In order to pursue his cousin, Shao Yunlong changed his name to Shao Xunmei to show his sincerity. Why did he cheat on a foreign reporter after getting married?

After the end of the late Qing Dynasty, which was bullied by foreign powers, the Chinese nation ushered in the troubled Republic of China period. The Republic of China period was short and chaotic, and had a profound impact on the Chinese nation, because many ideas from the West entered the ancient land of China and brought new vitality.

In the Republic of China, there were people who adhered to tradition and people who embraced new ideas. However, there were also people who chose between old and new ideas.

There was such a woman from the Republic of China. She followed the traditional Chinese marriage practices and married her cousin. However, my cousin did not marry my cousin because of his parents' orders or the matchmaker's words, but it was love at first sight.

Before marriage, my cousin made a three-part agreement with her cousin based on the thinking of women in the new era, which stated that they would be monogamous. But in the end, the cousin found another partner. At this time, the cousin accepted the third party like the women of the old times.

1. A daughter in the Sheng family has just grown up, and she meets her little cousin for the first time at the funeral

During the late Qing Dynasty, there were a group of progressive people in power in the government who hoped to make the country rich and strong through reforms. soldiers. Although this reform was not thorough and ultimately failed, a large number of reformers emerged through this reform and became the pillars of the country at that time.

Sheng Xuanhuai is one of them. He was an official in the late Qing Dynasty and one of the backbones of the Westernization Movement. He was enthusiastic about charity, education, and industry, and made great contributions to national construction in the late Qing Dynasty.

In 1916, Sheng Xuanhuai died of illness in Shanghai. His funeral was extremely grand and was attended by people from all walks of life, including his granddaughter Sheng Peiyu. Because the family was very large, Sheng Peiyu, who was not born into the main wife, returned to the Sheng family mansion after her biological mother passed away and was adopted by her adoptive mother.

At the funeral, Sheng Peiyu met her cousin Shao Yunlong for the first time, who fell in love with her at first sight. Shao Yunlong later became a famous literati, translator, and publisher. He was already a talented and romantic person when he was young.

He began to pursue his cousin who was one year older than him, secretly took photos of her, wrote poems for her, etc. Shao Yunlong knew a poem that said, "Pairing jade with clang and clang, beauty and beauty are all", so he changed his name to Shao Xumei, corresponding to the name of his sweetheart. Sheng Peiyu, who was in love for the first time, could not withstand this romantic and bold pursuit, and fell in love with her cousin.

2. They made a three-part agreement before studying abroad, but broke their promise after returning home

Due to their young age, the cousin couple has never been engaged. In 1923, Shao Xunmei was about to study abroad. He asked his mother to go to the Sheng family to propose marriage, and then the marriage was arranged.

Before going abroad, Sheng Peiyu made three stipulations with her husband: not to smoke, not to gamble, and not to look for women outside. Shao Xunmei agreed to all three of these, and he has always abided by them during the four years of studying abroad. After graduation, Shao Xunmei returned to China and held a grand wedding with Sheng Peiyu.

Perhaps the three chapters of the agreement stipulated that during the period of studying abroad, Shao Xunmei violated the original agreement after returning to China for employment. As she worked in newspapers, magazines and other industries, Shao Xunmei got to know many people in the same industry, including a beautiful foreign female reporter.

In 1935, Shao Xunmei, who was developing her career in Shanghai, met a female reporter from the United States. This female reporter is called Emily. She is enthusiastic and generous, and has a passion for the work of a journalist. After Shao Xunmei and Emily came into contact, they were attracted to each other and then developed into lovers.

3. The cousin is infatuated with the female reporter, and the cousin accepts the third party

Due to work, the relationship between Shao Xunmei and Emily develops very quickly, and their careers are also complicated. The co-production made the two of them like each other even more. Shao Xunmei is a talented man. He gave his lover Emily a Chinese name, "Xiang Meili".

First he changed his name for his love with his cousin, and now he changed his name for others for his love with his lover. Shao Xunmei was no longer a romantic, but an amorous person. In today's terms, he was a scumbag.

But the beach in Shanghai is only that big. How could Shao Xunmei and Xiang Meili's cohabitation be hidden from Sheng Peiyu? However, Sheng Peiyu did not defend her sovereignty and staged dramas such as "catching an adulterer", but instead lived in harmony with a third party.

It is said that after Sheng Peiyu came into contact with Xiang Meili, the two actually became good sisters who talked about everything and often invited the third party to their home.

People say that Sheng Peiyu is generous and is not jealous because of her husband’s philandering; some also say that Sheng Peiyu defended her marriage by retreating in order to advance; in fact, what is Sheng Peiyu thinking in her heart? I don’t know, I just know that the three of them got along well until the war became more and more intense.

Shao Xunmei ran around with his wife and children to escape the war, while Xiang Meili also returned to the United States, and later married and had children in the United States. Later, Shao Xunmei went to the United States for business and met Xiang Meili and his wife. Xiang Meili's husband also knew about his wife's past relationship with Shao Xunmei, but he didn't mind, and the two men and one woman were harmonious.

It can only be said that Sheng Peiyu is an unusual woman. Perhaps she is under the impact of old and new ideas. Her attitude towards love and marriage is both complicated and tolerant! In any case, Shao Xunmei, Sheng Peiyu, and Xiang Meili have all passed away, and their love triangle has also gone with the wind. As future generations, even if we comment too much, it is difficult to know what the person involved is thinking!