On April 16, 2022, "Shenzhou 13" landed safely. Wang Yaping, who had been on a "business trip" in space for half a year, returned and landed safely.
After successfully exiting the cabin, Wang Yaping greeted his daughter through the camera as soon as possible: The mother who picked the stars is back!
In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Yaping and his entourage were transferred to Beijing, and as soon as she got off the plane, she met her daughter Zhao Yunxi, who had been thinking about her day and night.
The mother and daughter hugged each other tightly with tears in their eyes, and countless netizens were touched by this scene.
So, from "Cherry Girl" to "Mother of Picking Stars", how did Wang Yaping go all the way?
Zhao Yunxi, whose mother is an astronaut and his father is also a pilot, received any preferential treatment because of his parents' special profession?
The content of this article is based on authoritative historical data, and there are citations at the end of the article
From "Cherry Girl" to Gold Medal Pilot
In January 1980, Wang Yaping was born in a beautiful mountain village rich in cherries in Zhanggezhuang Town, Yantai, Shandong.
Her parents were local farmers, and like most farmers in the village, the family made a living from growing cherries.
But it is such a seemingly ordinary family, but with a simple life and truth, Wang Yaping, who later traveled to the moon for nine days.
When he was very young, Wang Yaping often followed his mother to plant cherries in the field.
As the saying goes: "Cherries are delicious, and trees are difficult to plant." ”
The young Wang Yaping saw that his mother was busy in the cherry field all day long, and asked puzzledly: "Mom, our cherry trees have grown up, why are you still spending in the field every day?" ”
The mother kindly touched her head and said, "Only by working hard can we grow the sweetest cherries, and the same is true for people and things." Without work, you can't do anything. ”
Wang Yaping nodded as if he didn't understand.
As everyone knows, this simple and simple sentence has affected Wang Yaping's life.
From elementary school to high school, Wang Yaping has maintained extremely excellent grades, and he is self-motivated and has strong self-esteem.
Once, Wang Yaping returned home crying after school.
Her mother thought she was being bullied, but the more worried her was, the more she cried.
finally figured out that it was Wang Yaping, who had always been the first in the class, and only took the second place in this exam.
After hearing this, my mother said: "This shows that your hard work is not in place, as long as you continue to work hard, are you afraid that you will not be able to get the first place?" ”
Her mother's words immediately woke up Wang Yaping, she wiped away her tears and rekindled her fighting spirit, and at the end of the period, she unexpectedly regained the first place.
Until high school, Wang Yaping's academic performance never let the family worry about it anymore.
Having such a child with excellent academic performance naturally makes the family feel very relieved.
However, Wang Yaping's excellence is not only reflected in her studies, but her physical fitness is also very good, and it can even be said to be outstanding!
In the eyes of previous physical education teachers, she is a rare "genius".
Since the third grade, Wang Yaping has never missed the school, district, and county sports meetings, and is especially good at long-distance running.
The most important test of long-distance running is endurance and willpower, and for most students, long-distance running is a very tortured sport.
Everyone usually runs a few hundred meters and is out of breath, their legs are weak, and it is difficult to persevere. But Wang Yaping seems to be tired of something, and he doesn't admit defeat, and he can definitely be the second.
Perhaps it is precisely with this indomitable spirit that Wang Yaping has developed a good habit of persevering to the end and never giving up since he was a child.
If he hadn't been selected by the army later, I believe that Wang Yaping would have made some achievements in both literature and learning.
The turning point of Wang Yaping's fate occurred in May 1996, which was another year when cherries were red all over the mountains.
On this day, Wang Yaping was preparing to take his cherries to the town to sell.
As a result, I learned from several classmates that the Jinan Air Force was selecting pilots.
Wang Yaping has wanted to be a doctor and a lawyer, but he has never had a plan or dream of flying into the blue sky.
So the first time she learned the news, she just said "oh".
But at that time, Wang Yaping was a well-known top sports student in the school, and her teachers and classmates encouraged her to try it in the past.
With curiosity, Wang Yaping decided to sign up for a try.
I never thought that this attempt would add an outstanding talent to China's aerospace industry.
With the comprehensive quality of the outstanding, Wang Yaping passed the three-layer physical examination of the school, Yantai and Jinan without any suspense.
After the college entrance examination in August 1997, Wang Yaping, who had far exceeded the pilot score line in the cultural class, successfully received the admission notice of Changchun flight cadets and became one of the seventh batch of 37 female pilots in China.
After four years of study at the Flight Academy, Wang Yaping not only had to receive a lot of theoretical study, but also had to conduct physical and military training every day.
From time to time, there will be special subjects such as skydiving, training, and flying.
Fortunately, Wang Yaping reached the level of "athlete" before entering the school, and there is not much pressure to deal with these.
