Hu Shi's desolate body: a daughter died early, and a son committed suicide! The 66-year-old only grandson who has fled to the United States is still unmarried
Liang Shiqiu, a modern literary scholar in China, once said:
Mr. Hu, like other great men, is approachable. "Gentle and strong" is the best description. I've never seen him angry or domineering... Even when he was frustrated and insulted, he did not lose his normalcy. "His heart is restless, his heart is tolerant".
In terms of looks, from the existing photos, Hu Shi can be regarded as a big handsome man. In terms of talent, he has graduated from Cornell University and Columbia University, which can be said to be talented. In addition, he also led the famous new cultural movement in the history of our country, and he was also a famous thinker, writer and philosopher in our country, and was quite loved by the world.
Logically, such a nearly "perfect" person deserves a "good reward". And the so-called "good reward" should be manifested not only in his own aspect, but also in his children and grandchildren. However, no one thought that Hu Shi, who had been a generation of literary heroes, had a very poor fortune for his descendants, and it could be said that he was either dead or mediocre!
First, the story of Hu Shi's relationship with his wife.
Judging from Hu Shi's experience when he was young, he once went abroad to study. According to some data, most of the people like him who have studied abroad have been eager to break off their relationship with the daughters-in-law and children selected by their families after returning from school. Hu Shi's family had already chosen a daughter-in-law for him, but after Hu Shi returned from studying abroad, he not only did not part ways with this daughter-in-law, but also chose to marry him.
After that, Hu Shi was even more obedient to his daughter-in-law, and the life after the marriage between the two was quite harmonious. Perhaps seeing this, many people will mistakenly think that the daughter-in-law arranged for him by Hu Shi's family is a learned girl. Actually, this is not the case. The other party's name is Jiang Dongxiu, and he is just a small-footed "village girl". The reason why Hu Shi treated this woman so kindly was mainly because the other party did filial piety for himself.
2. Hu Shi's daughter who died prematurely.
Maybe in the beginning, Hu Shi was willing to marry Jiang Dongxiu only out of gratitude to her. However, after the marriage, the two got along, and naturally had a very strong feeling. Because of this, even if there are friends to persuade each other, Hu Shi will not "break up" with his wife. Later, Jiang Dongxiu gave birth to a daughter and two sons for Hu Shi, which made Hu Shi feel even more unable to leave her.
Speaking of Hu Shi's daughter, it is really very regrettable. Why? In fact, it is mainly related to the life expectancy of his daughter. You know, this daughter of Hu Shi only lived in the world for five years, and then unfortunately died. Among the three children, Hu Shi especially favored his daughter. So since his daughter's death, he has lived in self-blame for a long time.
Third, Hu Shi's mediocre eldest son.
Under normal circumstances, if the father is more excellent, the son born will often have some of the talents that the father has, which is what we often call hereditary. If you look at it from this point of view, the son born of such an excellent life as Hu Shi should be half as good as him. But in fact, Hu Shi's two sons were quite mediocre in terms of talent.
Let's take his eldest son, named Hu Zuwang, to commemorate Hu Shi's late parents. In the process of growing up, Hu Zuwang can be said to have behaved extremely mediocrely. It does not have the good literary style of the father, nor does it have the boldness and charm of the father. Although he later became an engineer and married and had children normally, anyone who knew his father Hu Shi regretted his development.
4. Hu Shi's second son who committed suicide.
Hu Shi's second son was named Hu Sidu, taking the meaning of his foreign mentor John Dewey. Compared with Hu Shi's eldest son, his second son was more rebellious and willful. If he could work hard like his eldest brother, even if he did not inherit his father's talent, at least he would not be criticized.
However, Hu Sidu did not like to learn since he was a child, and he was used to doing his own thing. I don't obey or bother to take care of my family's emotions. As a result, when he was thirty-six, he took his own life with a rope. This caused a lot of psychological trauma to Hu Shi and his family, and everyone in the family could not recover from Hu Sidu's death for a long time.
5. Hu Shi's grandson with a disability.
In addition to his daughter and son, Hu Shi also had a grandson named Hu Fu. This grandson was the son of his eldest son, Hu Zuwang, and the only grandson of Hu Shi. Since he did not cultivate his two sons into talents, naturally Hu Shi had high hopes for his grandson.
Unfortunately, this grandson of his has suffered from polio since he was a child, so whenever he faces his grandson, Hu Shi cannot play the role of a strict grandfather. It is said that after Hu Shi's death, his grandson has been living abroad. When some Chinese people visited him, they found that he had already become a typical overseas Chinese.
epilogue:
I think many people will be curious and wonder if Hu Shi's grandson has a grandson inheritance. In fact, after Hu Fu grew up, not only did he not follow the text like his grandfather, but he also did not marry and have children until now at the age of 66.
Such a situation will inevitably make people have strong sympathy for Hu Shi, but I don't know if he is still alive, he will be angry about it? In fact, people have their own destiny, and sometimes taking the path they want to take is not necessarily a bad thing.