In February 2021, the famous performing artist Wang Gang posted a photo of playing ice hockey with his son on Weibo: He was holding a hockey stick in his hand, a pipe in his mouth, and a cool expression. Wang Gang is an old man, his wife Zheng Yandong is 20 years younger than him, and Wang Gang is 9 years younger than his father-in-law. The age gap between Weng and his son is so small that it is rare. However, Wang Gang was not embarrassed at all towards his father-in-law. Wang Gang divorced Cheng Fangyuan
After Wang Gang divorced singer Cheng Fangyuan in 2001, he felt depressed and no longer had any illusions about love and marriage. Mother Xiao Zhuoyuan was forced to marry and asked Zhang Tielin and Zhang Guoli to help Wang Gang introduce him. But Wang Gang closed his emotional door tightly, and no woman could enter his heart. Wang Gang decided to live alone until old age, when he would live in a nursing home. However, in 2005, a girl named Zheng Yandong came to Wang Gang from the Internet. She is from Shenyang, 20 years younger than Wang Gang. She graduated from the Orchestral Department of the Central Conservatory of Music and taught cello at the Chinese People's Liberation Army Art Academy. Zheng Yandong, with her long hair shawl, rationality and elegance, and pure smile, is like a fairy stepping out of an oil painting. Wang Gang has always liked girls who play the cello and thinks they are elegant, pure and artistically beautiful. He couldn't help but feel sad for Zheng Yandong secretly.
Zheng Yandong and Zheng Yandong also respect Wang Gang and appreciate his erudition, and they have a good impression of each other. However, Wang Gang had concerns and did not dare to take a step forward, fearing that his marriage would be hurt again. Zheng Yandong is also worried because of Wang Gang's complicated love history and the huge age difference between the two, and she is worried that she will be unhappy in the future. Wanting love but not daring to love, both of them are very distressed. At this time, Wang Gang's daughter Wang Tingting got married. When she returned to Beijing from the UK to visit relatives, she understood her father's thoughts. She persuaded her father: "Dad, I support you and Aunt Zheng. I have lived in England for a long time and cannot be filial to you. There should be a good woman to take care of you." Wang Gang was moved by the understanding of Wang Gang's daughter and son-in-law.
Later, Wang Tingting took the initiative to meet with Zheng Yandong. She talked about her father's troubles and the difficulties of living alone. She hopes Zheng Yandong can be with her father. As a result, Zheng Yandong became brave and reconnected with Wang Gang, and the two confirmed their relationship. Unexpectedly, one wave has not yet stabilized, and the other wave has risen again. Zheng Yandong's relationship with Wang Gang was strongly opposed by her parents. Zheng Yandong's mother worked in the education department in Shenyang, and his father was a cellist in Shenyang's cultural and art units. The old couple have retired and are spending time with their daughter in Beijing. They did not buy a house but lived in the dormitory of Zheng Yandong School. Zheng's parents have two biggest worries: First, Wang Gang has been divorced twice, and the old couple is worried that he is careless about their relationship. The other is that Zheng's father is 9 years older than Wang Gang, and he is worried that the relationship will not be good in the future and he will feel embarrassed. Wang Gang bravely went to meet his mother-in-law
After Zheng Yandong told Wang Gang's parents' concerns, he did not back down and bravely went to see Zheng's parents. At the first meeting, Wang Gang called his prospective father-in-law "Ms. Zheng." He sincerely talked about the reasons for the failure of his two marriages and his true love for Zheng Yandong.
Wang Gang said: "It is precisely because of the changes in emotions that I know how to cherish and know what kind of person is suitable for me. Don't worry, I will make her satisfied with Xiao Zheng." Zheng's parents said Wang Gang had a very good impression. Although he was 57 years old at this time, he was in good physical condition and looked younger than his actual age. Zheng's parents' attitude softened. Afterwards, the Zheng family’s parents asked Wang Gang’s friends to ask about his personality. In the spring of 2006, a friend told them that Wang Gang was generous, kind and trustworthy. Here's the thing: Wang Gang likes to collect. Not long ago, a friend sold him his fake goods for 300,000 yuan. After Wang Gang asked someone to authenticate it and found it to be fake, he asked his friend to return the money. The friend said awkwardly that all the money was spent on studying abroad and there was no money to compensate Wang Gang.
Someone persuaded Wang Gang to sue the other party, but Wang Gang learned that his friend might be convicted of fraud. So he chose to forgive, and his friend tearfully confessed to him. This made the Zheng family's parents see Wang Gang's golden heart and feel that he could bear their daughter's future. As a result, Zheng's parents no longer objected to their daughter falling in love with him. In November 2006, 58-year-old Wang Gang and 38-year-old Zheng Yandong got married in a low-key manner in Beijing.
Worried about media hype and the embarrassment of Weng's appearance at the wedding at the same time, Wang Gang and his wife did not attend the wedding, and everything was carried out quietly. After getting married, Wang Gang learned the lessons from his previous two failed marriages, smoking less, drinking less, and working regularly. He also stopped driving fast, and his spiritual outlook and attitude toward life changed significantly, all of which were brought about by marriage.
Zheng Yandong is very elegant on the stage, and she is also smart and quiet in life. She never had a quarrel with Wang Gang and always discussed things with a smile. Wang Gang often sits on the floor reading and throws away a book after flipping through it. Therefore, it is very inconvenient to mix those that have been seen with those that have not been seen. Carefully, Zheng Yandong organized every book that Wang Gang had read, and put another unread book on the other side so that Wang Gang could find it easily. 60-year-old Wang Gang became a father
Zheng Yandong gave birth to his son Ding Ding in Beijing in 2008, and 60-year-old Wang Gang became a father again. Since Wang Gang married Zheng Yandong, he followed his wife and called his father-in-law "dad". Although his father-in-law was only 9 years older than him, Wang Gang shouted sincerely and naturally. At first, his father-in-law was always a little uncomfortable. He rarely stayed with Wang Gang for a long time and usually separated after eating. When he returned to his hometown of Shenyang, his father-in-law rarely talked about Wang Gang.
Wang Gang, his wife, son, relatives and friends asked him about Wang Gang's situation. However, Wang Gang was very calm. When asked by an outsider, he generously talked about bits and pieces of his father-in-law. As Ding Ding grew up, Zheng Yandong's parents often came to see his grandson, and he got along more and more with Wang Gang. With the warmth of family, father-in-law is no longer embarrassed and becomes more and more natural. Wang Gang calls him father and he will calmly agree. In his spare time, he would have a drink with Wang Gang and listen to music together at home. When he was in high spirits, he played Wang Gang on the cello.
When Wang Gang's father-in-law and mother-in-law arrived, Wang Gang led him into the treasure room and introduced his collection to his father-in-law. Under the influence of his son-in-law, his father-in-law also fell in love with this collection. He often bought some little treasures and brought them to Wang Gang to admire. When Wang Gang's family travels, they will also bring his mother-in-law with them. Sometimes, when friends ask about their relationship, the father-in-law will say frankly: "Wang Gang is my son-in-law." No matter how surprised other people's eyes are, Father Zheng will always smile. In March 2021, Wang Gang was 73 years old and his father-in-law was 82 years old. Both of them are getting older. Wang Gang worked hard to exercise to support his family and his parents-in-law in their later years.
Summary:
Wang Gang used his own old age to support his parents-in-law's old age, and his filial piety is touching. Although the age between father-in-law and son-in-law is only 9 years old, they did not feel embarrassed, and their family affection is rippling!