In April 2004, the Xinyuan Hotel in Kyoto, Beijing, was crowded with people, and a familiar figure appeared in the crowd. The waiter shouted in surprise: "That's Li Ne who accompanied *** in his old age!" ”
It turned out that this banquet was hosted by Liu Yuan, the son of Mrs. ***, and invited many relatives and friends of the Mao family, which was considered to be"A historical moment when the relationship between Mao and Liu broke the ice"。
As the chairman's daughter, Li Ne was also invited.
At a banquet, Wang Guangmei shook hands with Li Ne with difficulty, and repeatedly chanted: "You are here, it's good to come!" Li Ne looked at the other party's moist eyes, and immediately called his son Wang Xiaozhi and said, "This is your grandma Wang, say hello." ”
At that time, Wang Xiaozhi was wearing a felt hat, and his eyebrows and eyes seemed to be ***, which made Wang Guangmei stunned, and Liu Yuan, who was standing aside, joked: "You look so much like Uncle Mao." ”
Wang Guangmei's words instantly silenced everyone at the banquet, including herself, and her thoughts returned to those arduous revolutionary years. At that time, the chairman was eternal, and her husband's demeanor was still the same.
They used to laugh and talk about the country in that thatched hut, and work together to ......Share the camaraderie of the revolution. **Born in a poor family in Hunan Province, they were also from the same background, which allowed them to be like-minded and walk together on the road of revolution.
**In 1909, he was adopted by a wealthy local family and sent to a private school. He showed the qualities of being smart and industrious in his studies, and at the same time broadened his horizons and formed an independent thinking point of view.
At that time, there were many contradictions at home and abroad in old China, the Qing Dynasty was weak and incompetent, and the great powers were rampant and domineering, which plunged the people's lives into misery, hunger and cold, and even hopelessness in survival.
** Secretly vowed, determined: "I will continue to improve myself, devote myself to improving the domestic situation, and resist foreign aggression." ”
**Emerging in the Xinhai Revolution, he marched with the students to strongly **Yuan Shikai's 21** Treaty. However, the strength of the student organization could not be compared with Yuan Shikai's army, which was heavily armed, like hitting a stone with an egg, and it could not achieve substantial results.
Therefore, ** decided to go to the Soviet Union to study Marxist theory and explore the road to save the country and the people. After returning to China in 1922, he followed Chen Duxiu to join the workers' movement, during which he met *** who was also interested in saving the country in his hometown in Hunan
**Like-minded, similar age, consistent beliefs and ideals. In the years of the revolution, they established a deep revolutionary friendship and firmly supported the ideological leadership of the people, and they also appreciated the rigorous and serious revolutionary attitude.
Among them, ** also played an important role as a bridge, matching the first wife of *** He Baozhen. However, He Baozhen died heroically in 1934 at the age of 30.
Under the lead of the couple, he met and fell in love with Wang Guangmei. In 1948, their wedding was held in Xibaipo, the former site of the Communist Party of China, and they were blessed by *** and *** in person.
Despite the extremely difficult living conditions at that time, their hearts were closely connected and they spent that special day together.
**After dinner, when I came to ***'s residence, I felt very warm when I saw a few simple pieces of furniture carefully packed by Wang Guangmei. He said with emotion: "This is the most innovative one I have entered this room many times since I came to Xibaipo. ”
** Shyly took Wang Guangmei's hand and said, "I used to be a big boss, and this is all the credit of Guangmei." ”
Wang Guangmei and *** tied the knot under the witness of ***, and the chairman was full of praise for ***'s virtuous wife. Even in her later years, Wang Guangmei still remembers this warm scene vividly, she once recalled fondly: "When Shaoqi and I got married, the wedding was simple and simple, but because of the presence of ***, our wedding added a lot of solemn and precious atmosphere. ”
**The first encounter with Wang Guangmei indicates that the deep friendship between the two families will last for a long time. In the days after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the chairman and Vice Chairman Liu have been working and living together in Zhongnanhai, the center of power in China.
