Li Yan'e, this name may not be familiar to everyone. She accompanied Song Qingling through half a lifetime, and was buried next to Song Qingling after her death. She is the nanny who is called "Sister Li" by Song Qingling.
Song Qingling and nanny Li Yan'e
In her later years, Li Yan'e was very weak because of the disease, and after Song Qingling knew about it, he specially took her from his old house in Shanghai to Beijing to treat her, and also specially hired a nanny to take care of Li Yan'e, who was seriously ill. As soon as Song Qingling was free, he would come to her bedside and accompany her to chat about homely things while feeding her medicine. This made her very moved, making her feel that she had been worth accompanying Song Qingling for so many years.
In fact, Song Qingling is many years older than her own age, and her physical condition at this time is not optimistic. Looking at Song Qingling, who was not in good health, she still had to take care of herself, and Li Yan'e was very unhappy in her heart. Lying in bed by herself not only could no longer take care of Song Qingling, but also caused trouble for her busy life, and she even had the idea of dying. But on second thought, if I just left, who would take care of Madame! Whenever she thinks of this, she can't help but shed tears.
Li Yan'e is a Native of Guangdong and a fellow of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who grew up poor. Her parents left her when she was very young, leaving her alone. Due to her young age, she had no choice but to go to her uncle's house.
Life under the fence is not good, and she has no parental love at a young age. I had to do everything in my uncle's house. In 1927, the sixteen-year-old Li Yan'e had reached the age of marriage in the society at that time. The uncle found her a family, and this man was a well-known local scoundrel, and the uncle had long known the character of this man, but for a little bride price, and in order to get rid of this burden as soon as possible, the uncle still agreed to this family affair. As for whether Li Yan'e was happy after marriage, he did not care. Although Li Yan'e did not agree, there was no one around her who could make her the decision, so under the arrangement of her uncle, Li Yan'e got married.
The days after marriage were exactly the same as Li Yan'e imagined, and her husband not only had nothing to do all day, but also often returned home and punched and kicked Li Yan'e. Whenever her husband abused her, she could only endure in silence, secretly shedding tears in the silent night.
The unbearable Li Yan'e wanted to leave this home, leave this demon. Even if you are wandering outside, you are a hundred times stronger than the torture you suffer in this home.
One day, Li Yan'e took advantage of her husband's absence and simply packed up her things and left the house. After coming out of the house, looking at the strange streets, looking at strange people, and then thinking about the misfortunes that I have suffered over the years, I am like a lonely leaf, at the mercy of the wind.
Where are you going? How will you live in the future? Li Yan'e's mind was at a loss. She suddenly remembered that she still had a relative in Shanghai, and she could go to her place to have a look first, and maybe she could have a dependency.
She remembered this relative, Li Yan'e called her Tan Mama, working as a nanny for a large family in Shanghai. So Li Yan'e came to Shanghai. Everything in Shanghai attracted Li Yan'e's eyes, the bustling city, the crowded streets, which she had never seen before, and she even fantasized that if she could settle down here, or even settle down, how good it would be. Thinking about Li Yan'e, the corners of her mouth revealed a long-lost smile.
However, Li Yan'e had not seen Mother Tan for a long time, and even at this time, she could not remember what she looked like. After several tossing and turning, Li Yan'e finally found out the whereabouts of Tan Mama and found her.
After finding Tan Ma, Tan Ma did not look at her coldly, but was enthusiastic about her. When she asked Why Li Yan'e came to Shanghai alone, Li Yan'e's grievances and bitterness in her heart seemed to burst into tears like a flood that broke the embankment.
She told Mama Tan about what had happened to her uncle's house and her unhappy marriage. After hearing this, Tan Mama was indignant and comforted the sad Li Yan'e. Mama Tan first found a place for her to live and let her settle down first. Before leaving, Mother Tan took her hand and said, "Yan'e, you can rest assured, when you come to Shanghai, you can rest assured, your mother Tan will help you deal with it." ”
Although Tan Mama is very good to herself, she can't rely on Tan Mama all day to live, she wants to support herself by her own labor, and she wants Tan Mama to introduce herself to a job. One day, Tan's mother came to her and asked her if she would like to work as a nanny for others. Hearing that Tan Mama had found a job for herself, Li Yan'e nodded happily.
One day in 1928, Mama Tan took Li Yan'e to a bungalow at No. 29 Moli'ai Road in the French Concession. This is the residence of Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling. Yes, the family that Mother Tan introduced to Li Yan'e as a nanny is Song Qingling's family.
