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There have been many diplomats in China's diplomatic history, including many celebrities, such as Premier Zhou, the first foreign minister of the People's Republic of China, or Minister Wang Yi, who is still galloping in the international diplomatic arena.
In addition to these well-known big names, there are also many diplomats who are quietly dedicated behind the scenes, although they are not as famous as the former, but they have also made great contributions to the Chinese cause.
"Zhu Mincai" is one of them, Zhu Mincai in his youth had high morale, often running around the world on behalf of China, but in his later years, he seemed quite "low-key".
After retiring, he and Sun Lina's wife completely disappeared from public view, and it can even be said that there is no news. This disappearance disappeared for ten years, and during the ten years that the husband and wife disappeared, their families did not know where the two had gone.
If it weren't for an accident, people wouldn't even know what happened in the decade between the couple and their disappearance.
When Zhu Mincai reappeared in the public eye, people only saw a gray-haired old man, in stark contrast to the previous radiant and energetic him, what happened to him and his wife Sun Lina, and whether Zhu Mincai's current appearance has anything to do with the ten years of disappearance?
初出茅庐
Zhu Mincai was born in Guizhou Province in 1942, which can even be said to be one of the poorest provinces in China at this time.
But I can't bear Zhu Mincai's smart since he was a child, and his parents have given enough support to Zhu Mincai's education in order not to bury his talent.
And Zhu Mincai also knew that his parents were not easy, and he also worked his Xi, which also allowed his grades to always be at the top of the class, and finally, he was admitted to the English Department of Guizhou University with excellent results.
Zhu Mincai's choice also determines his future development direction, and Zhu Mincai's goal after college is clearer, although he has entered the ideal university, he does not dare to relax in the Xi of study.
Therefore, Zhu Mincai has a very good grasp of professional knowledge, and Zhu Mincai's professional ability is excellent, coupled with strong response ability, which soon attracted the attention of foreign trade-related units.
As soon as he graduated from university, he was assigned to work in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and then the department merged with the domestic trade department to become the current Ministry of Commerce, and Zhu Mincai also became a member of the Ministry of Commerce.
He spent nearly 40 years at the Ministry of Commerce, during which he traveled almost all over the world and made great contributions to the promotion of China's foreign trade.
With the improvement of experience and work experience, Zhu Mincai has been more and more recognized by his superiors, not only holding many positions, but also holding important positions, and once served as a Chinese diplomat.
Of course, the reason why Zhu Mincai was able to shine at work was because there was a person behind him who silently supported him, and this person was his wife Sun Lina.
As one of the first primary school English teachers in China, Sun Lina has rich teaching experience, in addition to her noble personality, she has been loved by many parents and students during her teaching period.
And Sun Lina, who came from a scholarly family, and Zhu Mincai, who was born in a poor family, should be two parallel lines, but they became acquainted because of English.
Perhaps excellent people will always be attracted to each other, although the two have different life experiences, but the spiritual core has something in common, and the two quickly fell in love after meeting, and finally walked hand in hand.
After marriage, the two have become each other's best partners, they support each other in their careers, accompany each other in life, and give each other full support no matter what decision they make.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this reason that there is a story that happened after Zhu Mincai retired.
The husband and wife's volunteer teaching opportunities
Zhu Mincai and Sun Lina, as the people who know each other best, have a tacit understanding in life, and even the plain firewood, rice, oil and salt, they rarely quarrel, often the other party can understand with one look.
And the husband and wife have been together warmly and calmly for forty years, until they retire, but for the two people who have been busy all their lives, such a life seems unacceptable, and there always seems to be concern in their hearts.
In their view, there is still a lot that can be done despite being relegated to the background, but the reality is, what else can they do now?
And their doubts were finally answered one day, and one evening, the couple was at home after dinner, and only the voice of the news broadcast could be heard in the huge living room.
And the husband and wife were concentrating on watching a news broadcast on TV about "it is difficult to go to school in the mountainous areas of Guizhou".
The two of them were quite touched by the news statement, because at this time, although the state had already issued relevant policies, it still failed to effectively solve some objective factors.
As mentioned in the news, due to the influence of the geographical environment in Guizhou at that time, it was quite difficult for children in the mountainous areas to receive systematic and continuous education.
One is that the children in the mountains "can't leave", and the other is that the volunteer teachers "can't stay", and there are very few volunteer teachers who are willing to stay in the mountains.
