In 1919, Li Zongren, a famous anti-Japanese general, was stationed in Xinhui County, Guangdong Province, and served as the county magistrate. During the nearly 1 year of stationing in Xinhui, the original wife Li Xiuwen has been accompanying him, and the two have spent a good time here.
The next year, the two love crystallized Li Youlin was born, and the arrival of this child brought great hope to the Li family. When he heard the child crying outside the delivery room, Li Zongren, who was guarding the door, quickly walked into the delivery room. Before the delivery aunt could stop it, Li Zongren had already walked over to his wife, Li Xiuwen.
After learning that his wife had given birth to a boy, Li Zongren went out laughing all the way.
On the day of the full moon of Li Youlin, Li Zongren said when naming his son: "This child is called Young Neighbor, my name is Delin (character), he is called Young Neighbor, I hope he will inherit his father's ambition." ”
There is always something tricky in the world, this child who is named "Young Neighbor", but he does not like the military as his father wishes, and compared with his father, who is five years old and three thick, he is thin and weak when he urinates. But in terms of personality, the stubborn temper is extremely similar to his father.
When Li Youlin was four or five years old, Li Zongren married a female student Guo Dejie in the army during his marriage. After Li Youlin's grandparents knew, they arranged for their daughter-in-law to take her grandson to the army. In doing so, they are naturally afraid that the original match will gradually be snubbed after a long time.
In this way, Li Youlin followed his mother for a period of time with the army. During this period, he had been separated from his father and was finally able to spend time with him every day. However, because his father was busy with official duties, he could only play with his father at night or on his rest days.
At that time, Li Youlin especially liked to play hide-and-seek, but every time his father played crazy with him, his father's new wife always seemed a little unhappy, and she always said when they were having fun: "Such an adult has played with his children like this, what does it look like." ”
But every time in the face of Guo Dejie's questioning, Li Zongren always said: "There is an outside look, there is a home look, is it not like this when you are a father, and the most important thing is that your child is happy." ”
Whenever there was such a time, Li Youlin was extremely happy in his heart.
In fact, Li Zongren taking his son to play games is never a white game, and he usually intentionally or unintentionally infiltrates knowledge such as Sun Tzu's art of war into the game. In the most powerful one, through hide-and-seek, he let his son understand military strategies such as "sound east and west" and "the most dangerous place is the safest place".
In order to exercise his son's physical fitness, he will also teach his son to climb trees, jump, swing, step on rollers, etc. He even asked people to dig a bunker in the shade of a tree in the yard and demonstrate a long jump himself. Once, in order to train his son's courage, he also put on a swing to teach his son to swing in the air.
Even after more than half a century, Li Youwen still remembers her husband doing horizontal bars for her son at home, she said: "De Lin also made a horizontal bar for the children, and he himself flipped and rotated on it, making the children look dazzling, and even Me and Dejie couldn't help but be amazed." ”
Occasionally, Li Zongren would accompany Li Youlin to play a game of telephone calls, and once, when the two of them were playing a telephone game, Li Zongren asked on the other end of the "phone": "Which one are you?" Li Youlin listened to the busy and nervously picked up the "phone" and said, "I am your son!" As soon as this sentence was uttered, Li Zongren smiled straight forward and backward.
Then, while laughing, he walked over to his son and said, "When someone asks you who you are, you have to say your name, you can't answer like that!"
This period of time accompanied by his father and mother is undoubtedly the happiest time in Li Youlin's childhood. But later, whenever he recalled this, he always felt regretful, after all, although the marriage between father and mother was still there, it was no longer so close. Every night, he would sleep with the new lady.
Li Zongren and Guo Dejie
Because of this, little Li Youlin was very unhappy with this so-called "aunt", and every time the aunt asked him to call her, he did not look away. If she tried to hold him, he would try desperately to break free.
This is naturally also the stubborn side of Li Youlin, from childhood to adulthood, he has always had his own opinion.
Li Youlin was brought up by his mother, so he has an extremely close relationship with his mother. As a child, he often fell ill with inflammation of his tonsils, and every time, he became more dependent on his mother.
