"Pan taught Yun'er to follow in the footsteps of his parents, aspire to build a new China, and fight for the revolutionary cause to the end." In the summer of 1949, brothers and sisters Tan Zhenglun and Tan Zhu'an received a scrawled letter.

"Pan taught Yun'er to follow in the footsteps of his parents, aspire to build New China, and fight for the revolutionary cause to the end." In the summer of 1949, brothers and sisters Tan Zhenglun and Tan Zhu'an received a letter with illegible handwriting. When Tan Zhenglun finished reading this letter, tears were already streaming down his face.

This letter was written to them by Sister JiangJiang Zhujun. The Yun'er in the letter is Sister Jiang's son Peng Yun. After reading the letter, Tan Zhenglun knew exactly what the letter meant. Ever since her ex-husband Peng Yongwu told her that he was going to marry Sister Jiang, she understood that they would do whatever it took for the victory of the Chinese revolution. This includes love and family affection. And they entrusted their son Peng Yun to her, which further confirmed this.

Today, more than 70 years have passed since Sister Jiang died. How are the heroes' relatives doing? Has her only son Peng Yun inherited his mother's "ambition to build a new China" and worked hard for the construction of the motherland?

Peng Yun was born in April 1946. The revolutionary situation was severe when he was born. After giving birth to her son, Sister Jiang did not stop her revolution. Instead, she realized the significance of revolution. Because she knows that only if the revolution succeeds can the next generation like her son Peng Yun live a truly good life. Later, as the underground work became more and more dangerous, and knowing that she might be exposed at any time, she endured the pain and gave Peng Yun, who was under one year old, to her friend Wang Zhenru to raise.

But soon, Sister Jiang discovered that the enemy had begun to search the children of the revolutionary party, and Peng Yun might be discovered at any time. As long as the child is discovered, Wang Zhenru, who raised him, will also be implicated. In order not to involve her friends, Sister Jiang could only take her son to her side again.

Keeping children by your side will not only affect your future revolutionary work, but also may cause your children to be killed by the enemy because you are exposed. This was not the solution. Sister Jiang and her husband Peng Yongwu had been discussing for a long time but could not find a suitable solution. Finally, Sister Jiang suddenly thought of someone. This person was Sister Jiang's good sister Tan Zhenglie, who was usually called Yao Jie.

Peng Yongwu was surprised by his wife's proposal. Because Sister Yao also has another identity - Peng Yongwu's ex-wife. Peng Yongwu thought to himself: "I have lived with Tan Zhenglie for 8 years, but they have broken up, so this approach is just rubbing salt into the wound. My ex-wife will never agree."

Peng Yongwu

Sister Jiang understands what her husband is worried about. Sister Jiang: "If you have difficulty speaking, write to me." In this way, Sister Jiang wrote a letter to Tan Zhenglie, hoping that she could help them raise their son Peng Yun. After finishing the letter, the family of three took a photo as a souvenir.

On the evening of January 15, 1948, 33-year-old Peng Yongwu was unfortunately killed while covering his comrades who were breaking out of the encirclement. At this time, it had only been six days since he and his wife broke up. Her husband's sacrifice hit her hard. At that time, the organization asked Sister Jiang to return to Chongqing to work so that she could take care of her son Peng Yun. But Sister Jiang chose to go to where her husband worked. She wanted to complete her husband's unfinished work.

In early February 1948, Tan Zhenglie, who had already received Sister Jiang’s letter, had not replied. Her heart is complicated. After all, the child is the child of the ex-husband. Besides, I already have a child. It was already very difficult for a woman to raise a child alone during the war years. Adding a child to the mix would make her life even more difficult. But she still came because she received the news of her ex-husband's sacrifice.

When Tan Zhenglie took over 2-year-old Peng Yun, Sister Jiang burst into tears. Now that her husband has died, she still has to send her son away. Even though there were thousands of reluctances in her heart, she still did not hesitate for the sake of the revolution. Not long after Sister Jiang sent her son away. Due to the traitor's betrayal, Sister Jiang was arrested by the reactionaries.

