Family is a good thing.
- Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a great man of a generation, who experienced "three falls and three ups", tasted the cold and warmth of the world, and his children also endured many tribulations with him.
Fortunately, Deng Xiaoping and his wife Zhuo Lin had a strong family concept, not only did not have high expectations for children, but also set strict requirements on children's character and learning, and the children were independent early.
Their 5 children, 4 were admitted to Peking University,
Some officials have reached the level of vice-state and ministerial, and there are also famous artists and scientists.
It's a door to paper.
I. Eldest daughter Deng Lin: After being baptized by the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and suffering from diseases, she eventually became a people's artist
The eldest daughter, Deng Lin, was born in September 1941, during the War of Resistance, the Japanese Kou frenzied sweep, and Zhuo Lin gave birth to a daughter on the march.
At that time, Deng Xiaoping was 37 years old.
Old and female, can not be said to be excited,
Deng Xiaoping took the couple's name and named his daughter Deng Lin (later changed to Deng Lin).
However, the front line was tight, and Zhuo Lin's physical condition was also very poor, not even milk. In desperation, they had to take 10 pounds of millet and foster Deng Lin in the local hometown home.
Two years later, when Mr. and Mrs. Deng Xiaoping found the fellow again, Deng Lin was almost dying:
Extremely malnourished, suffering from many unknown diseases, and not even the strength to drive flies away.
How could Zhuo Lin, who was a mother, watch her flesh and bones fall to this point. Always taking into account the overall situation, she said to Deng Xiaoping with tears:
"Dude (Deng Xiaoping's nickname), if you cut off your head, you have to take your child with you."
At the age of 4, Deng Lin had a tumor in his mouth and operated many times in a row; when he was older, he had duodenal ulcers and serious endocrine disorders.
After liberation, Deng Lin followed his parents to Shanghai, Sichuan and Beijing.
Deng Xiaoping tried every means to cure her illness, so that Deng Lin's illness was better.
Deng Xiaoping and Zhuo Lin also often encouraged Deng Lin, using many revolutionary stories to inspire her to overcome difficulties and grow up like her parents.
Under the influence of his parents, Deng Lin developed a simple and generous personality, and has always been at the top of the list in learning, behind
He was admitted to the Chinese Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and later became a national first-class painter and contributed to the revolution in the field of art.
Her classic work "Echoes of Ancient Times" also participated in the famous "Asia Modern Art Exhibition" and won a gold medal; she also often painted for Jinggangshan, Yan'an and other places to promote the revolutionary spirit.
When Deng Lin was interviewed, he once said a sentence
"Many people can't get sick in their lifetime, I may have a lot of diseases, my parents have given me a new life, I want to give more to the society." 」 ”
As the eldest daughter of Deng Xiaoping, she was not discouraged by the disease, but turned her interest into a career and became a real people's artist.
Second, the eldest son Deng Pufang: Disabled Zhijian, became the founder of the Disabled Persons' Federation
Born in April 1944 in the Taihang Mountains, Deng Pufang was born at the worst of the War of Resistance Against Japan, on the eve of Japan's defeat and surrender.
therefore
Deng Xiaoping wanted to name his child "Deng Taixing",
Commemorate the struggle of this place. Who knew that Liu Bocheng had already given birth to a "Liu Taixing", and Deng Xiaoping had to name his eldest son "Park Fang", which means "simple and square".
With Deng Lin's "lesson", Deng Pufang followed his parents on the southern expedition to the northern war, and only fostered in a farmer's home for more than 1 year.
Deng Xiaoping, Zhuo Lin and Deng Lin (left) Deng Pufang (center) Deng Nan (right)
In the environment of running around, Deng Pufang is strong and resilient, and his personality is inevitably a bit "wild". At that time, Zhuo Lin opened a school for the children of military personnel.
Deng Pufang became the "child king".
Whenever the students were naughty, Zhuo Lin would first take Deng Pufang to "open the knife", and if she did not obey, she would prick her ears and cover her mouth, showing no mercy at all.
Everyone saw that "Teacher Zhuo" was so cruel to his children, and he didn't dare to be naughty.
But on the other hand, Zhuo Lin also pays great attention to the cultivation of children, she herself is a high-quality student in the physics department of Peking University, and usually teaches them physics knowledge when there is nothing to do.
What is nuclear fusion, chain reactions, and so on.
With the help of his parents, Deng Pufang made rapid progress in learning. After Deng's family moved to Beijing, Deng Pufang was also admitted to the Physics Department of Peking University.
At that time, he wanted to inherit Zhuo Lin's dream when he was at Peking University, become a scientific and technological talent, and repay the motherland with a scientific and technological career.
