"We admire the begonia flowers that we all love. You look at the back of the flower, as if it was just yesterday, right in front of my eyes, but not yesterday, but twelve years ago. Twelve years have passed, and those twelve years are short, but occasionally I feel that they are long.
This is Deng Yingchao's sentence written in 1988, when the 84-year-old Deng Yingchao saw the begonia flowers blooming in the West Flower Hall again. At this time, it has been 12 years since *** died.
These affectionate words are full of Deng Yingchao's thoughts about ***.
Secretary Zhao Wei was transferred to the Prime Minister's Office in 1955 and served as Secretary-General for 21 years. **After his death, Zhao Wei was transferred to work next to Deng Yingchao and served as a secretary for 27 years, which can be said to be the person who has worked in Xihua Hall for the longest time.
Therefore, Zhao Wei is the first witness to many touching romantic moments between ** and Deng Yingchao.
In Zhao Wei's eyes, ** and Deng Yingchao are comrades, comrades-in-arms, and partners. There was an extraordinary affection between them, a deep affection that was deep and long-lasting, old and strong, melted in revolutionary enthusiasm.
In 1954, the Geneva Conference was successfully held in Geneva, Switzerland, and he went to Switzerland to attend the conference. Just a few days after he left, the begonia flowers in the West Flower Hall were in full bloom, and Deng Yingchao saw these flowers, which instantly aroused her thoughts about her husband.
She thought of the appearance of standing under the begonia flowers, and felt very sorry, she regretted that maybe she would not see the begonia flowers blooming when her husband came back, so she cut one off with her own hands, pressed it into the book, and entrusted someone to bring it to ***.
In his later years, Deng Yingchao recorded this incident in the article "Begonia Flowers in the West Flower Hall Bloom Again".
After receiving such a sweet gift in Geneva, he was very happy, and specially found a maple leaf and pressed it in the book to give back to Deng Yingchao. And attached a letter: "Super, you are still so passionate and intellectual, you are really old and strong, I am ashamed of you." ”
What a sweet relationship, even after decades of living together, the relationship between them is still very strong and full of passion. These two items, which represent the love between them, are still hanging in Deng Yingchao's bedroom in the West Flower Hall.
In addition to this Hongyan biography, secretary Zhao Wei also witnessed another scene of affection.
In the relationship between husband and wife for decades, Deng Yingchao and *** have been full of tacit understanding, every time *** visits back to China, Deng Yingchao will always greet him at the door of the West Flower Hall.
Once, when he returned from a trip to Vietnam, Deng Yingchao and the staff greeted him at the door as usual. When the two met, Deng Yingchao suddenly said to ***: "We haven't hugged for a long time, let's hug it!."”
With a smile on his face, he said, "Okay!".Then he gently hugged Deng Yingchao and dropped a kiss on Deng Yingchao's forehead. It was a rare scene of affection between the two great men, and the slightly younger staff members turned their heads in embarrassment, while the others laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it is conceivable that he was busy as the prime minister, and Deng Yingchao used a small note to express his concern in order to be able to remind her husband to rest at all times.
Due to the work relationship, Deng Yingchao and *** have different schedules, often Deng Yingchao has fallen asleep, and ** goes home. Every time Deng Yingchao woke up and couldn't see her husband, she knew that he had worked another night, and she would ask the guards to help convey a small note of rest.
Later, ** didn't rest for almost 24 hours, and Deng Yingchao's notes became more and more. Until after *** died, when sorting out his relics, the staff found that there were Deng Yingchao's small notes in almost every document.
Deng Yingchao occasionally gets sick, but every time she catches a cold, she has to isolate herself, because she knows that *** time is precious, and it will not be good if she infects him.
And although *** is often busy, he also cares about his wife very much.
In 1960, Deng Yingchao underwent surgery for an ovarian cyst, but when he was discharged from the hospital, he had to go through 30 steps. **I was very worried that Deng Yingchao would not be able to bear it, and I was very anxious, so I asked Zhao Wei if there was a way. Zhao Wei quickly thought of a way, that is, let Deng Yingchao sit on a rattan chair and be carried by the staff across the stairs.
It can be seen from this how deep the relationship between ** and Deng Yingchao is.
Although *** and Deng Yingchao are very affectionate, they are not talking about everything.
During the war years, ** was engaged in underground work in Shanghai and required strict secrecy of the task, so he never told Deng Yingchao about his work.
At the time of the August 1 Nanchang Uprising, Deng Yingchao had no way of knowing anything about ***, including when *** left, went**, what he went to, and when he came back. In the end, Deng Yingchao still learned about her husband in the newspaper.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, ** had an independent office, and Deng Yingchao never went in except for her women's work. Every time, it's just that after working for a long time, I remind *** through the crack in the door that it's time to rest.
Between Deng Yingchao and ***, in addition to the loving feelings of husband and wife, there is also a boundary at work, and Deng Yingchao is very strict not to allow himself to cross this line.
After 1970, ** worked so busy every day that he didn't sleep for two or three days. At that time, under the intensity of work, ** could only rely on napping, haircuts, massages and other free rest.
In order to let *** get enough rest, Deng Yingchao and the staff took many methods, the first way was to let the guards hand over hot towels. By wiping your face with a hot towel, even if it's this kind of time, you can strive to get a short break.
Due to long-term work and fatigue, ** suffered from a serious illness, and during the time he struggled with the disease, he underwent more than a dozen surgeries, large and small.
In 1976, ** may have realized that he was leaving, he called Deng Yingchao to his side, looked at her affectionately, and couldn't say a word. Deng Yingchao was also looking back affectionately, and he couldn't speak.
After a long time, Deng Yingchao said to *** with a crying voice: "Enlai, I have a lot of things to say to you." * also said: "Xiaochao, I also have a lot to say to you." But none of them said a word.
seemed to be worried that Deng Yingchao would have no one to take care of him after he left, so he took Zhao Wei's hand and instructed: "Zhao Wei, you take care of the eldest sister." Zhao Wei couldn't help crying when he heard this.
In the early morning of January 8, 1976, after Deng Yingchao and Zhao Wei received ** from the hospital, they hurried to the hospital. But when they arrived, there was no movement in the electrocardiogram, and the doctors were still trying their best to rescue them, until Deng Yingchao said: "Don't rescue!."”
According to Zhao Wei's recollection, Deng Yingchao only cried three times after *** died, and she survived the pain of her husband's death very strongly.
The first time was when the rescue was stopped;The second time was in Babao Mountain, Deng Yingchao lay on the crystal coffin and cried bitterly;The third time was after Babaoshan returned to the West Flower Hall.
After returning to the West Flower Hall, Deng Yingchao said to Zhao Wei: "Xiao Zhao, my heart is in a panic, I feel like I am pressing a big stone. Zhao Wei's mood was the same, she comforted Deng Yingchao: "Sister, you can cry if you want to!."”
Deng Yingchao cried out, and the staff also cried. For a long time, Deng Yingchao suppressed his painful mood and said to his comrades: "Don't cry, I won't cry, and you won't cry." We turn our grief into strength and accomplish what Enlai has not done. ”
Only three times, Deng Yingchao never cried again, and how many years of hard life made her develop a strong character.
In the years that followed, Deng Yingchao always followed the spirit of *** work. In 1992, Deng Yingchao passed away, and her ashes were thrown into the sea, forever with ***.