Although Li Yan'e grew up in a small place, she still knows the names of Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling. When she came to Song Qingling's home, she was a little worried in her heart, this was the first time she had seen such a big figure, and she was nervous.
When she really saw Song Qingling, she saw a different noble lady. As soon as Song Qingling saw her, she smiled, unlike the other noble ladies who looked high and invincible. Song Qingling slowly walked over to her side and sat down. Taking her hand, she said, "How many people in the family?" Literate or illiterate? "Just like La Homely, kind and approachable.
Standing next to Her mother, Tan Qingling told Song Qingling about Li Yan'e's basic situation and the unfortunate encounters she had experienced. Listening to Li Yan'e's unfortunate experience, she turned around and clasped her hand tightly and said, "You are so pitiful, you are so pitiful..."
The reason why Soong Ching Ling feels so empathy is because this time can be said to be her loneliest and most uncomfortable moment, when her husband Sun Yat-sen left her due to illness. Not only that, Chiang Kai-shek launched the "April 12" counter-revolutionary coup in Shanghai, openly betraying the legacy of her husband Sun Yat-sen. This made Soong Ching Ling extremely angry, and soon after, his sister, sister, and brother all chose Chiang Kai-shek and stood against him. Her sister Song Meiling was also married to Chiang Kai-shek, and all kinds of things were merciless blows to Soong Ching-ling.
At this time, Song Qingling's heart was full of loneliness and anger, and when she heard a woman who had a similar tragic fate to herself, her heart was particularly sympathetic. Song Qingling took Li Yan'e's hand and said softly, "Stay, just treat this place as your own home." ”
Song Qingling knew that Li Yan'e had secretly run out of the house, so that Li Yan'e could work with peace of mind, and also so that she could get rid of the hateful man. Song Qingling deliberately let his secretary handle the divorce procedures for Li Yan'e, completely freeing Li Yan'e from that demon.
Song Qingling's kindness to herself, Li Yan'e remembered in her heart, and silently made up her mind in her heart, as long as Song Qingling stayed at home for one day, she would take good care of Song Qingling. In the future work, Li Yan'e was exceptionally diligent and serious. This made Song Qingling very satisfied, and he felt that he did not look at the wrong person.
Usually, Song Qingling is busy with every opportunity, but as long as she is idle, she will chat with the maids at home and pull home, including Li Yan'e. Song Qingling found that she and Li Yan'e, who had just arrived, had a special chat, and there seemed to be endless words, and gradually the two of them became closer and closer.
Because Chiang Kai-shek betrayed Sun Yat-sen's legacy, Soong Ching-ling repeatedly publicly denounced Chiang Kai-shek. This upset Chiang Kai-shek, who secretly asked Dai to send spies to monitor Soong Ching-ling's every move. The method they adopted was to bribe the people next to Song Qingling, and Li Yan'e, who was close to Song Qingling, naturally became their target.
Li Yan'e came to Shanghai, but her Shanghainese dialect is not authentic, and she is a foreigner when she hears it, and it is precisely because of this that every time she goes out to buy something, the seller will deliberately sell at a high price because she is a foreigner, and even make it difficult for her. At this time, a woman appeared, saw Li Yan'e being bullied, she took the initiative to stand up for her, and met with her, and came out to buy something later, or asked her if she did not understand anything.
Li Yan'e was secretly happy in her heart, she was so lucky to come to Shanghai to meet so many good people. Usually, the two are called sisters, and the two get along very well. After more than a month, Li Yan'e found that this good sister was a bit abnormal. She found that this good sister not only liked to send her things, but also seemed to be very interested in Song Qingling, not only caring about the affairs of Song Qingling's family, but also asking who to meet. Slowly Li Yan'e began to be vigilant.
Li Yan'e immediately told Soong Ching Ling about the situation, and with her experience, Soong Ching Ling concluded that this person must be a spy sent by Chiang Kai-shek. The matter was revealed, and the so-called good sister disappeared without a trace. Since the bribe could not be bought, Dai Kasa immediately began to think of other ways.
After investigation, Dai Kasa's right-hand man Shen Drunk learned that Li Yan'e's marriage was unhappy and she is still single. Wouldn't it be possible to take down her if you sent a handsome, gentle man to become a lover with him? As the saying goes, a woman in love has an IQ of zero.
Li Yan'e accidentally collided with a car on the way to buy vegetables, and the driver of the car immediately came down to check whether Li Yan'e was injured and asked to send Li Yan'e home. After coming and going, Li Yan'e developed a good feeling for this gentle and handsome man, and she had never experienced such a warm care and care. Slowly, the two developed a romantic relationship.
