Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi's only daughter: accompanied by their mother for decades, now 105 years old settled in the United States
Nietzsche once said: "For ordinary people, ordinary is happiness." ”
Perhaps, for Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi's only daughter, Zhang Luying, she will have a deep resonance with this sentence. Although she was born into a powerful family, she gradually realized the preciousness of the ordinary in a series of family changes, so she was finally willing to return to the ordinary and pursue the happiness she believed.
A carefree childhood
In 1916, a cute white baby girl fell to the ground, adding a little joy to the Young Marshal's Mansion. This girl was the first child of Zhang Xueliang and his wife Yu Fengzhi, and Zhang Xueliang named her Zhang Luying (later changed to "Ying"), taking the names of "Lu" of Yilu Mountain and the two wives of Shun in ancient times, "Emperor E, Lady Ying", and his love for this daughter was contained in this meaningful name.
At the time of Zhang Luying's full moon, Zhang Zuolin set up a banquet and feasted on the guests, which showed the importance he attached to this granddaughter. In his daily life, Zhang Xueliang also loves this daughter very much, often coaxes her to sleep, and when he has time, he will accompany his daughter and play with her.
Xiao Luying was also deeply influenced by her mother, liked poetry, and could recite many ancient poems at a young age. At the age of 8, Zhang Luying entered primary school and studied painting with Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Zhang Daqian and other painters.
Zhang Luying is very intelligent and has a very good academic performance, and the teacher commented on her: "Calm and studious, Yan shi teaches Chinese english, and all subjects have a considerable degree." Brilliant and outstanding progress is extremely fast, Xi Guohua has been painting for four or five years, or the pen is vigorous or dashing and naïve, or solemn and elegant..."
It can be said that Zhang Luying's childhood was carefree, and Zhang Xueliang is still in the wilderness and has a great influence in the northeast region.
In this case, Zhang Luying has a rich life and has a lot of time and energy to learn her favorite knowledge and do what she likes. This is the material guarantee provided by her family, so that she can get many opportunities that poor children can't get at an early age, and see this complicated world early.
Youth – Separation and growth
The happiness and happiness of childhood allowed Zhang Luying to grow up without sorrow, but this happiness has not always been accompanied, and what Zhang Luying saw in her youth was more suffering and sadness.
In 1928, for Zhang Luying, it was the first time she faced the death of her loved ones. At that time, his grandfather Zhang Zuolin was seriously injured in Huanggutun because he was ambushed by the Japanese Kwantung Army, and died after being sent back to the official residence in Shenyang. Suffering ensued, and in 1933, her brother Zhang Luqi died of illness, casting a shadow over the otherwise happy family.
For childhood, Zhang Luying did not leave a single word, but it is not difficult to imagine how much the death of relatives will be a big blow to this 15-year-old girl. Perhaps, after experiencing the parting of life and death, Zhang Luying quickly grew up, and also realized the preciousness of family affection, and the ordinary life was what she wanted.
Later, in 1933, Zhang Xueliang went abroad to investigate, and Yu Fengzhi, Zhang Luying and her younger brothers Zhang Luxun and Zhang Luxuan were also on this journey. The family has visited various European countries, and the different national customs and humanistic histories have made Zhang Luying's idea of studying abroad more and more firm.
Although she was young, she was very thoughtful and assertive, and had different ideas about her future studies, so she told her parents about the idea of studying in the west, and finally obtained Zhang Xueliang's consent.
In 1934, Zhang Luying and her father Zhang Xueliang experienced their first long separation. In order to take care of several children, yu Fengzhi, the mother, chose to stay in Rome. After two years of study, in 1936, Italy suddenly announced its support for Japan, in which case Zhang Xueliang's personal relationship with Ciano, who was already Italy's foreign minister, broke down, and Yu Fengzhi and several children had to go to London, England, in order to continue their studies.
However, life in Britain was not going well, and the clouds of World War II hung over Europe, which also frightened Yu Fengzhi and his children in Britain. After this, Germany launched air raids on Britain, blowing up the city towers and putting heavy pressure on the human spirit.
In this case, Zhang Luying's younger brother Zhang Luxun was severely frightened and suffered from mental illness. What Zhang Luying did not expect was that in 1936, his father Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng advised Chiang Kai-shek to jointly force Chiang Kai-shek to unite against Japan and launch the "Xi'an Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries.
Since then, my father has been imprisoned, which means that it is difficult for the family to have a chance to get together again, and it is difficult to go back to the happy and happy times of the past.
Heaven did not seem to care for Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi, and in 1954 and 1958, their two sons, Zhang Luxun and Zhang Luxuan, died one after another.