Li Youlin loves his mother deeply, and because of his deep love, he has understood his mother's suffering since he was a child, and naturally, he also holds a grudge against his father's attitude towards his mother. In his impression, his mother's life was a miserable and lonely life, and all this was given by his father.
He sometimes even thought that if his mother's husband was not a father, or if his father was not a high official, then her virtuous and gentle mother would surely be able to harvest a better life in the world.
Like all children in the world, in the eyes of Li Youlin, his mother is almost without any shortcomings, and his mother in his mind is kind and kind, extremely filial to his grandparents, and loyal to his father...
Li Youlin had tried to reunite his parents, but after he knew the strength of Guo Dejie's aunt, he finally gave up the idea. Instead, he began to realize that he was the key to determining whether his mother would be happy for the rest of her life. So he studied harder.
Li Youlin has been brilliant since childhood, but after going to a foreign country, it is not as easy as imagined, although Li Youlin studied English in Guangzhou Peizheng Middle School for 6 years, but the English learned at that time was too shallow after all, so after arriving in the United States, he immediately felt that "when the book is used, it is less hated." The inability to keep up with the language soon made him realize the difficulty of studying.
But as long as he thinks of his mother waiting for him to return from school in China, and thinks that his mother will rely on him for the rest of her life, he can always pick up the book and continue to nibble after wiping away his tears.
During that school career, he was always shrouded in loneliness, and the most common thing he did was to sit alone on the campus grass and watch the stars. Whenever he looked up at the starry sky worker, he thought most of all about the beautiful hometown of Guilin and the mother waiting for him.
For countless days and nights, he stood alone under the lone lamp of the dormitory, night and day, reading hard with candles.
After a difficult first year, Li Youlin's English level, which was not on the same starting line as those foreign children, finally caught up, and his academic performance naturally improved. Not only that, but his athletic achievements are particularly outstanding, especially his swimming skills, which can really be called outstanding, and he often represents the school in various competitions, which is impressive.
There are four years of university, the first two years of Li Youlin is a basic course, the last two years of elective politics, economics two majors. After graduating from university in 1942, he gave a satisfactory answer sheet to the school, to the teachers, and to himself with excellent grades.
However, Li Youlin's answer did not satisfy his father, because his choice had little to do with the military he wanted his son to choose. Li Zongren has always thought that in order to induce his son to enter the military and political circles, he has made related moves more than once. But Li Youlin did not have any desire for his career, and he was completely uninterested in being a martial artist.
As early as before his son went abroad to study, once, when Chiang Kai-shek went to Guangzhou, Li Zongren specifically mentioned his son to Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek was a wise man, so he personally sent someone to invite Li Youlin to the palace to "influence."
After receiving the invitation, Li Youlin refused to go alive or dead, and finally under the soft and hard bubble of Li Zongren, he reluctantly took a commemorative book given by his mother to the Whampoa Military Academy to meet Chiang Kai-shek.
On that day, li Youlin and his secretary had just arrived at the Whampoa Military Academy, and Chiang Kai-shek personally came out to greet him. After meeting Chiang Kai-shek, Li Youlin called him "Chairman Chiang Kai-shek" according to his mother's instructions, but Chiang Kai-shek smiled and said, "Just call me Uncle Chiang, I and your father are brothers."
Chiang Kai-shek
After that, Chiang Kai-shek began to take Li Youlin's hand and ask han and warm with concern, and when he was finished, he finally cut to the right topic, he asked: "What are your plans for the future, tell your uncle!" After listening to it, Li Youlin thought about it and replied: "First read, then be independent, and rely on yourself for everything!" ”
After Li Youlin's words were finished, Chiang Kai-shek nodded his head and praised: "Good, good, good, not the habit of a clumsy disciple." ”
On the same day, Chiang Kai-shek also accompanied Li Youlin, who was a hairy boy at the time, to a meal, and when Li Youlin took out a prepared commemorative book and asked him to sign it, he took up a pen and wrote down eight words: "Be thrifty and diligent, and work diligently" to show encouragement and give a photo as a souvenir.
