Neither the former teacher nor the student imagined that one day they would become an indispensable part of each other's lives.
The 22-year-old Yang Zhenning taught at the Unidad Affiliated High School as a Master of Science for a year, waiting for a year to go to the United States to study in Bao, in this short period of time, he met his future wife Du Zhili, a high school female student, at this time they did not communicate much.
Du Zhili was born in 1927, five years younger than Yang Zhenning, his father Du Yuming was a party member in the early days of the mother of the General of the Nationalist Army, Du Zhili was the eldest daughter in the family, and there were five brothers and sisters, which made her develop an independent and strong character.
In 1945, Yang Zhenning went to the University of Chicago to study, also to meet professor Fermi, a physicist he admired for a long time, and his father Yang Wuzhi also studied here, so for him, this is also a land of affection.
Yang Zhenning, who graduated with a doctorate in 1949, was studying for a postdoctoral fellowship, and on an ordinary holiday, he and his colleagues came to the restaurant to dine, and when they met a young Chinese woman, a familiar feeling surged into his heart, and he did not know whether it was because the Chinese food that always evoked his homesickness was always here.
Unexpectedly, this woman saw him with a happy face and said, "Teacher Yang, you are also here", Yang Zhenning heard the teacher called him and couldn't help but think about it for a while, and immediately recognized it, "Du Zhili?" ”
Seeing acquaintances in a strange country, the two quickly began to talk, and Yang Zhenning learned that Du Zhili was admitted to the university in Beiping after graduation and came to the United States because he followed his father Du Yuming.
As a result, on the day of boarding, Chiang Kai-shek urgently ordered Du Yuming to participate in the command mission of the northeast battlefield, and in desperation, Du Zhili came to the United States alone and entered a well-known women's college to study English literature, where two Chinese celebrities, Song Meiling and Bingxin, were born.
In 1949, the Nationalist army was defeated in the Battle of Huaihai, Du Yuming was captured, Du Zhili's family was forced to move to Taiwan, and Du Zhili, who had insufficient living expenses, could only change to a low-cost ordinary college and support himself by work-study.
It just so happened that this school was only an hour's drive from the place where his brother Du Zhiren went to school, and under the pressure of worrying about her family and life, Du Zhili's life was not very easy, and her chance encounter with Yang Zhenning gave her dark life a glimpse of the sunshine.
At first, perhaps because meeting acquaintances in a foreign country can always make people relaxed and pleasant, the two often meet in their free time, Yang Zhenning has been in the serious and cautious physics laboratory for a long time, and this lively and cheerful, smiling and innocent girl can always make him feel comforted.
And Du Zhili studied alone in a foreign country, a stable and mature, knowledgeable male predecessor made her feel solid and safe, the two people specialized in completely different fields, and each conversation could make each other feel new and interesting.
Good upbringing also allows them to always tolerate each other very well, a rational and meticulous physical academic spirit, a perceptual literary literacy that pursues small bridges and flowing water, and the collision of the two can always have unexpected and interesting events.
Father Du Yuming told Du Zhili that the country is in turmoil, to do things that are beneficial to the country, music and art are not things that can be cherished at this moment, Du Zhili knows the truth and puts his dream on hold for the time being.
But Yang Zhenning often accompanied her to concerts, learned about Bach and Beethoven with her, and took her to the art museum to see sculptures, so the days of each other's companionship became more and more, and the love of the two was also natural.
The two established a romantic relationship, and in 1950, Yang Zhenning signed a five-year letter of appointment at the end of his postdoctoral research, so that he could accompany Du Zhili in the United States for a long time.
The process of the two people falling in love is very sweet, but the family's entanglement makes Du Zhili unable to face this relationship, at that time, Du Yuming was still suffering from illness in prison, and the family lived on a meager income in Taiwan, which made Du Zhili often struggle painfully.
Du Zhili, a date between the two, missed the appointment and sent a letter, which expressed that the two people could not continue the relationship, Du Zhili said that he and his father were just poor students and prisoners, while Yang Zhenning and his father's father were doctors and university professors.
Yang Zhenning rushed to Du Zhili's residence without stopping, sincerely expressing his heart to his lover, they loved each other not because of each other's identity, except for themselves, they did not have any power to separate the two.
A sincere and sincere words touched Du Zhili, the two rebuilt the old good, soon decided to get married, Yang Zhenning will be his marriage to inform his parents, Yang Wuzhi after consideration said that Du Yuming's identity has nothing to do with Du Zhili, since he has decided to accompany him for life, then respect his choice.
In 1950, the two married in the United States, unfortunately affected by the situation, both parents could not be present.
This year, 28-year-old Yang Zhenning and 23-year-old Du Zhili married, and they were doomed to the fate of their companionship for a lifetime.
A year after marriage, they ushered in their first child, named Yang Guangnuo, in the later days, Du Zhili was always alone and silently undertook the affairs of the family, the research in her husband's laboratory entered a very important stage, and even if her son was injured and hospitalized, she did not notify her husband.
Du Zhili believes that such a character comes from his mother, who has been leading soldiers and fighting wars for many years, and the affairs of the family are handled by his mother alone, and it is precisely this kind of resolute personality that allows Yang Zhenning to concentrate on research.
In 1957, Yang Zhenning won the Nobel Prize in Physics, according to the instructions of Premier Zhou, Yang Zhenning's elder Zhang Wenyu brought a letter written by Du Yuming to his son-in-law to Sweden to congratulate him, and in 1958, the two people who were taken care of by the state were able to take Du Zhili's mother to their side.
In 1959, after Du Yuming was pardoned, he was appointed as the commissioner of culture and history, in 1963 Cao Xiuqing returned to China and the husband and wife were reunited, in 1971 Yang Zhenning accepted the invitation to return to China to investigate, Premier Zhou received them, and Du Zhili finally met with his family.
In 1973, Yang Zhenning returned to China with Du Zhili for the third time, and Chairman Mao received them.
Many years later, the husband and wife recalled their first encounter, and they both lamented the wonderful fate, on the day of meeting, the two arrived early or late, and it was impossible to see each other at that moment, and there was no such beautiful marriage and a complete family.
Cupid arranged for the two to meet again, it was The Divine arrangement, they have a total of three children, all of them have achieved good results in their respective fields, people can't help but marvel at the exquisiteness of genetic engineering.
In October 2003, Du Zhili died of cancer at the age of 76.
The love of the two seems ordinary but everywhere bumpy, firm faith and mutual keeping so that the marriage of the two can be permanently preserved, good cultivation and knowledge allow the two to be rational and sober to treat marriage and love.
Such companionship makes people yearn for it, and it can also make people who understand this long-term love see clearly that the choice of partners is not in the status level, but only in being able to support each other and respect each other.