Li Min fell ill, and Kong Dongmei asked for help**.
Are you ***'s daughter? ”
The old man's eyes were instantly filled with sorrow again, and then hot tears flowed. Yes, this is obviously a female writer, how can she be related to ***, but she is incredibly similar to ***.
In fact, this writer is indeed related to ***, she is Kong Dongmei, the biological daughter of **'s daughter Li Min.
Back then, ** married He Zizhen and had many children, but unfortunately only Li Min survived, and was deeply loved by ***, and was affectionately called "Jiaojiao".
Li Min later tied the knot with Kong Linghua and gave birth to Kong Dongmei. Perhaps because of the intergenerational genetic relationship, Kong Dongmei looks almost exactly the same as ***, and even has a mole on her chin, which is reminiscent of the deceased ***
So, when *** died, how did the life of Li Min's family change?
In the early morning of September 9, 1976, the life journey of the chairman came to an end, which was extremely heavy news for his family and the Chinese people.
For her father's beloved daughter, Li Min, it is even more indescribable pain. Recalling those old days, it seems as if everything has returned to those war-torn years.
On Jinggang Mountain, ** met He Zizhen, they were revolutionary leaders and heroines among women, and they were both attracted to each other. Their love has no flowery rhetoric, no romantic scenes, but on Jinggang Mountain, where the red flag is flying, they become revolutionary partners.
In those days full of hardship, ** and He Zizhen supported each other and spent it hand in hand. Although He Zizhen once gave birth to children for ***, the ruthlessness of fate made them lose several children, and they were only accompanied by loneliness.
However, when the Red Army arrived in Baoan in northern Shaanxi in 1936, He Zizhen gave birth to a baby girl in a dilapidated house. Hearing the news, ** hurried to visit, and humorously said to his comrades: "Zizhen gave birth to a big egg!" ”
When *** saw his precious daughter, his eyes were full of tears of joy. Deng Yingchao was by He Zizhen's side at the time, she gently hugged the little girl and praised: "She is really a little beauty!" ”
After hearing this, he decided: "Just call her Jiaojiao!" ”
The origin of the name Li Min comes from the admiration of the ancients that "a gentleman is sensitive to deeds and is not good at words". He once borrowed the name "Li Desheng" and named his newborn daughter Li Min.
However, due to He Zizhen's anger and *** leaving Yan'an, Li Min could only stay in China. During this period, the remaining shrapnel in He Zizhen's body was not taken out, and it was not until four years later when the anti-Japanese war plan needed the command of ***, that he sent the four-year-old Li Min to the Soviet Union to reunite with his mother.
Mao Anying and Mao Anqing, the two children who lived in the Soviet Union with *** and his deceased wife Yang Kaihui, spent a difficult but warm time together in Moscow. If it had not been for the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, their lives would have gone on like this.
However, the brutality of the war took their toll on them, but fortunately, the Soviet Union was victorious in the end, and they were able to return home. With the help of Wang Jiaxiang and others, He Zizhen returned to Harbin with his daughters Li Min and Mao Anqing to settle down temporarily.
Here, Li Min can often see the portrait of ***, and everyone tells her: "This is your father!" He Zizhen also encouraged Li Min to write a letter to his father to express his thoughts and concern for his father.
Li Min nodded slightly, although she had lived in the Soviet Union since she was a child and had long been ignorant of Chinese characters, she still wrote a letter to *** in Russian. The letter reads: "Dear *** everyone says that you are my biological father and I am your biological daughter.
But I have never met you in the USSR and have no knowledge of this. Can you tell me if I am your biological daughter and if you are my biological father? ”
** Soon replied, the letter was full of joy: "Dear Jiaojiao, I am very happy to see your letter. You are my biological daughter, and I am your biological father.
I think you've grown up a lot now, and I hope you can get back to Daddy soon. So, in the early summer of 1949, Li Min, accompanied by He Zizhen's sister He Yi, returned to Beijing, and met the long-lost *** in the Shuangqing Villa in Xishan
When they met for the first time, Li Min was a little shy, and He Yi reminded her: "Don't call Dad yet." So, she shyly called, "Daddy." * Very happy, he hugged his daughter tightly in his arms and said affectionately: "My little baby, my foreign baby, you can speak foreign language!" ”
For this baby girl, ** is really happy, every time someone he will proudly say: "I have a foreign baby who can speak foreign languages!" ”
** He Zizhen lives in Shanghai and Beijing respectively, but the bridge between them is their daughter Li Min. When Li Min was growing up, he was admitted to Beijing Normal University, where he met Kong Linghua.
Kong Linghua is the son of General Kong Congzhou, and the two have known each other since high school. Although Li Min didn't know Kong Linghua's family background at first, the two parties fell in love freely and were not affected by the outside world.
Li Min is a well-behaved girl, and this kind of thing will definitely not be hidden from her father. And *** is an open-minded person, he just asked: "Who is Xiao Kong's father, and he is working in **?" ”
Li Min was a little embarrassed at this time, and she replied: "I don't know, I never asked him." * laughed: "You don't even know her father's profession, how do you associate with him?" ”
So, Li Min decided to go to Kong Linghua to understand the situation, and Kong Linghua did not hide this matter.
