In the same year, the second wife of Sun Ke sent a letter to Deng Yingchao, asking for the return of the property, and received a reply from a villa.
In 1984, an elderly Chinese in the United States saw the rapid development of the motherland in the newspaper, so she resolutely decided to return to China to visit relatives. She wrote a long letter to Deng Yingchao, expressing her willingness to return to China.
Soon, she received a reply, Deng Yingchao said that China** agreed to her return to China and solved the relevant problems for her. Not only was she arranged to live in a property near the Jin Jiang Hotel in Shanghai, but she was even given a rose villa on Fuxing Road to enjoy her old age.
The old man's name was Lanny.
Far away from the prosperity of the wealthy family, the Miao Wang Lan family in Jianshui County, Yunnan Province is hidden in the mountains, and this land is Lan Ni's hometown. Her grandfather, Lan Heguang, was a man in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, who founded China's first cement factory in Hunan and served as the governor of Xiangshan County.
In 1900, Lan Heguang took his family to Macau, and in 1912, Lan Ni was born in the sound of the sea and named Lan Yezhen. Soon after, they moved to Guangzhou and Shanghai, when Lanni was only 7 years old.
Lan Ni's father, Lan Shixun, participated in the League when he was young, was the chief of staff of Huang Xing's subordinates, and also studied at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, and had a friendship with Sun Chuanfang, who was famous.
Lan Ni's mother, Fang Shuzhen, was born in a famous family with beautiful calligraphy, and she also personally educated Lan Ni and was very strict with her family education. In such an environment, Lanni received a strict family education, and also received a formal education in school, and her horizons were constantly broadened.
At the age of 11, she studied at Nanjing Huihuiwen Middle School, transferred to Nanjing Jinan Girls' High School at the age of 13, and went to Shanghai Zhiren Girls' High School at the age of 15. For knowledge, Lannie is full of thirst and is determined to go abroad to further her education like her parents.
At the same time, as she grew older, Lannie gradually became a peerless beauty, attracting the attention of many noble children. However, just as she was looking forward to the future, a sudden disaster shattered her dream.
In the summer of 1926, Lan Shixun held a public office in Changshu, and witnessed his friend Chen Baochu being ** on a business trip and died on the spot. This tragic scene deeply stimulated Lan Shixun, causing him to go insane, lose his ability to work, and recuperate at home for a long time, and never recover.
The burden of the family also fell on the shoulders of Lannie's mother. At that time, she gave birth to Lannie's younger siblings one after another, which made family life even more difficult.
Lannie is a filial daughter, and in order to help her mother share the household chores and maintain the family life, she resolutely refuses many rich sons' marriage proposals and the opportunity to become an aunt's wife.
However, due to the family's financial pressure, her parents had to help her find a suitable marriage partner. In the end, they chose Li Dingguo, the second son of Li Diaosheng. Li Dingguo is a graduate of Shanghai University of Law and Politics, and once served as a member of the National Bank Business Bureau and the deputy manager of the Chengdu branch of the Bank.
Although their marriage stems from "the order of their parents and the words of the matchmaker", it is rumored that there is a certain emotional basis between them. At that time, both families lived on Xiangyang South Road in Shanghai.
Li Dingguo likes to sing Peking Opera and often entertains himself at home. One day, Lan Ni opened the window and happened to see Li Dingguo. Li Dingguo was attracted by Lan Ni's beauty and fell in love with Lan Ni at first sight.
However, after marrying into the famous Li family, Lanni had to abide by the precepts of the feudal family, which made her feel very uncomfortable. Due to her family's poor background, she naturally felt inferior.
Despite this, she still held on to her beliefs and made great contributions to her family and the Li family with her tenacious will and selfless love.
Although Lan Ni came from a wealthy family, her husband Li Dingguo did nothing after marriage, which led to the gradual decline of the family's wealth. She was dissatisfied with such a life and longed to be independent.
In 1934, she gave birth to three children for the Li family, but the relationship between the husband and wife deteriorated day by day, and finally chose to divorce. After leaving the wealthy family, although she was worried about her children, she still believed that she could start over.
However, Li Dingguo was very mean to her and was unwilling to pay alimony, which made her life difficult. In Shanghai, where women's careers are very limited, she believes that both ordinary clerks and female workers struggle to make ends meet, and dancers and prostitutes are looked down upon.
In the face of these difficulties, she remained resilient and determined to become self-reliant.
After much deliberation, Lanny decided to step into the social circle and showcase her talents. She formed friendships with a group of female classmates and participated in many social events. Due to her beauty and charisma, she quickly became a well-known courtesan.
During this period, she also took some ** swimming photos, showing her round and fair shoulders, with a sweet smile and no nervousness. At that time, such a ** was seen as a bold act.
But in **, she is unrestrained and shy, as if she is a girl living in the future 21st century. In Shanghai, there is a popular saying: "Do you want to know the beauty of Zhao Feiyan of the Western Han Dynasty and Diao Chan of the Eastern Han Dynasty?"
