Chairman Mao made great sacrifices for the liberation of New China. His two younger brothers and his wife Yang Kaihui were both brutally killed by the Kuomintang reactionaries. After liberation, the eldest son Mao Anying died on the Korean battlefield.
Fortunately, the third generation of the Mao family were all born in peaceful times and lived a peaceful and peaceful life.
Among the third generation descendants, Chairman Mao’s grandson Mao Xinyu is most well-known, followed by his granddaughter Kong Dongmei. In fact, Chairman Mao also has two grandchildren, one is Kong Jining and the other is Wang Xiaozhi. Wang Xiaozhi's mother is Li Ne, and he is extremely low-key.
Wang Xiaozhi once worked as a waiter in a hotel, but later went into business to become a successful businessman. Wang Xiaozhi has a happy family and his wife is also a descendant of a famous family. Wang Xiaozhi once brought his family back to Shaoshan to pay homage to his ancestors.
Wang Xiaozhi
From Xu Xiaoning to Wang Xiaozhi
Wang Xiaozhi's life experience is somewhat tortuous.
In 1970, under the arrangement of Chairman Mao, Li Na was deported with the staff of the General Office of the Central Committee and came to the "May 7th" cadre school in Jinxian County, Jiangxi Province. In the old revolutionary base of Jinggangshan, where my father worked hard, Li Ne was extremely low-key. She dressed simply, worked actively, and did not have the slightest "princess" airs.
Xu Zhiming, who is working in a cadre school, is a cheerful and handsome young man. Seeing that Li Na likes to be alone, he takes the initiative to help Li Na in his work. In his spare time, Xu Zhiming invites Li Na to go hiking and playing basketball. Under the influence of Xu Zhiming, Li Na's personality gradually became cheerful. The two fell in love over time and fell in love.
After Chairman Mao learned of his daughter's love, he was also happy that Li Na, who was in his thirties, had a partner. He learned that Xu Zhiming was born in an ordinary railway worker family. Before coming to the cadre school, he was a waiter at the Beidaihe Guesthouse. The young man loved to work and study, and the two had a good foundation in their relationship.
Chairman Mao
Chairman Mao did not pay attention to being a good match. He once told Li Na: "Don't look for children of high-ranking officials, nor do you look for celebrities, you should find an ordinary person."
So, he readily agreed to the marriage.
In the autumn of 1971, Li Na and Xu Zhiming held a simple wedding at the cadre school. Chairman Mao asked someone to send a set of "The Complete Works of Marx and Engels" as a gift. In 1972, his son was born and named Xu Xiaoning (later changed his name to Wang Xiaozhi).
However, there is a big gap between real life after marriage and ideals. The two have huge differences in their educational level, education level, experience and personality.
Chairman Mao
Due to the lack of common language, the two have frequent conflicts and quarrels. After a period of separation, the two broke up and divorced. Xu Zhiming entered Hebei Railway Academy to study, and Li Na returned to Beijing sadly with his young son.
Shortly after Li Na returned to Beijing, Chairman Mao passed away. He left very little property for his children, and each child only received a refrigerator, a 20-inch color TV and 8,000 yuan in cash. But Li Na believes: "The most precious wealth left by a father to his children is spiritual wealth, which future generations can use and take out inexhaustible life."
After Li Na and his son moved to a bungalow, their lives were once very difficult. Because Li Ne was in poor health, she fostered Wang Xiaozhi at someone else's home for three years. Wang Xiaozhi returned to her mother when she was eight years old, and since then, the mother and son depended on each other for life.
Wang Xiaozhi has tasted the warmth and coldness of human feelings since she was a child. In his impression, his residence is not far from the bustling Xidan Shopping Mall. It is said that the chocolate is very good, but Wang Xiaozhi rarely goes in. Instead, he often goes to the street restaurant to buy the cheapest kind of stewed vegetables.
Li Na
When Wang Xiaozhi followed his mother to squeeze into the bus, passengers would look at Li Na up and down. Wang Xiaozhi still remembered her awkward look of dodging.
