WEP has finally ended (^_^;) みんなお疲れ様でした～
そして、
かわいそうなんですけど、すごくキモイ！(｀×´)
Anyway, I read a chinese story quite some time ago and nearly cried because of it. Since I'm so bored, I translated it in english for the benefit of people like Vann who is not far from being illiterate in chinese.
It's really good, so here it goes:
《一生只爱你》
Grandmother wore a red veil, tears streamed down her pretty cheeks. She was getting married to a man she'd never met, much less knew. She was only 16.
At the night of the ceremony, grandfather paced the room anxiously. He was well educated, a youth much influenced by both old and new cultures, he was only 14, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to love the bride under the red veil. The candle was burning low, grandfather shakily removed the veil with trembling hands. All at once, he was captivated by the kindly face under the veil; grandmother too was deeply moved by his gentle demeanor.
At the night of the ceremony, both of them fell in love at first sight. Grandfather asked, "Do you love me?" Grandmother nodded shyly. "Will you love me forever?" he asked. Grandmother paused and shook her head. Grandfather was a little disappointed.
In order to excape the clutches of the Kuomintang, grandfather had to flee his village hometown in Sichuan to the city of Chongqing. There, he found his freedom and his opportunities. As the saying goes, a chaotic world breeds many heroes. From coal mining to refining, from a small transport company to a huge gas enterprise, grandfather's business grew as the days went by.
Though he was caught in the hustle of everyday work, his heart still remained with his wife back home, who had never seen the face of the world outside her own. Everyday, grandmother would diligently tend to the fields and her in-laws, while she would read the letters grandfather sent at night. Grandfather's friends would chide him for not taking in a mistress, while his parents urged him to divorce grandmother and marry a modern city girl, ignoring the fact that it was grandmother who cared for them everyday.
The world of passion and seduction, grandfather paid no attention to it; he would always remember the meek faced bowed under the veil. After the succession of the Chinese Communist Party, grandfather became a minor official due to his patriotic acts for the country. He took the oppotunity to bring his wife into the city. After years of seperation, grandmother's delicate face was still streaked with tears like before. Grandfather asked, "Do you still love me?" Grandmother nodded fervently. "Will you love me forever?" he asked. Grandmother paused and shook her head. Gradfather was a little disappointed.
They raised 4 children together, the eldest daughter was witty and studious, the eldest son was brave and hardworking, and their two younger sons were mischievious like other boys their age, always causing trouble for grandmother. Yet they were very happy. But this happiness did not last long, for grandfather was ruled as a capitalist and their comfortable life ended. Between "drawing the line" and "following suit", grandmother chose the latter without hesitation. And so she was punished along with her husband, suffered the same humiliation, and endured the shame with him. Grandfather was grateful for her sacrifice, and he buried this feeling into his heart. After many years, they'd finally made it through and grandfather got his business back. Their children too had their own careers and families by then.
At the wedding of their eldest grandson in a church, the priest asked, "Are you willing to marry him?" And grandfather too asked his wife, "Do you love me?" Grandmother raised her head. "I'd already loved you till my forehead is creased with wrinkles." Grandfather continued, "And will you only love me forever?" To his disappointment, grandmother shook her head as before.
Grandmother is ill, and it's getting worser by the day Grandfather stayed by her side day and night without fail. The doctor said that grandmother's too old, and she'll probably not make it. Grandfather was sad, but he knew this was inevitable, and that they'd finally reached this day. Grandmother motioned to him to take off her oxygen mask, and she asked him with a smile, "Do you love me?" Grandfather bit back his tears and nodded. Then she said, "I love you too. Until this day when I've finally reached the end of this life do I dare to tell you this: all my life you've been the only one I've ever loved."
