Years widow raisedDr,Died at the age of China, China's most cow mother
On March 6, 2003, Wang Shuzhen, an old lady who spent half of her life in China and then moved to the United States, passed away in the United States.
Wang Shuzhen is a famous girl, due to family changes, once worked as a maid, at the age of 65 still immigrated to the United States, only half a year to successfully pass the English speaking test.
She raised 13 children in her lifetime, all of whom were doctors, and her achievements were remarkable. Even the American ** Clinton praised her as a "great mother". Her story is touching and shows us the greatness and tenacity of a mother's love.
Wang Shuzhen, the eldest lady of a wealthy merchant family during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, how did her 13 children become doctors? What are some touching stories of her life?
As a child of a prominent family, Wang Shuzhen's ancestral home is in Rugao, Jiangsu. Her family was wealthy, and her father placed great importance on his daughter's education. She was allowed to study since she was a child, and specially hired teachers to teach her.
In addition, her family believes in Buddhism, and Wang Shuzhen has been deeply influenced by Buddhism since she was a child, and she has also studied Buddhism in depth. When she grew up to be like a flower, she was able to write beautiful Chinese characters, went to a women's college, and loved Chinese poetry.
In the youth of 19 years old, Wang Shuzhen met her true love Li Haomin. The Li family is illustrious and the Wang family is in charge. Li Haomin is knowledgeable, humble and polite, and the two love each other, which is their bond.
Since they met, they have been attracted to each other, and their desire for free love and their understanding of Western culture have made them have a deep tacit understanding in getting along. Li Haomin met friends with literature and played songs with music, and Wang Shuzhen was intoxicated with this romantic love.
After a few months together, they decided to spend their lives together. After receiving the approval of the family, both families expressed their approval. In addition to the two children who genuinely love each other, the business dealings between the two parties are also the reason why they choose to be together.
In the eyes of others, they are the perfect couple: the daughter of a rich family and the son of a family. Li Haomin went to the Wang family to propose marriage, and the royal father and queen mother were very satisfied with this son-in-law. The wedding banquet was held in Jiangsu, and it was very luxurious.
As the only son of the Li family, after Wang Shuzhen marries, she will be fully responsible for the affairs of the family.
Li Haomin and Wang Shuzhen's married life is full of sweetness, Li Haomin is working hard outside, Wang Shuzhen is doing housework at home, their first child brings endless joy, and also makes Li Haomin love his wife even more.
After his father's death, Li Haomin took over everything in the family, and Wang Shuzhen always gave support and encouragement behind him. They were married for thirty years and had thirteen children, eight girls and five boys.
The Li family has a thriving population and a bright future. For the education and growth of the children, Li Haomin ran around day and night, and Wang Shuzhen took on the burden of the family alone.
Fortunately, these thirteen children have all grown up healthy, but before they know it, this warm family has been broken.
In the civil war in 1948, the national ** was defeated and retreated, and Li Haomin decided to move to Taiwan with his wife Wang Shuzhen for the sake of family survival.
Wang Shuzhen readily agreed, as long as she can be with her family, she will be at home in **. However, the relocation process was not smooth, because the roots are in Jiangsu, the things that can be moved to Taiwan are very limited, and the place to settle is not as good as the mainland.
And there are only a limited number of servants who can follow them, and Wang Shuzhen needs to handle many things herself. Since his ancestral property and connections are still on the mainland, Li Haomin needs to travel back and forth between the two places frequently.
Wang Shuzhen knew that her husband was very hard, but she couldn't help much, so she could only take care of the children and the family. The busyness of business is unimaginable to Wang Shuzhen, every time her husband goes on a business trip, she can only wait quietly at home.
In 1949, the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, and New China was born. At that time, cross-strait traffic was blocked, and it was difficult to travel between the two sides, mainly relying on a small number of passenger ships, and the sailing time doubled. Despite this, Jiangsu enterprises are still operating.
On the eve of Chinese New Year's Eve that year, Wang Shuzhen waited at home for the return of her husband Li Haomin, who told her that she would definitely return home for reunion on Chinese New Year's Eve. However, her husband still hasn't returned after dark, which makes her feel uneasy.
Wang Shuzhen walked around at home, her palms were slightly sweaty, and she nervously comforted herself, "It's okay, maybe there were some delays on the way, and he said that he would come back for a reunion dinner together."
For the whole night, Wang Shuzhen did not see Li Haomin. During the vigil on Chinese New Year's Eve, when the children began to complain about the lack of their father, Wang Shuzhen forced them to calmly tell them that their father was temporarily delayed and that they could see him tomorrow.
Wang Shuzhen has never lied in her life, and even she didn't believe her words this time, her heart was full of anxiety, and she barely survived the second half of the night. On the first day of the new year, she got up early and waited at the door, but the result was that she waited for the news of her husband's tragic death.
Last night, passenger boats"Taiping wheel"A serious accident near the Zhoushan Islands caused a collision with another passenger ship and capsized, killing all 932 passengers, including Li Haomin.
This news hit Wang Shuzhen very hard, and she fainted directly after hearing it. Fortunately, her daughter found out in time and helped her up, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. The sudden death of her husband made her feel the collapse of her family, and it was difficult for her to come out of her grief in just a few months.
It wasn't until the door-to-door debt collector arrived at home that she struggled to support her body to deal with related affairs.
After her husband passed away, Wang Shuzhen changed from Mrs. Kuo to a housewife, dealing with funeral affairs and business transactions. In the face of the merchant's claim, she repaid it in a lot of money, and even changed the antique calligraphy and paintings in the seller's collection.