In August 2001, Wang Yaping graduated from the Flight Academy with the second overall score and was assigned to a certain division of the Wuhan Air Force, and since then he has become a member of the Air Force Transport Aviation Unit.
While his career is thriving, Wang Yaping has also gained emotionally.
Pilot family
Wang Yaping's husband's name is Zhao Peng.
A pilot of the opposing brother's unit, the two met in 2004 under the introduction of an enthusiastic eldest sister in the army.
Zhao Peng looks masculine and handsome, and his personality is very humorous and hearty, which is a good match for the down-to-earth and generous Wang Yaping.
The two have a lot of common language, and they quickly hold hands and fall in love after getting acquainted.
The two who are both pilots become a couple, and such a love story makes many people envious.
But only they know that the love between the two did not take place before the moon, and there was no you and me.
Wang Yaping served in Wuhan, and Zhao Peng worked in Kaifeng all the year round, and long-distance love is the norm between the two.
Coupled with the particularity of the pilot's work, it is the norm for the young couple to only see each other for one month a year.
Fortunately, the two are peers, and they can understand each other's difficulties.
The distance of hundreds of kilometers did not affect their relationship, but made them take care of this relationship more and more.
Because the distance is too far, the probability of Wang Yaping and Zhao Peng sometimes "encountering" in the sky is greater than on the ground.
On one occasion, Zhao Peng piloted a plane to fly over the defense area of Wang Yaping's unit.
At the same time, Wang Yaping also had to carry out a flight mission.
After learning of the situation, Zhao Peng specially told Wang Yaping the night before that if he could meet him, he would say hello in the sky in aviation language.
As a result, the next day, Wang Yaping did not receive Zhao Peng's message.
After finishing the task, Wang Yaping immediately called Zhao Peng and asked, "Why didn't you greet me?" ”
Zhao Peng looked aggrieved: "I obviously said hello!" ”
Later, the two learned that there were other planes taking off over Wuhan that day.
Zhao Peng admitted the mistake of the plane and sent the radio signal to "788", but Wang Yaping's code name was "778", and Zhao Peng sent the "show love" message to Wang Yaping's comrades.
When they learned the truth, both of them burst into laughter.
When the time came to 2006, Wang Yaping and Zhao Peng's relationship came to fruition.
The two took advantage of the National Day holiday to go home and hastily hold a wedding.
After the banquet was over, the couple hurried back to the unit.
After marriage, the two still get together more and leave less, but because the task often meets by chance.
During the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake relief, the two met once at Chengdu Airport.
It was 6 a.m. on May 17, when Wang Yaping received the news that he was going to Chengdu Airport to deliver supplies.
Zhao Peng, who learned of the situation, hurriedly sent a message: "Wife, concentrate on completing the task, I'll cheer for you!" ”
Who knew that it didn't take long for Zhao Peng to also receive the task of taking off Chengdu.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Zhao Peng first landed at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport.
Half an hour later, Wang Yaping also came here.
At about 5 o'clock, the couple met in a hurry, talked in a quiet corner, and then rushed to their own plane.
It was in such a life of gathering less and leaving more that Wang Yaping and Zhao Peng's married life soon came to its third year.
What Zhao Peng didn't expect was that because of Wang Yaping's decision, the time between the two was compressed again.
In 2009, 29-year-old Wang Yaping made a crucial decision in his life - to apply for the astronaut examination.
Originally, according to the plan of the two, they wanted to have the crystallization of love in 2009.
But while Wang Yaping was preparing for pregnancy, a major notice made her change her mind.
The state should begin to select the first batch of female astronauts from among the female pilots.
After careful consideration, Wang Yaping decided to temporarily cancel the plan to have a child and participate in the astronaut selection.
Both husband and wife are glorious soldiers who have paid without regrets for the motherland, and Zhao Peng naturally has a lofty sense of responsibility in his heart to give up his small family for everyone.
Therefore, although he was a little reluctant, he still stood behind his wife without hesitation.
At the beginning of 2010, the national aerospace team issued astronaut selection indicators, and only two pilots in the whole army could be admitted.
The requirements for screening astronauts are extremely strict, not to mention the technical requirements, there are more than 100 physical and psychological quality tests alone, and there are even no serious diseases within three generations.
Therefore, Zhao Peng once joked to Wang Yaping: "If you are really lucky enough to be selected, then it is really Chang'e!" ”
But what the couple didn't expect was that Wang Yaping was really selected!
An appointment with his daughter
After layers of selection, Wang Yaping and Liu Yang stood out and became the first batch of female astronauts in the mainland.
Since then, Wang Yaping has been training at the space base, and has been separated from Zhao Peng for a longer time.
