Deng Gong wanted to go to the mall after retirement, and his sister teased Can you recognize money?
On November 13, 1989, in the Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People, he stood by the screen with a smile on his face and shook hands with the visiting Japanese guests of the delegation of the Japan-China Economic Association.
After the conversation, he announced an important decision in public, and the delegation of the Japan-China Economic Association will be the last foreign delegation he officially meets, which marks the end of his more than 60-year political career.
** is nearly eighty years old, and his body is a little overwhelmed by the heavy daily work. He began to yearn for his life after retirement, and his biggest wish was to be able to walk around and see.
Visiting the mall was what he always wanted to do, but his family teased him about whether he still knew the money. So, what does retirement look like? According to the memories of Deng Gong's family, on the day of his retirement, Deng Gong had a long-lost smile on his face.
He kept muttering to himself, imagining the future of civilian life, going to shopping malls, buying some things, and feeling the fruits of reform and opening up like ordinary people. However, just as everyone was discussing, Deng Xianqun on the side "poured a basin of cold water" and said, "Big brother, are you going to the mall to buy something for us?"
Still, do you know the ticket? ”
After listening to the laughter of the crowd, Deng Gong couldn't help but shake his head, saying that he was used to the busy life and special identity of **, and he was really not used to the scene of appearing in the mall.
In fact, after retirement, Deng Gong did not completely break away from the life of ordinary people, he still maintained a regular routine, got up on time at half past six every morning, walked in the courtyard for half an hour, and then enjoyed breakfast at eight o'clock, and after the meal, he went to the study to listen to the secretary read the news digest at home and abroad.
Deng Gong is a very family-oriented person, and he will have lunch with his family at noon every day, and there will always be one of his favorite hometown dishes on the table, salted chili peppers.
In the afternoons, he prefers to share family fun with his family, often communicating with the younger generations, asking them about their work and study, and even playing with his little grandchildren and granddaughters.
Since his retirement, he has spent more time with his family, so with the advice of his health care practitioner and juniors, he decided to quit smoking. Although it was a little difficult for him to quit smoking, for the sake of his health, he finally chose to "endure the pain and cut his love".
Whenever he became addicted to smoking, he would choose to eat fish fillets and peanuts, which became a pastime for him, and he liked to watch TV while eating peanuts.
Although he has stepped down, he still maintains a rigorous work attitude. Every night before going to bed, he would carefully read the briefings and documents sent by the General Office of the Communist Party of China, and did not put down his work until half past ten in the middle of the night to take a shower and rest.
Every winter, Deng Gong's relatives and friends would send boxes of citrus from Sichuan, and he would distribute them to his secretaries and staff. During the holidays, Deng Gong always cares about his staff, asking them to go home early to reunite with their families, and at the same time, he will carefully inquire about their family situation, and he will also provide some help to families in need.
The Deng family, who do not have a cook, will cook their own meals during the festival, and Deng Gong's wife Zhuo Lin and daughter will put on an apron and cook food for the family together. While enjoying the food, ** will pour a glass of wine for his wife and daughter, thank them for their hard work, and say: "Good work, festival chef, I will toast you first." ”
After Zhuo Lin retired, her home was always full of laughter. However, after more than ten years of reform and opening up, I am very curious about the results of reform and want to communicate with old friends and comrades-in-arms.
So, he decided to go on a tour of the south and go to the south as an ordinary party member to inspect the rapidly developing business. Although he is old, he is in good spirits and full of energy.
In this southern tour, the historic decision of ** will leave a strong mark in Chinese history.
On the morning of January 19, Deng Gong's special train for the southern tour arrived at Shenzhen Railway Station. When the station staff quickly placed a long wooden board covered with a red carpet at the door of the carriage, people waited eagerly.
Soon, the figure of Deng Gong appeared at the door of the carriage, and in an instant, the flash of the camera and the cheers of the people were intertwined, forming a unique symphony.
Although the person in charge of Shenzhen was worried about Deng Gong's physical condition and advised him to rest in the hotel where he stayed first, Deng Gong did not feel tired. He firmly told the person in charge: "I have arrived in Shenzhen and can't wait to walk around." ”
Deng Gong's entourage saw that the person in charge was embarrassed, so they walked over and said with relief: "Comrade Xiaoping rested well last night and is in good physical condition. Don't worry, just keep the event on schedule. ”
Subsequently, accompanied by the provincial and municipal leaders, the car toured the cityscape of Shenzhen, and the vehicle drove slowly in the downtown area of Shenzhen. On the way, ** saw the wide roads crisscrossed vertically and horizontally, towering high-rise buildings rising from the ground, and the atmosphere of modernity was everywhere.