It has been a long time since I came to Song Qingling's house, and li Yan'e likes to ask Song Qingling's opinion when there is something to do. For her marriage, Li Yan'e also wanted to listen to Song Qingling's opinion.
On this day, Li Yan'e looked at Song Qingling who was not busy, nervously came to Song Qingling's side, and said nervously: "Sir, I seem to like a person, but I want to listen to your opinion." Song Qingling looked at Li Yan'e's happy look, took her hand and said: "When you meet someone you like, of course, I also want to see that you can really find happiness, but for your happiness, I will help you inquire about the character of this person!" ”
Li Yan'e heard that Song Qingling cared so much about herself, and a warm current echoed in her heart, and she nodded her head excitedly, "Everything is arranged by Mr. Li." ”
Through investigation, Song Qingling found that this man was also a secret agent from the Kuomintang, and when she told Li Yan'e the news, she ran into the house sadly and cried for a long time. But thinking that she almost caused trouble to her husband, Li Yan'e's heart was full of regret.
Li Yan'e found Song Qingling and said, "Sir, I'm sorry, this time I have caused you trouble again, I will never look for a partner again, I will take care of you for the rest of my life." After hearing this, Song Qingling smiled and said to Li Yan'e: "Then how to do it, if one day, you meet someone who really likes you, you still have to find it..."
But Li Yan'e has never looked for a partner since then. Until his death, he was always loyal and devoted to taking care of Song Qingling. On one occasion, she and Soong Ching-ling went to Hong Kong together, and this time in Hong Kong, Soong Ching-ling founded the League for the Defense of China and led anti-Chiang Kai-shek anti-Japanese activities. At that time, Japanese aircraft began to bomb Hong Kong, and bombs fell from Song Qingling's residence from time to time, which was very dangerous.
Regardless of her own safety, Li Yan'e found a ladder and set it up on the wall to help Song Qingling hide in the air raid shelter of a neighbor's house and avoid the bombing of Japanese planes. For a long time after that, Li Yan'e stayed by Song Qingling's side, taking care of her life and living, and at the same time responsible for Song Qingling's safety, and people called her "a guard without a gun." ”
After years of companionship and protection, the relationship between the two has become closer and closer, from the beginning of the master-servant relationship, to the later has been like a sister, Song Qingling also affectionately called Li Yan'e as "Sister Li." Every time she dined, if she saw that Li Yan'e had not yet eaten, Song Qingling always let her sit next to her and eat together.
According to later recollections, one day in the early 60s, Song Qingling dined with Li Yan'e in the upstairs office (which doubled as a small dining room). The room is a small square table, usually facing south and facing west with a backrest chair. Song Qingling moved the chair facing south away and said softly, "Sister Li, sit here." Sister Li refused, and Song Qingling said very humorously: "I am the leader, and my reputation is higher than yours, so you sit high facing the south, and I am facing the west to accompany each other, isn't this balanced?" If it's unbalanced, isn't it going to fall? Sister Li said, "Madam, you are always so polite." Song Qingling interrupted her: "Don't say that, Sister Li, you have been with me for decades, we have long been like sisters!" ”
Song Qingling, who has entered the old age, is even more caring for Li Yan'e. After the founding of New China, Soong Ching Ling became the vice chairman of New China. Since then, she has had a lot of state affairs to deal with every day. Getting older and older, his relatives are not around, which makes Song Qingling easy to fatigue, thanks to Li Yan'e's care and companionship, so that Song Qingling in his old age has more warmth and less loneliness.
Due to work, from 1966 onwards, Song Qingling began to live regularly in Beijing, and Li Yan'e began to take charge of everything in Shanghai, and by this time she had fully become Song Qingling's housekeeper in Shanghai. Every year when it came to her birthday, no matter where Song Qingling was, she would ask the family servants to prepare birthday gifts for Li Yan'e and celebrate her birthday. Li Yan'e, who lost her parents since childhood, felt warm. Although Song Qingling usually calls herself "Sister Li", in fact, she is twenty years younger than Song Qingling, and after many years of getting along, Li Yan'e regards Song Qingling as her sister, and even associates with her mother, whenever she receives a birthday gift, Li Yan'e can't help but leave happy tears.
In 1979, at the age of sixty-eight, Li Yan'e had uterine cancer, which was a sunny thunderbolt for Song Qingling, but she still calmed down as much as possible. He couldn't leave Beijing for a long time because of his work, so Song Qingling decided to simply bring Li Yan'e to Beijing, on the one hand, he could receive treatment, and on the other hand, he could take care of her.
