Overseas Chinese Hearts Toward the Party 丨 Li Lin: I will be wherever the motherland needs me

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Editor's note: In Hunan, there is a group of returned overseas Chinese who are closely related to Sangzi, who are concerned about the motherland, breathe with the motherland and share a common destiny, have made outstanding contributions to the development of the cause of the party and the country and the economic construction of Hunan, and have received meticulous care from the party and the government. Rednet moments and the Hunan Provincial Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese system to open a column entitled "Overseas Chinese Hearts to the Party" to carry forward the patriotic feelings of returned overseas Chinese and the party and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party.

Red Net Moment reporter Li Bing Nie Yicen reported from Changsha

June 18 is the 84th birthday of Li Lin, an old overseas Chinese compatriot, and the day of his return to China for 64 years. He remembers very clearly, and on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party, he made a beautiful vision that the motherland would become more and more prosperous and strong.

Early in the morning, he dressed up, pulled out the old photos that had been treasured for many years, and solemnly prepared for the arrival of the reporter. When he saw the reporter, he was very happy, and put a collection of old photos flat on the small square table, among which the photos of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam were specially packed in a small bag, and he introduced them with a chant in his mouth: "This is a photo taken when the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam set out, and this is a group photo of more than 1,000 of our soldiers who aid Vietnam..."

As he spoke, Li Lin seemed to have returned to those green years.

On March 15, 1957, At the age of 20, Li Lin applied to return to China and become a socialist builder at the call of the state.

"When I was a child, I occasionally heard my parents mention 'motherland' in Vietnam, which was very curious and longing." Li Lin told reporters that when he was 20 years old, when he stepped into his homeland, there was an unspeakable emotion in his heart.

Under the arrangements of the party and the government, Li Lin studied in many places. Learn Chinese in Guangdong and learn technology in Changsha. In 8 years, Li Lin quickly adapted to life in China and slowly fell in love with this land.

After successfully graduating, Li Lin was assigned to work for Changsha People's Automobile Company (now Longjun Bus Company). Half a year later, by chance, Li Lin became a member of a certain school in Guilin and successfully enlisted in the army, and together with more than 1,000 soldiers began to prepare for the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam and serve the motherland.

Because of his experience in Vietnam, Li Lin was assigned to Class A for further study soon after entering the school (at that time, it was divided into three classes A, B and C), while strengthening the study of Vietnamese, while conducting military training.

"Although the days of training in school were very hard, we had a very fulfilling life with the mutual encouragement of our comrades-in-arms." Li Lin recalled that in order to be able to go to the battlefield and serve the country, I studied and trained during the day, and secretly increased training at night, just to make myself a little more progress.

The Emperor's heavens paid off. "One night in 1967, we set out on a journey to resist US aggression and aid Vietnam." Li Lin described his mood at that time, feeling very excited and proud, "This is to win glory for the country, I have such an opportunity must be well grasped." ”

The age of blood and the determination to serve the motherland made Li Lin not have a trace of fear and hesitation. Li Lin said, "So many years of training have been waiting for this day." ”

When he came to the Vietnamese border, Li Lin was assigned to the engineering army and worked as a translator in the army: writing materials, translating texts, sorting out meeting minutes, preparing for the meeting between the two armies, and so on.

"I remember once when I was writing materials, there was a sudden explosion of thunder, which made people's heads buzz, and I picked up the information and rushed out, and I was safe." Li Lin said, "But my comrades-in-arms, some of them sacrificed, some of them were injured, and I couldn't stop crying." It was also at that time that I transferred to the health team to assist in the doctor's translation, and we did not rest as long as there were patients. ”

After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam, Li Lin returned to his motherland and settled down in Changsha to Chinese train Vietnamese students at the Training Office of the Hunan Transportation Department (now part of the Hunan Road Transport Administration). While giving them daily lessons, they deepen their impression and understanding of Chinese culture and contribute to the friendly exchanges between China and Vietnam.

Li Lin worked until he retired. "Although it is not outstanding, it is conscientious and contributes a lot of effort." Li Lin's wife commented, "My wife's life is that he will work silently wherever the country needs him, he is a cow character, and he is as obscure as an ox." ”

Today's Li Lin has only two wishes: One is to hope that the motherland will prosper and the people's lives will become happier and happier; the other is to hope that his children and grandchildren will be full of halls and the family will be happy.

He likes to watch military books and television every day, and whenever he sees the scenes of soldiers in the ice and snow, he feels that he is lucky and happy. On the occasion of the New Year's Festival reunion, Li Lin always told his grandsons about the heroic deeds of those revolutionary martyrs, hoping that they would inherit and carry forward the red genes and revolutionary spirit of their predecessors from the baptism of these stories.