In August 1950, a young Chinese couple held a wedding in the United States, giving their romantic love story a happy ending. The groom is the future Nobel Prize winner, famous scientist Yang Zhenning , and the bride has had a relationship with him with teacher and student, and comes from the famous Du Zhili .
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Du Zhili is from Shaanxi. Her hometown Mizhi is rich in beauties. Du Zhili was born in 1927. Speaking of her father, I believe that friends who are familiar with revolutionary history must have heard of his name. He is the famous general of the National Army Du Yuming .
Her mother's family is a famous local merchant. Growing up in such an environment, Du Zhili received a good education since childhood. She is not only knowledgeable, but also good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
She also had a good look, and her good education made her feel gentle and dignified from her bones. Her parents also spent some time to raise their daughter. After the outbreak of Anti-Japanese War , Du Zhili entered Southwest Associated University High School. What she did not expect at that time was that she would meet her lifelong love here.
In 1944, Du Zhili, who was still in high school, met Yang Zhenning, who was a mathematics teacher. At that time, Yang Zhenning had obtained a master's degree from Southwest Associated University and was preparing to study in the United States. In this gap, he came to the affiliated high school to teach mathematics.
Yang Zhenning was a well-known young talent at that time, attracting the attention of many girls. Du Zhili was not only a talented woman, but also a quiet and generous appearance. Even Chiang and his wife admired him very much. She was favored by Song Mei-ling and her . Miss Du was also a famous socialite at that time.
This pair of talented men and beautiful women met in class like this, but Du Zhili was only 17 years old at that time, and Yang Zhenning was preparing to go to the United States, and perhaps he would not return to China in the future. Therefore, before this love could start, it had already reached its end. But at that time, neither of them expected that they would meet again in the United States in a few years.
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In December 1949, Yang Zhenning and his friend were having dinner in a Chinese restaurant. There was a lady on the table next to her. She smiled and stared at Yang Zhenning. After that, the lady came over to say hello to them. She asked Yang Zhenning if she still remembered her former student. Yang Zhenning then regained his memories. Five years have passed, and the little girl of that year has grown up.
Speaking of Du Zhili's trip to the United States, he actually experienced a lot of setbacks. Du Zhili originally planned to accompany her father to the United States for medical treatment. After years of war, her father's health had many problems. Unexpectedly, before leaving, her father's passport was revoked, so she had to go to the United States with her younger brother first.
Du Zhili had a decent life in the United States at first, but later as her father was captured, her source of income was cut off. She originally attended the famous women's college, and also transferred to another college with relatively low tuition fees. At the same time, in order to make a living, she had to start working part-time. This time, Du Zhili, who was in a foreign country, was very happy to meet the old days of that year.
This time we met, Yang Zhenning found that the little girl of that year had become an attractive lady. The unexpected encounter made them sigh at the wonderful fate between each other.
They met in Princeton. Originally, Yang Zhenning planned to stay here for about a year before going to University of Chicago , but for Du Zhili, he decided to stay because Du Zhili was studying in New York not far from Princeton. Only here can the two meet often. After a period of time together, they decided to hold a wedding in 1950, and their son Guangnuo was born the following year.
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The 1950s was the most successful stage in the physics community. Yang Zhenning was unable to win the Nobel Prize, but Du Zhili's support. He was very grateful to his wife for her efforts and efforts in the family.
New China has been inviting Yang Zhenning to return to China, and Du Zhili is also thinking about his family, but her father's situation is special. She is worried that if she returns to China rashly, it will cause trouble for them.At the same time, because China and the United States have not yet established diplomatic relations, there have always been acts of suppressing Chinese scholars in the United States. It was not until 1971 that Sino-US relations warmed up and Yang Zhenning took his wife back to the motherland to visit relatives.
After returning to China, Premier Zhou invited them to a special banquet. He knew that Yang Zhenning had not met his father-in-law for so many years, so he also invited Du Yuming and his wife. When Yang Zhenning, who was the first time to meet his father-in-law, was very nervous and didn't know what to call him, so he called Mr. Du. is still Premier Zhou teasing him next to him, and he should call him father-in-law.
When attending events, Yang Zhenning usually takes his wife by his side. People who see them get along will envy her. Yang Zhenning's eyes towards his wife are always gentle and loving. With such a husband, Du Zhili is enviable. In fact, feelings are mutual. Yang Zhenning sees Du Zhili’s contribution to her husband and family. He loves his wife and respects his wife more. This is true love!
