No one expected that this joke from the Great Revolution would really become a reality more than twenty years later. Zhang Wenqiu and Mao Zedong not only became in-laws, but also had dual in-laws.

"Don't you like my son? If you give birth to a daughter in the future, we will become in-laws and make your daughter my daughter-in-law!"

No one expected that this joke from the Great Revolution would really become a reality more than twenty years later. Zhang Wenqiu and Mao Zedong not only became in-laws, but also dual in-laws.

11927 at 1:30 pm on April 4, 2027, the opening ceremony of the Kuomintang Peasant Movement Training Institute was grandly held at No. 13, Hongxiang, Zhonghua Road, Wuchang. Zhang Wenqiu, who was then deputy secretary of the Jingshan County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, and her fiancé Liu Qianchu, also attended the ceremony.

Zhang Wenqiu is a hubeishan , born in 1903. In 1918, he was admitted to Hubei Provincial Women's Normal School and actively participated in the patriotic student movement; in 1924, he joined the Socialist Youth League and joined the Party in 1926. Later, he was appointed by the organization to carry out party and league work at the Jingshan County Party Committee.

After the ceremony, Zhang Wenqiu and Liu Qianchu came to Mao Zedong.

Liu Qianchu and Mao Zedong met, and the two greeted him happily. Immediately afterwards, Liu Qianchu introduced Zhang Wenqiu to Mao Zedong: "Brother Runzhi, this is my friend Zhang Wenqiu, working in the Jingshan County Party Committee."

Mao Zedong enthusiastically held Zhang Wenqiu's hand and asked with a smile: "Okay! How is the peasant movement in Jingshan County doing?"

Mao Zedong was in a very good mood this day. He just learned that his wife Yang Kaihui gave birth to his third child, a boy. The three young people started to discuss the revolutionary situation in a lively manner.

Just eight days after Zhang Wenqiu met Mao Zedong, on April 12, Chiang Kai-shek launched the "April 12" counter-revolutionary coup, raising his butcher's knife to hunt down Communists and patriots. For a moment, bloody storms filled the air.

A few days later, Liu Qianchu and Zhang Wenqiu visited Mao Zedong with doubts about many issues. At that time, Mao Zedong and his family lived at No. 41, Dufudi, Wuchang.

After Mao Zedong's guidance, Liu Qianchu and Zhang Wenqiu suddenly realized and nodded happily. During this visit, Zhang Wenqiu met Mao Zedong's two sons - Mao Anying and Mao Anying.

Zhang Wenqiu later recalled:

While we were talking, Yang Kaihui walked out of the room, poured tea for us, and brought peanuts and melon seeds. Kishi Ying and Kishi Qing followed her closely, one about four or five years old, and the other about two or three years old, both of which were very cute and clever.

I grabbed a handful of peanuts for them. An Ying said politely: "Thank you!" An Qing also said: "Thank you!"

In order not to affect our conversation, the nanny took out the two children. Before leaving, the two brothers turned around, waved to me, and said, "Goodbye!"

After that, Zhang Wenqiu often visited Mao Zedong's home to ask questions. She likes the two brothers Anying and Anqing very much. She often plays with them while talking. Anying and Anqing naturally like this young aunt who often brings them snacks.

11927, Liu Qianchu and Zhang Wenqiu got married in Wuhan.

The next day, Zhang Wenqiu attended the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China as a party representative in Jingshan County and met Mao Zedong again. Zhang Wenqiu excitedly told Mao Zedong the good news of his marriage.

Mao Zedong was very happy after hearing this and deliberately joked: "You are not interesting enough, you don't even invite me to have a drink of wedding banquet. When you have a baby, I will come to eat red eggs!"

"Of course I will treat you at that time!" Zhang Wenqiu said openly.

Mao Zedong smiled and said, "Don't you like my son? If you give birth to a daughter in the future, we will become in-laws and make your daughter my daughter-in-law!"

Zhang Wenqiu smiled and blushed and said, "You are really good at telling jokes!"

Then, no one of them expected that this joke would really become a reality later.22 years later, Mao Zedong's eldest son Mao Anying married Zhang Wenqiu's eldest daughter Liu Siqi; 33 years later, Mao Zedong's second son Mao Anying and Zhang Wenqiu's second daughter Zhang Shaohua got married.

