesheng was 62 years old. Before Du Yuesheng died, he made proper arrangements for Meng Xiaodong and left his last words: "You have to live well!."In addition, he also took out 20,000 out of his assets of 200,000 and gave it to her. Du Yuesheng's death made Meng Xiaodong sad. In short, human nature is full of complexities. In the era when the Youth Gang was prevalent, Du Yuesheng gradually rose from the bottom and eventually became a member of the Shanghai Youth Gang.
However, even the feared non-gentleman has a gentleman's side. He loves Meng Xiaodong deeply, but he never bothers her, just pays attention to her silently. It's unimaginable that such a gang boss has such a tender side.