On a gentle evening night, the story of Songshan Island slowly unfolds in the melodious sea breeze, like a social drama full of suspense. In "Parents' Love", Wang Zhenbiao married 50-year-old Ge Meixia, which caused rumors and discussions on the island. Is this marriage genuine, or is it a clever calculation behind it? This article will use the style of a senior social-themed TV drama critic blogger to dig deep into the mysteries behind this relationship.
First of all, let's review the relationship background between Wang Zhenbiao and Ge Meixia in "Parents' Love". Zhang Guiying's death silenced the island, and at this time, Wang Zhenbiao began a seemingly ordinary marriage plan. Zhang Guiying has a strong status on the island, but her appearance does not meet the island's aesthetic standards. On social occasions, Wang Zhenbiao felt embarrassed in front of Jiang Defu, because his wife was not as beautiful as An Jie. So, he began to look for a new marriage partner, and found Ge Meixia, who was in her 50s, the daughter of a fisherman, and an old girl who had experienced hardships.
Behind this marriage is Wang Zhenbiao's careful calculation. Wang Zhenbiao's subtle words about his appearance and his concern for face made him pay more attention to the external appearance of marriage. Ge Meixia's age and family background became a tangible bill in his eyes. He married her, not out of yearning for love, but out of a maintenance of social status and family face. By improving Ge Meixia's quality of life, he is actually maintaining his face and showing off his social status on the island.
Wang Zhenbiao and Ge Meixia already had a certain emotional foundation when they were on the island, and Wang Zhenbiao's possessiveness towards Ge Meixia had long been known. Therefore, marrying Ge Meixia was not a sudden decision.
Wang Zhenbiao is about to retire and chose Ge Meixia over a young woman because the two have a similar age difference, share life experiences, and avoid possible conflicts and run-in problems in life with young wives.
Considering that Ge Meixia became a nanny after leaving the island and passed the childbearing age, marrying her was a mutually beneficial deal for Wang Zhenbiao. The parties are financially satisfied with each other, avoiding possible property division issues.
When analyzing the character characteristics of Wang Zhenbiao and Ge Meixia, we found that there is a striking similarity between the two. Wang Zhenbiao is a majestic political commissar on the island, while Ge Meixia is an old girl who no one cares about on the island. They have all experienced the ups and downs of life, and they are all marginal figures in society. This similarity allows the two to have a tacit understanding together, and also allows Wang Zhenbiao to better control this marital relationship.
In this marriage, Wang Zhenbiao and Ge Meixia's choice presented a state of mutual benefit. After marriage, he pursued her quality of life and improved her social status. And Ge Meixia paid for him at the cost of emotion and labor. This complementary relationship allowed the two to get what they needed in their marriage, achieving mutual benefits. This also explains why Wang Zhenbiao gave up other younger and more beautiful options, and chose to spend his old age with Ge Meixia.
Eventually, the marriage is revealed to be the driving force behind an account. Wang Zhenbiao chose Ge Meixia in order to maintain the family's face and improve his social status. Through this marriage, he not only got a controllable partner, but also demonstrated his dominance on the island. And Ge Meixia found an opportunity to change her fate in this mutually beneficial marriage, although she seemed to be happy on the surface, but behind it was hidden that she became a part of Wang Zhenbiao's calculations.
In the TV series "Parents' Love", the relationship between Wang Zhenbiao and Ge Meixia is like a social drama, using the three elements of emotion, age and economy to weave an intricate network of social relationships. Their choice to marry was not motivated by love, but by a social calculation. This makes the audience enjoy the plot while also having a deep reflection on human nature and social relations. Perhaps, it is through such a TV series that we can better understand the complexity of life, the entanglement of emotions, and the various unknown calculations hidden behind society.