Zhang Ailing is a household name among Chinese readers. Her novels have endured, and her work is a bestseller in bookstores, often in the most prominent position. I've caught up with the fashion myself, read some of her novels, and bought several of her books. Zhang Ailing's original name is Zhang Xuan, which is interesting to say, Ailing, is actually a Chinese translation of her English name. Zhang Ailing began to write at the age of seven, began to publish works at the age of twelve, and gradually became famous and became a literary star. She settled in the United States in 1955 and never returned to China, dying in Los Angeles in September 1995 at the age of 75. Many people know that Zhang Ailing was the granddaughter of Li Hongzhang, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty. However, few people know what kind of person Zhang Ailing's mother is. Today, let's talk about Zhang Ailing's mother.
Zhang Ailing's mother's name is Huang Yifan. Personally, I think the name is really good, the combination of three words looks very beautiful, and it is catchy. Huang Yifan was born in 1896, his original name was Huang Suqiong. Huang Yifan was born into a wealthy family, and his grandfather was Huang Yisheng, the late Qingshui division admiral, known as Huang Junmen. His father, Huang Zongyan, was a young man who took over the title of father and served as the Yantai of Guangxi. Despite the prominence of the Huang family, Huang Lives in an incomplete family. Huang Yifan was not yet born, and Huang Zongyan, who was only thirty years old, died of illness. Huang Yifan's mother is not the main house, but the aunt. She is pregnant with a dragon and phoenix fetus, the girl is Zhang Ailing's mother Huang Yifan, and the boy is Zhang Ailing's uncle Huang Dingzhu.
Huang Yisheng was once a subordinate of Li Hongzhang, and the Huang family and the Li family were considered to be family friends. After Huang Yifan became an adult, he was ruled by the family and married Zhang Zhiyi. Zhang Zhiyi was born into a famous family, and was the only son of Zhang Peilun, a famous minister at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and Li Jujun, the daughter of Li Hongzhang, and he was the grandson of Li Hongzhang. This is a family affair, but Huang Yifan and Zhang Zhiyi are not happy after marriage. The two have incompatible personalities and concepts, and often quarrel over trivial matters in life. Huang Yifan is increasingly desperate for family life. At the age of 28, she resolutely left her husband and went to study in the United Kingdom. At that time, Huang Yifan's daughter Zhang Ailing was only 4 years old, and her son's eldest son, Jing, was only 3 years old. After arriving in Britain, he mingled with Xu Beihong, Jiang Biwei and other cultural people, learned to ski, danced, and lived happily. Zhang Ailing, who was left at home by her, lost the care of her mother's love, and her personality was stained with a melancholy background. Four years later, Zhang Ting wrote to Huang Yifan asking her to return home.
Huang Yifan read Zhang Tingzhong's letter, maybe she missed her children, maybe she still had a little memory of that home, she came home from abroad. However, this time back home, there is no ice release of the previous suspicions, but it makes the contradiction more intense. Huang Yifan saw her husband smoking a big cigarette, visiting the church, and groggy all day. Huang Yifan, who accepted new ideas and new ideas, became more and more disgusted with this man.
Soon after, Huang Yifan resolutely decided to divorce Zhang Tingzhong, and then took the property he had shared after marriage, left his daughter and son, and went abroad again.
This time, she drifted with the boat and made a funky circumnavigation of the world. During this time, she had a lot of boyfriends.
Zhang Ailing once complained nakedly: My mother has kissed so many men's chests, but she has never kissed my cheeks.
It can be seen that in her life, there has never been an outpouring of maternal love.
When Zhang Ailing was in middle school, Huang Yifan returned home and took Zhang Ailing to her side. At the beginning, the relationship between the two was still very harmonious, and Huang Yifan also tried to give Zhang Ailing the most love. However, with the passage of time, the contradictions between the two have gradually increased. Huang Yifan, however, is not good at educating his children, has no patience, and every time he sees something that is not satisfactory, he scolds Zhang Ailing and speaks harshly to each other. Once, she scolded Zhang Ailing as a pig and said: You are harmful when you live.
Zhang Ailing has a stubborn personality and often confronts Huang Yifan. The relationship between the two is getting stiffer and stiffer.
They fell out completely because of 800 yuan.
In 1939, Zhang Ailing was admitted to the University of London with the first place in the Far East, but due to the reasons of World War II, Zhang Ailing could not go to Britain, so she had to choose to attend the University of Hong Kong. At the University of Hong Kong, Zhang Ailing's grades are very good. Once, she applied for an 800 yuan scholarship. When she excitedly told her mother. Huang Yifan actually suspected that her daughter and the school teacher had an ambiguous relationship, so she got the money. This money, Zhang Ailing cherished very much, but Huang Yifan actually took it to play mahjong, and lost it all. Since then, the relationship between Zhang Ailing and Huang Yifan has completely broken.
In May 1942, Zhang Ailing returned to Shanghai. Huang Yifan, on the other hand, drifted to London after several tosses.
After Zhang Ailing embarked on the path of writing, her reputation rose. However, her own feelings are also a mess.
In September 1957, the 61-year-old Huang Yifan lay dying in a basement in London, England, short of time. She wrote a letter to her daughter Zhang Ailing, hoping to see her one last time. However, Zhang Ailing was reluctant to go to London. He just sent a check to his mother. As a result, the check had not yet arrived, and Huang Yifan died.
Huang Yifan wrapped his feet when he was a child, and when he grew up, he no longer wrapped his feet. After the foot is released, although walking is not a problem, it is always less profitable than people who do not wrap their feet. This brand left by the feudal era is a shadow that lingers throughout her life. As a woman who came out of the old times, her life was unfortunate. However, as a new-age woman who dares to break through the shackles and pursue independence, her life is worthy of respect and admiration.