After fading out of the music scene for seven years, 58-year-old veteran Taiwanese singer Zhang Yu, together with lyricist and composer Shi Yi Lang, has produced many popular works such as "With All My Heart," "The Trouble Caused by the Moon," "The Rain Keeps Falling," "While It's Early," "End of the Song, People Disperse," and "It's Hard to Explain in One Word," among others. The two have been married for nearly 30 years and have two sons, and their bond remains strong.
Living a semi-retired life, on June 21, Zhang Yu posted on social media to wish his wife a happy birthday, and revealed that she has been ill for a long time and even 'left some last words' for him.
Zhang Yu shared that this February, the couple were again diagnosed with COVID, then repeatedly caught the flu. Only after four months did they finally barely stop "that cough that seemed like it would never go away." Although he felt the situation wasn’t that severe, Shi Yi Lang began to teach him things like how to use the washing machine, hang out the laundry, stir-fry vegetables, and how to handle the daily details of life.
During their conversations, Shi Yi Lang would also remind him: "If I go first, you should move down the mountain and live in a smaller house," "Don’t cook for yourself, find a few good restaurants and invite some friends you get along with to eat together," "Unless you find someone who treats you as well as I do, otherwise don’t get married again." At first, Zhang Yu didn’t understand his wife’s intentions, until one day she got very angry at their newly graduated son—just because he didn’t want to play a few more rounds of mahjong with Zhang Yu. Only then did Zhang Yu realize his wife was truly worried about him, afraid he wouldn’t know how to take care of himself, and also feared the children might neglect their 'dad who has no wife to back him up.'
On Shi Yi Lang’s birthday, Zhang Yu wrote with emotion: "Let’s not only wish for happiness on today, your birthday; I want you to live every day in peace and happiness." He promised his wife: "If that day really comes, I promise you I’ll be just fine."
At the end, he half-jokingly added that from now on, he won’t help his wife open bottle caps, carry heavy things, or be her driver, and she’d better start learning how to use navigation.
Netizens flocked in to wish Shi Yi Lang a happy birthday. Some were moved to tears by the emotional story and the worry expressed, while others called out, "Please write another song for this!"
Living a semi-retired life, on June 21, Zhang Yu posted on social media to wish his wife a happy birthday, and revealed that she has been ill for a long time and even 'left some last words' for him.
Zhang Yu shared that this February, the couple were again diagnosed with COVID, then repeatedly caught the flu. Only after four months did they finally barely stop "that cough that seemed like it would never go away." Although he felt the situation wasn’t that severe, Shi Yi Lang began to teach him things like how to use the washing machine, hang out the laundry, stir-fry vegetables, and how to handle the daily details of life.
During their conversations, Shi Yi Lang would also remind him: "If I go first, you should move down the mountain and live in a smaller house," "Don’t cook for yourself, find a few good restaurants and invite some friends you get along with to eat together," "Unless you find someone who treats you as well as I do, otherwise don’t get married again." At first, Zhang Yu didn’t understand his wife’s intentions, until one day she got very angry at their newly graduated son—just because he didn’t want to play a few more rounds of mahjong with Zhang Yu. Only then did Zhang Yu realize his wife was truly worried about him, afraid he wouldn’t know how to take care of himself, and also feared the children might neglect their 'dad who has no wife to back him up.'
On Shi Yi Lang’s birthday, Zhang Yu wrote with emotion: "Let’s not only wish for happiness on today, your birthday; I want you to live every day in peace and happiness." He promised his wife: "If that day really comes, I promise you I’ll be just fine."
At the end, he half-jokingly added that from now on, he won’t help his wife open bottle caps, carry heavy things, or be her driver, and she’d better start learning how to use navigation.
Netizens flocked in to wish Shi Yi Lang a happy birthday. Some were moved to tears by the emotional story and the worry expressed, while others called out, "Please write another song for this!"