Next, Deng Gong visited the Folk Culture Village and the Splendid Miniature Scenic Area in Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town, and saw the thriving scene, and his belief in reform and opening up was firmer.
After the inspection in Guangdong, Deng Gong's special train galloped away in the direction of Shanghai after passing through Yingtan. It is the Spring Festival, which is the fifth time since 1985 that he has celebrated the Spring Festival with the people of Shanghai, and it is also the last stop of his southern tour.
Accompanied by Yang Shangkun and others, Deng Gong visited the Nanpu Bridge, which had been opened to traffic, on the fourth day of the first lunar month. This transportation bridge, which connects Puxi and Pudong and writes a new chapter in Shanghai, is in the first echelon of the world's cross-river bridge construction at the technical level.
Deng Gong raised his hand and pointed to the four words "Nanpu Bridge" inlaid on the bridge deck, and said with a smile: "It seems that my words have not disgraced the bridge." This sentence drew laughter from everyone.
The Nanpu Bridge is not only a symbol of Shanghai's reform and opening up, but also a place that Deng Gong has been thinking about for decades. On the night of the Lantern Festival, Deng Gong came to the No. 1 Department Store in Shanghai with great interest, and despite his special status, he still couldn't shop like an ordinary person.
However, the moment he walked into the mall, warm applause poured like a tide, which is the highest respect for the chief designer of reform and opening up, and also the best testimony to the achievements of reform and opening up.
When Deng Gong visited the First Department Store in Shanghai, he became interested in a counter full of stationery. Ma Guining, a national model worker who was working, immediately came over and became a "temporary salesman" and enthusiastically introduced various stationery newly produced by Shanghai Stationery Factory.
**'s daughter Deng Rong asked tentatively: "Why don't you buy some?" After hearing his daughter's words, Deng Gong nodded, because the little grandson and the little daughter asked him for a gift before leaving.
So he bought four boxes of pencils and four erasers. Ma Guining skillfully wrapped the stationery, then put it in a plastic bag and handed it to ***
**The daughter relieved the siege of "stationery" and paid ten yuan in advance during the southern tour. On the closing day of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the delegates saw the true face of the great man in the banquet hall of the Great Hall of the People. **'s speech on the southern tour strengthened the confidence of the people of the whole country in reform and opening up.
When the energetic Deng Gong walked into the banquet hall, he was greeted with thunderous applause and respectful greetings from everyone. Dressed in a silver-gray tunic, he walked along the red carpet to the delegates, waving as he walked, and sometimes stopped to shake hands with the delegates.
This is the last time Deng Gong stepped into the Great Hall of the People, marking the completion of the historical mission of the Central Advisory Committee and the withdrawal from the historical stage, symbolizing that the party and the country have officially handed over the baton to the new generation, opening a new wave of reform and opening up, and refreshing the historical chapter of the ancient Chinese continent.
On Sunday, October 31, 1993, Zhang Baifa, Vice Mayor of Beijing, accompanied Deng Gong on a tour of Beijing. Although Deng Gong has lived in Beijing for decades, this is the first time he has come as a tourist to appreciate the development of the capital and observe its people.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, Deng Gong's car arrived at Chang'an Avenue. Before departure, the doctor reminded that the activity should not exceed one hour, so the original sightseeing plan was changed to inspect the newly completed road.
With the low sound of the engine, the car slowly drove past Chang'an Avenue, and Deng Gong sat in the back seat, looking at the crowd, vehicles, and buildings through the window. Zhang Baifa was by Deng Gong's side, acting as a tour guide, introducing the purpose and completion time of each building to Deng Gong.
After leaving Chang'an Avenue, the car passed by Jianguomen and then drove onto the newly built East Third Ring Viaduct. Looking at the unfamiliar scenery outside the window, Deng Gong sighed: "Beijing has completely changed, I can't recognize it." ”
After Zhang Baifa heard this, he suggested that Deng Gong should often come out and walk around. Deng Gong replied with a smile: "The years are unforgiving, I'm so old that I don't want to move around anymore." ”
Zhang Baifa continued: "There are some old people in Beijing who are the same age as you, and they still play tennis!" After hearing this, Deng Gong smiled and said, "That's not good, they are bolder than me." ”
The group sat in Deng Gong's car, and while talking and laughing, the car drove onto the newly built Capital Airport Expressway. Deng Gong proposed to stop and have a look, but the doctor objected, citing the wind outside.