Just look at Lannie. "The reason why Lanny frequently appears in the social world is that she wants to do some business, and she wants to understand how those elites are ** and rich.
Because of the experience of her father, Lan Shixun, she deeply felt the heat of the world and the unpredictability of people's hearts, and she believed that only by being in this circle could she avoid being deceived.
Lan Ni's beauty conquered many underworld tycoons and business tycoons during this period, and even the ruthless Du Yuesheng was impressed by her. However, her charm is not just about her appearance, she also takes a lot of important information from these people and is ready to make a big difference.
However, just as she was about to start a new life, she encountered a life-and-death disaster. One day in 1935, Lan Ni received an invitation from her classmate Lu Ying to a dinner party held at her home.
At this banquet, Lan Ni became acquainted with Sun Ke, the president of the National ** Legislative Yuan, who was the son of Sun Yat-sen, who had studied in the United States and held many important positions after returning to China.
In 1912, Sun Ke tied the knot in Honolulu with his cousin Chen Shuying before studying abroad. After the establishment of Nanjing National**, Chen Shuying returned to Macao to recuperate because she was not adapted to the local environment.
At this time, they already had children Sun Yeping, Sun Zhiqiang, Sun Suihua, and Sun Suiying. At the same time, Sun Ke has been living with Yan Aijuan, a Zhejiang woman, for many years. On the day of the dance, Lan Ni wore a knurled cheongsam and a fragrant Guerlain, and walked to Lu Ying's house with elegant steps, which attracted everyone's attention, and many old friends came forward to watch.
In the crowd, Sun Ke was also attracted to the beautiful and touching Lanni. Seeing the radiant, dignified, and elegant Lanni, Sun Ke was moved and secretly admired: There is such a beauty in the world.
03 Sun Ke and Lan Ni fell in love at first sight, and after a warm and speculative conversation, they had a feeling of seeing each other late. At this time, although Sun Ke was close to the age of confusion, because of the influence of Western culture and his illustrious background, Lan Ni admired him very much.
Sun Ke was deeply attracted by Lanni's beauty and knowledge, and was fascinated. He raised his wine glass tremblingly and confessed to Lannie: "I am really lucky to meet such an elegant and beautiful girl today!"
Are you married? When he heard Lenny shyly say no, a string in his heart was plucked. He realizes that he has finally met the person who really touches his heart, and although he already has a wife, he has never really loved.
The person in front of him came with his love. In the face of Sun Ke's enthusiastic pursuit, Lan Ni was a little hesitant. Because the other party already had a wife, and the monogamy at that time also worried her.
Sun Ke saw Lannie's hesitation, and he understood that forced love would not last. He had an idea and thought that he was an official in Nanjing, and no one took care of him. So, he said tactfully to Lanni, "I just need a secretary, can you help me with the office?" ”
Lannie thought about it for a while, and finally emotion overcame reason and agreed to become Sun Ke's secretary. She recalled her marriage, although famous, but like a cage.
For her, as long as two people truly love each other, nothing else matters. So, Lanni walked into Sun Ke's life. In her relationship with Sun Ke, she found that although she had seen many men in Shanghai, none of them had his insight and wisdom.
Although Sun Ke didn't have much money, he was very knowledgeable and funny, and Lannie saw in him a good thing that no one else had. In 1925, Lan Ni appeared in Nanjing as the personal secretary of Sun Ke, the president of the Legislative Yuan.
She is not only responsible for Sun Ke's daily life, but also often appears in public with his arm.
Sun Ke's life was even more colorful because of the appearance of Lanni. Sun Ke was originally a knowledgeable and cultured person. With the company of beauties, his demeanor is even more charming.
As time passed, the relationship between them grew stronger. Despite the social and family pressures that troubled him, he decided to marry Lanny as his second wife.
This news undoubtedly caused an uproar. Some people say that he doesn't love rivers and mountains, but he just smiled faintly and decided to replace the wedding with a casual banquet. In order to keep a low profile, Sun Ke and Lan Ni only hosted a banquet for their colleagues from the Legislative Yuan and set up four tables of banquets.
There is no formal wedding, let alone formal formalities. At the banquet, Sun Ke talked and laughed vigorously, with a spring breeze on his face. In the midst of everyone's congratulations, he jokingly said: "I know the law and break the law, and the crime is added to the first degree!" ”
In this way, Lanny became Sun Ke's second wife. After Sun Ke and Lan Ni got married, he felt that he had received another virtuous help. For her husband's career, Lannie naturally fully supports it.
When the relationship between the two was warm, an unexpected problem arose. A pregnant woman came to seek fame, she was a woman named Yan Aijuan who had lived with Sun Ke for many years, and the child in her womb was naturally Sun Ke's flesh and blood.
Seeing that she was about to lose her status, Yan Aijuan found Sun Ke for the sake of her child's future, hoping to get a name. During this period, Lan Ni persuaded Yan Aijuan to stabilize and give birth to a child first, and promised to pay the living expenses in a lump sum.
