Marshal Liu Bocheng, in terms of educating his children, is consistent with his wife Wang Ronghua, and both uphold the principle of "strict and not special".
Liu Bocheng and Wang Ronghua have a total of 7 children, and 6 have grown up smoothly. In August 1945, their second daughter, Liu Huabei, was murdered by the enemy in a Yan'an Nursery school at the age of 6. Liu Bocheng and Wang Ronghua, who rushed to the nursery on hearing the news, forcibly endured the huge grief and throbbing in their hearts and buried the young girl.
Comrades who heard about this incident one after another advised Liu Bocheng and his wife not to be too upset. Liu Bocheng spoke to them passionately: "Comrades, you don't have to feel sorry for us. The enemy thought that assassinating my daughter would make me feel afraid and dare not attack them. They were so wrong! 'North China' is not only our daughter, but also the daughter of Chinese People, and her tragic death contributed. If you do revolution, there is no price to pay. ”
Liu Bocheng often admonished his children: "To be an ordinary soldier, you must study well, master one or more skills, and when you grow up, you can live independently and rely on your own skills to eat, rather than relying on your parents to live." "Liu Bocheng has served as the leader of the party and the state for a long time, but he has never used his power for personal gain, for himself, for his children, for his relatives, and for any benefit."
Sometimes, some children and relatives complained that Liu Bocheng was making a big fuss, doing too much, and not being sentimental. But he said firmly: "My authority and power were given only by the party and the people trusting me!" If any of you want to borrow my name to make special and profitable, don't blame me for turning the other cheek! ”
In order to implement and implement this educational policy, Liu Bocheng often told his wife Wang Ronghua: "You can't let your children specialize, let alone give them a lot of money." Money, less affects life, corrupts people's will. Wounds corroded by money, general medicine can not be cured! Wang Ronghua understands this very well and is very supportive of her husband's strict education.
Liu Bocheng's telephone room has always been posted with a yellowed "reminder notice", which was specially shown to her children by her mother Wang Ronghua: Sons and daughters, these phones are provided by the party and the state for your father's office. You are absolutely not allowed to use these phones for your private affairs. It is the style of the Kuomintang to pretend to be public and private, and it is not allowed to bring it to our homes.
Liu Bocheng's children ride in a car, or use a car, is a very difficult thing. Liu Bocheng often said: "Diligence can make up for clumsiness, and thriftiness can cultivate honesty." ”
When their children were young, Liu Bocheng and his wife basically did not give a penny of pocket money, and if they wanted money, they could, they should give a lot of points, and the rest had to rely on their own hands to obtain. Dressed, it is even more simple, so that people can not see at all, this is the child of the marshal of new China; Foreigners also basically do not believe that this really exists.
The clothes are worn by the eldest and the third by the second. In middle school, a boy wears the old women's military uniform that his sister used to wear, and his classmates make fun of him. The son came back with a muttered mouth and told his mother Wang Ronghua about the incident.
Wang Ronghua touched his son's head, smiled and said, "Yes, you have grown up, and when this dress is worn, it will not wear women's clothes for you." In terms of life, you have to learn more from your father. You see his old cotton shoes, which have not been changed for many years, have been repaired many times, and are still there. Just dress up cleanly and neatly, why look so good. ”
The 6 children of Liu Bocheng and his wife have not lived up to the education and expectations of their parents, they are all graduated from college, each has its own strengths, stands firm in their respective fields, and contributes to the motherland and the people.
When New China was founded, everything was in ruins and waiting to be rebuilt, and the country and the people were poor and white. The frugality of Marshal Liu Bocheng's family is leading by example, trying to play a leading role, leading the comrades around them, looking up to themselves, not enjoying themselves, but being frugal.
This is the greatness of the founding fathers of New China!