In China's turbulent modern history, many influential figures have been born, who have made their own contributions to the development of the motherland, and have also shown great personal charm, among which there are also many young women, Zhonghaojie, who are full of laughter and have a tenacious soul.
During the Republic of China period, Yan Youyun, a rich lady on the beach, was one of them, she was brilliant when she was young, and when she was young, she ran for the cause of China's anti-Japanese resistance. Later, he married two famous Chinese diplomats and lived for 112 years before gracefully ending the curtain, making his own contribution to the development of the cause of China's two major diplomats.
First, Yan Youyun's life
Yan Youyun's ancestral home is Ningbo, Zhejiang, her grandfather was the late Qing Dynasty industrialist Yan Xinhou, and her father was a famous financier in the Republic of China, so Yan Youyun was born in a family of Bell Mingding Food. Yan Youyun was born in 1905 in Jinmen, and the tutors that the Yan family invited for their children were all university teachers. After graduating from high school, Yan Youyun went to Shanghai to study.
After coming to Shanghai, Yan Youyun entered Togang University to study. Since Toe University is a church school, there are many campus rules. Yan Youyun transferred to Fudan University to continue her studies, and within two years, she achieved results that other students could only achieve in four years.
Because Yan Youyun's father has a satin village, Yan Youyun can wear different cheongsams with trendy design and exquisite tailoring every day, and yan Youyun's youthful and beautiful posture attracts the attention of all Fudan boys, which is a veritable Fudan school flower.
Yan Youyun has a private car transfer to school every day, so this young lady with a rich background and elegant temperament has attracted the attention of all the boys in the school. The license plate number of the private car that picked up Yan Youyun was 84, and the English Shanghainese consonant "love flower," Yan Youyun was therefore called "love flower" by the boys of Fudan University. ”
After Yan Youyun's old age, she still maintains an elegant and confident attitude towards life, and every day she has to freshen up and dress up, wear a tailor-made cheongsam, wear good jewelry, and sprinkle perfume. In the last days of her life, Yan Youyun insisted on wearing high heels every day to amaze the servants. It's so elegant to the bone.
Second, the first marriage
Such an excellent woman as Yan Youyun, the men around her are by no means idle people. When Yan Youyun was still in college, at a dance party full of celebrities, he met the diplomat Yang Guangxin, who later became Yan Youyun's first husband.
Yang Guangxing also came from a wealthy family, having already received a doctorate in international law from the Ivy League University in the United States, and represented China in Geneva to participate in the International Opium Conference in 1925.
In 1929, Yang Guangxi and Yan Youyun held a grand wedding in Shanghai, the foreign minister personally came from Nanjing to officiate yan Youyun's wedding, celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai and many dignitaries and dignitaries also attended, and countless reporters from newspapers recorded this luxurious wedding with their lenses, which caused a huge sensation in Shanghai Beach at that time.
After 1930, Yan Youyun went to work in Western countries with her husband Yang Guangxin as a diplomat's wife, and her elegant image also changed the european view of Oriental women. At the same time, Yan Youyun actively mobilized local overseas Chinese to donate money for China's anti-Japanese resistance, reflecting her super social skills.
In 1938, her husband Yang Guangxing went to South Asian countries as consul general, and Yan Youyun also accompanied him. After the outbreak of the war, the Japanese army occupied the country, the Japanese army asked Yang Guangxing and 7 other Chinese diplomats to help the Japanese do things, but Yang Guangxiu and other strict words refused, they preferred to die unyieldingly, and finally fell under the butcher's knife of the Japanese army.
Yan Youyun only learned of her husband's death after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan. At that time, Yan Youyun did not know the life and death of her husband, and the wives of other diplomats were also very flustered, Yan Youyun, as the wife of the consul general, spontaneously led the wives to save themselves, led the wives to produce vegetables and other necessities of life, coordinated the contradictions between the wives, and lived bravely in the midst of war.