Kong Linghua, a general, became the future son-in-law of Li Min, the daughter of the *** family. Upon learning of this, the chairman personally asked Li Min's mother, He Zizhen, for her opinion, and He Zizhen readily agreed.
And Kong Linghua's father, General Kong Congzhou, was also happy about this family business. In August 1959, Li Min's wedding was held as scheduled, and the chairman personally presided over it, and he made an exception to make several glasses.
After the wedding, Li Min first lived in Zhongnanhai to accompany his father.
Three years later, the first grandson of the chairman was born, named "Jining", which means inheriting Lenin's ideals and placing the chairman's deep expectations on him. And Kong Dongmei, the granddaughter of the chairman, was born in Shanghai in 1972.
During pregnancy, the pressure of life made Li Min plan to kill the child, but Chairman *** firmly objected, he said: "No matter how difficult life is, we must keep this child, because he is the descendant of our Mao family." ”
Kong Dongmei, the granddaughter of **, was born in this world. Li Min, her mother, has always kept her promise of motherly love and brought hope to the family. **Seeing the newborn**, my heart was filled with joy and decided to name her after her own name and favorite flower - Dongmei.
However, because of her busy work, Kong Dongmei's childhood was spent in the company of her grandmother in Shanghai, and the death of *** at the age of four made her lose the opportunity to express her respect to her grandfather in person.
With the accumulation of knowledge, Kong Dongmei gradually understood the greatness of her grandfather in the process of studying, but that family affection can only become an eternal regret.
When Kong Jining was one year old, Li Min's family moved out of Zhongnanhai and moved to a private house in Terracotta Hutong and began an ordinary life. From 1963 to 1972, Li Min gradually visited his father less frequently, from once a week to then monthly and even once every six months.
Especially in the four years after 1972, she only went to Zhongnanhai three times. This is not because Li Min doesn't miss his father when he has his own family, nor because the chairman no longer loves this daughter, the relationship between them has always been deep, and the longing is also deep.
After moving out of Zhongnanhai, Li Min's documents were handed in, which made it no longer so easy for her to enter and leave Zhongnanhai freely. Every time Li Min had to apply for approval, but most of the time she could only return disappointed.
Once, Li Min entered Zhongnanhai through Wang Dongxing. **Very happy to see his daughter, but then asked, "Why don't you come to see me more?" Li Min was very painful in his heart, and finally replied: "The threshold is high, and it is not easy to enter." ”
** On his deathbed, Li Min was finally allowed to visit him. When she saw her long-missed father, a smile finally appeared on her haggard face. He complained and said, "Jiaojiao, you finally came to see me......Jiaojiao, why don't you come to see me more? ”
Li Min's tears were uncontrollable, and she said tearfully, "Dad, your daughter has come to see you......."However, when she re-entered Zhongnanhai the next day, ** had already left.
In the cool autumn breeze, Li Min's heart was as cold as winter, how she wanted to cry out loud, but in the end she controlled it. Li Min originally planned to hold a wake for his father, but he failed to do so, and in the end he could only line up with the citizens to see his father's remains.
Li Min vacated a room in his house and arranged a mourning hall as his father's place of keeping. In the mourning hall, a couplet reads: "Daughter Li Min, son-in-law Kong Linghua, with son Kong Jining, daughter Kong Dongmei, forever inherit your revolutionary will, respectfully. ”
**'s funeral, Li Min attended. At this time, Li Min also helped *** fulfill a wish, that is, to contact his nephew He Lucheng, whom he had never met.
He Lucheng, also known as Mao Ancheng, is the child of ***'s younger brother Mao Zetan. His mother was He Zizhen's sister He Yi, but both of them had unfortunately died.
He Lucheng was raised by his aunt He Zizhen** and became a leader in the field of China's national defense science and technology, actively participating in the missile research and development program. Therefore, He Lucheng's identity has always remained mysterious, and he has never had the honor to meet him.
Knowing that his father was obsessed with this cousin, Li Min deliberately included He Lucheng's name in the list, so that the two uncles and nephews completed their first meeting in life and death. In addition to He Lucheng, Li Min also notified Zhang Xianpeng and other old friends who had worked beside ***, so that they could come to the scene to express their final respect to ***.
Perhaps, it is precisely because his heart is full of regrets that Li Min hopes that everyone can leave no regrets.
After He Zizhen learned the news of ***'s death, he was deeply shocked and fell ill. When Li Min's family arrived in Shanghai, He Zizhen was full of tears and blamed her daughter for not taking good care of ***
Despite the pain, He Zizhen still lived strongly, and it was not until 1979 that he had the opportunity to go to Beijing to see the remains of ***. After fulfilling his wish, He Zizhen died in 1984.
Li Min's life is full of misfortunes. She was devastated by the death of her father, and the death of her mother was even worse. But fate seems to have more challenges for her.
In 1999, her husband Kong Linghua also died in a car accident, which made her even more painful. However, even in the midst of such difficulties, Kong Linghua persevered, and his business path was full of setbacks and bumps, but he never gave up.