Whether it is an important festival or leisure time, the two families never stop coming, often dining together to enhance each other's feelings. And Wang Guangmei is even more in charge of the role of the master, taking care of the children as if they were her own children, and is full of love for the children of the chairman.
In that small courtyard, the children's frolicking figures made Wang Guangmei feel warm. Li Ne and Liu Yuan especially like to play here, although they are very different in age, Li Ne will always make Liu Yuan happy in various ways, such as pinching his face and affectionately shouting: "Xiao Yuan'er." ”
The chairman also loves *** children very much, whenever they shout "Uncle Mao", the chairman will always smile, and then pull them to his side and patiently teach them: "You are all good children, you must study hard and contribute to the country." ”
The scene of the chairman meeting with the *** family was once captured by reporters and hung at home, which deepened the connection between the descendants of the Mao and Liu families. During that period, the relationship between the couple and the chairman was like family, both in life and work.
With his rigorous and serious attitude, he won the love of the chairman, and the chairman praised him more than once: "If you don't study for three days, you can't catch up, and Wang Guangmei, as the partner of ***, has also been praised by the chairman."
What's even more unexpected is that the chairman personally taught Wang Guangmei swimming skills.
The Mao and Liu families suffered a tragedy in the torrent of history. ** Unfortunately, Wang Guangmei also fell into prison for ten years. It wasn't until 1979 that she was able to clear her name.
However, the world has changed, and only Wang Guangmei is left as the owner of the Mao and Liu families. Although the Mao and Liu families could not cut off their friendship, as one of the founding fathers, his contribution cannot be described in words, and his noble character is worthy of our eternal memory.
** In Wang Guangmei's last wish of life, he did not want to be remembered forever by future generations, but "Please scatter my ashes into the rivers and seas, so that I can witness the prosperity of China forever." ”
In Wang Guangmei's heart, her husband's sincerity has never changed. Therefore, she fulfilled ***'s last wish with her own hands. At the moment of separation, Wang Guangmei's face was close to the urn of ***, tears welled up, she gently opened her lips and said, "Comrade Shaoqi, I will always love you." ”
Although Wang Guangmei has gone through hardships, she still adheres to justice and cares about Li Ne and Li Min as always, as if she were her own child. In 1940, Li Ne was born in Yan'an, Shaanxi, the hot land of the revolution, and rarely smiled so happily that he decided to take Li Ne's surname from the former revolutionary soldier "Li Desheng", symbolizing the victory of the revolution.
In the process of growing up, the daughters of ** and *** have different life experiences. Li Ne has always adhered to a hard life, never used her father's reputation for personal gain, and her attitude towards life is deeply respected by people.
However, Wang Guangmei's life experience is different, she has been taken care of by *** when she was a child, so her relationship with Li Ne is particularly close. Although Li Min was sent to the Soviet Union to accompany his mother He Zizhen, the relationship with Wang Guangmei was not as good as before, but after the death of ***, Wang Guangmei always lent a helping hand to Li Ne when he encountered difficulties.
In 1971, Li Ne, who was already in the age of establishment, still had no plans to get married, and even *** urged her: "Little Li Wa, you are not small anymore, it's time to think about lifelong events." ”
However, the naïve and romantic Li Ne is not in a hurry, she thinks: "Marriage is a major event in life, you should meet the right person, I am not in a hurry now." However, what she didn't expect was that the first suitable partner she met ended up in nothing.
During the period between Liu Yuan and Wang Xiaozhi, Li Ne faced a double major blow – the death of his father and the breakdown of his family, while also caring for his young son. She was under tremendous stress both physically and mentally, and eventually fell ill and was hospitalized, and even developed mental problems.
After learning the news, Wang Guangmei immediately rushed over with her own grandmother Zhao to take care of her, and bought a large number of kitchen utensils to help Li Ne organize her housework and improve her living conditions.
Li Ne lay on the bed, looking at Wang Guangmei, who was busy in the house, she could no longer control her emotions, and cried bitterly.
