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this is a true love story. the protagonist of the story is li xiushen, whose original name is li tiechui. he is an anti-japanese hero who hates the japanese. however, when he was forcibly captured in japan, he fell in love with a japanese girl, married her and had children with her, and became a japanese son-in-law. they loved each other deeply and promised to stay together until old age. however, not long after, they were forced to separate due to special national conditions. this separation lasted for fifty years. when they met again, everything had changed.

in may 1923, li xiushen was born in huapi village, xinle county, hebei province. after dropping out of school in the second grade of elementary school, he has been farming at home. later, because of the burning, killing and looting by the japanese army, agriculture could not be carried out, so li xiushen joined the eighth route army and became a guerrilla fighter. on april 20, 1944, li xiushen and four comrades launched guerrilla activities in muzhuang, north of zhengding, but were surrounded and captured by the japanese army. after being captured, they were taken to the cargo ship "shinano maru" in qingdao. at this time, 300 chinese prisoners of war were escorted here. on the way, they were stuffed into the bottom of the ore ship.

it was scorching hot, and the air was filled with the unpleasant smell of decay. many people showed symptoms of dizziness and shock. three of them were in critical condition, and the japanese thought it was a waste of food to keep them. so, after beating up the dying chinese, they cruelly threw them into the sea. the chinese prisoners of war at this time looked at their atrocities and dared not speak out, but they did not expect that a bigger nightmare was waiting for them. after floating on the sea for seven days and seven nights, they were driven onto the train after getting off the ship. three days later, they came to the deserted rocky ditch. this place is called huagang zhongshanliao.

later, hundreds of chinese prisoners of war were escorted here. their main task was to dig an artificial underground river to drain the wastewater from copper mining. after the work started, zhongshan dormitory became a hell on earth. they lived in a wooden shed with leaks everywhere. they ate cornmeal and fruit scraps. even in the cold winter, they could only wear single clothes and straw sandals to work in the ice and snow. they started at 6 o'clock every day and didn't finish work until 12 o'clock in the evening. but even if they worked day and night, the japanese supervisors would still beat and scold them. unable to bear the supervisors' whips, people died of illness almost every day. in just half a year, more than 200 people died.

once, li xiushen felt unwell and said to the supervisor, "sir, i feel unwell. can we finish work earlier today?" the supervisor's eyes widened and he cursed, "you still want to rest? i think you deserve to be whipped again!" then the whip marks fell on li xiushen's body. chinese prisoners of war were not well fed, not well dressed, sometimes unable to move, and their food was reduced by half. working and being whipped became the norm on the construction site.

during an underwater operation, li xiushen's summer clothes were already tattered. it was so cold that he secretly wrapped a layer of cement bags inside his clothes to keep warm. later, he was discovered by the supervisor, who beat him up, took off the cement bags, and drove him to the mountain to stand for two or three hours. he almost froze to death. due to heavy physical labor, hunger and cold, prisoners of war died every day. in less than half a year, half of them died from torture. where there is oppression, there is resistance. watching his compatriots being brutally killed by the japanese, li xiushen no longer wanted to be a lamb to be slaughtered. after a secret organization with his compatriots, li xiushen decided to have a desperate fight with the japanese.

june 30, 1945, this day can be recorded in the history books, the "granite riot" organized by chinese laborers broke out! li xiushen took the lead, holding a hammer, and rushed into the enemy's camp like a tiger descending from the mountain. he happened to see a notorious supervisor sleeping soundly. li xiushen thought of his dead compatriots, and was furious. he hit him on the head with a hammer, and the supervisor immediately became a soul under the hammer. li xiushen's actions inspired the morale of other workers, and everyone joined the battle. when other supervisors heard the noise, they were scared and fled everywhere before they put on their clothes. li xiushen hit the supervisor closest to him with an iron pickaxe on his shoulder. with a cry of "ah", the supervisor was scared to death. like a drowned dog, he fled everywhere. just when the situation was good, japanese reinforcements arrived. the workers wanted to go straight to hokkaido and go back to their homeland from korea. with the arrival of reinforcements, they had to change their plans. under the leadership of li xiushen, the laborers ran to lion rock.

