"The chairman is not in a good situation right now, he can't even eat, he only has some sober time. I want you to use the 7 taels of bird's nest I brought to supplement the chairman's nutrition. ”
The medical staff were shocked when they heard this, and reminded Chairman Wu Lian Deng that he had strictly forbidden himself to eat this kind of food, which might not be appropriate. Wu Liandeng said firmly: "The chairman once said that we can't indulge our diet because of our own health problems, and he hopes that we can all maintain good living habits.
I hope that the President will also be nutritionally balanced in his hospital bed. ”
In 1961, Zhongnanhai planned to recruit a group of professional waiters to provide services for the conference. At this time, a young man named Wu Liandeng walked into the Great Hall of the People and applied for Zhongnanhai.
After review, Wu Liandeng successfully entered Zhongnanhai in May of the same year, and he excitedly browsed the facilities inside Zhongnanhai, and his heart was full of joy. With excitement, Wu Liandeng began his service work in Zhongnanhai.
However, although he had the opportunity to come into contact with various luxury goods in Zhongnanhai, such as bird's nest, *** was reluctant to consume these luxury goods. Although Wu Liandeng was full of curiosity about these luxuries, he did not go against his wishes.
On the contrary, he resolutely stated that he was willing to bear all the responsibilities no matter what he had. This firm determination and noble character have won high praise and respect.
As a result, Wu Liandeng has become a well-respected waiter in Zhongnanhai. His story has also become a model and example for Zhongnanhai service personnel.
Among the many excellent waiters, Wu Liandeng stood out because of his meticulous work attitude, won the favor of the leaders, and was arranged to participate in several large banquets. Hearing this news, Wu Lian Dengle blossomed, he was happy not because of his future, but because he had the opportunity to meet ***
For this reason, before the next banquet, he went all out to make a deep impression on ***. However, after several banquets, I have not seen ***.
At the banquet at the Summer Palace in Zhongnanhai in July 1961, Wu Liandeng was finally able to get a glimpse of the style, but the meeting did not go as smoothly as expected. Before the banquet, the leader informed Wu Liandeng that he would attend and be prepared.
At the banquet, ** and other leaders gathered together, talking and laughing, and the Summer Palace was filled with a joyful atmosphere. However, despite full psychological preparation, when Wu Liandeng really saw ***, he was still shocked by his demeanor and almost lost his reaction.
Fortunately, the waiter next to him patted Wu Liandeng lightly, which made him come back to his senses, and hurriedly walked towards *** with tea.
When Wu Liandeng approached *** step by step, he suddenly saw *** laughing, which surprised him, and even threw the teacup in his hand in front of *** in a panic.
The originally lively Summer Palace instantly became silent, and everyone turned their attention to Wu Liandeng. Even, even *** was stunned when he saw the broken teacup. Wu Liandeng, who was only 20 years old, immediately fell into a panic, and his face instantly turned pale.
You must know that being a waiter in Zhongnanhai is different from an ordinary restaurant waiter. In a restaurant, breaking a cup is, at best, an apology and compensation. But in the face of such an important leader as Zhongnanhai, such a big mistake cannot be forgiven.
Wu Liandeng is working as a waiter in Zhongnanhai and is at risk of losing his job. If he does lose this job, he will never see his idol *** chairman again.
Thinking of this, this man, who had never shed a single tear for many years, suddenly felt choked, and he immediately squatted down, picked up the scraps on the ground, and kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry......."At this moment, he heard a warm and powerful voice, and he looked up to find that the person who spoke was none other than the *** chairman he admired the most.
The chairman asked Wu Liandeng if he was a ** person, and Wu Liandeng thought that the chairman wanted him to go home, so he replied tremblingly: "I am from Yancheng, Jiangsu." ”
Xiancheng, that's a good place. The leader next to the chairman immediately corrected: "Chairman, that's Yancheng, not Xiancheng." The chairman smiled and nodded: "Well, that's right, salt is salty, so it's understandable that Yancheng is called Xiancheng." ”
As soon as the words fell, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in the Summer Palace was restored, and no one was staring at Wu Liandeng anymore. Wu Liandeng looked at the chairman's face full of smiles, and tears couldn't help but flow from his eyes.
He knew the chairman was speaking for him, so he whispered a thank you and went on to pick up the crumbs from his teacup. At this moment, the chairman said to Wu Liandeng again: "You don't need to pick it up with your hands, it's easy to scratch." ”
Hearing the chairman's concern, Wu Liandeng respected him even more.
After the banquet, despite the help of *** to relieve the siege, Wu Liandeng was punished by the leader for making a mistake. In the face of punishment, he didn't say much, but silently swore that he would never repeat the same mistakes in the future.
In the following years, Wu Liandeng gradually increased the number of meetings with ***, but he never made similar mistakes again, but won many awards for his seriousness and meticulousness.
It wasn't until the National Day in 1964 that after giving a speech at Tiananmen Square, he suddenly saw Wu Liandeng pouring water, so he stopped him: "Comrade Xiao Wu, come and talk to me." ”
Hearing the chairman call his name, Wu Liandeng was both surprised and surprised. The chairman even remembered his own name!
He immediately approached the chairman and asked, "Chairman, is there anything I can do to help?" The chairman nodded: "It's not a big deal, it's just that I'm old, and someone needs to deal with things at home, are you willing?" ”
At that time, the chairman was 70 years old, and his physical condition was not as good as before, so he naturally needed a "housekeeper" to assist in the daily affairs of the family. However, Wu Liandeng never imagined that the chairman would invite him.