The third day after the wedding, that is, on April 29, Liu Qianchu went to the front line with Northern Expedition Army . Soon, Zhang Wenqiu also left Wuhan and returned to Jingshan County to continue the peasant movement.

After that, the revolutionary situation took a sharp turn, and the vigorous revolution failed.

11928, Zhang Wenqiu was transferred to Hubei Provincial Committee to work. At the end of the same year, the provincial party committee was destroyed due to the betrayal of the traitor; Zhang Wenqiu went to Shanghai alone to report to the Party Central Committee. Since then, she was left to work in Shanghai by the central government.

Let’s talk about Liu Qianchu. After the failure of the Great Revolution, the party organization appointed him to Jiangxi to participate in the Nanchang Uprising. Because he was blocked from Jiujiang , he had to withdraw back to Wuhan and then go to Shanghai. In early 1928, Liu Qianchu became the Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and was transferred to the Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Committee at the end of the year.

The revolutionary couple Liu Qianchu and Zhang Wenqiu went to each other after only three days of marriage, without any news about each other. It was not until the spring of 1929 that by chance, Liu Qianchu contacted Zhang Wenqiu. Not long after, Zhang Wenqiu was transferred to Jinan to work, and the couple reunited.

However, only three months later, Liu Qianchu and Zhang Wenqiu were arrested and imprisoned one after another.

Liu Qianchu's identity was exposed due to the betrayal of the traitor. That winter, Zhang Wenqiu was released from prison under the rescue of the Shandong Party organization. At this time, Zhang Wenqiu was already six or seven months pregnant.

Liu Qianchu named the unborn child "Siqi" and the nickname is "Laosheng". March 2, 1930. A baby girl was born, and she was Liu Siqi. On April 5, 1931, Liu Qianchu was killed bravely in Jinan.

After her husband died, Zhang Wenqiu took her daughter alone and continued to work underground in Shanghai.

Time flies, and more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye.

1937, Zhang Wenqiu brought Xiao Siqi to Yan'an to work in the Supreme Court of the Border Region. Wuchang After leaving, ten years have passed, and Zhang Wenqiu saw Mao Zedong again, and she felt even more sad and happy. She had too many words in her heart to talk to her old friends in the past.

Zhang Wenqiu's eyes were filled with tears, telling Mao Zedong about the painful past that had been accumulated for more than ten years after his farewell in Wuchang. During this period, the storm and clouds broke out, and everyone experienced painful tempers. Liu Qianchu died, leaving behind a daughter he had never seen before; Yang Kaihui died, leaving behind three hungry sons. . .

After Liu Qianchu's death, Zhang Wenqiu took his daughter alone; after arriving in Yan'an, with the care and help of his comrades, in the winter of 1937, Zhang Wenqiu married Chen Zhenya and started a family.

Chen Zhenya is from Shimen, Hunan. He joined the party in 1926 and participated in the Northern Expedition, Pingjiang Uprising, and the creation of the Central Soviet Area and the anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggle. He has made great achievements. Later, in a battle, his left leg was unfortunately blown off. After the adaptation of the Red Army , Chen Zhenya became the director of the Political Department of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army.

11938, Yan'an Party School Auditorium starred in a drama "The Abandoned Child", starring eight-year-old Liu Siqi. Mao Zedong was moved by the sincere plot and couldn't help but think of his three children who had once been on the streets after his mother died.

After the performance, Mao Zedong immediately called Liu Siqi to him. When Mao Zedong learned that Liu Siqi was the daughter of the revolutionary martyr Liu Qianchu, he couldn't help but feel emotion. He bent down and took Xiao Siqi's hand and said, "Is it okay to be my goddaughter?"

Hearing Xiao Siqi call out "Dad", Mao Zedong laughed heartily; he held Xiao Siqi's hand and walked out of the auditorium. Since then, Mao Zedong often sent people to take Liu Siqi to his house.

From then on, Liu Siqi became a regular visitor at Mao Zedong's family and often went to play.

