Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, Fujian Province, has been famous since the last century. There were beautiful scenery and various Western buildings, which were called "sea gardens" by the residents at that time, and the Liao family located here was a famous family with strong strength and favorable conditions.
In 1911, a daughter was born in the Liao family's home in Gulangyu Island, and her parents gave her a very poetic name Liao Yueqin. This cute and lively little girl is loved by her family, and the Liao family is engaged in the business of medicinal materials, Liao Yueqin has a strong interest in medicinal materials since childhood, and her family also hopes that she can "inherit her father's business", and in the future, she will not only be a big girl, aristocratic and golden, but also have a high level and ability to support her own piece of the world. After graduating from Gulangyu Girls' School, she applied for Peking Union Medical College, but reported not medicine, but nursing
A big lady who has been pampered since she was a child actually wants to apply for a nursing profession that should be studied by poor people to become a nurse, which makes Liao Yueqin's parents feel very confused and angry. This is a nursing profession that is seen by others as "serving others", which is undoubtedly an insult to their families with extremely high conditions and excellent situations. To this end, Liao's father and daughter have quarreled, but Liao Yueqin still insists on her own choice, she wants to realize the value of her life, to help and rescue those poor people who are suffering.
No matter how difficult it was, the daughter could not be bothered, and the father had to agree to her request. While studying nursing at Union Medical College, she also taught herself pharmacy and traditional medicine with talent and hard work, and became a well-known student on campus. Born with a good face and a lively youth, she was also sought after by many boys on campus, including some rich children with good conditions and polite intellectuals. But for these people, Liao Yueqin just can't look at it, on the contrary, she has been silently paying attention to an inconspicuous boy who only pays attention to studying- Zhong Shifan.
This young lad's life is very bumpy. He was also born in Xiamen, but in a relatively poor family, and was abandoned by his parents because of family changes and contradictions when he was a teenager. In order to be able to find a bite to eat in difficult circumstances, he had to go to the homes of large families to work as servants and short-term workers. Shortly after he became a servant to others, his uncle heard about his being driven away by his parents, and when he saw him pitiful, he took him back to his own home, at this time Zhong Shifan was a young man, especially liked to read the books of his uncle's family, and when he saw such a diligent and studious nephew, his uncle decided to sponsor him to go to school, and he would be able to achieve something in the future.
Zhong Shifan, who studied medicine at Concordia Medical College, is a "work-study" in the practical sense, working half-time during the day, compressing the cost of food and clothing, and finding an empty classroom at night to concentrate on studying and reading. When Liao Yueqin was walking one day, she saw this young man who was concentrating on studying, as if he had a sharp mind, Zhong Shifan also glanced at the school flower girl, and the two began to contact tacitly.
However, Zhong Shifan still felt shy and hesitant because his wealth did not match Liao Yueqin. But Liao Yueqin does not think so, she very firmly showed her insistence on love, she does not care about the value, how born, do not care about those illusory reputations, for her, as long as there is a firm and unswerving love, this life is enough. Liao Yueqin's sincere treatment also made Zhong Shifan let go of his scruples, and the 23-year-old Liao Yueqin married Zhong Shifan.
After marriage, the two people did not fall into the trap of Qingqing me and my lover, both of them have their own careers, more like a pair of partners, accompanying each other, supporting each other, and making progress together. In 1936, their son was born, and they gave the child hopes that he would become a pillar of the country in the future, so they named him "Zhong Nanshan".
But the happy life is short after all, a special period, this great and kind Ms. Liao Yueqin was treated unfairly, because she could not stand the slander and slander of others and chose to jump into the river to commit suicide, only 56 years old. Whenever he thinks of this past, Academician Zhong Nanshan will be sad and can't stop shedding tears.
Although Ms. Liao Yueqin, who wanted to save the toiling people, has passed away, her spirit will always shine on Zhong Nanshan, and also on the sons and daughters of China forever. This past full of blood and tears will never fade in Zhong Nanshan's heart, so that Academician Zhong Nanshan has always firmly believed in serving the country and guarded this land of Shenzhou that his parents once loved and struggled.