But the situation did not give Deng Pufang this opportunity.
In 1968, he fell from the 3rd floor of the teaching building of the Department of Physics of Peking University and did not receive timely treatment.
Just did a "life-saving" operation, fell on both legs disabled, and could only lie on the bed.
It was only a year later that Deng Xiaoping and his wife, who had been sent down in Jiangxi, learned of Deng Pufang's situation and wrote a letter to Chairman Mao to take Deng Pufang to his side.
Watching his son change from a high-achieving student at Peking University to a disabled person and unable to complete his studies, Deng Xiaoping, who is in his 60s, was deeply distressed. But he also knows:
The more this time comes, the more you can't give up lightly.
Deng Pufang's attitude was also very positive, telling Deng Xiaoping:
Not only to strive for recovery, but also to "contribute"!
Since then, Deng Xiaoping has also taken on the work of taking care of his eldest son, and he has regularly turned over, wiped his body, and beat the prickly powder for Deng Pufang every day.
For the sake of Deng Pufang, Deng Xiaoping, who rarely asked for help, wrote many "letters of help" to many old friends, including Wang Dongxing, who was then the director of the CENTRAL Committee Office.
He finally found a famous spine surgery specialist in Canada,
Through the special approval of the Prime Minister of Canada, he came to China to help Deng Pufang treat.
But they tried their best, and they could only help Deng Pufang to sit in a wheelchair smoothly, and it was impossible to walk again.
For Deng Pufang, who lived for the rest of his life, this was enough.
He chose to start from his physical condition, devoted himself to the cause of the disabled in China, and founded the China Disabled Persons' Federation to help countless disabled people get a normal life.
Before his retirement, Deng Pufang served as vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which was a vice-state-level position.
It is also the result of his many years of struggle to help the cause of the disabled.
Deng Pufang inherited the spirit of Deng Xiaoping, even if the body is "trapped" by a wheelchair, he still has to make a career that will help others.
Third, the second daughter Deng Nan: inherit the ambitions of her mother and brother and contribute to science
Deng Nan was born in 1945, which was also the year of victory in the War of Resistance. However, in the following liberation war, Liu Deng's army, as the core of the strategic counteroffensive, leaped thousands of miles into the Dabie Mountains.
Deng Xiaoping's frontline war situation is urgent, usually relying on Zhuo Lin alone to take care of and guide the children, and Deng Nan is more like Zhuo Lin among several children, even in the chaos of war,
I have also been enthusiastic and cute since I was a child, and I like to learn.
After liberation, Deng Xiaoping took his whole family to Beijing, and Deng Nan asked his father happily:
"Dad, usually, people call you chief, so what are you after you arrive in Beijing?"
Deng Xiaoping replied with a smile:
"Soles of the feet."
Under Deng Xiaoping's low-key and pragmatic style,
For a long time, Deng Nan did not know his father's status or how big his official position was.
When he went to school, Deng Nan followed his brothers and sisters, took a bus to the school boarding house, immersed in learning, and stayed at home for a long time.
Deng Xiaoping conducted a "heuristic" education for children,
He never preached,
Instead, it is to understand the situation of each child well, and the personality, strengths, strengths, and weaknesses are all clearly understood.
He often looked at the children's scoreboards,
According to the score and the teacher's comments, analyze the problems with the children and how to improve their learning.
Deng Xiaoping was responsible for "pointing the direction" and Zhuo Lin was in charge of "teaching." In 1969, Deng Nan was admitted to the Physics Department of Peking University under such conditions.
Unfortunately, she was also affected by the current situation and was sent to Shaanxi to join the team.
A future scientist, helpless to become a farmer on the high slopes of the loess.
She knew it had something to do with her father, but never complained, but worked harder. When others isolated her, she used her spare time to study and find any book she could find to read.
She also wrote to Deng Xiaoping, who was far away in Jiangxi:
"I'm all right, I just hope to have time to visit!"
Because she deeply knows that her father's difficulties at this moment are far greater than her own, and she needs support more than herself.
Later, when he returned to Beijing, Deng Nan has been working in the field of science and technology, holding many positions in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology, and contributing to the scientific and technological undertakings of the motherland.
Arguably, she is
Inheriting the ambitions of his mother Zhuo Lin and his brother Deng Pufang, he seriously made contributions in the field of science and technology.
Fourth, the youngest daughter Deng Rong: the longest time with her parents, inheriting Deng Xiaoping's last wishes
Deng Rong was born in 1950, and among Deng Xiaoping's five children, Deng Rong was the most loved by Deng Xiaoping.
