Xu Yanbin has been a good student with excellent character and learning since he was a child. In 1959, he graduated from high school with excellent grades, and the school decided to recommend him to study abroad. However, when filling out the application materials, the teachers found a strange situation - both the primary and secondary school files only had the mother's name, and the father was never mentioned. The teachers could not help but have doubts: Who exactly is Xu Yanbin's father? Could there be any political and historical problems? Why else would they conceal their father's identity? Just when everyone was at a loss, someone suggested that they should visit Xu Yanbin's home, and maybe they could find out something. But when the teachers came to Xu's house, they were stunned by the scene in front of them...?
Reasons for concealing paternity
In the summer of 1959, a cool breeze blew in the city of Beijing, which lifted people's spirits. Xu Yanbin was about to fill in the application materials for studying abroad, but in his father's column, he hesitated.
Xu Yanbin's father, Xu Guangda, was one of the meritorious generals of the founding of New China. During the War of Liberation, he led his troops to fight in northern Shanxi, northern Shaanxi and other places, and made great achievements. After the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Xu Guangda personally led the armored troops into the DPRK to fight, reversing the situation in which the volunteers were passively beaten. It can be said that Xu Guangda has made outstanding contributions to the birth of New China.
However, despite this, Xu Guangda has never given special preferential treatment to his family because of his military rank and meritorious service. On the contrary, he was extremely strict with his son Xu Yanbin. Xu Guangda has a family motto, that is, "Don't bluff people everywhere in the name of your father." He hoped that his son would be able to live a simple collective life like ordinary workers and peasants.
In order to implement this concept, Xu Guangda never filled in his name in Xu Yanbin's file. Whether it is primary school or middle school, only the name of his mother, Zou Jinghua, is on the file. Xu Yanbin was also strictly required not to reveal his father's identity on campus. Every month, he could only receive as little pocket money as the children of ordinary workers and peasants.
In this way, Xu Yanbin has lived exactly the same life as ordinary children since he was a child. Not only did he not receive special care because of his father's rank, but he was more diligent and hardworking than others. But Xu Yanbin did not complain, he knew that his father's intention in doing this was to cultivate his hard-working and down-to-earth qualities.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Xu Yanbin is about to graduate from high school. Due to his excellent character and academic performance and excellent grades, the school decided to secure a valuable place for him to study abroad. However, when filling out the application materials, the teachers found a puzzling situation - Xu Yanbin's file only had his mother's name and never mentioned his father.
Concerns before the home visit
In the summer of 1959, a heat wave was raging in the city of Beijing. Xu Yanbin sat at home, holding the application form for studying abroad, but he didn't write for a long time.
The teachers found a puzzling situation - both Xu Yanbin's primary and secondary school files only had the name of his mother, Zou Jinghua, and never mentioned his father's name. This made the teachers have many doubts about Xu Yanbin's family background.
"Who is the father of this child?" Could there be any political and historical problems? Why else would you hide the identity of the father?"
Someone suggested that it would be better to send someone to visit Xu Yanbin's home, and maybe he could find out something. So, the school decided to send several teachers to visit Xu's home.
The night before the teachers were ready to leave, there was a sudden shocking news in the school - someone accidentally saw that Xu Yanbin's father turned out to be the famous founding general Xu Guangda!
As soon as the news spread, the teachers were all surprised. As the founder of New China, Xu Guangda is a well-known figure. How could this happen? The teachers were even more puzzled.
Early the next morning, the teachers came to the door of Xu's house in high spirits. They expected to see a magnificent compound, but they didn't expect to see a simple bungalow in front of them.
An old man dressed in plain clothes opened the door and let them in. Only then did the teachers discover that it was Senior General Xu Guangda himself who opened the door! They hurriedly gave a military salute, but Xu Guangda smiled and waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite.
The teachers looked around and saw that the room was simply furnished, which was extremely incommensurate with the status of the general. There is only a portrait of Chairman Mao hanging on the wall, and there is no other decoration.
"General Xu, we are here to find out about your child's situation. The teachers asked tentatively. Xu Guangda nodded and motioned for them to continue.
"We found that your name was not in the archives of either primary or secondary schools. And you never revealed your identity in your child's file. The teachers said with some hesitation, "We can't help but have some doubts, so we want to come to the house to see the situation in person." ＂
Xu Guangda smiled slightly after hearing this, and said, "So that's the case." He took out a small worn notebook from his arms, pointed to the handwriting on it and said, "This is my educational philosophy for children back then." I hope that he can live a simple collective life like an ordinary child of workers and peasants. So I haven't revealed my identity on his file since I was a child. ＂
Only then did the teachers suddenly realize that Xu Guangda was for the purpose of educating children, so he would make such a seemingly "hidden" behavior. They couldn't help but be in awe of the founding general's philosophy of life.
