" Daughter, you always want to get married, why don't you listen to advice? " I don't know how many times Chairman Mao wrote a letter to urge his daughter-in-law Liu Siqi to remarry.
On November 25, 1950, Chairman Mao’s eldest son Mao Anying died under the bomber of the US military, at the age of 28.
After the news came, Chairman Mao's eyes were wet, smoking cigarettes one by one. It took a long time to slowly speak: "War, people will always die."
It was only three years later that Liu Siqi learned that her husband had died. Since then, he has not been willing to marry again for more than 10 years. Chairman Mao repeatedly persuaded Liu Siqi to introduce her to a partner, but she didn't listen.
Finally, in 1961, Liu Zhen, deputy commander of Air Force Academy, thought of a person who was suitable for Liu Siqi, and handed Chairman Mao the information of this person, saying: " I have a good candidate here. "
Then who is the candidate that Liu Zhen is talking about? Did Liu Siqi finally marry him?
Liu Siqi remarried. Chairman Mao congratulated
Liu Zhen introduced Liu Siqi to Liu Siqi for his marriage partner Yang Maozhi. He is from Tangshan, Hebei. He has no prominent background. His parents are fishermen who make a living by fishing, and the family environment is relatively simple.
Yang Maozhi himself was in his thirties at that time and was already a regiment-level cadre in the Air Force, with a great future development prospect.
After investigation and understanding, Chairman Mao felt that the person Liu Zhen recommended was good, and then wrote a letter to inform Liu Siqi's mother Zhang Wenqiu: " I asked someone to introduce a friend to Siqi. I feel that this person is good. I wonder what you have? "
Zhang Wenqiu had no objection to Yang Maozhi and his daughter after receiving the letter. Chairman Mao then made a connection and let Liu Siqi and Yang Maozhi meet.
Unexpectedly, Liu Siqi and Yang Maozhi had actually met in the Soviet Union before.
That was in 1954, when Yang Maozhi was sent to the Soviet Red Flag Air Force Academy, and Liu Siqi also went to Moscow University to study in 1955.
Later, at a Chinese student association in the Soviet Union, Liu Siqi and Yang Maozhi met, but there was no exchange.
Now after many years, they have become blind dates by chance, but they are quite destined to be together.
has this relationship, and it is quite natural for Liu Siqi and Yang Maozhi to get along several times. Both sides have common topics and can get along well, so it didn't take long for the two to have the idea of getting married.
At the end of 1961, before planning to marry Yang Maozhi, Liu Siqi first went to Zhongnanhai to tell Chairman Mao about the news.
Liu Siqi's marriage is finally settled. Chairman Mao was very happy when he learned about this, so he immediately wrote two poems for Liu Siqi to keep as a souvenir.
In addition, on February 1962, on the day Liu Siqi and Yang Maozhi got married, Chairman Mao also specially asked his secretary Ye Zilong to send a gift of 300 yuan.
This is a father's congratulations to his daughter, because Liu Siqi is not only Chairman Mao's daughter-in-law, but she was Chairman Mao's goddaughter when she was very young.
Speaking of this, it is inseparable from Liu Siqi's parents Liu Qianchu and Zhang Wenqiu. As early as the peasant movement in Wuhan in 1927, Chairman Mao and Liu Siqi's parents became revolutionary comrades-in-arms.
But unfortunately in 1931, Liu Qianchu was killed by warlords for revolutionary work, and Liu Siqi was only one year old at that time, and she has been living with her mother and stepfather since then.
Later, Chairman Mao first met Liu Siqi on the stage of the 1938 Yan'an drama. Liu Siqi, who was only 8 years old at the time, played the daughter of a pair of underground party members. Chairman Mao, Marshal Zhu De and others were all audiences in the audience.
As the plot develops to its climax, the underground party parents were arrested, and Xiao Siqi shouted heart-wrenchingly: "Mom, mom..."
The little girl with full emotions immediately attracted Chairman Mao's attention. When it was concluded, Chairman Mao asked about it and learned that this was the daughter of Martyr Liu Qianchu, he recognized Liu Siqi as his goddaughter on the spot.
That year, Liu Siqi often went to Chairman Mao to play in the cave in Yan'an. Although Liu Siqi was very young at that time, she always remembered Chairman Mao's soft care for her.
Not long after, Liu Siqi left Yan'an and followed her parents to the Soviet Union. During the period, her stepfather was unfortunately killed by the Kuomintang general Sheng Shicai , and Liu Siqi and her mother were also arrested and imprisoned.
