January 7, 2022, Beijing. Although it is spring, the temperature is still very low due to the constant rain.
In the early morning of this day, 92-year-old Liu Siqi died in the hospital. When the news of Liu Siqi's death was made public, it became a hot search topic on online media platforms.
Because Liu Siqi has a special identity: she is the wife of martyr Mao Anying and the daughter-in-law of Chairman Mao Zedong.
On November 13, Liu Siqi’s farewell ceremony was held at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing. Many descendants of old comrades came to the farewell scene to see Liu Siqi on his last journey.
Many people thought that Liu Siqi's sisters-in-law Li Min and Li Ne would come to say goodbye, but Li Min and Li Ne never showed up and only sent wreaths of condolence. Why is this?
Li Ne and Li Ne met Liu Siqi in Beijing in 1949.
Liu Siqi is the daughter of revolutionary martyrs Liu Qianchu and Zhang Wenqiu. She was born in 1930. When Liu Qianchu died as a martyr, Liu Siqi was just over 1 year old.
When he was 18 years old, Liu Siqi, who was engaged in land reform work in Hebei, and 26-year-old Mao Anying reunited.
During their work, Liu Siqi and Mao Anying loved each other and received support from both parents.
In October 1949, Mao Anying and Liu Siqi held a simple wedding in Zhongnanhai .
13-year-old Li Min and 9-year-old Li Na particularly like their sister-in-law Liu Siqi. When the eldest brother and sister-in-law get along, Li Min and her sisters like to be "light bulbs".
After the outbreak of the Korean War, Mao Anying, who was newly married, became a member of the Chinese People's Volunteers and participated in the Korean War.
Before going to North Korea, Mao Anying returned to Itancun, Changsha. Not only did she visit her 80-year-old grandmother, Xiang Zhenxi, but she also paid tribute to her mother, Yang Kaihui, who had been sacrificed for many years.
What Liu Siqi never expected was that after Mao Anying said goodbye to herself this time, she would never come back...
On November 25, 1950, Mao Anying, who was only 28 years old, died heroically in a US air raid.
When Liu Siqi learned the sad news of Mao Anying's death, he fainted on the spot and did not eat for three consecutive days.
Li Min and Li Ne cried many times after learning that their eldest brother had passed away.
In 1962, 12 years after Mao Anying's death, Liu Siqicai and Yang Maozhi reestablished a family and gave birth to four children one after another.
After Li Min married Kong Linghua, the son of the founding Lieutenant General Kong Congzhou, they gave birth to a son Kong Jining and a daughter Kong Dongmei.
When Li Na was working at the May 7th Cadre School in Jiangxi, she married Xiao Xu and gave birth to her son Xu Xiaozhi. Due to emotional discord, Li Ne and Xiao Xu returned to Beijing with their son after their divorce.
Until 1986, with the help of Chairman Mao's chief guard Li Yinqiao, Li Na and Wang Jingqing established a family, and Xu Xiaozhi changed her name to: Wang Xiaozhi.
Whether it is New Year's Eve or Chairman Mao's commemoration activities, several families get together.
Due to various diseases in his later years, Li Ne's legs were so swollen that he could hardly stand, let alone walk. Therefore, Li Ne, who usually sits in a chair, rarely goes out because of the inconvenience.
Li Min is similar to her younger sister, she usually stays at home.
After the death of sister-in-law Liu Siqi, Li Min and Li Ne, who were unable to go to the scene to see her off, sent wreaths to express their condolences.
At the farewell scene of Liu Siqi's body, Li Min's daughter Kong Dongmei, Li Ne's son Wang Xiaozhi, and Mao Anqing's son Mao Xinyu were in the same frame to bid farewell to Liu Siqi. The scene was very touching.
Mao Xinyu also expressed condolences to the family of his aunt Liu Siqi. This is a photo taken when Mao Xinyu and his cousin Yang Xiaoying shook hands!