It was after this time that Li Youlin no longer agreed to meet with any dignitaries. Every time his father asked him to socialize, he either turned a deaf ear or simply turned around and walked away.
After Li Xiuwen saw this, he asked, "Young child, why are you so reluctant to be an official?" After listening, Li Youlin blurted out: "Nothing, I just feel uncomfortable." After hearing her son's answer, she asked with some doubt: "Your father is also a high official, are you uncomfortable seeing him?" He said: "I am not comfortable. When the people are good, as long as they have the ability, they do not have to ask for a living. ”
Since then, Li Youlin has never entertained a high-ranking official or nobleman again. Shortly thereafter, he began his study abroad career. Judging from his choice of economics as his main academic: he actually chose a completely different path from the line set by his father.
For such a result, Li Zongren was naturally very dissatisfied. Probably because of this relationship, in the year when his son went abroad to study, he and the second wife Guo Dejie adopted a boy, and they named him Li Zhisheng, and from this "Zhi", it can be seen that Li Zongren more or less pinned the ideal of inheriting his political mantle on the second son.
Ten years later, in 1947, Li Youlin returned to China after completing his studies, and when he returned to China, he had already read a doctorate and was married and had children. At this time, Li Zongren was already in an important position in Beijing, and he wanted to arrange a position for his son as easy as a hand. However, Li Youlin did not have the slightest intention of being an official, and in order to keep his son, Li Zongren arranged a position for him to be an import and export foreign trade commissioner in the Nanjing government.
Li Youlin's family
After Li Youlin listened to the arrangement, he learned that most of the people who work here are stupid children, who have high salaries but are full of food and have nothing to do. What makes him feel even more intolerable is that these people will do all kinds of things that make him stunned by arbitrage of foreign exchange.
Therefore, in just a few months, Li Youlin made a request to his father to leave his job. His reasoning was simple: He didn't want to have any connection with a corrupt government. Li Zongren listened with great pain:
"I also feel the corruption of our government and want to make a change, but today's Chinese people are not united, and individuals are unable to turn the tide, you have seen the developed science in the West, you can find out the measures for reform through personal witness." Since you're not interested, it's not good to force it, so volunteer as you wish!"
Although Li Xiuwen was also a little unhappy to see this situation, she still expressed support for her son's behavior.
After returning to the United States, Li Youlin began to work hard with a posture of being bent on breaking out of a little look. But when he first worked hard, he went to look for a job, and he encountered a constant wall. After choosing a career and dying, he wanted to do business, but every time he thought of the way, he didn't know how to start.
Finally, in the midst of all helplessness, seeing that the Second World War was coming to an end, he was determined to do some business, and when he persuaded his friends to do business with him, he moved out of his father, he said: "I am the son of the anti-Japanese general of World War II, I have an accurate judgment of the war, believe me, the war is about to end, and now I am not sure that there will be a day when I will start doing business." ”
Apparently, Li Youlin, the son of the general, agreed with everyone, and several young people who said they could do it decided after discussion that they would each contribute $4,000 to produce capacitors.
In early 1946, Li Youlin and several of his friends came to Hong Kong, then ruled by the British. From building a new plant, installing equipment, recruiting training to putting the product into production, several young people tossed and turned for two years, and their capacitors were finally produced.
But when the revolution was about to succeed, because the product could not enter the market, a group of young people who had just started a business were instantly discouraged. During the period when the products were slow to sell, Li Youlin looked at the mountain of products and flowing water every day, and was worried every day. For a few moments, he even wanted to pour the capacitors he had produced into Victoria Harbour.
But after all, these capacitors are regarded by Li Youlin as a child-like existence, so even if he has emotions, he will not really give up. But in order to survive, in order to get out, they finally compromised.
In 1950, Li Youlin and others bowed to the harsh reality, and they sold their products to a small company in the United States. In this way, they can at least ensure that they will not lose their money.
After selling the product at a low price, they watched as the product was sold again at a high price. The clothes they had painstakingly sewn finally became someone else's wedding dress.