Original Chinese version:
奶奶披着红头盖出嫁了，娇艳欲滴的脸庞挂着泪。她还没见过未来的丈夫，他才１6岁。
新婚之夜，爷爷喘喘不安。他读过书，他是新旧文化影响的青年，他才１４岁，他怕他不爱盖头下的新娘。蜡烛快燃完了，爷爷颤抖着双手掀开盖头。最是那一低头的温柔，吸引了爷爷；爷爷的温文尔雅也深深打动了奶奶。
新婚之夜，他们便一见钟情。爷爷问：“你爱我吗？”奶奶害羞地点点头。爷爷问：“你会永远爱我吗？”奶奶想了想，摇摇头。爷爷有些失望。
为逃避国民党抓壮丁，爷爷只身从四川乡下逃到重庆城。他找到大展脚的天地，可谓乱世出英雄，从拉煤工到工头，从成立搬运队到建立产煤公司，爷爷的事业蒸蒸日上。
身在繁华的陪都，心却依然系在乡下老家没见过世面的奶奶身上。奶奶夜晚读着丈夫寄来的书信，白天里勤勤恳恳地耕地，侍奉公婆。爷爷的朋友都笑他不讨小老婆，爷爷的父母也婉转地宽他休了奶奶，娶一个城市妻子，哪怕他们日夜受着奶奶的照顾。
花花世界，爷爷不为之所动，他始终记得那一低头的温柔。解放了，爷爷作为爱国实业家，当上了一个不大不小的官儿。他把乡下的妻儿接到城里。分离几 年的夫妻终于团圆。奶奶娇艳的脸庞像从前一样挂着泪。爷爷问：“你还爱我吗？”奶奶使劲地点头。爷爷笑了，问：“你会永远爱我吗？”奶奶想想，轻轻的摇摇 头。爷爷有些失望。
他们养了四个孩子，大女儿聪颖好学，大儿子勇敢能干，两个小儿子聪明顽皮，老给爷爷奶奶惹祸。他们一家很幸福。可这幸福没有持续太久，就因为 爷爷被打成走资派而结束了。在“划清界限”与“同流合污”之间，奶奶义无返顾的选择后者。于是她同样被批判，同样被游街，同样忍辱。爷爷的感激埋在心底， 奶奶的关爱小心翼翼。十多年，夫妻总算默默无闻地挨过那段日子。爷爷平了反，爷爷奶奶的儿女也有了自己的事业。
他们的大孙子结婚了，婚礼在教堂举行。神父问：“你愿意嫁给他吗？”爷爷也轻轻问依在身边的奶奶：“你爱我吗？”奶奶抬起头，“我爱你已经爱到头上起皱纹了。”爷爷继续问，“你会永远只爱我吗？”令他失望的是，奶奶如同从前一样地摇摇头。
奶奶病了，越来越重。爷爷日夜不眠地守侯在病榻前。医生说，奶奶已经太老了。爷爷很悲伤，但他知道这是必然，他们总算走到了这一天。奶奶让他取下氧气罩。奶奶微笑问：“你爱我吗？”爷爷含泪点着头。奶奶说：“我也爱你。直到走完这一生，我才敢说‘这一辈子只爱你’。”
そして、
かわいそうなんですけど、すごくキモイ！(｀×´)
Anyway, I read a chinese story quite some time ago and nearly cried because of it. Since I'm so bored, I translated it in english for the benefit of people like Vann who is not far from being illiterate in chinese.
It's really good, so here it goes:
《一生只爱你》
Grandmother wore a red veil, tears streamed down her pretty cheeks. She was getting married to a man she'd never met, much less knew. She was only 16.
At the night of the ceremony, grandfather paced the room anxiously. He was well educated, a youth much influenced by both old and new cultures, he was only 14, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to love the bride under the red veil. The candle was burning low, grandfather shakily removed the veil with trembling hands. All at once, he was captivated by the kindly face under the veil; grandmother too was deeply moved by his gentle demeanor.
At the night of the ceremony, both of them fell in love at first sight. Grandfather asked, "Do you love me?" Grandmother nodded shyly. "Will you love me forever?" he asked. Grandmother paused and shook her head. Grandfather was a little disappointed.
In order to excape the clutches of the Kuomintang, grandfather had to flee his village hometown in Sichuan to the city of Chongqing. There, he found his freedom and his opportunities. As the saying goes, a chaotic world breeds many heroes. From coal mining to refining, from a small transport company to a huge gas enterprise, grandfather's business grew as the days went by.
Though he was caught in the hustle of everyday work, his heart still remained with his wife back home, who had never seen the face of the world outside her own. Everyday, grandmother would diligently tend to the fields and her in-laws, while she would read the letters grandfather sent at night. Grandfather's friends would chide him for not taking in a mistress, while his parents urged him to divorce grandmother and marry a modern city girl, ignoring the fact that it was grandmother who cared for them everyday.
The world of passion and seduction, grandfather paid no attention to it; he would always remember the meek faced bowed under the veil. After the succession of the Chinese Communist Party, grandfather became a minor official due to his patriotic acts for the country. He took the oppotunity to bring his wife into the city. After years of seperation, grandmother's delicate face was still streaked with tears like before. Grandfather asked, "Do you still love me?" Grandmother nodded fervently. "Will you love me forever?" he asked. Grandmother paused and shook her head. Gradfather was a little disappointed.
