During the Republic of China period, Lan Ni, daughter of the Lan family in Macao, Zhang Ailing, the granddaughter of Li Hongzhang, a heavy minister of the late Qing Dynasty, Kong Lingwei, the second daughter of Kong Xiangxi, minister of finance of the Republic of China, and Chen Bijun, wife of the chairman of the Wang puppet National Government, were collectively known as the "daughters of the four famous families of the Republic of China". They come from prominent backgrounds and have a large family background, and they are the phoenix among many people who are unattainable to women in the Republic of China.
Of these 4 people, probably the least familiar is Lenny. This famous daughter has experienced the fall of the family, 2 failed marriages, suffered from the injustice of the deputy prime minister's campaign, and went to Hong Kong to do business without return... The frost and snow of all kinds of life did not affect the strong and noble inner spirit of this excellent woman, and she was always able to quickly withdraw from the difficult situation, regroup again, and open-mindedly and clearly meet the future life.
A well-known miao woman with a gentle temperament and an extraordinary origin
Yunnan has been a place of settlement for the Miao people since ancient times, and the Miao Wang Lan family has lived in the Jianshui area of Yunnan since ancient times, in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the Yunnan Miao King Lan clan produced a person named Lan Heguang, who was ordered by the imperial court to first serve as the governor of Xiangshan County, Guangdong, and later Lan he moved to Macao with 3 sons, where he set up industry and business for Jia, as the capital accumulated more and more, the Lan family gradually became a famous family in Macao.
In the summer of 1912, Lan Jianjun, the eldest son of Lan Heguang, ushered in the birth of the eldest daughter in a burst of anxiety, Lan Jianjun was extremely knowledgeable, a high-achieving student from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and he named his daughter Lan Yezhen.
After his father, Lan Jianjun, returned from studying in his early years, he served as the director of the tax bureau in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, and in 1926, Lan Heguang was homesick and returned to his hometown of Yunnan. Lan Jianjun also wanted to start a new career, so he took his wife and daughter to Shanghai, and was recommended by Ren Baoju to serve as the director of Changshu Shatian. With such a thick difference and fat, Lan Jianjun quickly gained a firm foothold and quickly accumulated a lot of wealth.
Under her father's arrangement, Lan Yezhen entered the school in Shanghai, she was cheerful and sunny, extremely affinity, and got along with her classmates very well. Because the pronunciation of the word "blue" and the word "rotten" is similar, some naughty students call her "rotten mud", which means that no matter what contradictions occur between classmates, as long as they are reconciled with Lan Yezhen's humor, they will definitely be reconciled as before, so Lan Yezhen is like a piece of mud, always able to paste the classmates together, so that everyone is very harmonious.
Lan Yezhen not only did not get angry, but also gladly accepted the name of "rotten mud", "rotten mud" and "Lan Ni" harmonic, over time, Lan Ye Zhen will also take the initiative to let others call it "Lan Ni".
Suddenly, 18-year-old Lan ni had to choose to "sell marriage" to save her father
The world is unpredictable, in 1926, Lan Jianjun and his friends went out to travel together, but did not want to be attacked by a gang of gangsters, Lan Jianjun saw his friends being beaten to death by gangsters, the death was tragic, his spirit suffered a heavy blow, and he barely escaped home and suffered from insanity. Lan Ni and her mother were panicked, and they hurriedly spent a lot of money to send Lan Jianjun to the hospital for treatment, but unfortunately, mental diseases are stubborn diseases, which can only be controlled first, and then rely on time to slowly recuperate and recover.
Lan Jianjun lost his public office due to mental disorder, in addition to going to the hospital for treatment, he just stayed at home to recuperate, in order to cure her husband's illness as soon as possible, Lan Ni's mother did not hesitate to take out the family savings, looking around for medical treatment, the money was spent a lot, but the result was often very little. When Lan Jianjun woke up, he recalled that his good brother Liu Defu had asked himself to borrow 200,000 taels of silver for business in Hong Kong. In order to get his money back as soon as possible, Lan Jianjun, accompanied by 2 servants, went to Hong Kong to find Liu Defu to collect debts.
Liu Defu's economic conditions were not bad, but when he learned that Lan Jianjun had fallen into a depression and suffered from mental illness, he immediately denied the debt and drove out the three main servants of Lan Jianjun. Lan Jianjun was already miserable enough, who knew that the 2 servants took advantage of the fire to rob, swept away the master's belongings on the way back, and then fled. Lan Jianjun endured repeated blows, and the old illness was not good and added new depression, and the illness was even more serious.
The Lan family has become tight since then, and Mrs. Lan has to ask her husband for medical treatment while raising 3 children. One day, Mrs. Lan, who was really under pressure, was in tears while talking to her eldest daughter Lenny about an incident from a few months ago:
Li Tiaosheng, a high-ranking official of the National Government, once looked favorably on Lan Ni and was willing to ask for his son Li Dingguo to marry Lan Ni to become the grandmother of the Li family. In order to make the Lan family nod their heads in agreement, Li Tiaosheng promised that as long as Lan Ni married, the Li family would pay the Lan family 100 yuan per month as living expenses.
