At 10:00 in 1985, Xu Shiyou, then commander of the military region, was sent to the hospital because of his worsening condition. He died unfortunately because of ineffective rescue. He was 81 years old. 16 days after the veteran general's death, his body was transported from Nanjing and buried in his hometown of Henan from thousands of miles away. General Xu Shiyou's cemetery is very simple. There is only a gray-white granite tombstone in front of the grave. Under the conspicuous August 1st military emblem, only seven big characters are engraved: Comrade Xu Shiyou's tomb.
However, General Xu Shiyou married three wives in his life, and had three sons and four daughters. So how did General Xu Shiyou live after his death?
In fact, in General Xu Shiyou's three marriages, the old general originally had 5 sons and 5 daughters. However, in that chaotic war era, his eldest son and second son unfortunately died, and he had a daughter who was sent to him. Therefore, in the end, only 7 children were left.
However, during the growth of these seven children, General Xu Shiyou did not give much care, but was often sent to the army on the grounds that "it cannot occupy national resources and cannot be specialized".
The eldest son Xu Guang was born to General Xu Shiyou's original wife. He was a farmer in his early years. It was not until after the founding of the country that Xu Shiyou brought it to his side. Later, he was sent to the army for training and became the first batch of naval officials after the founding of the People's Republic of China. And through his own efforts, Xu Guang became the first captain of the North Sea ship. However, in the end, Xu Shiyou returned to his hometown and transferred to the place to take care of his grandmother and fulfilled his filial piety for his father. He died of illness in 2013.
second son Xu Jianjun, born to Xu Shiyou's second wife. Although he was weak and sick since childhood, he still achieved the position of staff officer of the Air Force through his own efforts in the army. Later, he was falsely accused of being imprisoned. Although he was rehabilitated, he was the son of the old general who was most concerned and worried about.
youngest son Xu Yuanchao is also a son whose personality traits are most similar to General Xu Shiyou. Xu Yuanchao has always been rooted in the army and made many contributions to the country. He reached the deputy ministerial level and was awarded the rank of major general by the state. Later, he became the commander of the military region. After he retired in 2011, he lived a life of his life.
Although Xu Shiyou's sons are all excellent, his daughters are not bad either. The eldest daughter Xu Li, who has outstanding talents, was a cadre of the front-line drama troupe of the military region before retirement, and became an accountant after retirement. The second daughter Xu Sangyuan liked to perform when she was working in the military air affairs department, so after retirement, she became a director.
The third daughter Xu Hua chose to go into business because she was not good at the military and career, and saved up a huge family business. The fourth daughter Xu Jinjian, also known as Tian Bing, took her mother's surname. After she retired from the army, she worked in literature and is now the Secretary-General of the Nanjing Higher Education Research Association.
Although General Xu Shiyou's children are not as successful as their father, there are no dog sons in the generals. General Xu Shiyou's children were very outstanding, especially his youngest son, who not only inherited his father's business, but also was awarded the rank of major general by the state and became the commander of the military region.