After Yan Aijuan left, Lan Ni was worried that she would become the second Yan Aijuan, so she asked Sun Ke to write a note, stating that she only had the original wife Chen and the second lady Lan Ni, and there was no third person, and this note was handed over to Lan Ni for safekeeping.
After Lanni left Sun Ke, what was her life like in her later years? On August 6, 1938, Lan Ni gave birth to Sun Suifen, the crystallization of her and Sun Ke's love, in Shanghai, and before the child was born, Sun Ke had already chosen a name for his daughter.
The national ** decided to move the capital to Chongqing, and Lannie reluctantly left her infant daughter for this reason. But she didn't leave there, but decided to go to the mountain city to accompany her husband Sun Ke.
At this time, Chongqing had become a gathering place for cultural celebrities and celebrities of various political parties, and Sun Ke often hosted banquets at home to entertain communists and celebrities. As a housewife, Lannie always entertained these guests warmly.
At the same time, in order to resist Japan and save the country, Deng Yingchao and other communists lived in the Eighth Route Army Office in Zengjiayan, Chongqing, and had extensive contacts with people from all walks of life.
It was at that time that Lan Ni met Deng Yingchao. Deng Yingchao's views on the future of the Anti-Japanese War and her optimistic attitude towards life deeply attracted Lan Ni. Deng Yingchao was sincere, enthusiastic and amiable, and the two became friends.
Under Deng Yingchao's introduction, Lan Ni also became friends with Kang Keqing. Even in her later years, Lan Ni still said affectionately: "Sister Deng is very good to me, Kang Keqing is very good to me, I want to cry when I think of Sister Deng." ”
After living in Chongqing for less than three years, she said goodbye to Sun Ke in 1940 and returned to her daughter Sun Suifen alone.
Back in Shanghai, Lanni reconnects with the business magnates she once met socially. She obtained many trade secrets and achieved great success in the real estate market, becoming a little rich woman.
At that time, a businessman named Zhi Fuyuan rented Lanni's house for two years. However, the following year, prices skyrocketed, and considering that the expenses would get bigger and bigger, Lannie claimed that she needed a house after the lease expired, hoping that Zhi Fuyuan would be able to move out.
However, Zhi Fuyuan refused to relocate on the grounds that the lease period had not expired, and even threatened to go to court. It was at this time that the War of Resistance against Japan was won. Sun Ke was very excited to see his wife who had not seen him for a long time.
At Lanni's request, Sun Ke put pressure on Zhi Fuyuan and asked him to move out. However, seeing that Sun Ke's power was strong, Zhi Fuyuan took Lan Ni and Sun Ke and his wife to court, asking them to testify in court.
However, Sun Ke, as the president of the Legislative Council, was unable to testify in court, which made him feel very embarrassed. Some paparazzi even wrote articles saying that Sun Ke, as the president of the legislature, actually wanted to drive out his tenants.
In a hurry, in order to stop the mouths of future generations, Sun Ke claimed that this villa was not his own, and no longer interfered in this lawsuit, and Lan Ni could only be helpless.
This incident became the fuse, which eventually led to Sun Ke's defeat. In 1948, the deputy ** campaign was in full swing, Sun Ke was manipulating under Chiang Kai-shek's manipulation, and Lan Ni was also actively helping her husband canvass for votes in various factions.
However, just when Sun Ke was about to win, the news of the "Lanny Incident" was in an uproar, and the newspapers even added fuel to the "Rose Villa Incident".
As a result, many political dignitaries voted against Sunko. After Sun Ke lost the election, his colleagues believed that Lanni had ruined his future. Sun Ke did not deny this, and Lannie left him in anger.
Since then, the two have never seen each other again. At the end of 1948, the Kuomintang regime was shaky and turbulent. Seeing that Shanghai was no longer safe to live in, Lanni first asked a maid to send her daughter to Hong Kong, and then came to Hong Kong in 1949.
After Lan Ni came to Hong Kong, she was worried about eating nothing, so she opened a Da Long Jin number. However, the store was eventually forced to close down. In desperation, she even contemplated suicide.
Lan Ni: An overseas Chinese who loved the motherland all her life Lan Ni, a Chinese living overseas, has spanned the time between Hong Kong and San Francisco in the United States, and has always been concerned about the motherland and relatives in her heart.
Her heart was full of yearning for the Communist Party and hatred for the Kuomintang. Despite all kinds of obstacles, she still insisted on returning to her homeland, to the city she was familiar with.
Although she and Sun Ke did not meet in their lifetimes, her patriotic fervor and love for the Communist Party did not change. She used poetry to express her mood and express her feelings.
In the end, she participated in the commemoration of the 120th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth as Sun Yat-sen's daughter-in-law, and was warmly welcomed by Deng Yingchao. Lanni's life is full of tenacity and perseverance, and she has always adhered to her beliefs and her love for her motherland.
In the silence of the Rose Villa, Lannie's memories flooded in like a tidal wave, and tears slipped involuntarily. She died here in June 1996. At the last moment of her life, the note covered in Sun Ke's handwriting was still clenched by her thin hand.