In addition to business, Kong Linghua mainly uses the money he earns to promote and research ideas, and has held many photography exhibitions, aiming to inherit the ideas and spirit.
However, the tragedy occurred in 1999, Kong Linghua was in a car accident on the highway back to Shenzhen after attending a commemorative event about ***, although the car accident was not fatal, but he underwent a second operation during his recuperation, due to the non-standard operation of the hospital, which caused him to have a heart attack on the operating table, and finally unfortunately passed away.
Li Min received a heart-wrenching news, which made her feel extremely painful, and she was even admitted to the hospital. At this time, her son Kong Jining was working in embassies abroad and could not return to China immediately, so the task of taking care of Li Min and dealing with the aftermath fell on Kong Dongmei.
However, because the financial situation of the Kong family is not optimistic, Li Min's illness makes them consume a lot of money every day, and Kong Linghua's business experience does not bring a good income, and even part of it is used for public welfare activities.
Kong Dongmei has just graduated from university, and her financial income is very limited.
Kong Dongmei raised medical expenses for her mother, borrowing money from everywhere but it was a drop in the bucket, so she thought of asking the organization for help. Despite her apprehension, she wrote a letter to **, hoping to borrow a sum of money.
After learning the news, the committee members were shocked because they did not know the recent situation of Li Min's family. So, everyone generously donated money for Li Min.
Although it was a difficult call for help, Kong Dongmei's tenacity and bravery allowed her to succeed in getting help.
When Li Min came out of the operating room, the committee members and representatives came to visit her with the money raised, and Kong Dongmei hurried to pay off the hospital's arrears after getting the life-saving money. Kong Dongmei expressed her gratitude to everyone for their generous help.
However, when Li Min woke up and saw a group of people around the bed, she realized what had happened. Li Min accepted everyone's condolences and thanked him again and again, tears flashing in his eyes.
Afterwards, Li Min called Kong Dongmei over and criticized her. This is because the Mao family's family style has always been to live by their own efforts, not to cause trouble to the party and the country, and not to seek personal interests under the banner of ***.
None of the children are in high positions and live ordinary lives.
**During his lifetime, he accumulated a large amount of manuscript fees, totaling up to 1240,000. This wealth is enough for his children to live a stable life. However, ** chose to donate the money as a way to teach the children to be self-reliant.
Although his children had a difficult life after his death, ** went against his last wishes and gave thousands of yuan from that money to Mao Anqing, Li Min and Li Ne.
Li Min was deeply ashamed by this state aid, and she never asked the organization for help again, no matter how hard it was, she would persevere. Even when she can, she will help her relatives in her hometown.
Kong Dongmei asked the organization for help when her mother Li Min was sick, although this was out of helplessness, Li Min still warned the child not to take this as a practice and not to trouble the country because of private matters.
Since then, the life of Li Min's family has returned to peace, and she has enjoyed her old age in peace. Li Min once told reporters: "I have poor eyesight, I rarely go out, and I mainly do exercises in the home hall.
Every day, I must watch news broadcasts, military channels, and also pay attention to some agricultural programs. I like to listen to old songs and red songs, and I'm not used to popular songs from young people. ”
Kong Dongmei continued her studies and later started her own business. Through their own efforts, the family's living conditions gradually improved, and they were not only able to support themselves, but also accumulated some wealth.
Under the influence of Li Min, their whole family devoted themselves to public welfare.
Li Min and his son Kong Jining co-founded the National Spirit and China Development Research Center in 2002, which is committed to promoting the idea of national spirit and promoting red culture.
During the Wenchuan ** period in 2008, Li Min took the initiative to donate money and materials in the family. Her daughter Kong Dongmei generously donated more than 30,000 yuan. In addition, Li Min's daughter-in-law Wang Xiaozhi and Mao Anqing's daughter-in-law Mao Xinyu also donated more than 30,000 yuan to the disaster area.
It is worth mentioning that although the children of *** are not well-off, Li Min wears old clothes all the year round, and the light bulb at the door is broken and is reluctant to repair it, it is not easy for them to come up with so much money to help the disaster area.
Li Min's sons and daughters have made remarkable achievements in the cultural publishing industry, Kong Dongmei serves as the chairman of Beijing Dongrun Juxiang Book House, and Kong Jining is the chairman of Oriental Kunlun Cultural Communication.
Their lives are stable, and they have been adhering to and inheriting the teachings and spirit of the world, which makes people deeply pleased with the educational achievements of the world.
Li Min, as the daughter of ***, she witnessed and connected the three important eras of the Mao family. In the years of the revolutionary war, we saw the youth of *** and He Zizhen through her perspective, and their revolutionary spirit passed on to us the strength to forge ahead.
In the era of New China, we saw the gentleness and fraternity of a great leader, who was a great man, but also a human being, and the emotions of ordinary old people were equally strong in him.
In the era after the reform, although *** left us, the Mao family still has the backbone of cohesion, and they have always lived with the mentality of "not daring to live up to their predecessors", inheriting and carrying forward the teachings and legacies of ***.
Therefore, we should not only respect *** but also his descendants, because they are equally worthy of our respect.