He felt sad and made up his mind: when he grows up, he must buy a car for his mother. Wang Xiaozhi, who grew up in this environment, developed an introverted personality. His main communication partner is his mother, so he seems to be more mature than his peers.
Wang Xiaozhi likes cars and weapons, and he has collected a lot of related magazines and books. This hobby has always been with him throughout his life. Whenever an acquaintance goes abroad on a business trip, he will ask the other party to bring some magazines on cars and weapons.
Wang Xiaozhi is also very interested in topics such as politics and economy, but due to the limitations of the social circle, it is difficult to find a soulmate. He has always longed for a brother to chat with him.
Wang Xiaozhi
Wang Xiaozhi also has a hobby that is watching movies. He often imagines himself as a character in the play in a wild way. The mother was worried that her son would be even more lonely, so she reminded him: "Don't delay serious business because of hobbies."
1983, Chairman Mao's last guard, Li Yinqiao came to visit Li Na, and he was stunned by the shabby life of the mother and son. When Li Yinqiao saw Li Na standing on a stool and trying hard to change the light bulb, he felt that the most urgent task was to find a husband for Li Na. One of the great regrets of Chairman Mao during his lifetime was that he failed to see his daughter remarry.
After considering, Wang Jingqing entered Li Yinqiao's sight. Wang Jingqing is 13 years older than Li Na, from Yulin, Shaanxi Province. He has served as the guardian of Chairman Mao and Liu Shaoqi. At that time, he was the chief of staff of the Nujiang Military Sub-district of the Kunming Military Region.
In 1984, under the introduction of Li Yinqiao, Wang Jingqing and Li Na became husband and wife.
The wedding was very low-key, and only a few guests including Li Yinqiao and his wife, Ye Zilong and others were invited. After marriage, Wang Jingqing completed the retirement procedures and went to Beijing to concentrate on taking care of Li Na and his son.
Wang Jingqing and his wife
Wang Jingqing came, Wang Xiaozhi's life underwent earth-shaking changes and he began to feel fatherly love. Wang Jingqing not only contracted physical work such as buying groceries, cooking, coal cooking stoves, repairing doors and windows, which greatly changed the environment at home, but also regarded Wang Xiaozhi as his own and cared for him very much.
It turns out that my mother only buys a few cents of meat every time she goes to the store, and Wang Jingqing will buy two kilograms of meat at a time to satisfy Wang Xiaozhi's cravings. Every winter, Wang Jingqing takes Wang Xiaozhi to pull cabbage and coal balls. Wang Jingqing pulls in front and Wang Xiaozhi pushes in back. The scene is very warm and harmonious.
From then on, the family finally lived a normal life, and Wang Xiaozhi also had a support.
In order to thank Wang Jingqing for his hard work and care, Li Na asked his son to change his surname to "Wang". Chairman Mao had a name called Mao Runzhi before, and Li Na changed his name to "Xiaozhi", hoping that his son could become a pillar of the country like his grandfather. From then on, the name of the young Xu Xiaoning was changed to Wang Xiaozhi.
Wang Jingqing and his wife
From waiter to successful businessman
Wang Xiaozhi admires his grandfather very much. He remembers Chairman Mao’s teachings to his descendants: "You don’t talk about me, but be an ordinary person."
Among the third generation descendants of the Mao family, Wang Xiaozhi has implemented this advice most accurately.
In 2004, Li Min and Li Na took their children to visit Liu Shaoqi’s wife Wang Guangmei, and the Liu family held a family banquet to entertain. During the meal, Wang Xiaozhi and Liu Yuan had a very speculative chat. Although the two had a large difference in age, seniority and status, they had many common topics.
After three rounds of drinking, Liu Yuan suddenly pulled Wang Xiaozhi up, walked to his mother Wang Guangmei, and asked: "Do you see, does Xiaozhi look more and more like Chairman Mao? Especially the photo of her wearing an octagonal hat."
Wang Xiaozhi's family
Wang Xiaozhi was shocked and waved his hand and said: "Not like, not like!" htmlm l5
Liu Tingting next to him added fuel to the fire: "I think you dare not say you look like Uncle Mao, right?"
