Paul Lang Zhiwan, 5 years younger than Mary, is tall, with deep eye sockets, short hair, and a beard. Coming from a poor working-class family, he has always been a close friend of the Curies, a physicist, and his mathematical attainments are also impressive.
Lang Zhiwan married his wife Jenny when he was 22 years old, Jenny came from a working-class family, she thought that Lang Zhiwan's work was mysterious and difficult, he was generous and used money indiscriminately, she raised four children, and did not spend any money. She urged him to quit his teaching job at the university and make four times more money in a private company. But he felt sacrificed for science, and she thought he was irresponsible, sacrificing her and the child. Jenny sometimes hit him on the head with a bottle, and Lang Zhiwan left a wound.
After pierre Curie's death, Lang zhiwan played an important role in certain things, he helped Mary prepare teaching work, and she also helped him prepare teaching materials. Marie Curie felt that Lang Zhiwan was compassionate and a partner with a sharp heart. Moreover, Lang Zhiwan fought with his wife, and Mary encouraged him to break away from the influence of marriage. In 1910, Lang Zhiwan rented a small apartment, and the friendship that was originally heartless gradually became love from intellectuality.
In 1911, newspapers disclosed fragments of Mary and Lang's correspondence.
"The two of us are very lucky, as long as we have a small piece of fertile land, we can develop." We used to feel this sometimes, but it wasn't until I lamented the life I had shaped that we were facing each other and were alone that we fully realized this fact. That's when you also found a feeling that you couldn't find in your home at all. ”
"What pulled the two of us together was a strong instinct. Don't you think that destroying a sincere and profound feeling is like killing your cherished child? We watch that relationship grow, and sometimes it's more unfortunate to ruin it than to lose a child, isn't it? ”
"Doesn't everything come from such feelings?" I think it's the root of all of it – harmonious working relationships, close and unwavering friendships, the courage to live, even the most beautiful love. ”
"The first thing you have to do is go back to your bedroom. I promised not to blame you anymore, and you could trust me. I trust your intentions completely, but I worry about unforeseen things—such as the other person crying so loudly that you can't resist it; or using tricks to make you pregnant.
If she's pregnant again, we're going to have to break up because I can't accept the shame. If your wife understands this, she will use it. So I begged you not to sleep in her bed again and not to make me wait too long. ”
Newspaper reports evolved into public events. The reporter interviewed Lang Zhiwan's mother-in-law and said that Lang Zhiwan had abandoned his family because of Marie Curie, and they had disappeared at the same time. In fact, Marie Curie and Lang Zhiwan both attended the conference in Brussels.
The news was published, and the stone broke the sky. At that time, Marie Curie was highly respected. Mary was so hurt that some of the public called out, get out, the yankees, the thieves. The Cabinet meeting also discussed whether to expel Mary. However, some of Mary's friends did not abandon her and actively campaigned for her. Marie's sister came from Poland to accompany her, Pierre's brother sent letters of condolence, and strangers brought candy and flowers. When she returned to Paris after winning the Nobel Prize for the second time, she fell seriously ill. In this matter, Lang Zhiwan did not suffer a bad treatment. He was not asked to leave France, and at that time, it was understandable that men in France had extramarital affairs, but women were not allowed. Two years later, Lang Zhiwan and his family were reunited. However, Marie Curie and Lang Zhiwan still have a relationship, Marie's granddaughter and Lang Zhiwan's grandson are married, and their emotions are fused in the third generation.