"Jiang Defu, I have never loved you. This is An Jie's confession to Jiang Defu in the original work of "Parents' Love". This once seemed to be a happy couple, but there was a lot of helplessness, grievances and unknown sadness behind it.
At the beginning of the article, let's go back to the scene where Jiang Defu proposed to An Jie. At that moment, his eyes were full of longing for love, but few people noticed whether this desire really came from his love for An Jie. It was revealed in the original book that Jiang Defu's first impression on An Jie was not good, he dressed rusticly, spoke with a local accent, and behaved rudely. This is very different from the image of An Jie's ideal boyfriend, however, Jiang Defu did not give up because of this, but wanted to conquer An Jie and prove his charm.
This kind of pursuit that seems to challenge self-esteem makes people question whether Jiang Defu's love for An Jie really comes from his love for her as a person, or whether it is just a whim, driven by a desire to conquer. This question makes us worry about Anjie.
However, what is even more heart-wrenching is An Jie depicted in the original book. In the TV series, she is a happy wife with a group of children and a big smile. But in the original book, An Jie has no love for Jiang Defu, she passively entered this marriage. The family supports this marriage because Jiang Defu has a good status and can bring a turnaround for the whole family. The family pushed An Jie into Jiang Defu's arms, and An Jie couldn't resist this arrangement, so he could only marry Jiang Defu.
On the wedding night, An Jie burst into tears all night; When she gave birth to a child for Jiang Defu, An Jie was in pain, she had no love for her husband, and she didn't have much maternal love for her children. In the original book, the author Liu Jing revealed that An Jie was just a victim of environmental oppression in that era and was forced to accept everything. Her youth, love, and ideals were all destroyed in this transactional marriage.
Is An Jie's marriage forced out of helplessness, or is it out of true love? In the original book, the change in social status is the reason why the two go in the same direction. In the TV series, although Jiang Defu was born in the countryside, he fell in love with An Jie, who had a good family background, in the turbulent years of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea. The two crossed the class divide and started their own family.
However, in the original work, the author Liu Jing created this ** based on the love of his parents. She said unceremoniously that her parents were not a good match, and their marriage was just a foolish thing that Yue Lao did. An Jie's dislike and dissatisfaction with Jiang Defu are more profound in the original work, and his mother has even been treating Jiang Defu with an unhappy, disgusted and cold attitude. An Jie becomes a victim of marriage, driven by social status and family interests, and the real marital relationship is far from the happy scene in the TV series.
Is such a marriage the opposite of love and life? In the TV series, we see them living happily together, overcoming difficulties together, raising children, and walking through life hand in hand. In the original work, the personality characteristics of the two have been reversed, in old age, the originally pampered and fashionable An Jie began to dislike the living environment, and Jiang Defu became picky and detail-oriented.
Love and life are intertwined, and the truth of the marriage relationship is gradually emerging. Jiang Defu didn't know until his death, whether his efforts and dedication were worth it, An Jie never loved him, she just made countless compromises for survival and the reputation of her family.
An Jie's eyes never stayed on the children, but passed over their heads, looking into a place of nothingness - where there was another life in her imagination. She never really got happiness, she was just playing the role of a mother and wife. The most painful moment was shouting "Miss An", a name that had not been mentioned for a long time, during the quarrel. Miss Ann is a young girl with a dream, and now she has disappeared in this transaction.
After reading the original work of "Parents' Love", it seems that I was slapped in the face, it turns out that love and marriage are not as simple and beautiful as TV series. It may have its roots in a desire for conquest, it may have its roots in family deals, or it may have been based on compromise and helplessness. We all live in such an imperfect world, and love inevitably has its sad side.
However, even after all the frustration and betrayal, I still look forward to someone coming and saying the hard-earned "I love you" to me. Life owes Anjie too much, but we still have to keep a pure heart. There is still so much beauty in the world waiting for us to discover, and I believe that we will eventually have our own company. Because, the stage of life, even if there are twists and turns behind the scenes, is still worth our eagerly anticipated.