Third, the second marriage
In 1945, Yan Youyun went to New York and began working at the United Nations. Yan Youyun is responsible for the protocol work of the United Nations, there are many countries and regions in the world, and the cultural etiquette is also different, so the protocol work is a very test of people's cautious attitude and professional ability, and Yan Youyun has done this job perfectly, which has attracted the praise of the United Nations Staff.
In 1959, Yan Youyun officially retired from the United Nations and married the famous diplomat Gu Weijun in the same year. Gu Weijun had already met Yan Youyun before yan Youyun married her first husband, but it was only a friend at that time.
Yan Youyun came to North America with her three daughters that year, and Gu Weijun provided a lot of convenience. Yan Youyun actually wanted to marry Gu Weijun a long time ago, but Gu Weijun's wife did not agree, because Gu Weijun's wife was unwilling to give up the corresponding title, in fact, Gu Weijun and his wife had been separated for more than twenty years. In 1959, after Gu Weijun retired, he was able to marry Yan Youyun.
Gu Weijun died at the age of 97, which is inseparable from Yan Youyun's careful care for him in his later years. According to Yan Youyun's later recollection, her husband Gu Weijun had the habit of getting up in the early morning, Yan Youyun got up in the early morning to make drinks for him, and Gu Weijun drank it and then went to rest.
Yan Youyun pays attention to the conditioning and maintenance of her husband's body, so that he continues to contribute to China's diplomatic cause and the cause of world peace. After the death of her husband, Yan Youyun enthusiastically cooperated with the visitors and provided a large number of first-hand historical materials for Gu Weijun's research and the study of China's modern history and diplomatic history.
Fourth, there is no white ding
The marriage with Gu Weijun greatly broadened Yan Youyun's circle of friends and improved Yan Youyun's social status. Because of her rich origin and legendary experience, Yan Youyun herself has met many well-known people in society, and after marrying Gu Weijun, she has come into contact with the real powerful figures in North America.
Chiang Kai-shek's wife, Soong Mei-ling, and Miss Zhao Si, the wife of Young Marshal Zhang Xueliang, and General MacArthur of the United States were also Yan Youyun's guests. Not only that, under yan Youyun's hard work, she also mastered many social resources in American society. Behind her, a huge family power has been formed, and family members have monopolized a large number of resources in all walks of life in North America.
Every time there is a birthday, at least more than 200 people come to Yan Youyun's house to celebrate the birthday, and celebrities gather, both white elites and Chinese entrepreneurs, like a large banquet. Yan Youyun has also accumulated great wealth, so she can still live a rich life in her later years, eating pastries every day, playing mahjong, and also has the capital to maintain her body, living until the age of 112 before dying.
Fifth, the daughter is happy
Yan Youyun had three daughters in her life, although they accompanied their mother through the war, but under the education of their knowledgeable mother, they were very happy and happy in the process of growing up, and in their own lives, they all confidently created their own achievements.
The eldest daughter, Yang Leimeng, is a strong woman in the American publishing industry, who has handled a large number of works in her life, and has assisted US Secretary of State Kissinger in publishing his memoirs, and has a lofty position in the publishing industry, and is a well-known successful woman in American society.
The second daughter, Yang Xuelan, is a corporate executive, the president of GE Automobile Group, and the founder of Shanghai General Motors, and many popular brands have entered the Chinese market through her hands. Yang Xuelan is passionate about public welfare and is also passionate about promoting Chinese art and Chinese artists.
The third daughter, Yang Xi'en, is a well-known real estate developer, who has earned a lot of wealth, returned to the family after marriage, helped her husband manage her finances, and her children also had a very good education, and her family and Wanshixing were the only daughters of the three sisters.
summary
Yan Youyun's life can be described as ups and downs, she was a rich lady with extraordinary style when she was young, and she reflected the sparkle of the shanghai beach. After getting married, he faced the war, but still lived a strong life and supported the motherland in his post. After middle age, he worked diligently and earnestly, and after retirement, he managed to make a huge fortune. In his later years, he was still calm and elegant. This is the real "celebrity" on the beach!