Although the two old people failed to realize their wish to grow old together, after their death, at the home of their daughter CoCo Lee, they finally got along with each other and smiled at each other. ......
1949 At the end of March, the CPC Central Committee moved from Xibaipo to Xiangshan in the western suburbs of Beiping, and Chairman Mao lived in Shuangqing Villa. At this time, Chairman Mao had no other relatives except his son Mao. Suddenly, Chairman Mao had a wish to bring him.
Chairman Mao misses CoCo Lee very much, hoping to meet his daughter, kiss her and care for her. Soon, Chairman Mao sent guards with his own opinions to Shenyang to ask He Zizhen for advice.
I heard that Chairman Mao missed his daughter and wanted her to come back to him. He Zizhen agreed directly without hesitation. At this time, He Zizhen only wanted to reunite his daughter with Chairman Mao's father and daughter, and let her go back to her father to enjoy his father's love.
In this way, not long after, He Yi came to Beijing with CoCo Lee and came to his father, Chairman Mao. What was CoCo Lee's first impression of her father Chairman Mao? She never heard him talk about it, but she felt from his happy eyes that he was satisfied with her, loved her and welcomed her.
Chairman Mao looked at CoCo Lee lovingly and remembered the Russian letter written by CoCo Lee. He couldn't help laughing and said affectionately, "My little foreigner, dad welcomes you."
CoCo Lee, who came to Chairman Mao's side for the first time, enjoyed her father's love, but she soon began to miss her mother He Zizhen. To this end, CoCo Lee always asked his mother when she would come to Beijing to reunite with her in front of his father from time to time, but in the face of CoCo Lee's question, Chairman Mao never gave a clear answer.
Later, due to CoCo Lee's nervous study, although he missed his mother very much, he seldom mentioned his mother in front of Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao called CoCo Lee to his side and said, "Jiao Wa, shouldn't you write a letter to your mother? Say hello to your mother for me! "
When CoCo Lee heard his father's words, he suddenly realized that he had never contacted his mother since he came to his father's side. So, CoCo Lee hurriedly wrote a letter to his mother, which not only contained CoCo Lee's thoughts about his mother He Zizhen, but also Chairman Mao's thoughts about his comrades-in-arms:
Since then, CoCo Lee has written to He Zizhen very frequently, once every ten and a half days. At that time, CoCo Lee's Chinese was not very good. She has a lot to say to her mother, but she can't express too much. So, her letter to her mother, He Zizhen, is only a few words back and forth, nothing new. But as long as He Zizhen receives a letter from CoCo Lee, he is very happy and always reads it again and again.
At the same time, Chairman Mao also misses He Zizhen very much. He knew that his daughter CoCo Lee was very important to He Zizhen. Now that my daughter has reached her side, He Zizhen can only be alone. Therefore, Chairman Mao asked CoCo Lee to visit his mother He Zizhen every winter vacation, so that their mother and daughter could get together. And every summer vacation, Chairman Mao will keep CoCo Lee with him. (When CoCo Lee was at school, he could only go home on weekends, and there were not many days to get together with Chairman Mao. )
Because I often can't see my mother He Zizhen, CoCo Lee is looking forward to the winter vacation, and so is Chairman Mao.
Every winter vacation, Chairman Mao, no matter how busy he is at work, will personally pack some luggage for CoCo Lee, and personally instruct the guards to buy local products from Beijing for CoCo Lee to bring to He Zizhen, as well as snacks and fruits. Chairman Mao always prepared a lot for He Zizhen until CoCo Lee told him that he couldn't carry it.
In addition, Chairman Mao will leave precious cigarettes after receiving them from foreign friends, so that CoCo Lee can take them with him when he goes to find his mother He Zizhen.
Mother and daughter are reunited and happy. He Zizhen looked at her grown-up daughter and couldn't hide her smile. Since CoCo Lee came to He Zizhen, every day, He Zizhen's happiest moment is to listen to her daughter's life after she came to her father's side. After hearing that Chairman Mao's life is not bad, He Zizhen always smiles.
At the end of the winter vacation, He Zizhen also began to buy bags. She will choose some southern vegetables that Chairman Mao likes to eat, and also buy some southern specialties. At the same time, He Zizhen remembered that Chairman Mao was an oil ear. She also specially bought a silver ear-digging spoon for Chairman Mao.
