The famous scientist Yang Zhenning is now a 101-year-old man, and his physical condition is gradually showing bad signs. More than 20 years ago, his wife Weng Fan, who married Yang Zhenning, also seemed to have exposed her ambitions.
Yang Zhenning's academic life
Yang Zhenning was born in a turbulent time in China, and he experienced the cruelty of war first-hand at a young age. Enemy planes flew over from high altitudes, and the bad news of a village being attacked by the Japanese army was often heard, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to children.
China's weapons are not as strong as foreign ships and guns, and there are even fewer aircraft; under such a tragic contrast of strength, Yang Zhenning's spirit of putting life and death aside has deeply moved Yang Zhenning, and how to rejuvenate the Chinese nation has become an obsession haunting his heart.
As an adult, Yang Zhenning was successfully admitted to Southwest Associated University to study physics, and conducted in-depth research on the problems that plagued the academic community at that time. He did not insist on going his own way in the face of problems, but found his own way.
Years of research have led Yang Zhenning to trace back to an inconspicuous problem, the cosmic number of particles is always conserved is the common sense of physics, but the details in the experiments Marie Curie once did seem to be different from the usual common sense.
Yang Zhenning seized this breakthrough and carried out a detailed theoretical analysis, and finally came to the conclusion that the cosmic symmetry is not conserved under weak interaction.
This breakthrough has caused an uproar in the entire physics community, and Yang Zhenning, who is only in his 30s, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 for this research, which has enhanced the influence of Chinese in the world.
In those years, China was blockaded by US imperialism, and Yang Zhenning's achievements in physics made Chinese science more influential in the international community, and the Chinese not only had wisdom, but also had the ability to make their own achievements in the field of experimental science.
But soon after winning the Nobel Prize, Yang Zhenning transferred to the United States, which made the Chinese people feel strong dissatisfaction, and the Chinese people questioned Yang Zhenning: Why did he leave the motherland that needed to build strength and go to live on the other side of the ocean?
There is no answer to this question, and Yang Zhenning rarely comes forward to respond to such social problems.
But during Yang Zhenning's stay in the United States, he really did not forget his motherland. During his stay in the United States, Yang Zhenning served as a professor at Harvard and Yale, and presided over a number of physics research projects.
When presiding over public projects such as lectures and thematic seminars in the United States, Yang Zhenning often can't help but mention the China that raised him, and it is the help of many Chinese people that has brought him to the top of today's achievements.
In 1972, Sino-US relations gradually improved, and Yang Zhenning and a group of other scientists were finally able to justifiably return to the arms of their motherland, who had not stepped into the arms of their motherland for a long time.
In addition, he also served as a faculty member in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University and other top universities in China, teaching batches of outstanding physics talents.
Yang's contributions to academic career and talent training are unquestionable, and in 2015, Yang revoked his American citizenship and restored his Chinese nationality. The controversy over nationality ethics gradually disappeared, but the controversy in private life made Yang Lao fall into the whirlpool of public opinion again.
Old Husband and Wife
Couples should be a happy thing, but Yang Zhenning married a woman in her 20s who was in the prime of her youth, and this woman was also his student.
After the marriage registration of the two, the gossip from the outside world made the essence of the couple's marriage confusing. Some people say that the woman is obviously the money of Yang Lao, some people say that Weng Fan is attracted by Yang Zhenning's talent, even if there is a huge age difference, it doesn't matter, and some people say that Yang Zhenning saw the shadow of his deceased wife again in Weng Fan, so he decided to get married......
Although there are different opinions, marriage is a matter of self-knowledge after all. Outsiders can't understand it in the end.
This unusual marriage dates back to the nineties of the last century, when Weng Fan was still a fledgling child in the physics world. At a physics conference in Shandong, Yang Zhenning took his wife Du Zhili to go together.
Like many graduate students now, I was very excited to see the characters in the textbook at an academic conference, and Weng Fan was no different.
After listening to Yang Zhenning's report, Weng Fan found Yang Zhenning and his wife with respect and humility and asked if they could take a photo with him.
The couple was kind and pleasant, and agreed to it, and the couple cared about the academic life of the younger generation, and after a brief chat, they left each other's contact information. Weng Fan didn't expect that this encounter was actually just the beginning.
After that, Weng Fan would send an email to Yang Lao if he had any questions about his studies, and Yang Lao treated her like a graduate student, patiently answering questions, and sometimes attaching important literature data to help Weng Fan understand.
In important festivals such as the Spring Festival and birthdays, Weng Fan will bless Yang Zhenning and Du Zhili through text messages, phone calls, etc.
In 2003, Yang Zhenning's wife Du Zhili passed away due to illness, Yang Zhenning sent away his lover, and he also fell into grief.