After being stunned for a moment, Wu Liandeng nodded firmly: "I will definitely go all out and live up to the trust of the chairman!" Looking at Wu Liandeng's expression, the chairman smiled and said, "Comrade Xiao Wu, then please leave it to you, you can also call me comrade in the future!" ”
Wu Liandeng was born in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province in 1941, with six siblings in his family, and lived in extreme poverty when he was young. At that time, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression entered the most critical juncture, and the whole country was in turmoil.
In this environment, Wu Liandeng's parents barely made ends meet by farming, let alone had to support seven children. Despite this, Wu Liandeng still cherishes a thirst for knowledge, is aggressive, and strives to change his fate.
Wu Liandeng's parents attached great importance to their children's education, so that after graduating from primary school, he was sent to work as a worker in a farm tool factory. During this time, Wu Liandeng not only worked hard, but also was a literate and arithmetic worker.
Soon after, he was assigned to work as a waiter in the factory's canteen. Wu Liandeng served everyone in the canteen with a meticulous attitude, causing another waiter to resign and persuade Wu Liandeng, "You are educated and work hard, you don't have to be a waiter all the time, you will definitely find a better job when you go out." ”
With my level of education, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive when I go out. In fact, Wu Liandeng did not have enough knowledge and skills to work in a higher position at that time.
Although the waiter is paid relatively well, the lack of opportunities for promotion makes it possible for him to become a waiter for life. However, Wu Liandeng didn't think much about this, and just wanted to live a simple and stable life.
However, it was this seemingly unwise choice that made him become the "big housekeeper" step by step. During his work in the canteen, Wu Liandeng was transferred to the Yancheng Prefectural Committee Guest House with his outstanding performance, and then became a waiter in the Great Hall of the People in 1960.
Therefore, when Zhongnanhai selected waiters in 1961, Wu Liandeng was able to pass the application and successfully enter Zhongnanhai to work.
After Wu Liandeng became the chairman's "big housekeeper", he never worried about his work. He had always been concerned with the Chairman's frugal habits. As early as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the chairman adhered to a simple attitude to life, and even if meat and canned food were seized, he would try to save them and distribute them to the front-line soldiers.
Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people's living standards improved, but the chairman was still reluctant to indulge in luxury. Once, when Wu Liandeng saw the chairman eat the rice grains on the table after dinner, he hurriedly reminded the chairman that there were bacteria on the table, which was not good for his health.
Seeing Wu Liandeng's dissuasion, the chairman did not refute, but silently sent the grain into his mouth one by one, until there were no more remaining rice grains on the table, and then he spoke: "Xiao Wu, the peasants are hard to farm, even today when our country is liberated, there are still many ordinary people suffering from hunger, how can we be extravagant and wasteful here?" ”
Although the chairman's words are reasonable, Wu Liandeng put forward a different point of view: "You are different from us, your body is the capital of the revolution, and we cannot ignore your health because of frugality!" ”
Hearing these words, the chairman put his chopsticks aside, looked at Wu Liandeng solemnly, and said firmly: "China is a country where the people are the masters of the country, and we serve the people, and we must not lose our humility and awe because of this. ”
Wu Liandeng was deeply infected by the spirit of hard work and simplicity, and sighed. Perhaps it was the revolutionary spirit of this great leader that led New China through those difficult years.
** Make it a habit to be frugal, ask for simplicity at every meal, and often even eat only vegetarian food. Wu Liandeng took into account the health of ***, so he could only try his best to make fish and meat for ***.
In addition, one day in 1967, ** found Wu Liandeng, handed him a shabby pajamas, and said with a smile: "Xiao Wu, this pajamas are torn again, you can help me sew and mend them." ”
Wu Liandeng took the old clothes, pondered for a moment, and said: "Chairman, although this dress is a little worn, it carries the hardships and course of our revolution. Every patch represents our persistence and efforts.
Although the comrades of the logistics department want you to get a new one, I believe that we must not forget the hardships of the past and not underestimate the value of each patch. We need to continue to persevere and continue to work hard in order to achieve our revolutionary goals. ”
The chairman smiled and nodded, agreeing with Wu Liandeng's opinion. Wu Liandeng's next task is to properly preserve this dress to commemorate our revolutionary process.
As the years passed, the physical condition of ** deteriorated day by day. By August, he was unable to get out of bed and spent most of his time in a coma. Due to medical limitations, adequate nutrition cannot be provided through a nasogastric tube alone.
Under such circumstances, Wu Liandeng decided to make a request. He took a deep breath and asked the medical staff around him, "How many of those bird's nests are there?" Can it be used to help the chair with nutrition? ”
The bird's nest mentioned by Wu Liandeng was a gift from the Indonesian Chinese to the chairman in 1961 and weighed 30 kilograms. However, the chairman rejected the gifts and sent them to the Great Hall of the People for public use.
After hearing Wu Liandeng's request, the medical staff looked at each other and did not act rashly.
At the critical moment, Wu Liandeng did not hesitate to take responsibility, and in order to solve the problem, he was even willing to take all the responsibility alone. This selfless spirit deeply touched all the medical staff present, who took the remaining 7 taels of bird's nest from the Great Hall of the People to provide the necessary nutrition for the chairman.
However, despite their best efforts, the chairman was no longer able to consume bird's nest due to his medical condition. Sadly, the Great Leader *** passed away on September 9, 1976.
Wu Liandeng left Zhongnanhai after the death of the chairman, but the spirit and influence he left behind will continue to inspire us to move forward.
Some people think that Wu Liandeng's behavior has broken the consistent tradition of frugality, and some people are dissatisfied with this. However, considering the situation at the time, even if *** knew that Wu Liandeng had given him bird's nest, he would only blame Wu Liandeng and not get angry.
** The reason why he is known as a great leader is not only because he led the Communist Party to accomplish a series of feats, but more importantly, because of his approachable personality and firm revolutionary spirit.
We hope that modern people can learn the spirit of thrift and pass on this virtue from generation to generation.