In addition to the gifts for Chairman Mao, every time CoCo Lee returns to Beijing to visit relatives, He Zizhen will bring a gift to CoCo Lee, and Li Ne will also bring one.
When CoCo Lee returns to Beijing, Chairman Mao will call CoCo Lee to his side and ask about He Zizhen: "How is your mother now?"
When CoCo Lee knew that his father missed his mother, he would tell Chairman Mao about her appearance, physical condition and living conditions. Chairman Mao will be pleased to know that everything is normal in He Zizhen.
In those years when CoCo Lee accompanied Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao always liked to chat with his daughter. They always refer to He Zizhen unconsciously. When he mentioned it, Chairman Mao would tell CoCo Lee about the hard but unforgettable time of 10. When he mentioned something happy, father and daughter would laugh. Speaking of sadness, father and daughter fell silent. Although no one spoke, CoCo Lee knew that his father and Chairman Mao were more upset than her. He told his mother.
/kloc-one day in 0/954, He Zizhen was resting at his brother's home in Shanghai, and a recording of Chairman Mao's speech was played on the radio. When He Zizhen heard this, he lost his mind. The radio played a recording of Chairman Mao's speech over and over again, and He Zizhen sat by the radio and listened over and over again.
The next morning, after getting up, Li Liying (He Zizhen's brother's wife) found that He Zizhen was still sitting there, with his ears tightly attached to the radio, as if listening to something.
He Zizhen saw Li Liying coming and asked, "Why doesn't the radio work? Don't broadcast Chairman Mao's speech? "
Li Liying walked over and found that the radio had been on all night and had burned out. From then on, He Zizhen became ill, and she began to have tea and rice, and she was in a trance.
However, the news of He Zizhen's illness soon reached Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao shed tears when he learned that He Zizhen was ill. He took the initiative to write a letter to He Zizhen. In his letter, Chairman Mao told He Zizhen to pay attention to his health and treat his illness well.
After writing this letter, Chairman Mao specially sent his daughter CoCo Lee to Shanghai to visit He Zizhen on his behalf. In addition, Chairman Mao asked CoCo Lee to bring He Zizhen a pale yellow handkerchief that he had used himself. Before leaving, Chairman Mao told CoCo Lee: You must take good care of your mother.
When CoCo Lee came to Shanghai, he took the initiative to take out a letter from his father Chairman Mao to his mother. After He Zizhen saw this letter from Chairman Mao, his condition began to improve.
He Zizhen couldn't help remembering this handkerchief from Chairman Mao. Since then, this handkerchief has become a carefully preserved item of He Zizhen. She always takes it out from time to time. Whenever she sees it, she misses Chairman Mao.
In the following years, Chairman Mao always brought something to He Zizhen from time to time, something to eat and useful. Knowing that He Zizhen burned out a radio, he bought the best Panda brand radio in China at that time.
Recalling parents' feelings, CoCo Lee once said:
1963, CoCo Lee moved out of Zhongnanhai. Whenever she went back to Zhongnanhai to visit her father, Chairman Mao would always ask her if she had visited He Zizhen and He Zizhen's physical condition, in addition to seeing her daughter's surprise.
Even when Chairman Mao was seriously ill and saw CoCo Lee again, he still did not forget to ask He Zizhen. ......
1976 In late August, CoCo Lee saw Chairman Mao's critical notice from a central document. She hurried to Zhongnanhai and asked to see her father, Chairman Mao. This time, when CoCo Lee walked into Chairman Mao's room, he saw his father lying on his back in bed, looking haggard.
Chairman Mao opened his eyes slightly and saw that the man standing in front of him was CoCo Lee. He held out his hand to pull CoCo Lee. CoCo Lee understood, hurriedly took chairman MAO. Li is very sensitive to his father's hand. His hand is still warm and soft, but he doesn't hold his hand as tightly as he used to. CoCo Lee had to hold his father's hand tightly.
Seeing Chairman Mao's appearance, CoCo Lee almost cried, but she held back and shouted softly, "Dad!"
"JiaoWa, you come to see me? Why don't you come to see me often? " Chairman Mao looked at CoCo Lee, his eyes full of love and nostalgia.
CoCo Lee didn't speak. She misses her father very much. She knows he misses himself, too. She can only hold Chairman Mao's hand tightly with her hand and silently tell this kind of missing.
"How old are you this year?" Chairman Mao asked CoCo Lee if he wouldn't talk.