Du Zhili was his first wife, from young to old, the husband and wife supported each other, and maintained this precious marriage until the last moment of life.
In 2004, Yang Zhenning met Weng Fan again, after returning to China for development, Weng Fan came to visit Yang Lao, but learned the news of the death of his wife, seeing that Yang Lao was in low spirits, Weng Fan, who had a big and cheerful personality, decided to divert Yang Lao's attention.
Weng Fan often finds time to accompany Yang Zhenning for a walk on holidays to improve his mood. Yang Zhenning was also infected by Weng Fan's youthful vitality, occasionally Yang Zhenning would invite Weng Fan to his home for a small gathering, talk about the past, every time he talked about his deceased wife, Yang Zhenning couldn't help choking, more than 50 years of marriage hand in hand, so that Yang Zhenning is always unforgettable.
Weng Fan's personality and appearance are very similar to his deceased wife, and after a year of getting along, Yang Zhenning and Weng Fan had a beautiful love, just like when he fell in love with Du Zhili, Yang Zhenning decided to marry Weng Fan.
In the face of rumors from the outside world, Weng Fan responded generously that the couple didn't care. People who still have to wear the shoes know that this short response seems to have revealed that Weng Fan is living happily now.
This marriage even her father Weng Yunguang felt a little helpless, but he still respected his daughter's opinion. But did Weng Fan really come together with Yang Zhenning without hesitation because of love? A piece of news that came out later seemed to expose Weng Fan's un"ordinary" ambitions.
Weng Fan's plan
Weng Fan himself also has a good job, and there is no shortage of food, clothing, housing and transportation. After marrying Yang Zhenning, Weng Fan took care of the family like an ordinary wife.
Although the children of the original partner have all started a family and do not live by Yang Zhenning's side, every time he goes home to visit, when he sees his father's continuation, the eldest son is still a little uncomfortable. The age gap between Weng Fan and the children is not very large.
But when they saw Weng Fan, who treated his father sincerely, the children didn't say much. Yang Zhenning is over 80 years old, and there will be some inconveniences in eating and living, and all this is handled by Weng Fan.
The elderly are old and have inconvenient legs and feet, but Weng Fan still insists on regularly accompanying Yang Zhenning to exercise by walking. Yang Lao's digestive system is a little degenerate, but his taste is still the same as when he was younger, which makes Weng Fan struggle to cook meals.
Not only did she specialize in the nutritional value content of foods, but she also measured the intake of each meal. I am afraid that such meticulous care cannot be done by the nurses hired.
In 2010, the gossip about Weng Fan spread, which made her care seem to have changed its taste. It is reported that Weng Fan froze his eggs at the age of 40.
The purpose of this move undoubtedly reveals that Weng Fan still wants to have children of her own, but as she gets older, her fertility will decline, and egg freezing is the only option.
Public opinion intensified, and the couple had to disclose their thoughts, and egg freezing was actually Yang Zhenning's consideration. Yang Zhenning considered no longer having children for the sake of Weng Fan's future, but Weng Fan was getting older, and childbirth would be extremely risky, so he froze his eggs and retained Weng Fan's right to have children.
And I don't want children because Yang Zhenning is worried that he will leave Weng Fan first, leaving his wife alone to raise the children is an extremely hard thing, and the child does not have a father by his side, which will be a family tragedy. Considering his wife's life, Yang Zhenning made such a choice.
Yang Lao's statement broke the suspicion of the audience, and his children also stood up to correct Weng Fan's name, Weng Fan took care of Yang Lao very carefully on weekdays, and took care of him for more than ten years, which is not something that a person with bad intentions would do.
The reason why Weng Fan thinks about Yang Lao everywhere is also out of love. Yang Lao's decision to let Weng Fan keep his eggs was also out of love for his wife.
The husband and wife understand each other and take care of each other, although this is a marriage that is not easy to be understood by the world, but the two are still working hard.
This is not to deal with the tongue of outsiders, but because of the commitment of marriage, Yang Lao has other thoughts, why would he run a marriage that has lasted for more than 50 years, and go through countless ups and downs hand in hand with his wife. If Weng Fan is plotting for Yang Lao's money, why can he endure for more than 20 years and take care of Yang Zhenning and get the support of his children.
If people have evil intentions, what they can't hide at that time will be exposed sooner or later, and the so-called "falsehood" that has been the same for decades is actually "real".
epilogue
The marriage of the old husband and the young wife will certainly be discussed by the world, but the two who choose happiness have the courage to bear all this, which is also a kind of responsibility in marriage, I hope Weng Fan and Yang Zhenning can have a happy married life.