Wang Xiaozhi was about to explain, but Wang Guangmei made a smooth move. She smiled and said: "Xiaozhi, you are the grandson of the Chairman, and it is reasonable to be like him!"
Among Chairman Mao's descendants, everyone thinks that the person who looks like Chairman Mao is Kong Dongmei, especially the mole on her chin. In fact, the most similar person should be Wang Xiaozhi, especially Chairman Mao in his youth.But Wang Xiaozhi never thought of comparing her with her grandfather. Even in terms of appearance, she was so low-key and cautious in such a small-scale family dinner.
From study to work, Wang Xiaozhi is no different from ordinary children. There is no special place. Many classmates and colleagues around him don’t know that he is Chairman Mao’s grandson. After graduating from junior high school, Wang Xiaozhi did not go to a regular high school, but went to Beijing Foreign Affairs and Tourism Vocational High School.
Wang Xiaozhi and others
At that time, someone asked Wang Xiaozhi why he didn't go to a key high school so that he could get into a good university. Li Na supported her son's decision. She believed: "There is no need for the son to stand out. There are many ways to contribute to society."
Wang Xiaozhi is positive in the vocational high school and gets along very well with his classmates. He performed very well in every activity, has a high prestige among his classmates, and the teacher trusts him very much.
On September 22, 1990, the 11th Asian Games was held in Beijing. The sports meet requires a large number of volunteers to participate in the service. Beijing Foreign Affairs and Tourism Vocational High School takes into account the advantages of foreign languages and tourism, and has become the new force of , a volunteer for the Asian Games at .
Wang Xiaozhi and his classmates were arranged to be waiters in Asian Games Village . As the deputy foreman, he leads the team to serve the athletes conscientiously every day.
Wang Xiaozhi (right)
Wang Xiaozhi set an example and did things seriously and meticulously, and soon received praise from athletes. The leaders of the Asian Games Village also praised him. Xinhua News Agency Photographer Tang Shizeng Recognized Wang Xiaozhi during an interview. He took a set of photos and published it publicly with the title "Chairman Mao's grandson in the Asian Games Village". After the
photo came out, it immediately attracted public attention. Everyone felt incredible when they saw the photos of Wang Xiaozhi busying herself in the Athlete Apartment Building No. 10. They didn’t expect that Chairman Mao’s grandson was still an ordinary waiter!
After graduating from vocational high school in three years, Wang Xiaozhi was assigned to the concierge of Beijing Hotel. Because of his handsome appearance, he was arranged to be a doorman in a Western restaurant in the early days. Wang Xiaozhi stood by the door respectfully and hardworkingly every day to welcome and see him off.
No one knows that this smiling and polite doorman is Chairman Mao’s relative.
Wang Xiaozhi (left)
In the end of the Human Resources Department, Wang Xiaozhi was rated as excellent in all eight indicators such as responsibility, knowledge and skills, and discipline, ranking among the top outstanding employees of the year. Because of his outstanding performance, Wang Xiaozhi was transferred to the hotel sales department.
Sales Department is a place full of talents. Basically, colleagues have bachelor's degree or above, and there are a few foreigners. When Wang Xiaozhi followed Americans to meet customers, she felt that she lacked knowledge and had a big gap with her work needs. The pressure of working for a long time has caused him to feel inferiority .
In order to get out of the predicament, Wang Xiaozhi decided to resign and go to college to charge to improve her comprehensive abilities. After careful consideration, Wang Xiaozhi exchanged her ideas with her mother. A month later, he resolutely proposed to resign.
The last day after leaving Beijing Hotel , he insisted on visiting a foreign company customer, which put a perfect end to his two-year hotel work.
Wang Xiaozhi (right)
After learning that Wang Xiaozhi had the idea of going to college, some enthusiastic people were willing to make a move and contact a famous school for him. After all, among his peers, my cousin Mao Xinyu studied in the History Department of Renmin University of China; Kong Jining graduated from the English Department of the People's Liberation Army Nanjing Institute of International Relations; and his cousin Kong Dongmei is a top student at the University of Pennsylvania .