Wang Yaping lives in an apartment at the space base and can only contact his family by phone.
At the end of training every day, Wang Yaping's first thing is always to call Zhao Peng's phone. The couple chatted about their daily training and talked about their hearts.
When she is in a bad mood, listen to her husband's comfort, and Wang Yaping's mood will be much better.
On June 11, 2013, Wang Yaping ushered in the most important day of his life: taking the "Shenzhou 10" into space.
Wang Yaping, who is wearing a spacesuit and a helmet, has willow eyebrows and apricot eyes, red lips and white teeth, and was praised by netizens as "the most beautiful astronaut in the universe" as soon as he appeared.
Wang Yaping, who lived up to expectations, completed the "Flying" task with his companions.
In the vast universe, she not only had to complete a series of space experiments, but also launched a "space lesson" in space for young people across the country.
Since then, Wang Yaping has become the first "space teacher" in the country.
After teaching in space, Wang Yaping became a household name.
But when she returned to Earth and faced the public, she did not shy away from telling everyone: "My husband has endured too much psychological pressure for me, and I want to have a meal and watch a movie with him..."
Fortunately, Wang Yaping, who sacrificed his family and feelings for the aerospace industry, was favored by fate.
In 2016, Zhao Peng and Wang Yaping's daughter Zhao Yunxi was born.
The arrival of the daughter made up for the couple's long-cherished family wish that had been postponed for many years.
Time comes to 2021, and Zhao Yunxi is 5 years old.
When his daughter was still in kindergarten, Wang Yaping received another "ascension" task.
This heroine said goodbye to her daughter, once again shouldered the expectations of the people of the whole country, and embarked on a journey to space.
Before going to space, Wang Yaping made an agreement with his daughter to take care of herself at home, take care of her grandparents with her father, and study hard.
When it comes to her daughter, Wang Yaping always can't hide the tenderness in her heart: "I promised her that I would pick stars from the sky and come back." ”
On this space "business trip", Wang Yaping stayed in the sky for half a year.
In the space capsule, thousands of kilometers above the ground, Wang Yaping's sleeping area is pasted with a group photo of the family, and a doll given to her by her daughter hangs next to the bed.
The origami of flowers used in the space class was also completed by the mother and daughter at the beginning.
Every bit of life reflects a mother's attachment to her child.
On April 16, 2022, Wang Yaping, who had been on a business trip for half a year, returned to Earth.
After leaving the cabin, Wang Yaping immediately greeted the camera and said to his daughter movingly: "The mother who picked the stars is back!" ”
At the Beijing airport at the same time, Zhao Peng and his daughter were already waiting here.
In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Yaping took a plane to Beijing.
When she was carried off the gangway, her husband and daughter ran over as soon as possible. Taking the flowers from his daughter's hand, Wang Yaping hurriedly hugged her tightly in his arms. This warm scene touched thousands of Chinese people in front of the TV.
And Zhao Yunxi, who received Wang Yaping's "star" gift, has also become the envy of children across the country.
Not only that, Zhao Yunxi not only has a mother who can "pick stars in the sky", but also enjoys all kinds of preferential treatment from the state and the government.
Mom is an astronaut and Dad is a pilot.
There is no doubt that Zhao Yunxi will enjoy certain preferential treatment in his studies and work in the future.
It is reported that Zhao Yunxi can get four main preferential treatments.
The first is education, and the children of astronauts can enter specialized aerospace schools, and admission is free.
In the future, they will also be given priority in the entrance examination.
The second is medical treatment, from birth to adulthood, all her medical expenses are paid by the state.
When seeing a doctor and treating a doctor, there is also a special green channel for the children of astronauts.
Moreover, Zhao Yunxi also enjoys preferential treatment for visiting relatives.
That is, if the two sides wish to visit relatives, the troops will arrange personnel, vehicles, and shelters to ensure all security and logistical problems for both sides.
Finally, Zhao Yunxi also has preferential placement treatment.
No matter which city Zhao Yunxi wants to work in the future, she doesn't need to worry about the settlement problem.
epilogue
On May 15, 2023, Wang Yaping's family appeared on the TV station, and their family was named "The Most Beautiful Family in 2023".
Facing the camera, the family of three left a warm and touching family photo.
For the outside world, perhaps the aura of the astronauts and the preferential treatment that the astronauts' families can enjoy are very enviable, but for themselves, perhaps a simple reunion of the family is the greatest happiness and "preferential treatment".
On April 24, 2024, Wang Yaping sent a message to the majority of young people:
"Dreams are like the stars in the universe, they seem to be out of reach, but as long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to touch them. I hope you can all dare to dream, have the courage to chase your dreams, be diligent in realizing your dreams, and finally pick up your own shining star! ”
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