In 1971, when China returned to its rightful seat in the United Nations, Qiao Guanhua, the head of the delegation, couldn't help but laugh when he learned of the resolution.
His laughter shows the heroism of the Chinese and expresses the indescribable joy to the fullest.
A photographer for The New York Times captured the moment, exaggerating: "Joe's laughter shattered even the glass of the Geneva Hall." Since then, "Joe's Laughter" has been closely linked to the important historical event of China's return to the United Nations.
Qiao Guanhua made great contributions to China's diplomatic career in his youth, but in his later years he was controversial because of his remarriage to Zhang Hanzhi.
Qiao Guanhua and Zhang Hanzhi's remarriage was opposed by their children, especially their daughter Qiao Songdu, who was dissatisfied and heartbroken by her father's decision.
In 1973, when 60-year-old Qiao Guanhua and 38-year-old Zhang Hanzhi remarried, their daughter Qiao Song cried very sadly, she cried: "Mom has just been gone for three years, you forgot my mother, I haven't forgotten!" ”
Faced with his daughter's incomprehension, Qiao Guanhua didn't want to say much, he directly kicked her out of the house, and since then the father and daughter have cut off contact, and even his son Qiao Zonghuai rarely visits his new home at No. 51 Shijia Hutong.
Gong Peng, a woman who bravely walked out of the Chongqing period for love and chose a difficult and bumpy road. She came from a prestigious family, received the best education in China, had a warm family and a stable income, but she gave it all up and chose a lifestyle that modern people would not understand.
Her father was a veteran of the Confederacy, participated in the Xinhai Revolution, sat down under Sun Yat-sen as a brigade commander, and was later wanted by warlords for opposing Yuan Shikai's restoration.
Faced with his father's experience, Gong Peng chose to join him and embarked on the road of revolution. Her decision reflects her dedication to love and the pursuit of ideals, and also shows us the tenacity and courage of a woman.
Gong Peng, who served as a secretary in the 18th Group Army, fell in love with Liu Wenhua, the secretary of **, at first sight and soon became lovers. However, due to the current situation, Gong Peng was transferred to Chongqing to work soon after marriage.
Sadly, they parted ways and never had a chance to meet again. In 1942, Liu Wenhua died of illness, leaving Gong Peng to face the pain alone. In order to alleviate his grief, Gong Peng devoted all his energy to his work.
When Gong Peng's world needed a beam of light to illuminate, Qiao Guanhua, a reporter from "Xinhua **", secretary of the Eighth Route Army Office in Chongqing, and deputy head of the foreign affairs group, who had just been transferred, entered her field of vision.
Qiao Guanhua is slender and thin, with a heroic and free personality, serious and responsible, and humorous, Gong Peng has a good impression of him.
Of course, Qiao Guanhua's first impression of Gong Peng is also very good, but they are still very strange to each other, and the situation is changing rapidly, and no one has any intention of falling in love.
Although they get along day and night in their day-to-day work, they start out as just ordinary co-worker relationships.
Qiao Guanhua and Gong Peng's acquaintance originated from the matchmaking between Feng Yidai and Zheng Anna. Mr. and Mrs. Feng often invited them to their home, and in a relaxed atmosphere, they talked about trivial things in life and talked about their ideal life.
Such exchanges deepened the understanding and friendship between them.
After a party, Zheng Anna noticed that Qiao Guanhua and Gong Peng were leaving side by side, so she said to Feng Yidai: "Qiao Guanhua is a talent, Gong Peng is a beauty, I think the two of them are a match made in heaven!" ”
Feng Yidai listened to Zheng Anna's words and nodded repeatedly: "Great! We should find a way to match them up! Zheng Anna said confidently: "It's not simple!
Both of them were more introverted, so we both went to ask them separately. I'll ask Xiao Gong, and you go ask Lao Qiao. ”
Accompanied by Feng Yidai and Zheng Anna, Qiao Guanhua and Gong Peng were frank with each other, and finally entered the palace of marriage in November 1943.
Although the wedding was simple, it was full of warmth and sweetness, only a few relatives and friends were invited, and they were entertained with sweets and peanuts, and colleagues also sent their blessings, including some calligraphy and paintings.
Their love nest is located in Zengjiayan, which was originally the residence of *** when he was in Chongqing. This good news reached ***, and he couldn't hide the joy in his heart, and said happily: "Shuangfeiyan is naturally beautiful, and the revolutionary marriage is thousands of miles away. ”
Soon after the marriage, Gong Peng became pregnant, but the living conditions at that time were very difficult, and even the baby's clothes and diapers were not ready.