This failed entrepreneurial experience is undoubtedly a huge blow to Li Youlin. Because of this blow, Li Youlin has been extremely cautious for many years to come. The industrial company they founded in Hong Kong has been maintained for a long time.
A few years later, in 1958, Li Youlin finally ushered in a turning point in his life at a low point in his life, and he had already made preparations in all aspects, and he got an opportunity in a fateful meeting. The opportunity went straight to him becoming the boss on Wall Street in New York almost overnight.
After that, Li Youlin's lifestyle, whose economic situation improved rapidly, also underwent earth-shaking changes. During this time, every Friday, he drove his family out on a trip, stayed in a hotel or two, or swimming, or climbing, or skiing, life is very comfortable.
In 1965, Li Zongren, who was already living in the United States as a "Yugong" due to political frustration, decided to return to China. In the face of his father, who was not in a good economic situation, Li Youlin, who was already a big boss on Wall Street, gave his father a large amount of dollars to bring back to China.
When he got the large stack of dollars given to him by his son, Li Zongren had mixed feelings, and he sighed at this time: Fortunately, he did not force his son to bet his whole life on the military and politics like himself.
At this scene, Li Xiuwen, as a mother, is also very emotional. She couldn't help but sigh: It was really wise to follow her son's wishes!
Because Li Youlin's economic situation is very good, Li Xiuwen, who came to the United States and lived with his son, also enjoyed the joy of heaven. During that time, they were all happy and harmonious.
But all the prosperity is contained in disasters, and at the same time that Li Youlin became a business tycoon, his relationship with his wife Jenny also had great problems. Later, they separated. Since then, Li Youlin has had to face the tragic situation of his wife's separation. When his mother, Li Xiuwen, saw such a scene, she naturally couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
In 1973, more than three years after Li Zongren's death, Li Xiuwen, who felt a little lonely after his son's marriage change, followed her husband's will and returned to China to settle down under the careful arrangements of the Chinese government. In the meantime, it is also Dokin's son who takes care of everything.
It is said that "no one is good for a thousand days", and two years later, Li Youlin's company has lost money because of various willingnesses. But after all, he has a lot of capital, so even if he is already at a loss, he has survived for 10 years. It wasn't until 1985 that he finally had no choice but to shut down the company he had run on Wall Street for 27 years.
Since then, the ups and downs of a business sea about the son of a Wall Street general have finally come to an end.
But just when his company was facing a loss, Li Youlin met the love of his life, Liang Shangying. The woman was a phD and well-informed, but because of her high academic qualifications, she was single until her 40s. After getting acquainted with Li Youlin, the two quickly fell in love. Soon, he brought the good news to his mother.
Li Youlin and Liang Shangying
In the summer of 1982, Li Youlin took Liang Shangying back to Guilin to visit her mother. During this period, they spent an unforgettable and good time in the arms of the motherland. They visited the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland and made friends all over the world...
Undoubtedly, because of the company of his girlfriend, Li Youlin's old age was extremely happy. But even so, he still had regrets. The cause of this regret is his deep love for his mother and her sympathy for her father's snubbing.
Li Youlin's mother, Li Xiuwen, was snubbed by her father for clashing with her father's second wife in her grandmother's spiritual hall, and since then she has embarked on a 70-year widowhood career. After Guo Dejie's death, Li Youlin thought that his father and mother would be reunited in this way. But this hope was finally shattered when the news of his father's marriage to a beautiful 27-year-old nurse came.
Since then, Li Youlin, who has personally experienced the torment of singleness after marriage, has become more sympathetic to her mother's life. On April 24, 1990, on the 100th birthday of his mother Li Xiuwen, he choked up tears and said, "My mother has lived for 100 years, but she has been widowed for 70 years!"
Only he who truly loves and understands Li Xiuwen's tragic life can really shout out his mother's life pain under the beauty of "long life and a hundred years" that the world has seen.
In 1992, his mother Li Xiuwen passed away, and his mother's death was undoubtedly a huge blow to Li Youlin, and since then, he has been immersed in grief. Only a year later, Li Youlin also hurriedly resigned, and when he died, he was only 73 years old.