Therefore, after listening to the news, Zhu Mincai and his wife glanced at each other, they have been husband and wife for nearly 40 years, and the two of them seem to have a tacit understanding at this glance, and they seem to have an understanding of each other's next plans.
After discussion, the two finally decided to leave a simple letter and leave home "quietly", and in this letter there were only a few words, and they did not even tell the family where they were going and what they were going to do.
In this way, the husband and wife embarked on their road of "teaching" without hesitation, and when their families saw the letter they left, the husband and wife had arrived in Guizhou and were in the mountains.
The husband and wife started the road of volunteer teaching
Although the father and daughter had been prepared before leaving, when they really came to Guizhou, they were still shocked by the scene here.
Compared with other young volunteers, the two have one of the most fatal problems, that is, the age of the two, at this time the two are already retired old people, and such a complex and harsh environment is a considerable test for their bodies.
When they first arrived in Guiyang City, the two encountered the first problem, the traffic remained unchanged, as Guizhou Province, which is famous for its mountainous areas, the two could hardly see a flat land except for the continuous mountains.
In order to get to the mountainous area where they volunteered, the two took almost all means of transportation, from cars to tractors and even ox carts. After several days of trekking through mountains and rivers, the two finally arrived at their previously set destination, a rather remote village primary school.
However, the greater difficulty was still to come, and soon they encountered a second difficulty, the accommodation environment in the mountain village, which is the main reason why so many young teachers chose to give up teaching after coming to Dashan.
As Zhu Mincai, who once came out of a poor mountainous area, although his adaptability is much stronger than that of his wife Sun Lina, he still feels uncomfortable in the face of his dilapidated residence.
was even more distressed by his wife's adverse reactions, so Zhu Minzhi also specially proposed to rent a house near the school, Sun Lina gritted her teeth and refused when she saw everything in front of her, she insisted on leaving her husband to overcome the difficulties together.
The two were determined, and after settling down, the couple soon came to the school and met the children in the mountains.
Until this time, the husband and wife looked at the simple and innocent little faces in front of them, and finally showed a long-lost smile, they knew that their persistence was not wrong.
Ten years of volunteer teaching career
The two people who decided to stay here to teach were also on the right track, and the day before the teaching, the two made specific arrangements for the follow-up teaching.
His wife, Sun Lina, returned to her old profession and was responsible for teaching English, in addition to Chinese, art and other courses, while Zhu Mincai chose to teach courses on language and ideological morality.
After making a clear division of the content of the professors, Zhu Mincai also made a distinction between the mixed class system of the school, and he divided the classes in the current mountain schools into high and low school age departments, so as to improve the teaching effect through age division.
In this way, the husband and wife settled in the mountains, and compared with the young teacher, Zhu Mincai and his wife seemed to be more liked by the children.
Not only because of the couple's talents, but also because of their amiable attitude and the charm of their personalities, the children in the mountains are full of expectations for their teaching.
And Zhu Mincai's professor is not only limited to textbooks, he will also tell children about his past experiences, and actively encourage children to go out of the mountains to see the world.
At this time, Zhu Mincai can always see that the children seem to be surging with power, perhaps envy, shock, or courage to walk out of the mountains.
The two persisted in the mountains year after year, but the whereabouts of the two on the other end have always been a "mystery", and few people mention the couple again.
But what is unexpected is that the two people who have not been heard from reappear in front of the world, but in the hospital ward.
It was also at this time that people finally learned the secret of their "disappearance for ten years" from Zhou Mincai and his wife, and it turned out that the two had been sticking to the mountains for ten years. But because the conditions in the mountains are too difficult and they are old, the two of them inevitably have physical problems.
Sun Lina had eye problems before she became a teacher, but after arriving in the mountains, it was even worsened by the light problem, and in the later stage of teaching, she even lost sight in one eye.
And Zhu Mincai finally decided to return to Beijing for treatment because his body couldn't support it, and because of this, the couple finally appeared in front of everyone again.
When the husband and wife slowly told the story of what happened in the past ten years, people finally realized that these two couples had done great things, and when the spread of their ten-year teaching career, countless people were even more moved by them.
The two were named one of the "Top Ten People Who Moved China in 2005", and the couple finally went to the golden stone with sincerity, which was recognized by the country and attracted more people to devote themselves to the cause of teaching.
In 2022, Zhu Mincai died of illness in Beijing at the age of 81.
The Si people have passed away, but their glorious deeds and personality will infect more people.