1938, Zhang Wenqiu gave birth to another daughter, named her Shaohua with her mother's surname. She is Shao Hua, who later married Mao Anying.

11939, the organization decided to send Chen Zhenya to the Soviet Union for treatment, and Zhang Wenqiu accompanied him with two children. Unexpectedly, when their family passed by Dihua, Xinjiang, they were detained by Xinjiang warlord Sheng Shicai. Chen Zhenya unfortunately suffered from the enemy's murderous attack and died heroically.

Not long after, Zhang Wenqiu gave birth to his third daughter, Zhang Shaolin. From then on, she never got married again and pulled her three daughters with great difficulty.

1843, Shengshicai tore off the disguise and captured and massacred Communists working in Xinjiang. Zhang Wenqiu was imprisoned with his three young daughters. It was not until June 1946 that after being rescued by the party organization from multiple sources, the mother and daughter, together with other comrades, escaped from the cage and returned to Yan'an.

After returning to Yan'an, Liu Siqi often went to Mao Zedong to play as usual and met Mao Anying, who had just returned from the Soviet Union. The two young people were able to talk very well and gradually developed a love affair.

11948, Mao Zedong invited Zhang Wenqiu to Xibaipo to discuss the marriage between Mao Anying and Liu Siqi.

Mao Zedong was very satisfied with Liu Siqi, and Zhang Wenqiu also liked Mao Anying from the bottom of his heart. So, the marriage was officially established.

11949, Liu Siqi moved to with the school to Beiping to continue his studies, and Mao Anying also came to Peking a month ago. At this time, Liu Siqi was 18 years old, so the two decided to get married.

After obtaining Zhang Wenqiu's consent, Mao Anying found his father one day in early October.

After hearing Mao Anying explain his purpose, Mao Zedong was very happy and immediately agreed.

On October 15, Mao Anying and Liu Siqi's wedding was held in Zhongnanhai . Mao Zedong paid for his own money and bought three simple banquets.

The wedding is very simple, and the new house is also very simple. It is an ordinary room in the dormitory of the Ministry of Social Affairs . A wooden bed, a small table and several wooden chairs were all borrowed from the public. The two sets of quilts on the bed were from Mao Anying, and the other was the dowry brought by Liu Siqi from the annual leave.

It is hard to imagine, this is the new house of the eldest son of the Republic leader.

Liu Siqi changed from Mao Zedong's goddaughter to the eldest daughter-in-law.

There is such a coincidence in the world. After 11 years, in the spring of 1960, Zhang Wenqiu's second daughter Shao Hua got married with Mao Zedong's second son Mao Anying. The operas that year came true, and Mao Zedong and Zhang Wenqiu became dual relatives.

In the mid-1950s, the Central Organization Department of assigned Zhang Wenqiu to Shanghai to take over the old blind people's association and re-establish a "China Blind Welfare Association".

Starting from

, Zhang Wenqiu lacked understanding of the importance of this work and was unwilling to go. But as an old party member, although Zhang Wenqiu was unwilling to do so, he still obeyed the organization's arrangements.

Once, Zhang Wenqiu met Mao Zedong. During the conversation, Zhang Wenqiu accidentally revealed this idea.

Mao Zedong solemnly persuaded: "The blind are the most painful people in the world. Since you came out to revolution for the liberation of the oppressed people, why don't you liberate the most painful people?"

Obviously, Mao Zedong did not agree with Zhang Wenqiu's idea.

After receiving Mao Zedong's instructions and encouragement, Zhang Wenqiu devoted himself to the work of carrying out the benefits of the blind. Establish a blind association, create a blind factory, publish blind books, and establish a blind training class. . . Zhang Wenqiu seeks benefits for the blind based on his own actions.

In the 1960s, an unprecedented big movement week, even Mao Zedong's in-laws, Zhang Wenqiu was still affected in this movement. She was imprisoned for nearly a year, causing problems with her legs.

On July 11, 2002, Zhang Wenqiu died in Beijing at the age of 99.

Zhang Wenqiu's life is full of legends, not because she is the in-laws of the leader Mao Zedong, but because she devoted her whole life to the revolutionary cause, and experienced ups and downs in her life, but she was always determined.