"Dad, have you forgotten? I am 39 years old this year. "
"No, you are 38 this year." Chairman Mao shook his head.
Hearing that Dad remembered his birthday, CoCo Lee's tears welled up in her eyes again.
After a long time, Chairman Mao made a gesture with difficulty. He drew a circle with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand and said something, but CoCo Lee didn't understand, so he didn't answer.
When Chairman Mao saw that CoCo Lee didn't understand himself, he stopped talking, closed his eyes feebly and took CoCo Lee's hand to relax. CoCo Lee knew that his father was tired, so he left the door quietly. His father's gesture became a mystery to CoCo Lee.
Many years later, CoCo Lee and his friends talked about his father's dying gestures. His friend thought for a moment and asked, "Will your father ask about your mother He Zizhen, or will you take care of your mother?"
After hearing this, CoCo Lee's eyes suddenly turned red. She thinks this explanation is very reasonable. At that time, Chairman Mao was very weak and could only express his thoughts with the simplest gestures or words. Therefore, CoCo Lee is very upset. She failed to understand her father's kindness. Otherwise, when she sees her father for the last time, she will whisper in his ear: Your mother who is haunted by dreams has been in good health recently, and I will do my best for her daughter. .......
To CoCo Lee's surprise, this was the last time she met her father. On the morning of September 9th, the General Office of the Central Committee took CoCo Lee to Zhongnanhai. When CoCo Lee entered Chairman Mao's bedroom, he saw his father close his eyes, which was very peaceful. She suddenly jumped on Chairman Mao's bed and sobbed and shouted, "Dad, your baby is here …" But Chairman Mao never gave his baby a response.
1September 9, 976, the great people's leader Chairman Mao passed away. After learning the news, CoCo Lee was in great pain, but she couldn't fall down. She was very worried that her mother, He Zizhen, would not be able to stand the blow after learning the news, so she asked her husband, Kong Linghua, to take her daughter Kong Dongmei from Beijing to Shanghai to wait for her.
According to Kong Dongmei's memory:
At first, He Zizhen moved a cane chair and sat in front of the TV watching the rolling news about Chairman Mao's death. He spent the whole day.
However, this "calm" did not last long. Soon, He Zizhen was "knocked down" by the news of Chairman Mao's death. She cried for several days and was depressed. For several days, He Zizhen "complained" about her ignorance, and complained that CoCo Lee and Kong Linghua had moved out of Zhongnanhai and failed to accompany Chairman Mao. She cried and said, "Your father left, and his children were not with him when he died.
After crying for several days, He Zizhen offered the idea of paying homage to Chairman Mao. Knowing that no one had arranged for her to go to Beijing to bid farewell to Chairman Mao, she took out a photo of Chairman Mao and found a black veil to cover the portrait of Chairman Mao. Later, she bowed deeply to the portrait of Chairman Mao: "Run, please rest in peace!"
Later, He Zizhen sent his niece and nephew to Beijing to pay tribute to Chairman Mao's spirit.
In mourning the death of Chairman Mao, grief did not make He Zizhen lose his mind. On the contrary, she showed a rare calm. She turned sadness into strength and made herself strong.
Although He Zizhen is already a white-haired old lady, she wants to do something for the people. For decades, she has been eager to work. After Chairman Mao's death, He Zizhen once said to his daughter CoCo Lee with deep affection, "The best memory for your father is to carry on your father's legacy and work hard for the people."
During that time, Li Minye was immersed in the grief of losing her father, but in the process of accompanying her mother He Zizhen, she found that her mother turned her lifelong love for her father Chairman Mao into a force that made her rise.
However, the blow came from expect the unexpected. One day, He Zizhen woke up and found that his left hand couldn't be lifted and his left foot wouldn't listen to him. She called for help, but no one could understand what she was saying.
People rushed He Zizhen to the hospital, and the doctor diagnosed that He Zizhen had a stroke. This is an extremely heavy blow to He Zizhen. She fell ill because of her unfulfilled ambition, and her idea of serving the people was shattered before she started.
While He Zizhen was in a state of sadness and depression, a person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Committee visited her in the hospital and told her a gratifying news: the Party and the people had not forgotten her, and she was added as a member of the CPPCC at the second session of the Fifth CPPCC.
Hearing this news, He Zizhen was so excited that he burst into tears: "I am so excited, thanks to the party and the country, I didn't expect to remember me in the organization!"
