Qian Xuesen often joked that Jiang Ying was his adopted daughter-in-law, but in fact, it cannot be said that this is exactly the case.
Jiang Baili and Qian Bojun have a very good relationship, as friends, Jiang Baili's family has five girls, while Qian Bojun only has one son. Coincidentally, Mrs. Qian liked girls very much, and when Jiang Ying was four years old, Qian Bojun said to Jiang Baili, you give me one. Jiang Ying's mother was also very generous, and then said, you pick it.
Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying
Just like that, Jiang Ying passed on to the Qian family, and Qian Bojun also gave her a new name, called Qian Xueying. But the Jiang family is large and lively. The Qian family only has one child, Qian Xuesen, and the two are still eight years apart, plus the difference between men and women cannot play together.
Jiang Ying was not used to such an environment, always crying, and It was not a solution for Mrs. Qian to look at it. Jiang Baili was reluctant to think about it later, and within a few months he wanted to go back again. When they wanted to go back, the two adults also said that if they wanted to go back, they would also be daughters-in-law, and when they grew up, they would be daughters-in-law.
Therefore, although the child bride is not accurate, there are green plum bamboo horses that have been set for life. However, the two adults were not together at first, and they were far apart, one in the United States and one in Europe.
It is said that Jiang Ying also worked as a matchmaker for her future husband before marrying Qian Xuesen.
Jiang Ying in his youth
In 1947, Qian Xuesen, who was already 36 years old, returned to China, which was a very standard diamond-level Wang Laowu, the youngest professor, of course, became the favored object of many girls. But they don't know, so they will introduce them through the Jiang family sisters.
At that time, Jiang Ying, who introduced the object to Qian Xuesen, did not think that this dry brother in his eyes originally looked at himself.
On the third day of the meeting, Qian Xuesen said to Jiang Ying, you go with me to the United States.
Jiang Ying didn't understand a bit at this point, and replied, "Why should I go to the United States with you, I just came back from Europe, and I want to stay at home."
Qian Xuesen is worthy of being a physical straight man, sweet words without a word, directly answered, next year a piece of back.
At this point, Jiang Ying seemed to understand, but he was not convinced, and immediately said to him hard, I have a lot of boyfriends.
Qian Xuesen replied with three words, "That doesn't count."
Just three short sentences, Jiang Ying compromised. You know, the two of them hadn't communicated at all before, not even a single letter.
However, one is a young and promising Dr. Liu Mei, a prominent scientist, and the other is a rising star in the music world, and their combination is definitely a model for talent and beauty.
But Jiang Ying's sister did not agree, she felt that Jiang Ying would not be happy to marry Qian Xuesen.
She told Jiang Ying a very interesting thing, Qian Xuesen had a girlfriend when he was in the United States, once went to pick up his girlfriend to attend a friend party, everyone waited for a long time, but Qian Xuesen came alone in a hurry. Everyone asked before they knew that Qian Xuesen had lost his girlfriend on the road.
But Jiang Ying admired Qian Xuesen, and in her opinion, a learned person is a good person. Coupled with the intentional matchmaking of the parents of both sides, just two months later, the two held a wedding in Shanghai.
Therefore, Jiang Ying often said later that we were married first and then fell in love. What she didn't expect was her life after marriage.
Jiang Ying and Qian Xuesen
After getting married, Qian Xuesen took Jiang Ying to the United States, and only this time, Qian Xuesen gave Jiang Ying the only gift, and he bought a piano and put it at home.
But other lives, Jiang Ying could not imagine before. Qian Xuesen's life schedule is extremely regular, and things at home are not at all concerned. Every day, in addition to work, as soon as I have time, I bring a cup of tea into the study. After dinner in the evening, I also went directly to the study and did not come out at 12 o'clock. Only half a day a week is freed up to accompany Jiang Ying to go out and play.
This was surprised on Jiang Ying's first day in the United States.
As soon as he arrived in the United States, Qian Xuesen directly left Jiang Ying alone at home, and also said to her with a big grin, I am leaving, and I will come back in the evening, you can slowly get acquainted with it. Jiang Ying was very surprised, this is called marriage? I'm here on my first day.
Who knew that this was just the beginning, and another time, Qian Xuesen's cousin went to his house to play. Jiang Ying felt that you see people running from afar and taking their cousins to Boston in the afternoon to see. Qian Xuesen directly said, "I want to read a book in the afternoon."
This made Jiang Ying almost unable to understand, why are you so rude?
