In 1966, Fu Lei and his wife Zhu Meifu completed a 3-page suicide note. The suicide note called the eldest son a "traitor", with a september rent of 55,029 yuan, a nanny fee of 600 yuan, and a cremation fee of 53.3 yuan. After Fu Lei left, Zhu Meifu straightened him up, placed him on the sofa, and then spread a quilt on the ground and hanged himself.
Fu Lei was Zhu Meifu's cousin, and when Fu Lei was 24 years old, he married Zhu Meifu, who was 5 years younger. The two had been together for 34 years and had given birth to two sons, and the eldest son, Fu Cong, never expected that his parents would die because of him.
Fu Lei is a well-known translator who has translated countless foreign works, including "John. Christopher". He also wrote a number of works, the most famous of which is the Book of Fu Lei.com.
He has had a good relationship with his cousin since he was a child, and as soon as the holiday comes, Zhu Meifu will come to play with his cousin. Their youthful love affair was written by Fu Lei in his debut novel, "In a Dream":
"She was secretly looking at me, because many times I had inadvertently looked at her, and she was also looking at me unintentionally, her eyes were mixed, and she was smiling foolishly."
In 1932, the two were married in Shanghai. In order to achieve her husband's career, Zhu Meifu gave up everything and became a full-time wife.
She did housework in the morning and served as a secretary to Fu Lei in the afternoon. The manuscripts that Fu Lei had written, and even the family letters sent to her son, she had to copy them again.
Fu Lei likes to plant flowers, Zhu Meifu will plant flowers in the yard, even if her husband gets up in the middle of the night to do grafting experiments, she will use a flashlight to help him light up the night; Fu Lei likes to listen to music, she can make more than 500 records in an afternoon cards, convenient for Fu Lei to use.
She not only satisfies her husband's preferences, but also tolerates his temper everywhere.
Once, fu Lei was looking for a few friends to play cards in his spare time, and Zhu Meifu sat next to him, not daring to say more.
However, when Fu Lei lost the card, he blamed Zhu Meifu for not providing him with a good counselor, and sometimes shouted, frightening the child into hiding in the house and not daring to nibble. Only Zhu Meifu smiled lightly and did not bother with him.
Even Yang Dai commented on Zhu Meifu:
"Mei Fu is not only a gentle wife, a loving mother, a beautiful lady in the salon, but also a very capable housewife."
You know, Zhu Meifu is also a talented woman. She attended girls' schools, had a Western education, and was good at music and foreign languages.
But she gave everything for this family.
Even so, she still could not keep her husband's original intention.
In 1936, he fell in love with a woman in the Qinglou Building. Write her poems:
"The girl of The Beams, there is sunshine in your laughter. The soft atmosphere envelops the departed person- the wandering soul..."
He even took pictures of her and sent them to his friend Liu Kang, who wrote: "You will not believe that there will be such a delicate person in the Central Plains." It's a quasi-star pie, a bit like Garbo..."
Liu Kang was horrified and made him put his family first. He didn't pay attention to it.
Later, he lost his way back and broke off contact with her.
Zhu Meifu, who knew about it, did not get angry and still chose to tolerate it. But such an attitude Fu Lei not only did not reflect, but intensified.
In 1939, Fu Lei became acquainted with Chengjia Liu and has been unable to extricate himself ever since. He began to work unintentionally, to the point where he did not think about tea and did not want to eat.
Later, in order to see her, Fu Lei actually ran to Yunnan. After returning, I have been in a state of misery and suffering. Zhu Meifu looked in her eyes and felt pain in her heart, and actually dialed Cheng Jialiu's phone and begged her: "Come quickly, you come, he can live." ”
Sure enough, Cheng Jialiu returned to Shanghai, and Fu Lei was radiant and continued to devote himself to his work.
On this side, Zhu Meifu completely regards ChengJialiu as a member of the family, cooking for them and taking care of their living. She also warned the children not to exclude people with strange eyes.
Zhu Meifu's every move made Chengjia Liu ashamed and embarrassed, and in the end she chose to leave and returned the position to Zhu Meifu.
The reason why Zhu Meifu is extremely tolerant of her husband can be found in her letter to Fu Cong:
"I am principled in my father's temperament and temperament, because I know him too well. ...... I love him, forgive him, for the happiness of the family, the happiness of his children, and the achievements of his tireless career, give up the ego, take care of the overall situation..."
Yes, she gave up the ego and took care of the big picture.
But in the end, it was because of the turmoil of the situation that everything was ruined.
On August 23, 1966, when Fu Lei and his wife returned from an activity, they immediately sorted out some old things at home, and Fu Lei said angrily: "The conservatory may have to smash, let them smash, at most two lives!" ”
Unexpectedly, at more than 11:00 p.m. on August 30, a team of people from the Conservatory of Music broke into Fu's house, and finally found an old mirror in a box, and the back of the mirror was inlaid with a photo of Old Jiang, and saw a photo of Mrs. Jiang in another old pictorial.
This was something that their relatives had deposited here, and it was seen as evidence that Fu Lei wanted to change the heavens.
Not only that, but they also made Fu Lei kneel on the ground and carry out some insults and beatings.
Fu Lei, who was tortured for 4 days and 3 nights, was finally overwhelmed and wrote a suicide note with tears, ending his life.
He wrote in his suicide note: "Although we have committed tens of millions of crimes, we have never had the idea of changing heavens, and we also know that although the evidence of the crimes found is difficult to argue... The punishment is unjust, and the days that cannot be washed away are even more difficult than going to prison. ”
After Reading the suicide note, Zhu Meifu resolutely chose to hang herself. Before leaving, I did not forget to spread a quilt under the stool, for fear of disturbing the neighbors downstairs.
Outsiders have no idea that Fu Lei is the most patriotic. After Fu Cong became famous and went abroad, Fu Lei wrote to him many times to tell him not to forget his roots and to be patriotic.
However, Fu Cong still went against his father's wishes, and for the sake of piano dreams, he gave up his nationality and joined the British nationality.
As a result, Fu Lei wrote in his suicide note: "Just educating a traitor Fu Conglai has more than enough to die in front of the people!" ”
In 1980, Mr. and Mrs. Fu Lei finally settled their grievances and restored their reputations. After Fu Cong learned the news, he hurried to pay tribute to his parents.
The front of Fu Lei's tombstone reads: "The naked son is lonely and will create a world." ”
On the back is: "Fu Lei, the heart of the naked child, just and righteous; Zhu Meifu, generous and benevolent, virtuous and virtuous, and Fu Leisheng are accompanied by death." ”
