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The first half of his life is the country, and the second half of his life is his home.
He has made 17 achievements in scientific research, and the nuclear bomb scientist who has been studying nuclear weapons incognito for 26 years has nicknamed himself "unlucky old man".
The son was congenitally mentally retarded, and the daughter's wife was schizophrenic, when asked if he had ever collapsed, the old man just said lightly: You must not let yourself collapse.
At the age of 83 with two "sick children" in their fifties, where should the future go?
A double life
Looking back on his life, Wei Shijie finally said lightly, he served the country in the first half of his life, took care of his relatives in the second half of his life, and he fulfilled the responsibility of a father and husband, that is, for the family.
The first half of his life was for the country and the second half of his life for his family, but the 83-year-old Wei Shijie's exposition was always moving.
As a native of Shandong, Wei Shijie had excellent grades and studied physics at university, and he was selected by the research institute to become a researcher in 1964.
Adhering to the ambition of building for the motherland, Wei Shijie embarked on a life of incognito for 26 years, with absolute confidentiality and strict management standards.
Wei Shijie is responsible for the action test of explosive parts, and every 100 times there will be 20 explosions, it can be said that every day is walking on the edge of death, and the moment of life and death is finally stirring the nerves of every day under this big Gobi.
However, the pride in the construction of the motherland in his heart finally made him choose to persist as always, and it was because of this that the perennial research records and finding objects became a problem for many people in the department.
Speaking of which, Wei Shijie also boasted of his luck, bluntly saying that he was lucky to meet his wife, the two were not only colleagues in the same department, but also chose to enter marriage in 1971.
The joy of life, the company of his lover, and his dedication to the construction of the country's nuclear bomb have all made Wei Shijie worthy of the name of a scientist, and together with Qian Sanqiang, Deng Jiaxian and others, he has been dancing with death for 26 years, and finally waited for the good news of the success of the hydrogen bomb explosion.
The young man at the time of graduation has also entered middle age in a blink of an eye, and Wei Shijie's award certificate for being awarded as an advanced scientific worker is still hanging in the middle of the living room.
Although decades have passed, it is still difficult to resist Wei Shijie's contribution to the country's nuclear bomb cause, but God is ruthless, but this scientist who put the country in front of his home suffers "pain" for the rest of his life.
A family of four, three sick numbers, a son with mental retardation, and a wife and daughter with schizophrenia.
It was a retirement life for his children and grandchildren, but what happened to him at the age of eighty-three, when the burden was still on his shoulders?
"Unlucky old man" "Nuke old man"
In 2018, the broadcast of the "Reader" program made the name Wei Shijie gradually appear in the eyes of the public, with a kind appearance, crooked eyebrows and eyes, telling his own story, Wei Shijie was seventy-seven years old at this time.
But the most enjoyable time of the day is sitting in front of the computer and spending two hours condensing his literature.
"That's the happiest time of my day." Nostalgic for the daily writing time, Wei Shijie is always crooked.
Although Wei Shijie retired as a scientific researcher, he has written 3 novels and more than 10 popular science books in 30 years, and his 2010 non-fiction novel "Youth in the Forbidden Land" to tell the true story of China's nuclear weapons development base, has received more than 6 million views a year on the forum.
In addition, the novel he wrote was also adapted into the drama "Qinghai Flowers", which was broadcast on CCTV 8 and achieved good results.
With halos, flowers, and both literature and science, everyone should take it for granted that Wei Shijie must have an enviable life in his later years, so that he can have more leisure and elegance to write many popular novels.
As everyone knows, in addition to Wei Shijie's love for writing, he needs to rely on borrowing manuscript fees to ensure the later life of his two children.
Daughter Wei Haiyan is the first child of Wei Shijie and his wife Chen Weiying, lively, eccentric, everything seems ordinary, but God always loves to joke.
Wei Haiyan as a child
"It was the second year of junior high school, and I added two courses, one geometry and one physics, and if I couldn't learn it, I stayed up all night to study, and then I had insomnia."
