She is the daughter of Liu Shaoqi, a returnee doctor and a scientific research talent; when she was young, her family was changed, and she was forced to work in the military and horse farm, and after a successful career, she was comatose for 12 years due to illness. She is Liu Pingping, an optimistic and strong, studious, meticulous strong woman.
"The sword blade comes out of the grinding, and the plum blossom fragrance comes from the bitter cold." With this poem, we can describe Liu Pingping's bizarre and dazzling life. Let's take a look at the story about her.
Liu Pingping
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > happy childhood and excellent atmosphere</h1>
In 1948, Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei formed a family. On September 13, 1949, in Xibaipo Village, Pingshan County, Hebei Province, Liu Pingping was born. She was the first child of Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei, the seventh of Liu Shaoqi's nine children.
The reason why her parents named her "Pingping" was to commemorate the liberation of Peiping.
Liu Pingping's childhood was very happy, and it can even be said that it was carefree. Going to school, going to the mall, watching movies, there will be guards escorting you. Although the brothers and sisters in front of them are not Wang Guangmei's own children, the family is happy and harmonious.
Liu Shaoqi's family
In school, Liu Pingping was also a happy girl, and she was kind and helpful, and was liked by teachers and classmates.
Once, when there was a New Year's party in the class, the teacher asked the students if they could bring something from home that could be used to decorate the classroom. Liu Pingping said that he has decorations at home that he can bring. The next day she actually brought the decorations that her father brought back from the Soviet Union from home, which surprised everyone.
They borrowed a small cypress tree from the school and planted it in a flower pot. In the evening, they hung the lights on the cypress tree little by little, and soon a beautiful Christmas tree appeared in the classroom, and everyone had never seen such a scene, and it felt as if the whole classroom had become another fantasy world.
Liu Pingping can dance, which is a classical dance taught by his mother. In a class, several female students were rehearsing ballet for the party, and Liu Pingping took the initiative to join them after seeing it, combining the classical dance they would have and the ballet they would do to choreograph a novel dance that combined Chinese and Western, and the effect was very beautiful.
Old photos of Liu Pingping's childhood
In addition to her parents, she was fortunate to get along with other important leaders and learn a lot of truth under their influence. When she was a child, many interesting things happened to these leaders. In Liu Pingping's eyes, those powerful people who can turn the tide are all kind uncles.
Chairman Mao was very fond of joking with a few of their children, and when he saw them, he would make his fingers into a single character, a circle, and a herringbone, and said that it was "flat, yuanyuan, and pavilion."
At that time, Mayor Peng Zhen saw Liu Pingping and jokingly said that it was time to change his name to "Jingjing".
Peng Zhen
Liu Pingping also had the experience of swimming with Chairman Mao and playing table tennis with Premier Zhou.
One thing is very certain is that Liu Pingping's family was quite well-off when he was a child, he was favored by his parents and relatives, had undergone a good education, and could grow up happily every day, without worrying about anything at all, as if it was a good luck.
Liu Pingping's family
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="82" > strict tutoring and quality-oriented</h1>
Although the identity is different, the parents are very strict with their children and attach great importance to the cultivation of their abilities. As leaders, her parents do not only care about their children, but all of them, and care deeply about their food, clothing, and housing. These actions will affect Liu Pingping's personality bit by bit.
Once, Liu Pingping and her classmates said that her mother would come to the school to see everyone. On the same day, Wang Guangmei rode a bicycle to the school, showed meticulous concern for everyone, and asked everyone whether they ate well and whether they studied hard.
Wang Guangmei
In the eyes of his classmates, Liu Ping usually dressed simply and only dressed better than usual during special events.
During the three years of natural disasters, she also had a hard time like everyone else. In terms of food, she did not eat more than other students. The parents also demanded that their younger children wear older sibling clothes because they were not going to prepare new clothes for them during that difficult time. At that time, Liu Pingping's clothes were somewhat ill-fitting, and they always looked a little short.
In order to exercise her courage, her father also let her alone to deliver letters to her mother.
She was only nine years old at the time, riding alone in a car and train, and finally delivered the letter safely to her mother. It was an unforgettable memory of her childhood.
In school, she also did not receive "deliberate preferential treatment" because she was Liu Shaoqi's daughter. For example, once she and her classmates played a game of different roles, played so fascinated that they forgot the class time, the teacher criticized her mercilessly, she also sincerely admitted her mistake, according to the recollection of her classmates, that time her head could not be lifted, the tone was also very hoarse.
