<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="2" > preamble</h1>
Pictured| Zhou Enlai, Deng Yingchao and his wife and the son of zheng Shuyun, a health nurse, in 1962
As premier Zhou and secretary of Deng Yingchao, Zhao Wei worked in the West Flower Hall for more than 40 years.
In Zhao Wei's life, Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao were the two people who had the greatest influence on her life, recalling the bits and pieces around the two old people, Zhao Wei was deeply touched:
"Premier Zhou Enlai and Comrade Deng Yingchao are the two great men in my mind, and at the same time they are my direct leaders and elders, and in the decades of living with this couple, they have always cared about my work and life, my growth and progress, my family, my father's generation, and my children..."
"The reason why I have today is entirely the result of the cultivation and education of the party and the two elderly people."
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="142" > wedding day, Premier Zhou personally came to congratulate him</h1>
Zhao Wei was transferred to the West Flower Hall to work, purely by chance.
In the early 1950s, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was vigorously launched, and Zhao Wei also joined the army and became a glorious female soldier.
Even she did not expect that it was because of this simple decision that her fate had also changed.
When he was a soldier, because he had a junior high school education, Zhao Wei was not assigned to the company, but stayed in the headquarters as a clerk.
In 1953, Zhao Wei entered the Changchun Chinese People's Liberation Army Confidential Cadre School after changing careers. After graduation, I happened to catch up with the transfer of the State Department.
So Zhao Wei was again selected to the State Council and worked as a translator and telegrapher in the confidential office.
But not long after working in the State Council, the party organization told her: "The prime minister's office wants to choose a staff member, and they have chosen you." ”
Zhao Wei, secretary of the |, took a group photo with Deng Yingchao
All this experience caught Zhao Wei off guard. Transferred to the prime minister's side to work, she couldn't help but beat the drum in her heart: "Is my level and ability OK?" ”
In fact, she couldn't think much about it.
In January 1955, at the age of 23, Zhao Wei was transferred to the West Flower Hall.
Even after many years, Zhao Wei is still deeply impressed by this experience.
Premier Zhou's requirements for secretarial work are very strict, and also let Zhao Wei learn a lot, although Premier Zhou occasionally has critics, he rarely criticizes her severely, which also makes Zhao Wei feel a lot of warmth in his heart.
Before Zhao Wei was selected to work in the West Flower Hall, he had already talked about the object, which was Zhao Maofeng, the leader of the third group of the Confidential Department of the Secretariat Office of the State Council.
Coincidentally, in early 1956, Zhao Maofeng was also transferred to the prime minister's office, so the two decided to get married.
Zhao Maofeng and Zhao Wei, as staff members of the Prime Minister's Office, naturally want to inform everyone when they get married.
Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao also sent people to send gifts, but in Zhao Wei's mind, Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao were busy with work, and there was a high probability that they would not come.
And before getting married, when Deng Yingchao sent someone to send gifts to express his blessings, he said that he was not in good health and would not come at night.
What Zhao Wei did not expect was that although Deng Yingchao's elder sister did not come, Premier Zhou actually arrived in person.
At eight o'clock in the evening, someone rushed in from outside the door and announced: "Premier Zhou has come to congratulate you." ”
Zhao Wei and her husband quickly ran outside, and when they ran to the door, they just in time for Premier Zhou to enter the door.
When he saw the two newlyweds running out, Premier Zhou smiled and said kindly: "I heard that you are getting married tonight, and I went out to meet guests and come back to congratulate you on your new marriage." ”
After Premier Zhou left, friends around him suddenly gathered around:
"Even Premier Zhou came to congratulate you on your marriage, you are so happy."
Picture | Deng Yingchao and Zhao Wei and Zhao Maofeng in 1970
Perhaps because of the blessed relationship, Zhao Wei had a lovely son the following year.
The origin of this child has also brought a lot of joy to the West Flower Hall.
For the sake of the Chinese revolution in the early years, Premier Zhou and Sister Deng had no children, but even so, they could not stop the two old people from loving their children.
Premier Zhou has always regarded his nephews and nieces as his own, and although he does not allow them to enjoy certain treatment by virtue of his own relationship, he is very concerned about their work and life.
There are also the children of the staff around them.
In February 1965, Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao hosted a banquet for the staff at the West Flower Hall.
At that time, Zhao Wei's son Zhao Ke also followed him, and after Zhao Wei settled his son, he went to the front hall, and Premier Zhou arranged for her to sit next to him.
After eating, because several staff members were about to be transferred, Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao wanted to take a photo with the staff, and It happened that 7-year-old Xiao Zhao Ke also came.