But Wang Xiaozhi declined the other party's kindness. He said: "If I don't go to college after the exam, I will leave people with a bad impact."
In the end, he chose a private Huaqiao University to study at his own expense. After graduating from university, it was the early 1990s that the market economy began to rise, and Wang Xiaozhi decided to follow the trend of the times and go into business. The third generation of the Mao family, except for Mao Xinyu joining the army, all the other three chose to go to business.
Wang Xiaozhi chose the first stop of entrepreneurship at Shenzhen, the forefront of reform and opening up.
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Although they experienced many difficulties and setbacks at first, as their experience increased, their business gradually improved.
Wang Xiaozhi is engaged in the import and trading of automobiles. Cars were his hobby in his youth. He knew foreign car brands, models and performance well. In addition, he could speak fluent English, so he was more comfortable in import and export business.
After becoming the company's boss, Wang Xiaozhi was as humble and low-key as ever, and never overly ostentatious. He has to ask about internal affairs in detail. He treats employees like family, without the boss's airs. To the outside world, Wang Xiaozhi treats others sincerely and promises a thousand gold medals. This style has won him many reliable partners.
At a party, Wang Xiaozhi was a few minutes late due to traffic jams. As soon as he entered the door, he apologized and apologized to everyone one by one. After sitting down, he punished himself three times. After years of careful management, Wang Xiaozhi's business has become more and more prosperous, and now he has become an excellent entrepreneur.
Wang Xiaozhi
Low-key and simple, admiring grandfather
Wang Xiaozhi has achieved success in his career, but he still puts his family first. In addition to some necessary social engagements and accompanying the two old men to participate in activities, he basically stays at home and stays with his family.
Wang Xiaozhi has a happy family, and his wife Wang Wei is also the granddaughter of a founding father, and the introducer is Liu Yuan. At the wedding, Liu Yuan said to everyone: "We must strive to ensure the success of our ancestors and promote the truth. This is the real good offspring."
After get off work, Wang Xiaozhi cooks, grows vegetables, waters flowers... and does all kinds of housework. His favorite thing is to accompany his two-children, Wang Ruixue and Wang Haowen to read and tell stories.
Whenever holidays, Wang Xiaozhi will take his family and young to travel. Before leaving, he will make detailed guides, and his family jokingly call him a qualified tour guide.
Wang Xiaozhi and others
Wang Xiaozhi is usually enthusiastic about public welfare, but they all carry it in a relatively low-key manner.
After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Wang Xiaozhi immediately contacted his cousin and his cousins to donate to the disaster area.
Among the third generation descendants of the Mao family, only Kong Jining and Chairman Mao lived together.
Wang Xiaozhi has never met his grandfather, but this does not hinder his admiration and admiration for his grandfather. He has read many of his grandfather's collections and biography, and often tells his grandfather's revolutionary stories to his children.
2018 Qingming Festival, Wang Xiaozhi took his wife and children to Shaoshan to worship his ancestors. Accompanied by the relevant personnel of the Shaoshan Administration Bureau, they presented flower baskets to the bronze statue of Chairman Mao, and then carefully visited Chairman Mao’s former residence and the dripping cave.
Finally came to Chairman Mao’s parents’ grave to worship to express his longing and remembrance for his ancestors.
Wang Xiaozhi
Wang Xiaozhi is the youngest and the most low-key one among the third generation of the Mao family. Whether he is a waiter or a businessman, he tries his best to rely on himself and do it well down-to-earth.
Grandpa's dazzling halo is the glory of his life and illuminates his way forward. But he did not use this halo to take shortcuts and make special things, which is worthy of everyone's respect. He also hopes that this family style can be carried forward and continued to be passed on.
Reference
Zeng Jie, "Chairman Mao's grandson Wang Xiaozhi and his family return to Shaoxiong to pay homage", World Shaoshan Network, April 8, 2018;
Shu Yun, "The Marriage of Mao Zedong's Young Daughter Li Na", Digest News, June 21, 2012;
Ma Shexiang, "The First Red Family", Hubei People's Publishing House, February 2004.
