Speaking of Du Yuming, a famous anti-Japanese general during the Republic of China period, our first impression of him is that he is talented in military affairs, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he showed his brave and good fighting side. However, compared with his prestige, Du Yuming's children are not so conspicuous, and we may be most familiar with his eldest daughter Du Zhili.
When du Zhili is mentioned, she is named "Lady Yang Zhenning", and she herself does not seem to have much achievement. However, Yang Zhenning married Weng Fan, who was 54 years younger than herself, just over a year after Du Zhili's death, which made many people feel worthless for her. Is the story between Du Zhili and Yang Zhenning really "only seeing the new people laughing, where to hear the old people crying"? Not really.
Du Zhili was born in Shaanxi in 1927, because his father was a soldier, Du Zhili received a very strict education with his brothers and sisters from an early age. She not only read poetry since childhood, but also has a lot of interest in music, music theory and instrument playing. When Du Zhili was a teenager, domestic wars were everywhere, and she came to the Southwest United University Affiliated High School to study.
In 1944, after graduating from the Southwest United University, Yang Zhenning came to teach at the Attached Middle School, and Du Zhili was a student in his class. Yang Zhenning was only 22 years old at the time, which was the time to be full of spirits, and the 17-year-old Du Zhili had both the innocence of a young girl and the talent and wisdom in learning.
For her own female student, it is impossible to say that Yang Zhenning does not like it, but after all, there is not much understanding between the two, plus there is a shackle of teacher-student relationship, so this kind of liking is actually limited to the level of appreciation. However, they did not spend much time together, because the next year he received a scholarship to study in the United States.
Du Zhili continued to stay in China to complete her studies, and for Yang Zhenning's departure, she only felt a little lost in her heart at this time, because a teacher who had taught herself for a year had gone to another place. After graduating from high school two years later, Du Zhili also chose to go to the United States for further study with the support of her parents, and her school was the famous women's college Wesleyan College.
Life in the United States is fresh but also lonely for the young Du Zhili. "Being a stranger in a foreign land alone, thinking of my relatives every festive season." This is the heartfelt feeling of the poet Wang Wei, and it is also the true voice of every wanderer who is wandering overseas. In Christmas 1949, Du Zhili, who went to the Chinese restaurant Tea Garden Restaurant to eat alone, met Yang Zhenning, who had not been seen for 5 years.
Two people reunite in a foreign country, and sometimes on such a special day, I can't help but feel extraordinarily cordial. So he greeted warmly and sat down to have a meal together, and between the conversations, Yang Zhenning couldn't help but feel that five years had passed, this female student had really grown up, and in Du Zhili's heart, he was more calm and wise than ever.
It is precisely because of this opportunity that there is a connection between them, Yang Zhenning often eats and walks together in addition to studying, and the two people exchange academics and share their lives together, and they feel more and more sympathetic. In August 1950, Du Zhili and Yang Zhenning held a wedding ceremony in Princeton.
After marriage, in order to better take care of her husband and take care of the family, Du Zhili chose to take away her own light and spend more time running the marriage. She gave birth to a total of 3 children for Yang Zhenning, and although her life was busy, she took care of it in an orderly manner. It can be said that the reason why Yang Zhenning can concentrate on academic research is also inevitably related to her silent efforts.
They have walked through a bland but warm 53 years together, but the ending of Du Zhili's later years is not satisfactory. In 2003, Du Zhili died of illness. Yang Zhenning also had a period of sadness and silence for this, but at this time, a young girl named Weng Fan walked into his life, took good care of his body and healed his heart. In 2004, Yang Zhenning and Weng Fan registered for marriage, which may be the end that Du Zhili most hopes to see.