Wang Guangmei comforted Li Ne like a loving mother and said: "There is nothing to live in, as long as you live, there is hope, and we will overcome the difficulties together." In order to let Li Ne's physical condition recover as soon as possible, Wang Guangmei also introduced Wang Jingqing, who was a security guard, to Li Ne through her connections.
And she also took on the responsibility of taking care of Li Ne's son Wang Xiaozhi. At that time, Wang Guangmei often appeared in the swimming pool, always followed by a young child.
When an acquaintance asked about the child's background, she only replied: "This child is unattended, come to me for dinner, and I will take him to swim." ”
Wang Guangmei takes it as her duty to protect Li Ne's decency, and does not want people to criticize the descendants of ***. Under her careful care and heart-to-heart exchanges, Li Ne regained her confidence and found the direction of her life again.
Wang Jingqing planned the wedding date with her, Wang Guangmei also sent a congratulatory gift in person, and her son Liu Yuan served as the host of the wedding. For Li Ne, Wang Guangmei is just like before, taking meticulous care of the descendants of the Mao family.
And Wang Guangmei's son Liu Yuan also fulfilled the expectations of "Uncle Mao" with his own actions and participated in the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
In 1958, Wang Guangmei inspected the Yangtze River and planned the Three Gorges Project. Their ideas are like drawings on paper, outlining a grand blueprint.
Liu Yuan, on the other hand, took over the torch of his ancestors and turned his dream into reality. In 1996, Li Ne came to the construction site of the Three Gorges Dam and warmly shook hands with Liu Yuan. Seeing that the little meat ball that once chased behind her had grown into a man in military uniform, she smiled and said: "In a blink of an eye, decades have passed, and you have become an adult who can stand alone." ”
Liu Yuan and Li Ne, who used to laugh and play, are now reunited in Zhongnanhai, although they have been separated for a long time, their relationship is still the same and intimate. Although the two families have been in constant contact, the past controversies and incidents have always been difficult to erase in Wang Guangmei's heart.
The 83-year-old Wang Guangmei foresaw the end of her life and decided to end the past with a solemn banquet. Attending the banquet were Li Min, Li Ne and their children of the Mao family, Wang Guangmei and their children of the Liu family, and Grandma Zhao, a nanny who was like a sister to Wang Guangmei.
Although the number of people is small, the presence of these heavyweights makes this banquet of historic significance, and it is also the first time that three generations of people have gathered together in the nearly 80 years since the Mao and Liu families met.
At the banquet table, Li Ne and Li Min sat next to Wang Guangmei on the left and right, they reviewed the bits and pieces of the past together, raised their glasses from time to time, and sincerely wished Wang Guangmei and Grandma Zhao a long and healthy life.
It is worth mentioning that at that time, the careful Li Ne noticed that Wang Guangmei's appetite was not good, and quietly pulled Liu Yuan to inquire about the situation. After learning that Wang Guangmei likes cereal porridge, she also specially instructed the waiter to prepare one.
In the lively atmosphere of the party, ** and the two families seem to have returned to the past, but there is a little regret that there is no *** and *** during the banquet. And Wang Guangmei, as the last old man of the older generation, watched the younger generations talk and laugh, and her heart was full of happiness and satisfaction.
At the end of the banquet, Wang Guangmei held Li Ne and Li Min's hands tightly and said sincerely: "I am already old, and I hope that our two families can be friendly for generations." ”
The feast of the century held by Wang Guangmei has aroused widespread attention and discussion, not only in the local area, but also in overseas friends, who have been moved by the spirit of selfless dedication of the Mao and Liu families.
After the banquet, they each returned to their jobs, while Wang Guangmei devoted all her energy to public welfare undertakings, and won many honors such as the "China Population Award" and the "China Poverty Eradication Achievement Award".
In October 2006, Wang Guangmei died of lung failure in Beijing, a news that left Li Ne saddened. In order to properly handle Wang Guangmei's funeral, she specially asked her son Wang Xiaozhi to assist Liu Yuan.
Although the two families have suffered storms and storms, the pain has passed, and they work together for the construction of a new era. This is Wang Guangmei's wish in her later years, and it is also what *** and *** want to see the most before her death.