It was not until 's victory in the Anti-Japanese War that Liu Siqi and his mother returned to Yan'an in 1946 after many twists and turns.
This is also the second time Chairman Mao met Liu Siqi's goddaughter. At that time, Chairman Mao was very happy to invite her: "I remember coming to my house often to play."
Therefore, Liu Siqi and Mao Anying had a marriage.
Chairman Mao matched up and his goddaughter became his daughter-in-law
In July 1946, Mao Anying was 24 years old at that time and had just returned to Yan'an from the Soviet Union. Liu Siqi was only 16 years old at that time because she often went to Chairman Mao, and she would inevitably meet Mao Anying.
But in Liu Siqi's opinion at that time, she was still a child, so she initially just treated Mao Anying as a big brother.
Later, Mao Anying was sent by Chairman Mao to Shanxi, Shandong and other places for training, and he did not have much contact with Liu Siqi.
It was not until May 1948 that Chairman Mao and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China moved to Xibaipo, Hebei, and Mao Anying returned to Chairman Mao.
At that time, Liu Siqi was still studying at Changzhi, Shanxi, but probably because was destined to meet , when Liu Siqi went to Xibaipo to visit Chairman Mao that day, Mao Anying happened to be talking to Chairman Mao.
After two years later, 18-year-old Liu Siqi met Mao Anying again. Liu Siqi was not the girl movie when she was in Yan'an. She wore two black and thick braids and had a slim figure. Mao Anying couldn't help but feel a little stunned when she saw it.
Liu Siqi stepped forward and called Brother An Ying. Mao Anying came to his senses. He reached out and patted Liu Siqi on the head, and said with a smile: "Siqi, you have become beautiful and taller."
Liu Siqi smiled shyly. Not long after he could speak, he was at dinner time. Liu Siqi had a simple meal with Chairman Mao and Mao Anying.
After the meal, Mao Anying also pulled Liu Siqi to tell her about Lenin, Marxism-Leninism, Marxism-Leninism, , politics and economy, and what they thought of, it seemed that they could not finish talking after the meeting this time.
Liu Siqi stayed in Xibaipo for nearly a month this time. After frequent contact with Mao Anying, he naturally developed feelings and his relationship changed.
Later, Liu Siqi returned to Shanxi to study and still maintained communication with Mao Anying. Over time, other old revolutionaries in Xibaipo heard about Mao Anying and Liu Siqi's love.
On this day, Premier Zhou’s wife Deng Yingchao and Marshal Zhu De’s wife Kang Keqing found Chairman Mao together, wanting to protect the media for the two young people and let them settle down quickly.
Chairman Mao looked at the two wives who were more anxious than him in front of him and smiled and said, "I must ask Comrade Zhang Wenqiu for his opinion on this matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Shaoqi, who had heard from outside the door, just entered the door and volunteered, "I'll do this."
Liu Shaoqi did it as soon as he said, and soon invited Zhang Wenqiu to Chairman Mao. Zhang Wenqiu and Chairman Mao are old friends, and Chairman Mao did not beat around the bush and asked her directly about the marriage.
Zhang Wenqiu is of course very satisfied with Mao Anying, the future son-in-law, so Chairman Mao was very happy when he mentioned this and quickly discussed the engagement.
When lunch was about to be had, Chairman Mao kept Zhang Wenqiu, the future in-laws, for a meal. The marriage of the two children was a foregone conclusion.
On October 15, 1949, Mao Anying and Liu Siqi's wedding was held in Fengze Garden, Zhongnanhai as scheduled. Premier Zhou, Marshal Zhu De and other leaders were all present to send blessings to the newlyweds.
Liu Siqi also changed from Chairman Mao’s goddaughter to his daughter-in-law. On that day, whether it was Chairman Mao and Zhang Wenqiu, the two new parents, or relatives and friends, everyone was immersed in a cheerful and joyful atmosphere.
But not long after such a stable life, the Korean War broke out, and North Korean leader Kim Il-sung sent a letter of help to Chairman Mao.
Mao Anying took the initiative to register and asked to go to the battlefield, and Chairman Mao agreed.
But in order not to worry Liu Siqi, Mao Anying did not tell her the truth. He only said that he was going to work far away for a while. Before leaving, he kept reminding her to take care of her younger brother Anqing and often go to see her father...
No one expected that Mao Anying never came back after leaving.
went to North Korea and sacrificed heroically in the war in North Korea in 1950, Mao Anying stayed there forever.
