Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou recently announced on Facebook that the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation has designed limited-edition New Year gifts. Sharp-eyed netizens noticed that in the video’s background, among the photos displayed in Ma’s office, there’s one showing Ma Ying-jeou taking a big bite of a red bean pastry, with his wife Chow Mei-ching beside him giving him a glaring look. Beneath the photo, the caption reads: “How could I marry someone like this.” One netizen commented, “Ma Ying-jeou really is quite humorous. Who would think of displaying this kind of thing in their office?”
Ma Ying-jeou loves eating red bean pastries, and when he was president he was often captured by the media eating them. He once shared this photo on Facebook for Valentine’s Day, saying the photo has always been treasured in his office, because in his eyes, this is happiness.
Other netizens said, “Because in the photo, there are the two he loves most—red bean pastries and his wife,” “It shows he really cares for his wife, and loves her, so he finds this kind of photo very interesting,” “He really loves this photo, he specially asked the photographer for it himself,” “He’s a president with such a childlike heart, always wishing the best for the people of Taiwan, and his wife also has great magnanimity. This photo is truly adorable, every time I see it I can’t help but smile knowingly,” “The way he treats his wife, you can see he truly respects and cherishes her deep in his heart. Sister Mei-ching is really her own person, not just ‘someone’s wife’ like many spouses of politicians. I really envy their relationship.”
Some netizens also said, “I remember he used to have a ton of memes, they were so funny. A reporter once asked him about it and he himself was aware of it—as things he didn’t think were a big deal at the time, looking back, really show his broad-mindedness,” “Thinking of that time when Ma Ying-jeou and his wife were walking together, Ma just went ahead on his own, and his wife, looking annoyed, asked, ‘Could you wait for me? How strange.’ Ma immediately turned back and said ‘Alright.’ That clip was really interesting, showing their good relationship as a couple,” “My former boss—I am proud of him; he was really very humorous. Not many people have heard presidential-level dad jokes,” “During President Ma’s time, we never had to worry about a cross-strait war.” (News Source: United Daily News)