Song Qingling personally flew back to Shanghai and personally took Li Yan'e to her residence in Beijing. When she came to Beijing, Song Qingling not only hired a nanny for her to take special care of Li Yan'e, but also invited the best doctor to examine her body, and even took out a lot of money from her own savings, and entrusted people to buy many medicines from abroad to treat her.
Sometimes heaven is so ruthless, Li Yan'e was eventually diagnosed with advanced uterine cancer. Song Qingling, who received the news, was devastated and could not accept this fact for a long time. She knew that she hadn't been with the old sister for long. Every time Song Qingling finished the work at hand, she would talk to Li Yan'e, she sat on the edge of the bed, while nagging with Li Yan'e, remembering everything in the past, while holding the medicine bowl and feeding her medicine.
Song Qingling did everything possible to take care of Li Yan'e, who was seriously ill. Whenever she saw Li Yan'e suffering from illness, Song Qingling would always secretly cry alone. The distraught Song Qingling could only show strength and calmness in front of Li Yan'e. The pain in my heart can only be written to my friends.
Song Qingling once wrote to his close friend:
"My dear housekeeper is suffering from a terrible disease which makes me very upset. She has followed me for fifty years, and she is so loyal and my most trusted friend. I was afraid she would die soon... She lay in bed completely unaware of the pain that was really afflicting her! I am so sad and six gods without a master..."
From the detection of the disease in 1979 to 1981, Li Yan'e, who had been tormented by the disease for more than a year, was extremely weak, and her once strong body had also lost its human form. Lying on the hospital bed, Li Yan'e was very helpless. Whenever I saw Song Qingling looking at herself, a kind of sadness and reluctance always came to my heart.
In his later years, Song Qingling's body was also tormented by illness, and every time Song Qingling came to see Li Yan'e, he needed someone to help him over. Once Song Qingling asked the maid to help her to see Li Yan'e, and she slowly sat on the edge of the bed, as usual, comforting Li Yan'e and nagging at home. Li Yan'e looked at Song Qingling and silently left tears.
Li Yan'e knew that she was running out of time and could no longer accompany and take care of Song Qingling. She raised her hand with difficulty, shook Song Qingling's hand, and said: "After I go, who will take care of you, I can't put my mind at ease, it's you!" The two looked at each other, silently leaving tears.
Song Qingling once had an agreement with Li Yan'e, and once when chatting with Li Yan'e, Song Qingling said to Li Yan'e: "I Song Qingling now also make a wish to you, not only when I am alive, but also with you, even if I die, I will also be with you." On the cemetery of my parents, there is my birthday cave in the cemetery of the Cemetery of all nations, and we will be buried together in a hundred years! I will erect a monument for you, right next to my monument..."
Listening to Song Qingling's love for herself so much, Li Yan'e said with tears: "Madam, you don't have to say it again..." Before Song Qingling finished speaking, Li Yan'e was already moved to sobbing and burst into tears.
In the end, the disease took the old man's life. When Song Qingling heard the news of Li Yan'e's illness and death, although he had already made mental preparations, the moment he got the news, Song Qingling still couldn't help but burst into tears.
When Li Yan'e's ashes were delivered to Song Qingling's residence, Song Qingling came out early to wait. When Li Yan'e's ashes were delivered to Song Qingling's hands, she kept stroking them, and the tears couldn't stop flowing, crackling and falling on it...
A few days later, Song Qingling arranged for someone to send Li Yan'e's ashes back to Shanghai, and that morning, the frail Song Qingling, with the support of the maid, slowly walked out of the residence, holding Li Yan'e's ashes in his hand. She wanted to personally send her old friend on the last journey, to send this "Sister Li" who was not a relative to be like a relative to leave.
According to the agreement between the two before their deaths, Li Yan'e was buried in the Song Cemetery of the Shanghai Wanguo Cemetery, and Li Yan'e's ashes were buried on the side of the tomb of Song Qingling's parents, and Song Qingling personally erected a monument for her.
A hundred days after Li Yan'e's death, Song Qingling also passed away. In accordance with her last wishes, she was not buried with Dr. Sun Yat-sen, but buried in the Soong Cemetery in Shanghai, next to the graves of her parents. Next to her is Li Yan'e, the "Sister Li" who has accompanied her for more than fifty years. Song Qingling is the only person whose children of the Song family are buried next to her parents, and this "Sister Li" always accompanies her, hoping that with the company of "Sister Li", Song Qingling will never be alone.
A bitter girl who came out of a small village changed her fate because she met Song Qingling. She has also guarded this kind and great woman with her kindness and loyalty.
Now that we are busy all day, have we forgotten that we should take more time to accompany our relatives and lovers around us?
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