His smile gradually spread across his face.(笑逐顏開)
During the late Ming Dynasty in China, a
renowned writer named Feng Menglong penned a series of short stories.
One of these stories is about a ghost, and
the protagonist's name is Wu Hong. Feng Menglong begins the story by providing
some basic background information.
Wu Hong lived in the Song dynasty. He was
born in Fuzhou in Fujian Province and was 22 years old.
After passing the first level of the
imperial examination, he went to the capital to take the second level, but
failed.
He rented a small classroom in the capital
and opened a private school. He worked during the day and studied at night,
preparing diligently for the next imperial examination.
One day, an elderly woman named Wang came
to his school. She was his former neighbour, and the two hadn't seen each other
for a long time.
When Wu Hong saw the elderly Mrs Wang, he
was slightly puzzled. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she said to him,
'I want to ask you a question. Do you want
to get married?'
Wu Hong replied,
'I'm of marriageable age — of course I want
to get married! But I don't have a suitable partner right now.'
The elderly woman said,
'I recently met a girl. She comes from a
good family, she's beautiful, and she plays the guqin, a traditional Chinese
stringed instrument. She told me that the man she wants to marry must be well
educated and knowledgeable."
'After hearing her criteria, I immediately
thought of you. Would you be interested in getting to know her?"
Upon hearing this, a smile gradually spread
across Wu Hong's face. He was delighted by this unexpected stroke of good
fortune.
However, Wu Hong suddenly became wary. What
if the woman was exaggerating the girl's abilities? He replied to her, saying:
'If what you say is true, then I would be happy to meet this girl. Could you
arrange for us to have dinner together? I would like to meet her in person.'
The woman surnamed Wang replied with a
smile.
'Of course, no problem. I'll arrange for
you two to meet right away.'
On the appointed day, Wu Hong arrived at
the restaurant where they had agreed to meet on time. He observed their private
room from afar and saw a beautiful girl sitting inside. He entered the room
with a joyful heart.
Once inside, he confirmed that the beautiful
girl was indeed his blind date. He was very happy, and she immediately said
that she had a very good impression of him. They enjoyed a pleasant meal
together.
On the day they met, they promised each
other that they would marry and start a family together.
The idiom translates as, 'His smile
gradually spread across his face.'
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you gain from this story?
Have you ever been on a blind date or
attended a dating event? Do you know how your parents met?
I hope
this story gives you some new insights.
笑逐顏開(His smile gradually spread across his
face.)
中國的明王朝末年，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(馮夢龍)，他寫過一本短篇小說集。
他的這本小說集中有一個有關於鬼怪的故事，這個故事的主角的名字叫做(吳洪)，馮夢龍這個故事的開頭先簡單地說明了這個故事的基本背景資料。
(吳洪)生活在中國的宋王朝，他出生在中國的福建省的福州市，他的年紀22歲。
吳洪通過了第一級考試後到了首都進行第二級的考試，但是考試結果出來後落榜了。
(吳洪)在首都租了一個小教室，他開設了一間個人學堂，他利用白天賺錢接著利用晚上念書，他積極地準備參加下一次舉辦的科舉考試。
有一天，有一個姓王的老婦人來到吳洪所開設的學堂找他，這個王姓老婦人以前是他的鄰居，他們兩個人已經很久沒有見面了。
(吳洪)看到這個王姓老婦人的時候、他的心裡覺有點納悶，他與這個王姓老婦人寒暄幾句之後，那個王姓老婦人對他說。
我想要問你一個問題，你是否想要結婚呢?
吳洪回答。
我已經到了適婚的年齡，我當然想要結婚啊。但是我現在沒有合適的結婚對象。
王姓老婦人說。
我這邊最近有接觸到一個女孩子，她的家庭背景很好，她長得很漂亮又會彈中國古琴，她對我說他想要嫁的人必須是一個讀了很多書且很有知識的男人。
我聽到她的擇偶條件後，我就立刻想到了你，你有興趣認識一下這個女孩子嗎?
(吳洪)聽到王姓婦人的話後，他的笑容逐漸在他的臉上展開，他因為突然遇到這件令他意想不到的好事而心中歡喜。
但是(吳洪)這時候突然有警覺，萬一這個王姓婦人誇大了這個女孩子的優點那怎辦，所以他回答王姓婦人。
如果你說的是真的，那麼我很樂意認識這個女孩子，你是否可以安排我們一起吃個飯呢?我想要親自跟這個女孩子見面。
王姓婦人笑著回答。
這當然沒問題。我立刻來安排你們兩個人見面。
到了約定好的那一天，(吳洪)準時到了他們約定好見面的那間飯店，他遠遠的先觀察他們約定好的那個包廂，他看到包廂內坐著一個非常漂亮的女孩子，他保持著雀躍的心情進了包廂內。
(吳洪)進入了包廂內後，他確認了那個漂亮的女孩子就是他的相親對象，他非常的開心，那個漂亮的女孩子也當場表示他對(吳洪)的印象很好，。他們這頓飯吃得非常的愉快。
這頓飯吃完後，他就與那個女孩子就彼此承諾要結婚共組家庭。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是他的笑容逐漸在他的臉上展開。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你有參加過相親或是交友的活動嗎?你是否知道你的父親與母親是怎樣認識的呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為馮夢龍-警世通言-卷14-一窟鬼癩道人除怪