She had never been arrogant in school, and even if she was reprimanded, she humbly accepted it, and it was conceivable that Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei's discipline of her in their daily lives must be in place.
Liu Pingping sometimes speaks like an adult, for example, she will say something to a teacher: "I have an idea, but I don't know whether to say it or not? ”
When the teacher agreed with her, she spoke her mind, as if she had thought it through. This may also be because of the words and deeds of parents.
Liu Shaoqi (right) and Wang Guangmei (left)
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="26" > the environment is harsh and hard to adapt</h1>
But life is always difficult to smooth, and Liu Pingping's life like a princess also came to an abrupt end when he was young. In September 1969, Liu Pingping was assigned to work in the military horse farm. It was a turning point in her life and a new beginning.
When she first arrived at the military horse farm, she was wearing a very simple, faded student uniform, and ordinary military shoes could no longer be ordinary. She also carried very little luggage, a small suitcase containing only a duck down quilt, two sets of single clothes and books. Her slightly shabby appearance cannot hide her unique temperament, and her style is elegant and innocent.
The job at the military horse farm is not easy. And Liu Pingping is a hard-working person, no matter what kind of rough work she does, without the slightest complaint. Her friends remember that she worked to laxize constipated horses. The horses were unfamiliar with her, and because of the fright, they kicked her with their hind legs, and she was often bruised and purple. However, she is not afraid of difficulties, and she can do a good job by learning the unfamiliar work slowly.
The period of the military horse farm
When she pickles pickles, her hands will be stained with salt water, and in the long run, the skin on her hands will crack. Coupled with the fact that he often carries sacks, his hands are covered with rough calluses.
Although she is exhausted by her daily work, she still does everything meticulously. One thing that impressed others was that when she worked in a brewery, she had to handle soybeans, so how did she treat the job?
She must use a wooden shovel to carefully turn the soybeans over and over again, it was the height of summer, in order to ensure that the soybeans were clean, to prevent the dust and hair on her body from falling on the soybeans, she could not take care of the heat, wearing thick overalls at the same time, the hair was carefully tucked into the hat.
This scene really shocked the people who came to watch her work.
Release the horses
And she has not been lazy, nor has she taken leave, but has worked hard without complaint. People gradually changed their negative views of her and began to praise her behind her back.
When she encountered grievances, she was silent, but she just worked hard to improve herself.
One night, Liu Pingping went to a friend's house, and with some embarrassment, he asked her to borrow 15 yuan to return to the military horse farm. The friend planned to give her 50 yuan, but she insisted on taking only 15 yuan. Such a scene made her friend feel heartbroken, but his friend also admired her strength.
Wang Guangmei (left) Liu Pingping (right)
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="37" > pick up the lamp to read at night and study hard</h1>
Liu Pingping never sighed because she had been misunderstood or wronged, nor did she lose heart or stop moving, she had too much willpower as an ordinary person, and she worked hard every day while studying hard.
She was eager to learn, eager to draw strength from knowledge. Despite the family's changes, she still did not give up her studies. She hadn't yet graduated from high school, but she was determined to finish college on her own in three years. With this in mind, she spent four difficult years at the military racecourse.
During the day between breaks
She was full of books on her desk, working hard during the day and reading hard at night, which made her friends who also worked in the military and horse farm admire her. She also practiced english diligently, even to the extent that she was already proficient in speaking, and practiced it relentlessly every day.
Liu Pingping also loves literature and film. At that time, she would go to the library with her friends and take advantage of her free time to read books. When she returned from the library, friends would chat with her in her cabin.
A friend was deeply impressed by an experience when she talked to her about the British movie "Lone Star Blood Tears", and she imitated the action of the characters in the movie to pull the curtains, while telling the plot of the movie, "It was a house that had been closed for decades, and the long curtains full of dust were suddenly violently pulled open, and the sunlight instantly sprinkled all over the house." ”
In addition to the content of the textbook, she has taught herself a lot of business-related knowledge, and is keen to delve into and brewing related technologies and transform related production processes.
In the second year of the racecourse, the yard bought a car, and everyone could not understand the Japanese instructions, so Liu Pingping used a Japanese dictionary to translate while checking, and finally displayed the translated instructions in front of everyone. The head of the field and other comrades were impressed by her, and she gradually became loved by everyone.
Liu Pingping and his mother Wang Guangmei and others
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="45" > have completed their studies and returned with their Ph.D</h1>
The time of working in the military horse farm was over, and she was able to pursue her dream of studying.