At this moment, Zhang Luying, who once had four younger brothers, became the only living daughter of Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi, accompanying her mother alone, and silently praying for her imprisoned father while continuing her studies in Britain, hoping that the suffering would end as soon as possible.
Third, about marriage - do not love the powerful and love the cloth
In this kind of torturous day, Zhang Luying gradually grew up, from a young girl to a big girl who knew the book, and her life's events were slowly put on the agenda.
For her love and marriage, Zhang Luying still has advanced concepts and independent ideas. As early as 1933, someone had brokered Zhang Luying and Kong Xiangxi's son Kong Lingkan, believing that this marriage was the right thing to do. However, Zhang Luying resolutely refused the family marriage, and replied angrily: "If you want to marry, marry Buyi." ”
Zhang Luying's decisiveness and boldness were really valuable in that era. At a time when the concept of parental authority and clan supremacy was still prevalent, Zhang Luying clearly knew what she wanted and what kind of life she pursued.
Perhaps for her, seeing the grayness under the bright appearance of the big family, seeing through the wandering heart of the children of the family, the yearning for relatives and ordinary life is even worse.
Even though he was born in a family of the powerful, he did not covet the so-called royal power and wealth, but chose to return to plainness. This is the embodiment of women's sense of self-independence, and it is also the result of Zhang Luying's personal awakening of will.
Driven by this idea, Zhang Luying and Tao Pengfei, who also studied in the UK, met and fell in love. Tao Pengfei's family is ordinary, which is exactly what Zhang Luying described in his heart as "a cloth dress". However, Tao Pengfei is talented, proficient in several foreign languages, also likes sports, and has a very strong physique.
These excellent qualities made Zhang Luying fall in love with Tao Pengfei at first sight, and Tao Pengfei also felt good about this girl who was Miss Qianjin but did not have a little shelf. After spending some time together, in 1941, under the witness of Yu Fengzhi, the two married, became husband and wife, and settled in the United States.
This love, for Zhang Luying, may be the only comfort she has in the process of separation from her father and the death of her brothers one after another.
Fourth, enter middle age - return to the ordinary to protect family affection
The consummation of love has brought hope to Zhang Luying, but family separation still brings constant pain and trouble to Zhang Luying's life. After marrying Tao Pengfei, Zhang Luying's main job was to take care of her mother, who was seriously ill. Yu Fengzhi unfortunately contracted breast cancer in the morning, and because of the domestic situation, he had to go to the United States to seek medical treatment, and has been separated from her husband Zhang Xueliang forever.
In order to make her mother better adapt to life in the United States, Zhang Luying also hired a tutor to teach her English, which allowed Yu Fengzhi to quickly master the listening, speaking, reading and writing of English during her illness, and even plunged into the tide of Wall Street stock trading after recovery, successfully earning her first pot of gold.
While accompanying her mother, Zhang Luying also did not forget to fight for the opportunity to return to China and reunite with her father.
In 1961, Chiang Kai-shek held the so-called "Yangmingshan Chinese Scholars Seminar" in Taiwan, in order to attract a large number of Chinese scholars scattered overseas. Both Tao Pengfei and Zhang Luying were invited, and they saw this as a good opportunity for a father-daughter reunion.
At the time of the meeting, Zhang Luying was busy for this reunion opportunity, constantly seeking a relationship, and after breaking through many obstacles, she finally got an hour to meet her father Zhang Xueliang.
Finally, on the afternoon of August 30, 1961, the father and daughter who had been separated for 28 years finally met each other, and the father in front of them was no longer the appearance of a bright memory, and Zhang Luying also shed tears because of this late reunion.
In the days that followed, although the father and daughter were still unable to see each other often, Zhang Luying still had hope. At the same time, she also silently cared for her mother in the United States for decades, providing for her mother's pension and dying, and striving to fulfill the filial piety of her children.
Fortunately, after enough suffering, there will be sunny days. In 1990, Zhang Xueliang finally regained his personal freedom, unfortunately, at this time, his mother Yu Fengzhi had already passed away, but for Zhang Luying, this was also a wish.
Today, Zhang Luying is an elderly person over 100 years old, and she still lives in the United States. Perhaps, for her, her mother was buried here, which is why she wanted to stay where she was.
From the perspective of Zhang Luying's life, she is independent, self-reliant, talented, and assertive. For her, family affection is precious, after experiencing a series of family changes, what she wants to protect most is the warm time when she is with her loved ones, so she is content with a plain life and is willing to find happiness and happiness in the ordinary.