The enemy used all the torture instruments on Sister Jiang. Sister Jiang was tortured into coma again and again and woke up again and again. Every time she woke up, she would tell the enemy with firm eyes: "Take out all the torture instruments you have!"

The enemy could not have imagined that a woman could be so strong and fearless. In order to get the information they want.The enemy began to search for Sister Jiang's son Peng Yun everywhere, hoping to use this as a threat.

Tan Zhenglie, who knew the righteousness well, knew the importance of protecting Peng Yun. After receiving the news of Sister Jiang's arrest, he changed his name to Tan Zhenglun, wandered around with Peng Yun and his children, and cleverly escaped. Multiple raids by the enemy.

After learning the news of Sister Jiang's death on November 14, 1949, Tan Zhenglie was deeply saddened. This was the second time in her life that she had suffered such a blow since her ex-husband was killed by the enemy and his head was hung at the city gate. According to Peng Yun's recollection, Tan Zhenglie once thought of committing suicide because of the successive blows. Later, it was the two children who called her back by saying "Mom".

For these two children, Tan Zhenglie could only hide in Tibet. And this situation lasted until after liberation. For Tan Zhenglie, it is not easy for a woman to support two children. But she still regards Peng Yun as her own, even closer than her own child. In this way, under Tan Zhenglie's care, Peng Yun grew up healthily.

Later, the organization found Tan Zhenglie and Sister Jiang's son, and gave them the greatest help. Peng Yun also knew what he should do as a descendant of martyrs. He became more humble, not proud or noisy. And his studies have always been the best in the class.

Peng Yun in middle school

After Peng Yun graduated from high school in 1965, he decided to inherit his father's business and apply for the Harbin Military Industry . Harbin Military Industry has very strict requirements on the physical conditions of candidates. At that time, Peng Yun was affected by the " natural disaster ". His body was only 90 pounds, and he was highly myopic, so he was rejected from the first batch.

Liu Juying, who was the dean of Harbin Military Industry at the time, received the news and admitted Peng Yun as an exception. There are two main reasons why Liu Juying did this. First, after the martyrs. Second, Peng Yun is the top science student in Sichuan College Entrance Examination . In fact, before this, Tsinghua had already extended an olive branch to Peng Yun. However, Peng Yun wanted to inherit his father's business, so he chose Harbin Military Industry.

Tan Zhenglie was extremely happy when he found out that his son was admitted. That day, she cooked a lot of dishes. She called her two children over and kept telling them that they must study hard, succeed in their studies, and build our new China in the future. After the meal, Tan Zhenglie took Peng Yun to pay homage to his parents. During the worship ceremony, Tan Zhenglie cried many times, thinking how happy he would be if they were all still here.

After graduation, Peng Yun was assigned to work in a factory in Shenyang. During this period, he developed a relationship with his college classmate Yi Xiaozhi, who was the son of a martyr. Soon after, the two came together. After getting married, Peng Yun was transferred to Beijing. In 1974, Peng Yun gave birth to his first child. The two named their son Peng Zhuangzhuang , hoping that their son would grow up healthily.

In 1977, Peng Yun entered the Chinese Academy of Sciences to study the computer field. As he was about to graduate, he became the first graduate student to go abroad at public expense since the founding of the People's Republic of China, flying to the United States for further research and further study. In the United States, Peng Yun not only received a master's degree in and , but also received a doctorate and the title of professor of and at the University of Maryland. After studying abroad, Peng Yun returned to Beijing again and engaged in software research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

At that time, there was little research in related fields in our country, and academic results were blank. Based on the knowledge he learned, Peng Yun continued to introduce new things and published many innovative and excellent academic papers. Soon, Peng Yun's academic achievements attracted close attention from an American publishing house, which wrote a letter inviting him to the United States to serve as the editor-in-chief of the publishing house. After careful consideration, Peng Yun went to the United States in order to learn more.