Luckily, Feng Yidai reached out and gave half of the baby products he received from friends in Shanghai to Qiao Guanhua's family.
In the fall of 1944, Gong Peng gave birth to a big fat boy, and Qiao Guanhua named the child Qiao Zonghuai, nicknamed Paris.
This is because Qiao Guanhua has a deep affection for Paris, and he has been engaged in international commentary for many years, and Paris is also known as the "capital of revolution".
Since Qiao Zonghuai was born, he has followed his parents around. In 1946, they came to the bustling city of Shanghai. However, due to their busy work, Qiao Guanhua and his wife often left Qiao Zonghuai alone at home, served him hot meals, and asked him to wait quietly for his parents to return.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Qiao Guanhua and Gong Peng still worked together. They are inseparable, and colleagues jokingly say that "** is about to become your mom-and-pop shop".
In Qiao Songdu's eyes, his mother is a work-fanatic, and even after work, her mind is still concerned about work. She sighed: "My mother has been valued by *** and has been the head of the Information Department for 14 years.
She was the only woman among more than a dozen cadres in the early days of the establishment of the ministry, and she was also one of the cadres who held the director-level position for the longest time. ”
At that time, China's reception of information from the outside world was quite slow, and Gong Peng took the initiative to put forward a proposal to the newspaper "New Situation".
She personally led several colleagues in the department who knew English, and constantly listened to important news such as ***BBC and Radio Australia.
In 1969, Gong Peng suffered from a hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage due to being unable to withstand the tremendous pressure. Although her leg was very swollen, she still cared about her friends and worked hard for Han Suyin to return to China.
Gong Peng should have been hospitalized**, but due to neglecting the best time**, his condition continued to deteriorate in 1970. When she was preparing for Lu Wenxing's return visit, she accidentally fell to the ground.
Qiao Guanhua immediately took her to 301 Hospital, only to find that her cerebral artery had ruptured and she had lost the ability to think.
When she learned of Gong Peng's condition, she immediately rushed to the hospital and personally called her pulse. He instructed the attending physician to immediately arrange a craniotomy for Gong Peng. After the operation, Gong Peng's body was weak, his face was sallow, and his body was covered with thick bandages.
Seeing this scene, ** turned around, his eyes were full of pain and unbearability: "I don't want to see Gong Peng like this, I feel sad when I see her." ”
**'s daughter Qiao Song recalled: "When I went to visit my mother in the hospital, her face was scary and exposed outside the quilt.
It was full of tubes, and no matter what I called, she didn't respond. At that time, I wondered if my mother was gone. I could only keep crying, like a lost child. ”
For Qiao Guanhua, the sudden departure of his beloved made it difficult for him to accept, and he could only blur the good memories of the past through drunkenness.
** strongly supports the love between Qiao Guanhua and Zhang Hanzhi, believing that widowhood and remarriage are not betrayal, but the right to pursue happiness.
He actively lobbied the family of Qiao Guanhua's ex-wife, and received the support of the chairman, Zong Huai, and Songdu.
Although this relationship caused some controversy at the time, it was finally recognized and blessed by *** and others.
Qiao Guanhua and Zhang Hanzhi's love was opposed by Qiao Zonghuai and his sister Qiao Songdu, especially Qiao Songdu, who grew up under the care of her parents and couldn't get rid of the shadow of her mother's death, and when she heard the news that her father was going to remarry, she naturally couldn't accept it.
At that time, Qiao Songdu had just turned 20 years old, was in the stage of rebellion, did not understand many things, and was easy to get into the horns. In her opinion, the relationship between her parents was so harmonious, and the death of her mother and the remarriage of her father were betrayals of love and family.
When Qiao Songdu learned that her father was about to remarry and move into Zhang Hanzhi's house, she was worried that her father would no longer pamper her as much as before, and she felt as if she had been replaced by another person.
In the face of her daughter's unreasonable trouble, Qiao Guanhua felt helpless and could only forcefully drive her out of the house. Since then, father and daughter have not seen each other for ten years.
Qiao Guanhua has two marriages in his life due to work, the first time was with Gong Peng, and the second time was with Zhang Hanzhi.
In 1971, Zhang Hanzhi entered *** work because of ***'s recommendation, but her debut was "dismounted" by Qiao Guanhua.
