As his name suggests, he stayed with his first love like jade. After 70 years of separation, we met again in our later years with no regrets.

The picture below is a photo taken in the 1980s. The two people in the photo are the famous Chinese embroiderer Yang Shouyu and the painter Liu Haisu. Behind this photo is a sad and sad love story. Yang Shouyu, formerly known as Yang Shouyu, was born in a scholarly family in Changzhou in 1896. She and Liu Haisu are cousins. They are the same age, only a few months apart. Yang Shouyu's mother Liu is Liu Haisu's aunt. Yang Shouyu was very pitiful. He lost his father when he was 9 years old, so he lived with his mother in the Liu family. Yang Shouyu once learned embroidery from her cousin, while Liu Haisu was full of talent for painting since childhood. The two often drew together, so the adults hired a tutor to teach them how to draw. Not long after, 14-year-old Liu Haisu lost his mother. The two children, who cherished each other, got along day and night every day, and gradually developed feelings for each other. In a blink of an eye, the two of them reached the age of marriage, and they were supposed to get married. However, Liu Haisu's father asked a fortune teller and discovered that Yang Shouyu and Liu Haisu were at odds with each other. At that time, the elders were very superstitious. Because of the discord, the relationship between the two He encountered opposition from his family. At the same time, the Liu family arranged for Liu Haisu to marry Miss Lin Jia, the daughter of the Lin Family Bank in Danyang. Yang Shouyu was heartbroken when he learned the news about his cousin's engagement. In order not to affect Liu Haisu's future life, she left Changzhou with her mother to study abroad. In order to commemorate this pure love, 16-year-old Yang Shouyu changed his name to Shouyu. Yang Shouyu's name change also had a meaning. She intended to show that she would leave her loyalty and innocence to Liu Haisu and her beloved cousin forever. After much thought and heartbreak, she decisively changed Shouyu to Shouyu. She thought that Brother Ninth would know her pain and sacrifice in the future. Yang Shouyu was good at painting and embroidery, and was very talented. Soon her talent was appreciated by the educator Lu Fengzi. With the help and guidance of Lu Fengzi, Yang Shouyu mastered many embroidery techniques, which laid the foundation for her later creation of "random stitch embroidery". Basics: In 1915, Yang Shouyu was invited by Lu Fengzi to serve as a teacher at Danyang Zhengze Girls' School. Fifth from the left, Yang Shouyu was in the era of "parents' orders and matchmakers' words". Liu Haisu also fought against it, but was helpless in the face of arranged marriages. After the wedding, Liu Haisu ran away from home and searched for Yang Shouyu's whereabouts, but there was no news and the two never met again. Later, for a long time, Yang Shouyu and his cousin Liu Haisu lost contact. They have their own splendor and glory in their careers, but their emotional trajectories are completely different. While Yang Shouyu was concentrating on studying random stitch embroidery, Liu Haisu was attacked by public opinion and public opinion because Liu Haisu opened an art college in Shanghai. Many people considered the life-drawing class on mannequins to be vulgar and insulting to politeness. As a result, many people called Liu Haisu an "art traitor" and "a thief in education." Yang Shouyu, who was progressive in thinking, learned of his cousin's situation. Later, he used the needle and thread in his hand to challenge the ignorance of the world and embroidered two works of female nudes, "Girl and Goose" and "Out of the Bath". Yang Shouyu's works instantly caused a huge sensation in Jiangsu Province. Yang Shouyu has indeed managed to remain as pure as jade. Since then, she has never married and lived alone. Yang Shouyu devoted all her enthusiasm to her embroidery career and taught tirelessly throughout her life. She cultivated and created a large number of artistic talents and made great contributions to the embroidery industry in New China. She proposed: "" Embroidery, like painting, can freely express the author's thoughts and feelings. "" After liberation, Liu Haisu once found an opportunity to invite Yang Shouyu to come to Shanghai to engage in embroidery research. Yang Shouyu was a self-respecting person. She considered that Liu Haisu already had a family, so she politely declined the invitation. Speaking of Yang Shouyu's cousin Liu Haisu, he has been married four times in his life. His four wives are - his first wife Lin Jia, art school female model Zhang Yunshi, socialite Cheng Jiahe, and female disciple Xia Yiqiao. They are all very outstanding. woman. However, buried deepest in Liu Haisu's heart is his unforgettable feeling for his cousin Yang Shouyu. In 1980, the two old men had been separated for nearly 70 years. This year, Liu Haisu returned to his hometown of Changzhou, where he had been away for many years. He followed the staff to his cousin Yang Shouyu's home. However, Yang Shouyu had a strong self-esteem and refused to meet Liu Haisu, thinking that he was already old and beautiful. After Liu Haisu left, Yang Shouyu regretted not seeing Liu Haisu. She contacted the staff and came to the "near garden" red building where Liu Haisu lived. This pair of childhood sweethearts who were not destined to be together finally met. Yang Shouyu said: "We are all old!" At this time, Liu Haisu patted the back of Yang Shouyu's hand and said: "You and I haven't seen each other for decades. Time flies so fast!" "After that, he stood frozen in endless contemplation. After being reminded by others, they entered the room. After the photographer took photos of Liu Haisu and Yang Shouyu's meeting, many people left, allowing the two old people to talk freely... Although the reunion at this time had already been Things change and people change, but after meeting each other, Yang Shouyu has no regrets. A few months later, Yang Shouyu died of illness at the age of 86. Yang Shouyu, as his name suggests, really kept his body as pure as jade. There is no doubt that Yang Shouyu is spending her whole life protecting her first love and the only love in her life. Childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts, and the age when love begins. Meeting your true love is undoubtedly the happiest thing. However, the happiest relationship does not last a lifetime, which makes people feel extremely regretful and sighing.