22 years ago, a beautiful engineer in Sichuan insisted on marrying a northeastern man who was only 96 centimeters tall, despite the opposition of relatives and friends.
At that time, the marriage between them shocked the world, and no one could understand the choice she made.
Now that 22 years have passed, what has happened to them?
The female engineer's name is Xu Yingchun, and she was born into a privileged family, and her parents both work within the system.
She studied hard since she was a child, first in high school, graduated with honors in college, and because she was smart and capable, she excelled in her studies, and soon after graduation, she entered a large state-owned enterprise and became an engineer.
Xu Yingchun, who has just joined the work, works very hard, goes out early and returns late every day, often works overtime until late at night, and the project she is responsible for is very complex, and she needs to calculate the strength and stability of the structure, and she carefully calculates to ensure the quality of the project.
At the same time, she also actively learned new technologies, joined the design team, and contributed to the landscape design of several major projects.
While the work is going well, Xu Yingchun's marriage is also very happy, her husband Zhang Xiaodong works in this state-owned enterprise, the two are college classmates, Xu Yingchun is gentle and patient with people, seemingly serious but careful and considerate, the two have very good personalities, so they came together naturally after graduation.
After marriage, Zhang Xiaodong often took care of daily life, so that Xu Yingchun devoted himself to work, Xu Yingchun often prepared a sumptuous lunch for Zhang Xiaodong, and occasionally cooked him a delicious dinner after work.
They had their first child not long after they got married, a lovely boy, in order to take better care of the child, Xu Yingchun chose to work from home for a few days.
She works while taking care of the children, busy but happy, she often teases the children, the two of them are happy, on weekdays, she will also find time to walk with the children, play, the relationship between mother and child is very close.
Just when everything seemed to be going in a good direction, Xu Yingchun's husband suddenly fell ill, at first only occasionally feeling weak, and then gradually worsened, and the examination found that it was advanced liver cancer.
This sudden news was a huge blow to them, which made the happy life fall apart in an instant, Zhang Xiaodong needed to be hospitalized**, but the medical expenses were high, and Xu Yingchun had to work hard to make money.
In order to raise medical expenses, she worked overtime, working more than ten hours a day, and she also went out to do odd jobs on weekends, doing some simple manual work to earn extra money.
However, the high ** cost still stretched her back, and her life with her children became more and more difficult.
Her husband's condition is getting worse and worse, and the distance from death is getting closer and closer, which hits Xu Yingchun hard, and she is on the verge of despair all day long.
Even if she tried her best, she couldn't stop the passage of life, and before her husband died, she held his hand and promised to take care of the child.
After the death of her husband, Xu Yingchun fell into deep grief, she couldn't sleep all night, often crying silently in the middle of the night, and her mind was full of bits and pieces spent with her husband.
Raising children alone was a huge challenge for her, she had to work to support her family and take care of her children's daily life, and the stress and pain made her almost collapse, and she even had the idea of desperate money.
At this most difficult moment, a netizen named "Huixin" suddenly found her, both of whom were literature lovers and met on an online literature forum.
"Huixin" is very literary, and the prose written by him is quite popular with netizens, the two hit it off at first sight, Xu Yingchun told all his pain, and got "Huixin" to listen and explain patiently.
It turned out that "Huixin"'s real name was Tan Chunhui, who was born with vitreous bone disease, and his bones were as fragile as porcelain dolls, and the doctor judged that he would not live to be 1 year old, but his parents did not give up and tried every means to take care of him.
Tan Chunhui can't be held, he can only lie on the cardboard, in his childhood, he had to be careful in all activities, but he was still constantly injured, and the pain accompanied him throughout his growth.
It is extremely rare to be diagnosed with this disease at the age of 9, and he has broken more than 300 bones by the age of 15, but Tan Chunhui did not complain, he asked his parents to buy him books and began to study on his own.
Tan Chunhui's strength is very small, he has to be careful and careful when turning books, and his hand will be broken if he is not careful, and his healing speed is much slower than ordinary people.
But he was immersed in the sea of books, keen on words, writing became his biggest dream, he asked his parents to ghostwrite, writing down his thoughts word by word.
In 1984, his articles first appeared in the newspapers, which received rave reviews and increased self-confidence, and since then he has published a large number of works in newspapers and magazines, won many awards, and entered the university through self-examination, and finally obtained a diploma in literature.
In 1999, with the rise of the Internet, Tan Chunhui keenly felt that this would be a new opportunity, he commented on the sports forum, and was soon selected by a sports ** to serve as a sports commentator.