In desperation, Deng Gong had no choice but to enjoy the scenery of Siyuan Bridge in the car. After staying near Siyuan Bridge for a while, they came to a national-style archway-style toll booth that charged 20 yuan.
Hearing this, Deng Gong's Sichuan accent was funny, and he replied: "I still have money." The whole car was amused. During the conversation, Deng Gong asked about the bid for the Olympic Games, and Zhang Baifa told him that there were people abroad who were maliciously making trouble.
Deng Gong understood this and said: "The key problem is that we are not good enough. The hour-long trip to Beijing was soon over, and Mr. Deng said he always wanted to get out and about, visit the parks and shops, but the people around him disagreed.
Zhang Baifa comforted him, saying that after the completion of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway in 96, he would be able to take the train directly to Hong Kong and realize his wish to go to Hong Kong in 1997. Hearing the news, Deng Gong said yes again and again.
In the early morning of December 12, 1996, Deng Gong suddenly felt unwell, had difficulty breathing, coughed incessantly, had difficulty swallowing, and had difficulty moving his body. After examination, the accompanying doctor found that it could not be handled, and immediately sent Deng Gong to 301 Hospital.
Deng Gong's home is less than 10 kilometers from the hospital, but for Deng Gong's family, this is probably the farthest 10 kilometers. Upon arrival at the hospital, the doctor immediately began**, and Deng Gong's physical condition was stabilized, but he was still unable to leave the bed.
Despite this, Deng Gong still persevered and showed strong vitality.
In 301 Hospital, on February 19, 1997, Deng Gong suddenly had difficulty breathing, and the doctors tried their best to save him, but in the end he was unable to recover. He was a great man and the chief architect of reform and opening up.
His passing is deplorable. After his death, his wife, Zhuo Lin, and his family came to bid him farewell. A few days later, Zhuo Lin conveyed Deng Gong's will, requesting that there be no mourning hall and that the cornea be left for medical research.
Deng Gong's last wish is thought-provoking and reflects his spirit of selfless dedication.
Deng Gongxian died, and the whole country mourned. After the news of Deng Gong's death came, the land of China was shrouded in a dark cloud. The Xinhua News Agency's night shift duty room on Xuanwumen West Street in Beijing received an obituary that had been prepared for a long time, and television and radio stations interrupted the evening news to convey the sad news to the people of the whole country.
The sadness permeated the entire land of China, and people from all walks of life in various countries, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan sent messages of condolence to express their condolences to Deng Gong.
On the morning of February 24, Deng Gong's body was cremated in Beijing. At 9:31, the hearse carrying the coffin of the great man, escorted by relatives and members of the funeral office, slowly drove to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.
This is only a two-kilometer journey, but more than 100,000 people from all walks of life and people from all over the capital have gathered. They wore white flowers on their chests, forming a long picture, as if the sky also felt the grief of the people, and was covered with a heavy gray mist.
The usually bustling streets are silent at the moment, and only a solemn atmosphere fills the air.
At 9:34, the mournful music sounded, the hearse slowly drove away from the west gate of the 301 Hospital, and the mourning people stood solemnly, with tears in their eyes, to see off the great man. The mountains of flowers send condolences, and the crowd is solemn to sing.
In this quiet street and silent city, people's hearts are full of grief, and they can only whisper in the low mourning music: "Hello Xiaoping." "On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong returned to the motherland, and unfortunately, we were unable to witness this historical event with Deng Gong.
However, under the guidance of his "one country, two systems" ideology, Hong Kong, which had been occupied by the British for a hundred years, finally returned to the embrace of the motherland. Two years later, Macau, one of the seven sons, also returned to the motherland.
The return of the two places has provided a valuable reference for the settlement of the Taiwan issue in the future.
When the five-star red flag was slowly raised in Hong Kong, Zhuo Lin attended the grand ceremony of Hong Kong's return with Deng Gong's last wishes. As Deng Gong's partner for decades, she had mixed feelings, and she could no longer suppress her inner emotions and shed tears.
This marks Hong Kong's official return to the motherland, and the Chinese people feel incomparable pride and joy at this historical moment.