however, after entering lion rock, they were unfamiliar with the terrain, and it was dark and the forest was dense. after tossing and turning all night, they still couldn't get out. after dawn, they found that they were surrounded by the japanese army. looking at the approaching japanese soldiers, li xiushen knew that if he escaped this time, he still had a chance of survival. if he was caught, he would either be beaten half to death or forced to work endlessly. he didn't want to live in humiliation, and he also believed that the laborers present didn't want to live like that anymore. he shouted to his compatriots: "comrades, kill one and you'll get your money's worth, kill two and you'll make a profit. today, let these japanese devils see the blood of us chinese! charge!" but how can a mortal fight against a hail of bullets?

the protest ultimately failed. li xiushen and more than 600 others were arrested and imprisoned, while more than 400 others died.

soon after being imprisoned, the japanese emperor announced unconditional surrender, and the chinese migrant workers finally welcomed the day of freedom. but just when li xiushen was about to leave this hell on earth, the kuomintang delegation in japan asked him to stay in japan as a security guard. li xiushen also wanted to see what would happen to the japanese, so he stayed. he never expected that this decision would make him have a relationship that he could not let go of for more than 50 years. li xiushen was young, handsome, diligent and conscientious. after staying in japan, he won the admiration of many japanese.

originally, he hated the japanese to the core, but after getting to know them, he found that the japanese people were still very friendly to the chinese. one day, when he just came back from get off work, he met a cleaner he knew. she stopped li xiushen and said with a smile, "how about i introduce you to a girlfriend?" li xiurong thought she was joking, so he joked, "of course!" what he didn't expect was that a week later, the cleaner really brought a japanese girl to him. the meeting was scheduled in the park. the girl's name was ling mu dengjiang. she wore a black flowered kimono and a black skirt. she had fair skin and a slim figure. li xiushen felt his heart fluttering when he saw her, and ling mu dengjiang bowed to him. the scene that followed scared li xiushen. she straightened her neck and said, "do you love me?" what? asking if you love me on the first meeting scared li xiushen. it was the first time a girl asked him so bluntly since he was a child.

suddenly, his face turned red all the way to his neck. he stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do. the girl looked at him, chuckled, and said, "why are you so stunned? tell me, do you love me or not?" li xiushen said stiffly as if he had been electrocuted, "you are...very beautiful, very...cute, i think...i can love you!" "then how about we start now?" ling mudengjiang said. my goodness, this girl is so brave that li xiushen can hardly resist. he hesitated and evaded the question. after a while, he said, "actually, i don't have a good impression of the japanese. i have killed japanese. do you mind?" ling mudengjiang said with a nonchalant look, "i heard that you are the famous granite hero. those people you killed deserved it!" after that, ling mudengjiang looked heavy-faced, bowed to him again, and said, "i apologize to you on their behalf!" li xiushen was instantly moved by this girl. he decided to treat her well. not long after, the two got married.

after getting married, they lived a sweet family life with the husband working outside and the wife working inside. every day, ling mu deng jiang prepared hot meals and waited for li xiushen to come home. at that time, japan did not have a surplus of food. ling mu deng jiang always let li xiushen eat first, and waited for him to eat the rest after he was full. in early 1947, the two gave birth to a lovely son named li guofeng. with a wife and children, they thought they would stay in japan for the rest of their lives. unexpectedly, in the autumn of 1947, the kuomintang delegation found li xiushen and asked him to bring several war criminals back to china for trial.