However, the admiration in his heart was even more spontaneous, Qian Xuesen's knowledge and learning, that was not brought by nature, and it was precisely because of his hard work and self-discipline that he became a great scientist.
Heating up the feelings of two people is another bad thing that happened later.
Qian Xuesen Jiang Ying and two children
In 1949, when New China was founded, Qian Xuesen, who was far away in the United States, could not sit still and wanted to return to China. But the U.S. side did not do it, and the then U.S. Navy Vice President Kim Belle said that Qian Xuesen could top five divisions when he returned to China. Therefore, in August 1950, just as Jiang Ying was packing up his belongings and preparing to go home by sea, he was detained by customs, and the next day, Qian Xuesen was detained and imprisoned by the United States.
Jiang Ying was worried that it was broken, and quickly found a lawyer to fight with them. Not long after, the U.S. side said it would pay $1500 to bail.
But this was not a small amount for that time, and Jiang Ying could not take it out.
When he was in a hurry, the wife of one of Qian Xuesen's students learned about this matter, and she told Jiang Ying, don't worry, I can take it out. In this way, Qian Xuesen was released on bail after 15 days.
However, the family has since been placed under house arrest and cannot move more than 30 kilometers. Qian Xuesen's work can only be something insignificant. During this period, the two will take their children for a walk around the neighborhood when they are fine. Qian Xuesen, who also likes art, will also accompany his wife, who plays guitar, to play a flute and play a song together.
Not only did they find the resonance of the couple's feelings in the sound of this music, but when Qian Xuesen was not busy, he also began to go into the kitchen and cook Chinese food for his wife.
Lonely during house arrest, the couple walked hand in hand.
What Qian Xuesen didn't know was that when Qian Xuesen couldn't be seen, there were often spies looking for trouble for no reason, just to determine whether Qian Xuesen was missing. There are even a few strange phone calls in the middle of the night, and common unfamiliar figures suddenly appear on the window.
Jiang Yingdu endured all this alone, afraid that Qian Xuesen was worried, and never told him.
After 5 years, with the efforts of many parties, Qian Xuesen can return to China. When Jiang Yingzheng thought that he would be happier after returning to China, Qian Xuesen disappeared.
Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying when they returned to China
He took part in a top-secret job and disappeared for months. I didn't know where it was, and I couldn't make a phone call. Jiang Ying was very puzzled by this at first, and once, for three consecutive months, there was no news of Qian Xuesen.
She couldn't hold back and hurried to find a leader in charge of the defense industry. When I entered the door, I asked, where did Qian Xuesen go? At that time, she was holding her breath, and she couldn't help but tell the leader that it had been three months, there was no letter, there was no phone, he didn't want me and the child, and he didn't want this home, so I would put a fire and burn this home. After saying that, I couldn't control myself and cried.
Under the leader's explanation, Jiang Ying understood.
In fact, she also knows that in Qian Xuesen's heart, the first place is the cause of the motherland, followed by the home in the back.
The days when her husband was not at home were too common for Jiang Ying, and once Qian Xuesen had to travel again. Jiang Ying asked her husband very worriedly, where are you going?
Qian Xuesen replied, far away.
Jiang Ying knew that this was her husband's request to keep it a secret, but she still asked with concern when she would come back.
Qian Xuesen said that he didn't know, he would come back when it was time to come back.
Jiang Ying cried and laughed, is this a husband's answer to his wife?
But I went to prepare luggage for my husband.
Jiang Ying jokingly said that I am unemployed as a wife.
Not only that, Jiang Ying paid a lot for Qian Xuesen.
Jiang Ying is a singer who was already famous all over the world when he returned to China in 1955. After returning to China, he was assigned to the Central Laboratory Opera House as a soloist.
Jiang Ying who is singing
Logically, this is the stage she really loves. However, in order to support Qian Xuesen's career and better take care of her life, Jiang Ying left the stage in 1959 and went to teach at the Central Conservatory of Music. At first, she was extremely unsuitable, never worked as a teacher, and never taught. However, she already had such a persistent energy in her bones, forcing herself to gradually adapt to her new profession.
In 1991, on October 16, Qian Xuesen was awarded the title of "National Outstanding Contribution Scientist", and at the award ceremony, Qian Xuesen said,
If I have done something for the people to a greater or lesser extent, it is inseparable from the support, care and love of my lover Comrade Jiang Ying. Today, I would like to give her such an opportunity to thank her in a real way.
A reporter interviewed Qian Xuesen and asked, if you want to give your love a name, what should it be called?
Qian Xuesen thought about it and said that science and art are the most perfect combination in love.