At that time, the meeting chaired by Qiao Guanhua had just ended, and in order to let everyone know each other, he called each other one by one. When it was Zhang Han's turn, he asked, "You are Zhang Hanzhi, Zhang Xingzhi's daughter?" The eyes of the audience were focused on Zhang Hanzhi, and she replied slightly embarrassed: "Yes." ”
Qiao Guanhua said: "You deducted the "Liu Wen Instructions" that your father gave me? Although Qiao Guanhua and Zhang Hanzhi did not have a good impression of each other when they met for the first time, in the future work, Zhang Hanzhi did not suffer Qiao Guanhua's dumb loss.
At this moment, Zhang Hanzhi is still experiencing that unhappy marriage. **In a meeting, in front of Qiao Guanhua and many other *** staff, he directly criticized Zhang Hanzhi: "My Teacher Zhang, I must criticize you today!"
When I say you're unproductive, I'm saying you're so good-looking! Your man is already on good terms with someone else, why aren't you getting a divorce yet? Why are you afraid that others will know? Why not liberate yourself? ”
Zhang Hanzhi's husband was revealed to be cheating, and she chose to endure silently in order to protect her family's reputation. She used to be an English teacher in *** and knew that marriage was not easy, so she didn't want her marriage to be an example of failure.
Knowing that the relationship between Zhang Hanzhi and Hong Junyan had broken down, Qiao Guanhua empathized with her situation and deeply admired her tenacity and courage.
At the Intercontinental Hotel in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Qiao Guanhua confessed his feelings to Zhang Hanzhi. He told Zhang Han sincerely: "I know you have some opinions about me, don't take it to heart."
I've not been in a good mood lately, don't be mad at me. Zhang Hanyi didn't know how to respond, just sat quietly for ten minutes, and then left a sentence: "I'm leaving." ”
After leaving the hotel, Qiao Guanhua sent a flower to Zhang Hanzhi, and even sent flowers to all the female members of the mission. He explained: "I don't know why, I just want to give Zhang Hanzhi a bright flower." ”
Qiao Guanhua has a unique way of caring for Zhang Hanzhi. Whenever Zhang Han went out to visit, Qiao Guanhua would repeatedly call ** to the airport to ask about the flight status, and if the weather was bad, he would also suggest canceling the trip.
Even if he doesn't go out to visit, Qiao Guanhua will often communicate with Zhang Hanzhi**, and the topic is limited to daily life. One day, Qiao Guanhua couldn't help but express his love in English: "I love you, can you marry me?."”
However, Zhang Hanzhi declined his marriage proposal, saying: "I know, thank you, but this is impossible."”
Zhang Hanzhi is very sensible, she knows that she and Qiao Guanhua's identities are not ordinary people, so marriage cannot be as simple as a certificate. After that, their communication decreased a lot.
In March 1973, Zhang Hanzhi and her husband officially divorced, she felt more relaxed than ever, put all her energy into work, and was often busy until two or three o'clock in the evening.
One night, Qiao Guanhua was drunk, and he made several calls in a row, and his speech was slurred, just repeating "looking for Zhang Hanzhi" over and over again.
After Zhang Hanzhi heard the news that Qiao Guanhua was drunk, she immediately went to visit him. Seeing that he was drunk, Zhang Hanzhi said gently: "I'm here, the chairman will meet tonight, I've been in the Great Hall since then, I don't know if you're looking for me, get up quickly, change your clothes and go to bed." Qiao Guanhua held Zhang Hanzhi's hand tightly and said affectionately: "I'm fine, I just can't find you, and I'm panicking."
Okay, you can go back and rest too! Remember, tell me wherever you go. From then on, Zhang Hanzhi finally understood that in Qiao Guanhua's heart, he had an irreplaceable position, and he was willing to pay for this love without hesitation.
In order to take care of 60-year-old Qiao Guanhua, Zhang Hanzhi resolutely gave up the opportunity to become the first female ambassador abroad. However, Qiao Guanhua died in 1983 at the age of 70 due to the spread of cancer cells.
Zhang Hanzhi experienced the pain of losing her husband for ten years, and then she also suffered from lung cancer. Unfortunately, Zhang Hanzhi died in Beijing in 2008 and was buried with her adoptive father, Zhang Shizhao.
Qiao Songdu has always been unable to get rid of the longing and self-blame for his father in his heart, although his father has passed away, his figure is still vivid.
In order to commemorate her parents' love, she visited her parents' old friends and spent 8 years to complete the creation of "Qiao Guanhua and Gong Peng - My Father and Mother".
She said the process made her feel like she was reunited with her parents. Qiao Songdu loved her parents and family dearly, so when her father chose to remarry, she was adamantly against it.
This opposition stems from the importance she attaches to her family and her deep nostalgia for her parents.