If Celie didn't love Mao Mu, the marriage might be better. The terrible thing is that Celie loves Mao Mu and hopes to get Mao Mu's response. She knows that her husband is gay. 19 19, Mao Mu and her boyfriend Haxton set foot on a trip to China. The result of this trip is China's travel notes and novel The Veil, which also describes the misfortune of married life. Mao Mu once wrote a letter to a friend in Shanghai, which said, "Married people sometimes feel that life is terrible. As long as they can get rid of it, it is worthwhile to do anything, but he still insists. He resigned and compromised himself. That's life. Finally, it's not too bad. "
Mao Mu travels whenever he gets a chance, but when he returns to London, the couple always quarrel. On the outside, the couple lived a prosperous life and moved into a new house. Under the care of the hostess, the new house is very beautiful. They often have parties, with fine dishes and plenty of champagne, but no Ding Bai. As a matter of fact, the couple have never lived in harmony. One day, Mao Mu found that the precious desk in the study was missing and was sold by his wife. Celie told him, honey, the new table will arrive tomorrow. Mao Mu sullenly, said a sentence, I see. This sold table has been with Mao Mu for more than 20 years, which is a part of Mao Mu's writing life. A few years later, Mao Mu said that he finally decided to divorce because his desk was sold.
1928 autumn, celie and Mao Mu divorced. Mao Mu promised to give Celie two houses in London, one for Celie, one for her daughter Lisa, and a Rolls-Royce car for her wife, with an annual living allowance of 3,000 pounds until Celie remarried. Mao Mu built a villa on the Riviera in the south of France and spent a lot of time there with her male partner. He said it was a mistake for me to marry celie. I did what was considered "right", but it didn't bring me and her happiness. In Mao Mu's works, there is no lack of understanding and sympathy for women, but his hatred for Celie is not fade away. He couldn't forgive the pain and humiliation that Celie had brought him, and he was distressed that Celie had spent so much money on him. Mao Mu doesn't like to talk about his marriage. This very clever writer knows nothing about his career and public interests, but he has to pay a little price for his marriage.
Mao Mu often condescends to say that he is a second-rate writer, but his short stories are first-class masterpieces, and his narrative tone is full of insight into human experience and human nature. He said that to make this world a tolerable place to live, we must first admit that human selfishness is inevitable. In his novels, I often write about an interesting person I met at a card table or in a bar. When I read his biography, I also think old Mao Mu is really an interesting person. And it will make his novels more interesting.