This wealthy family is in trouble because of this, except for the big house in Nadong, Wang Shuzhen has no money on hand. However, even though life is difficult, she is reluctant to let her eldest son and daughter, who are in school, drop out of school and insist on their education.
To raise thirteen children, she became a maid. The death of her husband hit her hard, but she insisted that her children know that only through learning can they become useful people and contribute to society, and that they don't have to worry about tuition fees and just need to concentrate on studying.
Wang Shuzhen, a mother who loves her children deeply, gave up her life as a rich wife and became a maid for the sake of her children's future. She worked many part-time jobs, and even worked part-time with her children on her back, just to give her children a better life.
Although living in poverty, she never complains, but leads the children to live in harmony, she grows food with her own hands, and only allows the children to eat meat on special days.
Not only does she work hard, but she also checks her children's homework regularly, and although life is hard, she never gives up on educating her children.
There is a faith in every child's heart, which is the gratitude for the mother's hard work and the desire to be rewarded. They all believe that as long as they can obtain a high degree of education, they can contribute to society and their mothers in the future, which is the greatest filial piety.
Lee, the eldest son in the family, was the first to earn a doctorate. Keeping his mother's teachings in mind, he began his own business path after graduating from Shanghai Business School.
He knows his mother's stubbornness, and since he has worked and earned money, he will subsidize the family from time to time. He was finally able to help his mother with the burden. Li Changduo, the second son of Wang Shuzhen, has a higher education and even obtained a doctorate from New York University in the United States.
In the eyes of the outside world, Wang Shuzhen has reached the peak, because her two sons have been admitted to the doctorate, isn't this a glorious lintel?
Wang Shuzhen firmly believes that everyone has potential, and not only hopes that her son can achieve a career, but also encourages her daughters to study more. Fortunately, her daughters lived up to their mother's expectations and were admitted to major universities and obtained doctorates.
Among them, Li Changyu is the most famous and is known as the "No. 1 Chinese Detective". He graduated from the ** Police Academy and became a police officer at the age of twenty-six. Inspired by his mother, he quit his police job and came to the United States with two large suitcases and fifty dollars, eventually earning his Ph.D. at the University of Manhattan.
It is worth mentioning that Li Changyu's two younger sisters, like him, were all admitted to schools in the United States.
The whole family wanted Wang to move to the United States, where several of her children worked. Even though Ms. Wang is 65 years old, she hesitates because she feels like she is in Taiwan, which is part of her homeland.
However, if she is left alone in Taiwan, her children will be worried. To alleviate the situation, Wang Shuzhen decided to move to the United States with her children.
When Wang Shuzhen set foot on American soil, she was already 60 years old. In the process of applying for a passport, she encountered some difficulties because she needed an immigrant visa to live in the United States for a long time.
Although she came from a wealthy background, she never studied English. This made it impossible for her to go out at the beginning. In order to adapt to this society, she asked her daughter to buy her several books in English.
At first, her children didn't want her to be so tired, but applying for a visa requires an oral test, which is a rule that no one can violate. Therefore, in addition to self-study, her children teach her English themselves whenever they have time.
In fact, Wang Shuzhen's heart is very patriotic, and she once ordered that she can only speak Chinese at home no matter in **, which is the foundation that Chinese should have.
The child is also very sensible, except for learning English at school to communicate in English, the rest of the time at home in Chinese conversation. What they never expected was that their mother's education and ability were very high.
Although her memory has deteriorated a little, her enthusiasm for learning is unmatched, and in only half a year, she has been able to communicate with children without obstacles. The children were very happy and hurriedly took Wang Shuzhen to the immigration bureau for testing.
After successfully passing through, the immigration office left her address and promised to send the immigrant visa to her home, which was like a reassuring pill and made Wang Shuzhen's children feel at ease.
The youngest son, Li Changyu, is really a prodigy who solves crimes, and while working in the United States, he successfully solved the Kennedy murder case, the Nixon Watergate case, and 911 Incidents and a series of other major cases, was awarded the Outstanding Service Award in the Criminal Field.
The son's success has attracted a lot of attention from the world about his mother. When Clinton and the mayor of New York celebrated Wang Shuzhen's 100th birthday, they specially sent their blessings, and also thoughtfully translated the blessings into Chinese and made a plaque praising her for raising thirteen excellent children, worthy of the title of "great mother".
Wang Shuzhen was deeply touched by this, and she told the children her birthday wishes. She hopes to make some contributions to the motherland and donate to build a Hope Primary School in her hometown in Rugao, Jiangsu.
Learning is an important force to promote personal progress, and in the face of the challenges of the future society, only through learning can we quickly improve ourselves and change our destiny. Wang Shuzhen's selfless donation and Li Changyu's enthusiastic participation deeply moved the local ** in Rugao, Jiangsu, and specially invited Li Changyu to express his gratitude on his behalf.
What's even more touching is that after Wang Shuzhen donated to build the school, she learned that the students lacked sports grounds, so she hoped that her son Li Changyu could help build it. Li Changyu did not hesitate to use his financial resources to build a stadium named after his parents for the school, named "Li Wang'an Buddha".
The name of this stadium, "Kishibuta", is taken from the Buddhist name of the mother, and is full of deep respect for the mother.
In order to fulfill her mother's homesick dream, Li Changyu attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony on her behalf, and took a handful of soil from the playground before leaving. Although Wang Shuzhen's life is not bumpy, she has experienced middle-aged widowhood and suffered a lot for her children, but she never complains.
In 2003, Wang Shuzhen died of illness at the age of 106. The secret of her longevity lies in her broad mind and open-minded temperament, worthy of the title of "Great Mother".