He Zizhen was greatly encouraged. She sees not only sadness but also hope in life. She can't indulge in sadness, but should seize hope and let it light up her life. In this way, He Zizhen was freed from her pain again. She bravely faced the disease and fought tenaciously against it and fate.
From 65438 to 0979, the leaders of the Shanghai Municipal Committee were very concerned about He Zizhen, and sent people to visit He Zizhen in the hospital from time to time to ask He Zizhen what difficulties and needs he had. At this point, He Zizhen expressed his wish to keep it in his heart for 30 years.
"I want to go to Beijing, I want to see Chairman Mao's body, and I want to see Tiananmen Square." Although it was difficult for He Zizhen to speak, the leaders of the Shanghai Municipal Committee listened clearly to He Zizhen's wishes, and they quickly conveyed He Zizhen's wishes to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Beijing.
On September 3rd, He Zizhen finally came to Beijing. Although she was carried off the plane and could not set foot on the land of Beijing with her own feet, she lived under the blue sky of Beijing after all. This is the first time she has come to Beijing in her life. She is very excited.
Just arrived in Beijing, He Zizhen couldn't wait to visit Chairman Mao's memorial hall.
On September 18, He Zizhen finally came to Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. She entered from the main entrance of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in a wheelchair. At first glance, she saw the portrait of Chairman Mao sitting in the front hall, and her eyes were red.
After entering the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, CoCo Lee and Kong Linghua laid a wreath prepared in advance in front of the statue of Chairman Mao. The ribbon says "Inherit your legacy forever" and "Give it to your daughter CoCo Lee and son-in-law Kong Linghua led by Comrade He Zizhen".
He Zizhen wrote "carrying on the family line" on the elegy, which looks ordinary and is often used by people. But in He Zizhen's view, only this sentence can accurately express her true feelings at this time. She didn't know that she was old and sick, but she stepped up her exercise and hoped to recover. Isn't that what she wants to do more for the people and the country and for Chairman Mao's unfinished business?
Subsequently, He Zizhen was slowly pushed into the mourning hall, where Chairman Mao, the most beloved and beloved leader of China people, was buried. The moment He Zizhen saw Chairman Mao, his eyes were red again. She stared at Chairman Mao for a long time and didn't even blink her eyes, just to portray Chairman Mao's figure deeply in her heart again and again. The longer she watched it, the more He Zizhen missed and felt sad, and gradually tears fell down.
Staff said, in order not to let He Zizhen feel too sad, hurriedly pushed her into the lounge. Although this "meeting" with Chairman Mao lasted only over ten minutes, it was precious to He Zizhen.
Since then, He Zizhen has lived in Beijing for more than a year. The following year, on the anniversary of Chairman Mao's birthday, CoCo Lee suggested that his mother go to Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall again. Considering He Zizhen's poor health, the doctor refused. In this way, during his stay in Beijing, He Zizhen never went to the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall to "meet" Chairman Mao.
He Zizhen returned to Shanghai in May, 198 1, April 1984, 19. Eight years after Chairman Mao's death, He Zizhen died at the age of 75.
After He Zizhen's death, Deng Xiaoping ordered He Zizhen's ashes to be placed in Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, and asked all cadres above the Politburo to send wreaths.
In this way, under the proper arrangement of Deng Xiaoping, He Zizhen finally got the respect and treatment she deserved before her death.
After dealing with the aftermath of He Zizhen, the Shanghai Municipal Committee organized the transfer of He Zizhen's relics-two suitcases-to CoCo Lee.
CoCo Lee carefully tidied up her mother He Zizhen's relics. Among the relics left by her mother, she found He Zizhen's disability certificate, which she never knew, and a beige silk handkerchief brought to her mother by her father Chairman Mao.
CoCo Lee looked at his father Chairman Mao's relics, and his mother kept them carefully. Her tears suddenly fell down and she choked and said, "My mother takes good care of my father's things."
This handkerchief is not only one of the few relics about Chairman Mao that He Zizhen has preserved, but also expresses her yearning for Chairman Mao for half her life. It is conceivable that this handkerchief is in He Zizhen's hand, how much she loves it and how many days and nights it has spent with her. Looking at the handkerchief that his father Chairman Mao gave his mother He Zizhen, CoCo Lee burst into tears.
Today, CoCo Lee still treasures the silk handkerchief presented by Chairman Mao to He Zizhen. In her opinion, this is the most meaningful souvenir left by her mother He Zizhen. ......