Lan Ni knows that this is not an equal marriage, such a marriage is actually equivalent to "selling" herself to the Li family. Lan Ni gritted her teeth and left the school, promising to marry Li Dingguo, who was 2 years older than herself, that year, she was at the age of 18, and the reason why she chose to "sell marriage" was so that her father could get better treatment and her mother did not have to be weak and bitter.
After Lan Ni married into the Li family, she first felt the atmosphere of being despised, and then found that her husband was idle and lustful, and she entered the Li family and became a fertility machine - 3 children in 5 years, but even if she was low-brow and had a son, LanNi still did not get a trace of dignity and status.
In 1934, the 23-year-old Lenny decided to end the 6-year unhappy marriage, but how could the Li family easily agree to the divorce? In the end, in order to gain her freedom, Lan Ni did not hesitate to leave the house, and after the divorce procedures were completed, she went to Shanghai alone. The beautiful and good-looking Lenny is very communicative, she first successfully blended into the social circle of celebrities, and then quickly became a businesswoman with her connections.
Meet the Italian Sun Ke, for love to be willing to be the outer chamber
In 1935, Lenny was invited to a high-level banquet, during which she met Sun Ke, who was then the president of the Legislative Yuan. Sun Ke was the only son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and at that time he had already married his cousin Chen Shuying, but because Chen Shuying was not in good health and needed to look forward to recuperating in Macau, Sun Ke often lived alone in Shanghai.
Lanni was well-informed, beautiful and generous, and soon became Sun Ke's confidant, and Lanni, who was proficient in English, later gladly accepted Sun Ke's invitation and became his personal secretary. Lanni work carefully and meticulously, the rest of the time can also keep Sun Ke's life and living in order, in social occasions, Lanni can handle everything gracefully and freely, which makes Sun Ke feel an incomparable surprise and comfort. Soon, the two people who got along day and night came together and became intimate lovers.
Because of Sun Ke's public identity, Lenny's existence is inevitably criticized and blamed. Sun Ke is in love with Lenny from the bottom of his heart, and he informs his relatives and friends and his wife of his decision to marry Lenny as the lady of the second room. In 1936, Sun Ke set up a low-key 4-table banquet, invited friends, and announced that Lenny had become his second-room lady. Although Sun Ke and Lan Ni did not go through any marriage procedures, in the eyes of people who loved each other, all foreign objects would eventually be inferior to true feelings and companionship.
In order to express his loyalty to Lan Ni, Sun Ke also wrote a note in his own handwriting, indicating that there was absolutely no other non-divided heart except for his wife Chen Shi and the second wife Lan Shi. This document shows that Sun Ke has a special recognition and respect for Lenny's status. Lan Ni followed Sun Ke with a dead heart, and 2 years later, their only daughter Sun Suifen fell to the ground.
At the age of 36, she bid farewell to love, and Lenny turned to the mall, with successes and failures
In 1948, Sun Ke actively participated in the election of vice president, and after the political enemies learned about it, they deliberately fabricated the scandal that There was a scandal in Lenny's business dealings that Sun Ke intervened and obtained improper profits. Although Sun Ke knew Lanni in his heart, he finally chose to draw a line with Lanni in order to run. After this incident, Lanni suddenly felt that the lover who had lived with her for 13 years had changed her heart, and after Sun Ke lost the election, Lanni was unwilling to communicate with him to explain, and the two soon publicly announced that they had completely broken up.
Without love, Lenny still has a daughter, she regained the courage to succeed in her career, so the intelligent and independent Lenny decided to turn to the mall, she relied on the connections she accumulated in the past, successfully established herself in the real estate industry in Shanghai, and made her career in full swing and became a wealthy businesswoman.
On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the situation was turbulent, Lanni temporarily left Shanghai and came to Hong Kong, during that period, she was not willing to live in mediocrity, and opened a gold shop with all her belongings, but unfortunately, the gold shop was finally closed due to poor management, so that Lanni lost most of her savings over the years.
Lani, who failed in business, had to live a poor life, relying on a small amount of money, she focused her energy on cultivating her daughter, who studied hard and was very competitive, became a flight attendant after graduation, and successfully fell in love and married with her pilot husband.
In 1962, her daughter and son-in-law moved to the United States, and Lenny went with her, and later, Lenny chose to settle in San Francisco. In her later years, Lenny was still unforgettable, and the government agreed to return to Lanni a villa, one of the industries she once kept in Shanghai. In the early autumn of 1996, Lenny died peacefully at home, and it is said that when she died, she still held the note that Sun Ke had written for her in the past.
Lanni's life has been tortuous and has experienced ups and downs, but with an indomitable noble character, she has broken through all kinds of unfavorable situations and created an immortal epic of self-struggle and self-redemption!