hearing the news, li xiushen was both worried and happy. he was happy that he could finally return to his homeland. he was worried that his children were still young, and he would leave his wife alone. how could she handle the work? when ling mudengjiang learned that her husband was leaving, she did not cry or make a fuss, and said, "don't forget to come back after you go back. my son and i are waiting for you at home!" he was reluctant to leave his wife and children, but he could not disobey the military order. li xiushen hugged his wife and said, "wait for me. i will be back soon after i finish my work. no matter where i go, you are the most important in my heart." li xiushen originally thought that after returning to china, he would quickly complete the task and rush back immediately, and then take them to china when the time is right. unexpectedly, this separation lasted for half a century.

after returning to china, li xiushen completed the transfer procedures for war criminals and could not wait to go through the procedures to return to japan. however, the people from the kuomintang ministry of foreign affairs stopped him and said, "you don't have to go back to japan!" not only did they not allow li xiushen to return to japan, they also asked him to join the kuomintang. li xiushen knew that if he refused directly, he would definitely end up badly, so he had to pretend to agree. later, he asked around and wanted to return to japan as soon as possible, but a piece of bad news made him despair: "my passport is invalid, and i can never go back to japan!" unable to return to japan, li xiushen felt like his days were long.

later, he finally survived until the national liberation. he finally returned to his hometown and saw his mother whom he missed day and night. he thought his mother would be very happy to know that he had a grandson, but when she found out that her son married a japanese wife and had a son, she was furious and said, "have you forgotten how the japanese harmed us? forget that home, it doesn't belong to you. you are chinese, so you should marry a chinese wife!" his mother was old and he had not been filial to her for many years, so li xiushen could only follow his mother's wishes and stay in china.

two years later, his mother arranged a marriage for him, and he never mentioned his home in japan to anyone else. during that time, he secretly wrote letters to japan, but in the chaotic times, the letters were lost in the sea. after several despairs, li xiushen gave up and lived a peaceful life with his new wife. but in the dead of night, he often blamed himself: "are you and your son okay? i'm sorry for you!"

in 1989, li xiushen became a hero of the granite riots. after years of litigation, the company that exploited them paid 500 million yen in compensation to more than 900 surviving workers. while everyone was relieved that justice had been served, li xiushen could not sleep at night because he missed his wife and children in japan. he asked his japanese friends to look for them, but there was no news. it was not until 1993 that a photography exhibition of the granite riots was held in beijing. li xiushen was invited to participate in the exhibition. in the middle of the exhibition, a tall japanese man in his 50s stood in front of him with tears in his eyes, choking and saying, "old man, do you know who i am?" li xiushen looked at him and felt a sense of déjà vu. he said, "who are you?" "i am the son you have been looking for, li guofeng. my mother is ling mu dengjiang! she has been looking for you for so many years!"

li xiushen never dreamed that there would be such a scene. he burst into tears and held his son tightly with shaking hands. the schedule was tight. before they parted, he said, "when you see your mother, tell her that i am sorry for her. if i have a chance, i will definitely go to japan to see her!" after waiting for another two years, li xiushen finally met ling mudengjiang. when they parted, his hair was black, and when he saw li xiushen again, he had children and grandchildren. at this time, li xiushen realized that after he left, ling mudengjiang had raised his son alone and suffered a lot.

after waiting for many years, li xiushen never came. later, under the persuasion of her family, lingmu dengjiang married someone else. her current husband has long passed away. when li xiushen's wife heard their story, she was not jealous, but admired lingmu dengjiang very much and expressed her willingness to interact with him like a relative. later, li xiushen was interviewed by a reporter and wrote a few lines that moved people: "i hope that china and japan will be friendly and live in peace for generations, and i hope that the huagang lawsuit will be resolved as soon as possible. i hope that ms. lingmu dengjiang will come to china as soon as possible..."

the story of li xiushen and ling mu dengjiang is the result of the times, and neither of them is wrong. i only hope that japan can face up to history, put aside its ambitions, and sincerely repent for the crimes it committed in the past, so that true peace can be ushered in between china and japan.