At that time, the country had been liberated, and life was gradually stabilizing.
Deng Rong has been lively and clever since childhood, a down-to-earth person, and can be said to be a witness to peace, stability and development.
In addition to his busy work, Deng Xiaoping liked to tease this little daughter the most, sometimes holding her high, playing with her, relaxing her mind, and then returning to a tense work.
Deng Rong (first from right) and parents
In Deng Rong's heart, Deng Xiaoping appeared more as a "loving father".
She has also been around her parents for the longest time, and she feels very deeply.
In 1975, Deng Rong graduated from Beijing Medical College and worked at the Chinese Embassy in the United States and the General Office of the National People's Congress.
Especially after Zhuo Lin's poor health, It was Deng Rong who often accompanied Deng Xiaoping.
Acting as a nanny and secretary, he is responsible for the health of the old man and supports his work at the same time.
In 1992, Deng Xiaoping toured the south, that is, Deng Rong took care of his living quarters on the road, recording Deng Xiaoping's words and deeds, which later became an important spirit of instruction.
In his later years, Deng Xiaoping was not in good health,
It is also Deng Rong who always accompanies his father to ensure his physical health.
The delicate Deng Rong wrote a book that followed his father's experience, namely the famous "My Father Deng Xiaoping", which was sincere and widely acclaimed.
In the book, Deng Rong quotes from Deng Xiaoping's classic quotes:
I am the son of Chinese people, and I love my motherland and people deeply.
Despite her promising career prospects, she did not end up in politics. She once said:
"My family has "2 chairmen and 2 ministers", I will not join in the fun, I will do real things! ”
"2 chairmen" refers to his father Deng Xiaoping and brother Deng Pufang, and "2 ministers" refers to his sister Deng Nan and aunt Deng Xianqun.
Therefore, Deng Rong is also known as Deng Xiaoping's "historical official", which provides great help for us to remember, study and commemorate great men.
Fifth, the younger son Deng Qianfang: a low-key but controversial child, the first generation of "going to the sea" people
Born in 1952, deng was influenced by his mother, he was also admitted to the department of physics of Peking University, and caught up with the "wave of studying abroad" of reform and opening up, taking his wife Liu Xiaoyuan to the University of Rochester in New York to pursue a doctorate in quantum physics.
In 1985, Deng Zhifang and his wife gave birth to a son, Deng Zhuodi, in the United States. According to U.S. law:
Deng Zhuodi should also be a U.S. citizen.
This matter has caused some discussion in China:
As a great man of a generation, Deng Xiaoping has pioneered many great causes, but the only grandson is American nationality, which seems to be somewhat inappropriate.
When Deng Xiaoping heard these arguments, he made it clear:
"Whoever said my grandson was an American citizen, he was a Chinese citizen when he returned to China."
It turned out later that
Deng Zhuodi was indeed born in the United States, but did not take a U.S. passport, but applied for a Chinese passport through the Chinese Embassy at the first time.
After his birth, Deng Tianfang and Liu Xiaoyuan quickly brought him back to China.
For the Deng family, contributing to the country is the most basic.
After Deng Zhifang returned to China, he joined CITIC Group as an engineer, and later became the chairman of the branch, which was a "tide maker" after the reform and opening up.
Deng Xiaoping's grandson, Deng Zhuodi, also studied hard, and was later admitted to Peking University Law School and went to the United States for further study after graduation.
After returning home,
Deng Zhuodi went to work at the grassroots level in Guangxi.
This is the place where Deng Xiaoping led the armed struggle and created the revolutionary base area, and Deng Zhuodi also served as the county magistrate of Pingguo County, following the footsteps of his ancestors to do practical things for the people.
In general,
Under the guidance of him and Zhuo Lin, Deng Xiaoping's five children all grew into talents.
They not only made achievements in their respective fields, but also tried their best to maintain the traditions of the Deng family and contribute to the country.
Although Deng Xiaoping was in a high position, he never used his power to seek personal interests for his children, but instead set strict demands on them and gave them good guidance.
The children are implicated by him, the trajectory of their lives is changed, they never complain, and they love each other more.
In his later years, Deng Xiaoping often sighed:
"I am tired of this family, tired of the children, and I must be better for them in the future!"
The children are well aware of Deng Xiaoping's painstaking efforts, as he himself said:
First, the son of the Chinese, and then the father of the children.
Under the words and deeds of Deng Xiaoping and Zhuo Lin, these children naturally realized their careers and families, and their lives were wonderful.
They will continue the spirit of Deng Xiaoping.