In this way, the doubts of the teachers were completely dispelled. When they left the Xu family, they were all admiring the general's high spirits. And Xu Yanbin finally got his wish and got a valuable opportunity to study abroad.
Shock during home visits
In the summer of 1959, a heat wave was raging in the city of Beijing. After graduating from high school, Xu Yanbin was recommended by the school to study abroad, but the teachers found a puzzling situation when they reviewed his materials.
Whether it is Xu Yanbin's primary school or middle school files, only the name of his mother Zou Jinghua is left, and his father is never mentioned. The teachers were very puzzled: Who was Xu Yanbin's father? Could there be any political and historical problems? Why else would he hide his father's identity?
Just when everyone was at a loss, someone suggested that a few teachers should be organized to visit Xu's home, and maybe they could figure out something. So, the teachers came to the armored compound located on Xicui Road in Xicheng District.
An old man dressed plainly opened the door and let them in, and the teachers realized that it was the famous founding general Xu Guangda himself who opened the door! They hurriedly gave a military salute, but Xu Guangda smiled and waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite.
The teachers looked around and saw that the room was simply furnished, which was extremely incommensurate with the status of the general. There is only a portrait of Chairman Mao hanging on the wall, and there is no other decoration.
"General Xu, we are here to find out about your child's situation. The teachers asked tentatively. Xu Guangda nodded and motioned for them to continue.
"We found that your name was not in the archives of either primary or secondary schools. And you never revealed your identity in your child's file. The teachers said with some hesitation, "We can't help but have some doubts, so we want to come to the house to see the situation in person." ＂
Xu Guangda smiled slightly after hearing this, and said, "So that's the case." He took out a small worn notebook from his arms, pointed to the handwriting on it and said, "This is my educational philosophy for children back then." I hope that he can live a simple collective life like an ordinary child of workers and peasants. So I haven't revealed my identity on his file since I was a child. ＂
Only then did the teachers suddenly realize that Xu Guangda was for the purpose of educating children, so he would make such a seemingly "hidden" behavior. They couldn't help but be in awe of the founding general's philosophy of life.
In this way, the doubts of the teachers were completely dispelled. When they left the Xu family, they were all admiring the general's high spirits. And Xu Yanbin finally got his wish and got a valuable opportunity to study abroad.
Stay and stay in the opportunity to study abroad
In the summer of 1959, a heat wave was raging in the city of Beijing. After graduating from high school, Xu Yanbin was recommended by the school to study abroad, which was exciting news. But when filling out the application materials, the teachers found a puzzling situation - Xu Yanbin's file only had the name of his mother Zou Jinghua, and his father was never mentioned.
The teachers were very skeptical about this: Who exactly is Xu Yanbin's father? Could there be any political and historical problems? Why else would they hide their father's identity? Just when everyone was at a loss, someone proposed to organize a few teachers to visit Xu's house, and maybe they could find out something.
So, the teachers came to the armored compound located on Xicui Road in Xicheng District. An old man dressed plainly opened the door and let them in, and the teachers realized that it was the famous founding general Xu Guangda himself who opened the door! They hurriedly gave a military salute, but Xu Guangda smiled and waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite.
It turned out that Xu Guangda made such a seemingly "hidden" behavior for the purpose of educating children. He had a family motto, that is, "Do not go around bluffing people in the name of your father." He hoped that his son would be able to live a simple collective life like ordinary workers and peasants.
Only then did the teachers suddenly realize that they were in awe of the founding general's philosophy of life. When they left the Xu family, they were all admiring the general's high spirits. And Xu Yanbin finally got his wish and got a valuable opportunity to study abroad.
However, just as Xu Yanbin was about to set off, Xu Guangda stopped the matter. He said: "Let's give the opportunity to the outstanding children of workers and peasants! Yanbin will also develop very well if he studies in China." ＂
Because of his father's intervention, Xu Yanbin was unable to study abroad in the end. He was sad for a long time, but he also understood that his father's intention in doing this was to cultivate his hard-working and down-to-earth qualities.
Xu Guangda insisted on being a "clean heirloom" all his life, and he interpreted this family motto with his own behavior, setting a good example for future generations. This founding general has made outstanding achievements, but he has always maintained a humble and low-key style, and has demonstrated the noble character of a communist with practical actions.