Gu Weijun, known as the first diplomat of the Republic of China, published his own memoirs at the age of 96, and modern historians have set off a wave of research on Gu Weijun, and when it comes to major diplomatic issues, he often quotes his memoirs, he can have such achievements, his son Gu Dechang said: "If it were not for her, my father's life expectancy would have been shortened by twenty years." "This she is Gu Weijun's wife, Yan Youyun."
Yan Youyun is the earliest school flower of Fudan University.
Yan Youyun was born extraordinary, her grandfather Yan Xinhou is a famous industrialist in modern times, known as the "first person of the Ningbo Merchant Gang" Yan Xinhou's son Yan Zijun, is even more extraordinary, in addition to inheriting his own Xuanhe family lineage, he also became a director of many companies such as the Steamship Merchants Bureau and the Shanghai Water Supply Company.
Born in such a family, Yan Youyun's body has been full of brilliance since childhood, in 1927, Fudan University recruited the first batch of female students, Yan Youyun immediately applied for the examination, and was successfully admitted, Yan family has money, Yan Youyun has a housekeeper, every day, there is a car parked at the door of the school, and then, Yan Youyun has an extraordinary temperament to go down, many boys are very fond of Yan Youyun, they secretly call Yan Youyun "love flower"
At a dance party, Yan Youyun met his true son, his name is Yang Guangxing, who is also a rich man, but he is not a person who has achieved nothing, but has achieved academic success, graduated from Tsinghua University, and later received a doctorate in international law from Princeton University in the United States.
The two can be described as a door-to-door pair, Lang's love and concubine, in 1929, they held a wedding.
Since then, Yan Youyun has been galloping with her husband in the diplomatic field, when the War of Resistance broke out in full swing, Yang Guangxin served as the Chinese consul general in Manila, although he was abroad, but Yang Guangxiu has always been concerned about the cause of the motherland's war of resistance, under his call, hundreds of thousands of overseas Chinese in Manila enthusiastically donated money for the domestic war of resistance.
In 1942, the Japanese army captured Manila, Yang Guangxiu did not choose to withdraw, he decided to live and die with hundreds of thousands of overseas Chinese, after the Japanese army arrested Yang Guangxin, Yang Guangxin has always remembered his national righteousness, resolutely do not surrender, and then, he was brutally killed by the Japanese army.
Yan Youyun lost her husband, and she and her three daughters lived here with difficulty.
In 1945, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Yan Youyun came to the United States with her children, and she became a protocol officer of the United Nations, which was 14 years.
In 1959, Yan Youyun retired, this year, but also double happiness Linmen, she had a second marriage, the man, it is the famous Gu Weijun, when Yan Youyun was 54 years old, Gu Weijun was 72 years old.
After they got married, they liked it very much, and even regardless of their age, they played young people's projects, skiing, ice skating, swimming, etc. For her husband's health, Yan Youyun took very good care, she would get up on time every day at three o'clock in the morning to give her husband hot milk.
Under the careful care of Yan Youyun, Gu Weijun's old age was very satisfied.
In 1985, Gu Weijun completed his legendary life at the age of 97.
Yan Youyun is left alone, nevertheless, she did not lose hope and confidence in life, Yan Youyun in her later years, very fond of making friends, she even danced when she was a hundred years old, went shopping, daughter Yang Xuelan said, "We think she is a star-like figure." ”
2005 was Yan Youyun's centenarian birthday, and at this banquet, she revealed the secret of her longevity, with only seven words: Don't dwell on the past.
This year, is also the centennial celebration of Fudan University, as a popular school flower in the Fudan campus that year, Yan Youyun also sent a gift to the alma mater, which were two photos of his hundredth birthday, in the letter, Yan Youyun blessed the future of his alma mater.
In 2017, Yan Youyun completed his legendary life at the age of 112.
Many people admire longevity, in fact, we should understand that we do not live in the past, nor live in the future, but live in the present, do everything we can do now, slowly will be good, do not expect, do not hope.