After Mao Anying died, Peng Dehuai's telegram to Chairman Mao's death was immediately sent back to the country. Premier Zhou was worried that Chairman Mao's body would be suppressed for more than a month before handing the telegram to Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao must have great grief for the death of his eldest son, but in addition to his father's identity, he is also the President of the country. He can only bear all this silently and endure all kinds of emotions.
In addition, what Chairman Mao was most worried about was the situation of his daughter-in-law Liu Siqi. After all, Liu Siqi was only a 20-year-old girl at that time, and she and Mao Anying had been married for only one year.
Chairman Mao had the only way to conceal the news of Mao Anying's death. This was hidden for three years. During this period, Liu Siqi would always ask Chairman Mao: "Did Dad receive a letter from An Ying?" "Why didn't An Ying always send a letter?"...
Every time, Chairman Mao could only suppress his sadness and wanted various reasons to appease Liu Siqi. From time to time, he would tell her about the martyrs who died in the Mao family, wanting to make Liu Siqi mentally prepared.
It was 1953 in a blink of an eye. The Korean War ended, but Mao Anying still had no news.
Chairman Mao finally made up his mind to tell Liu Siqi about Mao Anying's sacrifice. The news from the blue made Liu Siqi cry heart-wrenchingly in front of Chairman Mao on the spot.
Looking at Liu Siqi in front of him, Chairman Mao couldn't help but feel cold. Isn't he feeling like this?
But at this moment he could only constantly comfort Liu Siqi: "From now on, you will be my daughter."
Since then, Chairman Mao treated Liu Siqi as his own and loved him more and more. In order to help Liu Siqi recover as soon as possible, Chairman Mao sent Liu Siqi to the Department of Mathematics of Moscow University to study.
During this period, Chairman Mao still often wrote letters to care about Liu Siqi's food, clothing, housing and transportation, not only caring about her physical condition, but also encouraging her to study.
. Chairman Mao’s titles to Liu Siqi in the letter are: “Dear Siqier”, “baby”, and “daughter”, and the last signatures at the end are all fathers or fathers.
Days gradually passed. In 1957, Liu Siqi returned to China to study in the Russian Department of Peking University, and Chairman Mao began to worry about Liu Siqi's remarriage.
But Liu Siqi has never been very concerned about this matter. Chairman Mao introduced several people to her, but she didn't want to.
Later in the winter of 1958, Liu Siqi asked Chairman Mao that she wanted to go to North Korea to visit Mao Anying's grave: "I always have to see him to be at peace."
Chairman Mao could understand Liu Siqi's mood and agreed to her.
In the spring of 1959, Liu Siqi came to Mao Anying's sacrifice site accompanied by his sister Shao Hua, and swept his grave for the first time, and also said goodbye.
Not long after returning from North Korea, Liu Siqi finished his university courses and was assigned to the scientific research department of the People's Liberation Army to do translation work in 1961.
At this time, Liu Siqi was in her thirties, and Chairman Mao was increasingly anxious about her marriage. He always wrote letters to persuade her: " It's time to make up his mind. It's time to get married. You have to listen to your advice. "
Chairman Mao was persuading and asked someone to introduce her to Liu Siqi, which led to the union of Liu Siqi and Yang Maozhi.
After Liu Siqi and Yang Maozhi got married, their lives were peaceful and stable, but they probably wanted to say goodbye to their past self and start their life again. Liu Siqi changed his name to "Liu Songlin" soon after.
But these will not affect her relationship with Chairman Mao. They have been in touch with each other. Liu Siqi has always been grateful to Chairman Mao.
After the birth of Liu Siqi and Yang Maozhi's first son, the couple also unanimously decided to name his son "Yang Xiaoying" in order to miss Mao Anying.
After that, Liu Siqi gave birth to two children for Yang Maozhi. During holidays, the couple would take their children to visit Chairman Mao.
But Chairman Mao finally settled his thoughts when he looked at Liu Siqi's happiness.
Conclusion
In Chairman Mao’s heart, he is not only Mao Anying’s father, but also Liu Siqi’s father. Just as he said when he was in Yan’an: “Siqi is the daughter of a martyr, and we should take good care of her.”
Liu Siqi’s father died early. She had never received the love of her father since she was a child, but Chairman Mao’s care for her was no less than that of other people’s father.
After Mao Anying left, Chairman Mao took on the responsibility of a father and sent Liu Siqi to Moscow to study, taking all aspects of her.
As a father-in-law, Chairman Mao also personally worried about Liu Siqi's major life events. He was like an ordinary father who enlightened her to face life again. This is probably the warmest side of a great man.