This time it was not that he did not return to China immediately, but settled in the United States.

Sister Jiang's son Peng Yun settled in the United States, and the news spread overwhelmingly. How can you not return to your own country after becoming a revolutionary martyr? Why not serve the country?

Faced with these outside doubts, Peng Yun said that although he settled in the United States, he has always been Chinese and has not become an American citizen. This is true now and will be true in the future.

Although he has been living in the United States, Peng Yun has never forgotten that he is Chinese. In the United States, he has been paying attention to the progress and development of his motherland in recent years, hoping to return to the embrace of his motherland one day.

When a reporter asked why he did not choose to return to China to do research, he replied: "When I came to the United States, the research environment in the United States was more relaxed than at home and more suitable for me, so I wanted to return to the motherland one day after making major achievements, but I They are all old now, but they haven’t studied it yet.”

Regarding his mother’s suicide note, Peng Yun said: “For decades, he has never forgotten my mother’s last wish, but after so many years, I have only completed half of my love for the motherland. I did not do well in my dedication, and I am ashamed of my mother and my motherland.”

Since I did not do well, I failed to fulfill my mother’s last wish. The old Peng Yun could only place his hopes on the next generation, his son Peng Zhuangzhuang. Peng Yun's education has always been very strict for his son. According to Peng Yun's recollection, his father always told him his grandmother's revolutionary story when he was very young. In Peng Zhuangzhuang's impression, his father kept repeating a sentence in his ear: "Remember son, we are all Chinese."

Peng Zhuangzhuang kept these words firmly in his heart. Grandma's heroic Stories inspire continuous learning. At the age of 18, he was successfully admitted to Harvard University, a world-famous school, and received a master's degree. After finally leaving campus, Peng Zhuangzhuang did not return to China immediately. Instead, he stayed in the United States and conducted information technology consulting for a period of time.

In 2000, Peng Zhuangzhuang, who had sufficient theoretical knowledge and practical experience, decided to return to China. The main reason that made him think this way was his grandma's final letter. Especially my grandma’s words “to build a new China as our ambition”. After returning to China, the first place Peng Zhuangzhuang went to was the place where his grandfather and grandmother had fought for the revolution.

After returning to Beijing, Peng Zhuangzhuang started busy work. Since 2001, Peng Zhuangzhuang has served as a McKinsey partner, responsible for government consulting work in Greater China, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and other regions deeply influenced by Chinese culture.

What makes people jealous is that Peng Zhuangzhuang, who is going smoothly in his studies and career, is also going smoothly in love. After returning to China, when Peng Changjiang visited his grandmother's friend He Lili, he developed feelings for He Lili's granddaughter Zhong Qi, and the two became lifelong friends. In fact, Peng Zhuangzhuang's relationship seems to be destined. Because He Lili and his grandma are good friends, they have been working in Chongqing. Later, He Lili was also imprisoned in Zhezh Cave. Later, He Lili was rescued.

And the marriage between Peng Zhuangzhuang and Zhong Qi seems to be a baby kiss that was decided long ago during grandma's time. It has been destined for a long time. In fact, they are more like the red fire of the revolution, continuing the mission of inheriting the "red classics".

Conclusion

Some people say that Peng Yun settled in the United States, which is not what a revolutionary hero should do. Furthermore, Peng Yun did not fulfill his mother's "ambition of building a new China." In fact, Peng Yun is still very patriotic in his heart. He has always wanted to return to the embrace of his motherland, but he is already old. Even so, he did not forget to teach his children that they must be patriotic, and this country is only China.

And Peng Zhuangzhuang did not disappoint his father. Now that he has returned to China, Peng Zhuangzhuang is working hard for the construction of China and completing the red mission left by his grandmother. This mission will continue to be passed down in this red family.