In 1980, Liu Pingping went to the United States to study in the Food Department of the University of California. In order not to let people know her true identity, she assumed the name of Wang Qing and continued her studies in the United States.
Professor Cassel, her doctoral supervisor in the United States, once told the New York Times reporter: "Wang Qing is my best student, she has a great country, and she definitely has a great future." ”
Later, the professor learned in the New York Times report that "Wang Qing" was the alias of his proud protégé, not his real name. He also learned of Liu Pingping's origins.
Liu Pingping with the teacher
In 1982, she received her bachelor's degree. Subsequently, he applied for a doctorate degree at Columbia University. In 1986, she returned to China again, and to the surprise of her friends, she had already received four degree certificates.
In 1987, she received her doctorate in nutrition education, and she was pregnant to participate in the defense, and everyone present admired her strength.
Perhaps it was the difficulties she had developed the qualities of hard-working and more courageous, so she could complete her studies in a short time.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Pingping returned to China to work during his doctoral studies. She is the director of the Beijing Food Research Institute.
Former Beijing Food Research Institute
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="54" > a brilliant career and a success</h1>
In terms of work, Liu Pingping has made many achievements.
She studied the different diets of China and the West, and found that Chinese's diet was very healthy, and in order to meet people's growing demand for food, she wanted to industrialize the production of Food unique to China. She decided to start with the soy milk that everyone loves to drink and is nutritious. After returning to China, she entered the soy products factory and began to study the topic of how soy milk was industrialized.
She works very hard, it can be said that she is exhausted. She came home late every day, took a month off after giving birth, and continued to work. In this way, the final research institute was successfully developed and established China's first industrial soybean milk production line. The industrial production of bagged soy milk is very sought-after, and everyone praises it.
Food industrialization assembly line
In order to work better, Liu Pingping also set up regulations on rewarding hard work and punishing laziness. When the regulations were first established, a worker probably did not understand, so he went to the director's office and said that he wanted to jump off the building. After Liu Pingping reasoned with him, he said: "Jump, you died so meaninglessly, I'm afraid no one will even give you a memorial service." ”
Soon after, all employees, including the worker, learned of the benefits of this rule. Later, when Liu Pingping was the director of the Department of Science and Technology Quality of the Ministry of Commerce, he put forward the idea that the promotion of credit cards must focus on the interests of commercial enterprises and users. She also promoted "Quality Miles" and credit cards, which brought great convenience to users and won praise.
Later, she also won the title of Beijing Model Worker and "March 8th" Red Banner Bearer Pacesetter. These are great honors, and she deserves it.
On November 25, 1999, in recognition of her contributions to the food field, the International Bureau of Constellations named a newly discovered asteroid "Wang Qingxing" under her alias "Wang Qing" and issued a corresponding certificate.
Old photos of the whole family
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="62" > sudden illness and coma for several years</h1>
In 1998, Liu Pingping was in a coma at home due to a ruptured brain tumor. Fortunately, he was sent to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to save his life. Unfortunately, though, she fell into a long-term coma.
The news was like five thunderbolts for her family, and the whole family fell into extreme grief. Liu Pingping struggled to get out of his head, but he experienced such a hardship, which made people sigh.
Her mother, Wang Guangmei, was the most grief-stricken, often shutting herself in her room, holding her daughter's hand, and constantly telling the past, trying to wake her up.
But Liu Pingping seemed to have been cast by a sleeping magic and could not wake up.
Under the call and expectation of the whole family, after a year, Liu Pingping can open his eyes and communicate with them with his eyes. But she wasn't really awake, just a conditioned reflex in her eyes.
By 2006, Wang Guangmei had died. So Liu Pingping was taken to their home by his younger brother Liu Yuan. The younger brother and sister-in-law were responsible for taking care of her, and the younger sister-in-law took care of her more.
Liu Pingping lived in this way for many years.
When she was unconscious, her son was only ten years old and was cared for by her sister Liu Tingting. Therefore, her son has two mothers, one is the birth mother Liu Pingping, and the other is the younger aunt Liu Tingting. Fortunately, with a sister raising her son, she can be completely at ease.
On December 3, 2009, Liu Pingping stopped breathing, and her life ended in twists and turns and honors.
The above is liu pingping's story. Perseverance in adversity, and forge ahead in good times, and finally live your best self. Those shining points in her body are really worth learning from future generations.
I hope that each of us can learn to swim against the current, whether life is sad or joyful, we can sit down to the point of not being humble and moving forward.
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