Song Qingling has a nanny, who has been waiting for her for more than 50 years without marriage, and her last words: bury me next to the nanny
In ancient times, there was often an insurmountable gap between master and servant, and low-status servants were called by their masters to come and go. When you meet a gentle master, you may be able to live a little easier; if you meet a violent master, you will inevitably be beaten and scolded.
In the Republic of China, with the introduction of Western ideas, people who accepted new ideas established the concept of equality of all people, and the relationship between master and servant gradually improved. Among them, there is a nanny named Li Yan'e, who is not only cared for by the hostess, but also buried next to the hostess after her death.
And her hostess was Dr. Sun Yat-sen's wife, Soong Ching Ling.
What merits did Li Yan'e have, and how could she be buried with Song Qingling?
Li Yan'e
Met by chance
In 1912, Li Yan'e was born in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, to a very poor family. When she was young, Li Yan'e lost her parents and could only send people to the fence, relying on her uncle to raise her, and her life was difficult.
At the age of sixteen, her uncle married her to a man who was not doing his job. Soon after marriage, she was beaten and scolded by her husband, and finally she finally couldn't stand it and chose to leave.
In 1927, Li Yan'e came to Shanghai. Under the introduction of her fellow villager Tan Ma, Li Yan'e was introduced to Song Qingling. After hearing about Li Yan'e's unfortunate encounter, Song Qingling immediately felt sympathy and asked her to stay as her nanny.
When they first met, Song Qingling and Li Yan'e would never have imagined that two people with completely different identity backgrounds would form a lifelong friendship.
Song Qingling
Together for a lifetime
Li Yan'e was grateful to Song Qingling for being willing to leave herself, and could only repay Song Qingling's kindness with a hundred times her loyalty. She took care of Song Qingling's life and life meticulously, never shouting bitterness and tiredness.
All this, Song Qingling silently looked in her eyes and remembered in her heart, not treating her as a nanny, but as her own relatives. Song Qingling regarded Li Yan'e as older, but always called Li Yan'e "Sister Li", and they often ate and walked together, like real sisters, both relatives and friends.
Li Yan'e's birthday is the tenth day of the tenth month of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, and Song Qingling has always remembered her birthday to celebrate her birthday. Even if he is not by her side, he must ask others to prepare birthday gifts for Li Yan'e. When she returns to her hometown, she will also specially bring some specialties from her hometown to Li Yan'e.
This camaraderie is mutual. In order to be able to take care of Song Qingling wholeheartedly, Li Yan'e has never remarried since then, and has dedicated her youth to accompany Song Qingling. Although she has no education, she also knows the most basic principles of being a human being, and there is a clear distinction between love and hatred. Therefore, when faced with the side knocks of the Kuomintang agents, she withstood many tests and firmly sided with Song Qingling.
At that time, due to Soong Ching Ling's special status, the Kuomintang reactionaries wanted to inquire about her, so they tried to bribe the people around her. Li Yan'e became their focus, but whether it was money seduction or trying to impress her with a better job, they all failed. Li Yan'e was not moved, and always focused on Song Qingling.
Song Qingling was very touched, and the two of them were not only relatives and friends, but also revolutionary comrades-in-arms on the same front. Song Qingling praised her as a "guard who does not hold a gun."
After liberation, Song Qingling lived in Beijing for a long time, and Li Yan'e stayed in Shanghai to take care of Song Qingling's residence in Shanghai. The two are separated, but they are always concerned about each other.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the two had spent years together, both of them had gray hair, but their deep friendship had never changed in the slightest.
Stay together forever
Li Yan'e is old, her body is no longer what it used to be, Song Qingling not only does not let her take care of herself, but instead greets her warmly and cares about her physical condition. When eating, he also sat at the same table with her, ate the same meal, and put her favorite dishes in front of her.
Later, Li Yan'e suffered from uterine cancer, and Song Qingling was worried and anxious, so he took her to Beijing and asked the best doctor to treat her.
However, because cancer cells spread so quickly, they soon reached an advanced stage, and even the best doctors were helpless. Li Yan'e had no other relatives and was alone, but because of Song Qingling's company, she felt the warmth of home at the end of her life.
In February 1981, Li Yan'e passed away under the torment of illness. At the time of her death, she was full of tears, saying that once she was gone, the most reassuring person was Song Qingling.
Fifty-four years of companionship came to an end. Li Yan'e once said to Song Qingling that she would serve Song Qingling for a lifetime. In the end, she spent her life fulfilling this promise.
Hearing the bad news, the elderly Song Qingling was heartbroken. In order to show her attention to Li Yan'e, she ordered that Li Yan'e be buried in the Song cemetery.
A few months later, Song Qingling also died of illness. She was buried in Shanghai's Song cemetery, today's Soong Ching Ling Cemetery, and on the other side of her parents' cemetery is Li Yan'e's tomb. The two tombs are the same size, equally simple and simple, and there is no distinction between master and servant. Maybe they'll meet again in another world, laughing and talking about the old story...
Song Qingling and Li Yan'e are not related, and their identity backgrounds are completely different, but they have established a deep friendship. Soong Ching Ling used his own practical actions to practice the idea of "equality and fraternity" advocated by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and Li Yan'e also understood en tu bao, wholeheartedly took care of Soong Ching Ling, and walked through half a century together.
Song Qingling has long been active in the political circles, the people he interacts with are celebrities, compared with them, Li Yan'e is just an ordinary person who can no longer be ordinary, but Song Qingling did not despise her because of this, but treated her with sincerity, and because of this, she exchanged Li Yan'e's lifelong protection.
However, in reality, there are very few such examples, and on the contrary, there are not a few people who will take revenge. Three years ago, the Hangzhou nanny arson case shocked the country.
A nanny named Mo Huanjing tried to deceive her master's trust by using the trick of setting fire first and then extinguishing the fire, but finally caused the tragedy of the hostess and her three children buried in the fire. The host family was kind-hearted, never treated Mo Huanjing badly, and did not expect to get such a result. In addition to regret, I can't help but be angry: how can I be born as a human being, how can I destroy my conscience and lose my conscience so much?
In today's materialistic world, the emotions between people have gradually become weak, and even relatives and friends will often turn against each other for the sake of interests. In contrast, the deep friendship between Song Qingling and Li Yan'e is even more precious. While praising them, we should also reflect on whether sometimes, we should slow down and no longer cling to the pursuit of fame and profit, but pay more attention to the people around us, return to the original intention, and feel the most sincere emotions between people.