His parents were pleased with his achievements and worried about his future, and it was not until the appearance of Xu Yingchun, a Sichuan girl, that Tan Chunhui's life changed.
In the 80s of the 20th century, Tan Chunhui switched from his parents to using computers, and at the forum, he met Xu Yingchun, who had just lost his husband and children, and was at a low point in his life.
The two hit it off at first sight, Xu Yingchun confided in his heart, and was explained by Tan Chunhui, Tan Chunhui's experience of not being afraid of illness and insisting on writing made Xu Yingchun see hope.
If he can overcome fate and pursue his dreams, what reason does he have to give up?
So, with Tan Chunhui's encouragement, Xu Yingchun regained her strength, she rekindled her fighting spirit, and as long as she was for the sake of the child, she would definitely be able to move forward.
And the story between the two doesn't end there.
The two chatted online for a year and were deeply moved, Xu Yingchun mustered up the courage to express his heart to his parents, but was strongly opposed.
She was not discouraged, asked for leave to come to Liaoning, and finally met Tan Chunhui, in the face of Tan Chunhui, who was only 96 centimeters, she not only did not retreat, but was distressed, she saw the clear and stubborn gaze in Tan Chunhui's eyes, and was determined to marry him.
Tan Chunhui was also very excited, he thought that this was just a virtual relationship, and Xu Yingchun would have difficulty accepting it when he saw him.
Unexpectedly, she really appeared, like an angel descending, he burst into tears, almost couldn't believe that this was a reality, in the face of the doubts of relatives and friends, Xu Yingchun solemnly stated that he would marry Tan Chunhui.
In 2002, they entered the marriage hall in the presence of relatives and friends, and the scene was a mixture of tears and laughter, not only because they cried with joy.
At the same time, it is also mixed with people's surprise and confusion, there are always people who don't understand this, but they resolutely choose to love each other.
After marriage, they moved to Jinzhou to live, and they worked hard to adapt to the new environment.
After marriage, Tan Chunhui was very grateful to Xu Yingchun for not giving up, in his heart, his wife was the angel of his life.
Over the years, Xu Yingchun has taken care of his daily life meticulously, and she often picked up Tan Chunhui, who was only 50 pounds, which gave him a great sense of security.
Tan Chunhui often works late at night, Xu Yingchun is always around, in order to let him see the outside world, she also took a driver's license and used the car she bought to take him out to play.
In the hearts of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Xu Yingchun is also like his own daughter.
In 2003, her father-in-law was admitted to the hospital, Xu Yingchun took on the responsibility of taking care of the whole family, before her father-in-law died, he held her hand tightly and thanked her for her efforts.
However, this combination of families has also been questioned, some people say that Xu Yingchun chose Tan Chunhui for money, and some people ridicule Tan Chunhui for raising other people's sons.
In this regard, the two do not think about it, because the truth of life is only known to themselves.
In 2016, her mother-in-law was seriously ill again, and Xu Yingchun took care of her carefully, but she still passed away.
Xu Yingchun said that the reason why she takes care of her family wholeheartedly is because she loves her husband and is willing to do anything for him, and her kindness touched Tan Chunhui and tens of millions of readers.
Their deeds have been reported by major ** and become a model for the society, Tan Chunhui was named "National Five Good Families", and Xu Yingchun won the "National Star of Filial Piety and Respect for the Elderly" and other honors.
What's even more gratifying is that for more than 20 years, the couple not only takes care of the family, but also devotes themselves to public welfare, Tan Chunhui founded the Porcelain Doll Love Association in Jinzhou, and Xu Yingchun has obtained a social worker qualification certificate in order to support her husband.
They have donated money and materials for many years, with a cumulative expenditure of more than 1 million yuan to help hundreds of disabled people, and during the epidemic, they spontaneously organized volunteers to participate in prevention and control.
Today, Tan Chunhui is 60 years old, but he is still active in the front line of public welfare, Xu Yingchun opened a "porcelain doll" short ** account to record the touching stories of their husband and wife.
This year, they went back to Sichuan to visit their father-in-law and mother-in-law, and the whole family was happy. And Xu Yingchun also regards her husband as the greatest meaning in life.
Many years ago, the doctor asserted that Tan Chunhui would not live to be 5 years old, but under the care of his family and lover, he not only survived, but also gained a rich life.
Love needs tolerance and dedication, and Tan Chunhui and Xu Yingchun have woven this legend with their hands, and I believe their story will continue to inspire more people to love and be loved.