They raised 4 children together, the eldest daughter was witty and studious, the eldest son was brave and hardworking, and their two younger sons were mischievious like other boys their age, always causing trouble for grandmother. Yet they were very happy. But this happiness did not last long, for grandfather was ruled as a capitalist and their comfortable life ended. Between "drawing the line" and "following suit", grandmother chose the latter without hesitation. And so she was punished along with her husband, suffered the same humiliation, and endured the shame with him. Grandfather was grateful for her sacrifice, and he buried this feeling into his heart. After many years, they'd finally made it through and grandfather got his business back. Their children too had their own careers and families by then.
At the wedding of their eldest grandson in a church, the priest asked, "Are you willing to marry him?" And grandfather too asked his wife, "Do you love me?" Grandmother raised her head. "I'd already loved you till my forehead is creased with wrinkles." Grandfather continued, "And will you only love me forever?" To his disappointment, grandmother shook her head as before.
Grandmother is ill, and it's getting worser by the day Grandfather stayed by her side day and night without fail. The doctor said that grandmother's too old, and she'll probably not make it. Grandfather was sad, but he knew this was inevitable, and that they'd finally reached this day. Grandmother motioned to him to take off her oxygen mask, and she asked him with a smile, "Do you love me?" Grandfather bit back his tears and nodded. Then she said, "I love you too. Until this day when I've finally reached the end of this life do I dare to tell you this: all my life you've been the only one I've ever loved."
Original Chinese version:
奶奶披着红头盖出嫁了，娇艳欲滴的脸庞挂着泪。她还没见过未来的丈夫，他才１6岁。
新婚之夜，爷爷喘喘不安。他读过书，他是新旧文化影响的青年，他才１４岁，他怕他不爱盖头下的新娘。蜡烛快燃完了，爷爷颤抖着双手掀开盖头。最是那一低头的温柔，吸引了爷爷；爷爷的温文尔雅也深深打动了奶奶。
新婚之夜，他们便一见钟情。爷爷问：“你爱我吗？”奶奶害羞地点点头。爷爷问：“你会永远爱我吗？”奶奶想了想，摇摇头。爷爷有些失望。
为逃避国民党抓壮丁，爷爷只身从四川乡下逃到重庆城。他找到大展脚的天地，可谓乱世出英雄，从拉煤工到工头，从成立搬运队到建立产煤公司，爷爷的事业蒸蒸日上。
身在繁华的陪都，心却依然系在乡下老家没见过世面的奶奶身上。奶奶夜晚读着丈夫寄来的书信，白天里勤勤恳恳地耕地，侍奉公婆。爷爷的朋友都笑他不讨小老婆，爷爷的父母也婉转地宽他休了奶奶，娶一个城市妻子，哪怕他们日夜受着奶奶的照顾。
花花世界，爷爷不为之所动，他始终记得那一低头的温柔。解放了，爷爷作为爱国实业家，当上了一个不大不小的官儿。他把乡下的妻儿接到城里。分离几 年的夫妻终于团圆。奶奶娇艳的脸庞像从前一样挂着泪。爷爷问：“你还爱我吗？”奶奶使劲地点头。爷爷笑了，问：“你会永远爱我吗？”奶奶想想，轻轻的摇摇 头。爷爷有些失望。
他们养了四个孩子，大女儿聪颖好学，大儿子勇敢能干，两个小儿子聪明顽皮，老给爷爷奶奶惹祸。他们一家很幸福。可这幸福没有持续太久，就因为 爷爷被打成走资派而结束了。在“划清界限”与“同流合污”之间，奶奶义无返顾的选择后者。于是她同样被批判，同样被游街，同样忍辱。爷爷的感激埋在心底， 奶奶的关爱小心翼翼。十多年，夫妻总算默默无闻地挨过那段日子。爷爷平了反，爷爷奶奶的儿女也有了自己的事业。
他们的大孙子结婚了，婚礼在教堂举行。神父问：“你愿意嫁给他吗？”爷爷也轻轻问依在身边的奶奶：“你爱我吗？”奶奶抬起头，“我爱你已经爱到头上起皱纹了。”爷爷继续问，“你会永远只爱我吗？”令他失望的是，奶奶如同从前一样地摇摇头。
奶奶病了，越来越重。爷爷日夜不眠地守侯在病榻前。医生说，奶奶已经太老了。爷爷很悲伤，但他知道这是必然，他们总算走到了这一天。奶奶让他取下氧气罩。奶奶微笑问：“你爱我吗？”爷爷含泪点着头。奶奶说：“我也爱你。直到走完这一生，我才敢说‘这一辈子只爱你’。”