Speaking of his daughter Wei Haiyan, Wei Shijie's eyes were full of distress, thinking that it was a slight condition at first, but later Wei Haiyan always walked with a jump, and Wei Shijie knew that something was wrong.
Schizophrenia, paranoid type.
The teenage and semi-eldest children, Wei Shijie and his wife are difficult to accept, continuous treatment, and continuous enlightenment.
committed suicide twice, jumped into the sea once, and took sleeping pills once, and finally at a critical moment, Wei Haiyan escaped from the clutches of death, but the illness finally fell.
Wei Haiyan was rescued, but his wife Chen Weiying was also sick, because of her worries about her daughter, her wife had mental problems, and the life of a family of four was almost on the shoulders of Wei Shijie alone.
When asked when his son Wei Gang was found to have symptoms, Wei Shijie's words were filled with guilt for his son Wei Gang, because of the busyness of scientific research, Wei Gang has always been led by his grandparents, and it was the school teacher who found that Wei Gang's behavior was different from that of ordinary children, and it was at that time that he knew that his son Wei Gang was "congenitally mentally retarded".
Wei Shijie is shaving his son Wei Gang
With a son mentally retarded, a wife and daughter schizophrenia, and the merciless jokes of fate hit the esteemed scientist like a hammer.
Three seriously ill numbers, Wei Shijie took the responsibility of taking charge of the family, and Wei Shijie once joked that he was an "unlucky old man", which is more appropriate.
Not daring to get sick has become Wei Shijie's requirement for himself, and it is Wei Shijie's encouragement to himself every day if he can carry it.
Wei Shijie takes care of his wife
During this period, his wife Chen Weiying also committed suicide, and his wife fell under the blood in the kitchen, which is still unforgettable for Wei Shijie.
And the first thing his wife said when she came back from being rescued: What to do to save me, Lao Wei, you are too tired.
Wei Haiyan and Wei Gang as children
In March 2022, due to complications caused by diabetes, his wife Chen Weiying passed away, leaving 81-year-old Wei Shijie and two "sick children" in their fifties.
Letting his daughter take medicine at a fixed point every day, writing novels for two hours a day, and intimate contact with his son, even though there are hardships and tiredness, Wei Shijie also knows that he can't accompany his two children for a lifetime at the age of eighty-three.
Write the will in advance, the entrustment to the two children in his heart, the manuscript fee for Wei Shijie's writing works, and the careful calculation in every place reflect the father's care for the children.
On July 12, the story of Wei Shijie and his two children was reported by Phoenix.com, which set off a storm on the Internet, some people met Wei Shijie for the first time, and some people were amazed that the eighty-three-year-old man took care of the two children so well.
But the eyes are more sighed at Wei Shijie's perseverance for many years, this "nuclear bomb old man" who dedicated himself to the country in the first half of his life, and supported half of the sky at home in the second half of his life.
And when it comes to Wei Shijie's biggest worry, after all, he is worried that no one will be able to take care of the child, so he lightly asked his son Wei Gang, what would he do if he was not there, Wei Gang's answer finally made Wei Shijie's smile more bitter: If you are gone, I have to find food by myself, and eat cheaper every day.
Sister Wei Haiyan, younger brother Wei Gang, father nuclear bomb scientist, mother scientific research contributor, God's ruthless jokes are finally reflected in this family of four.
When asked if he regretted not being able to experience the child's return of father's love, Wei Shijie's answer was moving: Mother's love and father's love are the embodiment of natural human nature, and he does not ask for anything in return.
What I am most worried about is the future survival of my two children.
In the form of an interview, the 83-year-old father tried his best to seek a peaceful place for his two children.
Now active on social platforms, Haiyan, who is loved by netizens, has become a way for everyone to understand the life of Haiyan and his younger brother Wei Gang, the love everywhere, the care of the government, and the help of well-wishers.
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"Nuclear Bomb Old Man" Wei Shijie, whose son is disabled, his wife and daughter are schizophrenic, has still written 3 novels and more than 10 popular science books in 30 years