Every time the audience is immersed in "The Happy Life of An Jie and Jiang Defu", they always look forward to living that kind of warm life. However, once the camera turns to Lao Ding and Wang Xiu'e, although their interaction is full of laughter, there will always be a trace of bitterness in their hearts.
Wang Xiu'e, an unruly and grinning rural woman, always gives people the impression of being pungent and gossipy. Her appearance is rough and her words are scathing, but the kindness of her heart is touching. However, compared to the elegant, cultured An Jie, she seems to be a little out of place. An Jie's beauty and decent manners made Wang Xiu'e ashamed and envious.
An Jie lives a relaxed life, and when she returns home, Dehua helps with housework, while Jiang Defu dotes on her. In contrast, Wang Xiu'e takes care of everything at home and abroad, and is busy taking care of her three naughty sons every day, making her disgraced. After Lao Ding returned home, he didn't seem to appreciate her hard work, and was always picky and dissatisfied.
After many years of marriage, Wang Xiu'e has never heard Lao Ding say a gentle word to her. She once complained to Dehua: "I have lived with your big brother Ding for more than ten years, and I have never seen him talk to me in that tone!" Lao Ding even wanted to repair Wang Xiu'e because she was nosy. Because of Wang Xiu'e's gossip, there have been many conflicts between An Jie and Dehua, which made Lao Ding feel very embarrassed. Compared with Jiang Defu, Lao Ding felt that his wife really couldn't do it.
The most embarrassing thing is Wang Xiu'e's ending. During the birth of her fourth child, she tragically passed away from massive hemorrhage. Later, Zhang Guiying also died suddenly, which makes people wonder if the screenwriter is prejudiced against uneducated rural women.
Why are which city-born, well-educated, and beautiful women can live a happy life and be favored by their husbands, while Wang Xiu'e and others not only do not get the love and attention of their husbands, but also die early? There may be no answer to this question, but we can think about the diversity of life and the impermanence of fate. Their husbands found new lovers shortly after their deaths and pursued their ideal partners, which inevitably gave the impression that these men were unkind. However, when I re-examined this drama, combined with the historical background at that time, I deeply felt Lao Ding's deep love for Wang Xiu'e.
In that era, Lao Ding and Wang Haiyang's father had the opportunity to dissolve this unsatisfactory marriage, that is, to get rid of the feudal marriage arranged by their parents. This is not only a trend, but also a form of political correctness. Jiang Defu chose to divorce Zhang Guilan after his success, and no one questioned his motives. When he gave the reason for the divorce, the people around him thought that he had a good reason, and even praised him for breaking the shackles of feudal etiquette.
Lao Ding was deeply dissatisfied with this marriage, and deep down he longed to spend time with a cultured woman, to be able to talk to her and share knowledge from books. This desire is so strong that his life with Wang Xiu'e is not happy. He once confided in Jiang Defu that he couldn't find happy days all year round.
Despite this, Lao Ding still chose to spend the rest of his life with Wang Xiu'e. He didn't end the marriage for that valid reason. If it weren't for Wang Xiu'e's sudden death, he might have suppressed himself for the rest of his life and spent his life with her like this.
After understanding the social background at that time, let's take a look at Lao Ding, who is actually a man with deep affection. It's a pity that he has lived so aggrieved all his life and has never been able to marry the woman he likes.
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