Zhao Wei carefully made a gesture to let his son stand aside, but he did not expect that this move was seen by Premier Zhou.
"Don't let the child go, just take a picture together."
"Just stand in front of your mother."
Picture | Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao with the staff in 1965 (standing in front of zhao wei's son Zhao Ke)
Upon hearing Grandpa Zhou say this, Xiao Zhao Ke stood beside Zhao Wei very happily.
Premier Zhou and his wife always care specially for their children.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="143" > Zhao Wei did not want a second child, Deng Yingchao criticized her: You are too selfish</h1>
In the summer of 1968, Zhao Wei was unwell, and when he went to the hospital to check, he found that he was pregnant again.
After Zhao Wei returned home, he told her husband the news.
Zhao Wei and her husband Zhao Maofeng both work in the prime minister's office, and sometimes they are too busy to take care of the family, and Zhao Wei does not want to delay his work because of pregnancy.
As a husband, Zhao Maofeng is also very supportive of his wife's decision, and both of them have a very firm attitude, that is, they do not want this "uninvited" little life.
To this end, Zhao Wei went to the hospital twice to plan abort, but due to some changes, he could not make the trip.
It was just that Zhao Wei did not expect that Deng Yingchao did not know where to hear the news that Zhao Wei was pregnant with her second child, and several times gently persuaded her to leave this child behind:
"You just don't have a daughter, what if this time it's a daughter?"
At that time, there was no family planning policy in China, and it was not a big deal to conceive a second child, but Zhao Wei still had some hesitation.
Seeing that Zhao Wei was hesitant all day, Deng Yingchao was even more anxious, and once, she called Zhao Wei over and criticized him in person:
"Zhao Wei, I say you again, you are too selfish, think a lot for yourself, what if it is a daughter?" You only have one child now, you don't want to have this anymore, as for my work, I will find a way to solve it, I tell you, after this time I will not say it again, you take care of it. ”
Pictured| Premier Zhou played table tennis with his child in his arms
Not only that, Deng Yingchao also told Premier Zhou about this matter.
Once, Premier Zhou returned home and talked to Deng Yingchao about the upcoming family planning policy, and as he spoke, he talked about the situation of several staff members in the office.
Speaking of Zhao Wei's two sons, Premier Zhou also said with great praise: "The birth planning of these two sons is doing well. Only gave birth to one Coco, and did not have children for more than ten years, I heard that they have decided not to have children again? ”
Premier Zhou was talking with great interest, and Deng Yingchao quickly stopped him and told him:
"Don't mention it, Zhao Wei recently found out that he was pregnant, and he was preparing to knock it off, and he was still crying his nose?"
Premier Zhou also smiled and said:
"Well, just praising them, a new life has been ushered in."
It can be said that for the sake of this child's stay, Deng Yingchao did not know how much lips and tongues were spent, which made Zhao Wei surprised and moved, after going back, Zhao Wei consulted with her husband, and finally decided to respect the opinion of Sister Deng and give birth to the child.
Perhaps it is really fate, Zhao Wei's second child is really a daughter as Deng Yingchao said
In the early morning of February 7, 1969, Zhao Wei gave birth to a fat daughter, and just after giving birth to the child, Zhao Wei asked his family to call Deng Yingchao.
After Deng Yingchao heard about this, he immediately asked the chef to kill chicken stew. Not only that, she and Premier Zhou drove straight to the hospital in the afternoon.
A group of people happily surrounded the little life, and Deng Yingchao proposed to name the child.
"Her brother's name is Ke, and there is a wang character next to it, and her name must also be next to the wang character, called Qi."
Qi is also the harmonic sound of seven, because the day of the child's birth happens to be the day of the "February 7 workers' strike", which sounds very commemorative.
Picture | Deng Yingchao and Zhao Wei, Zhao Maofeng and his wife took a group photo
At that time, there were already many children in the West Flower Hall, and after Zhao Wei was discharged from the hospital, Deng Yingchao pointed to the little niece in the courtyard and said:
"We already have a little six in our family, plus a little seven (Qi), what do you think?"
Such a meaningful name, Zhao Wei certainly had no opinion, since then, the name of "Little Seven" was called out in the West Flower Hall.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="144" > Deng Yingchao sighed: In fact, I am almost a flower</h1>
Due to their active participation in the revolutionary movement in their early years, Premier Zhou and Sister Deng did not have children of their own, so they always took care of their nephews and nieces as their own children.
For Zhao Wei's children, Deng Yingchao also poured out unlimited love.
The staff in the West Flower Hall also know that Premier Zhou and Sister Deng especially like children, so they often bring children from home to let Premier Zhou and Sister Deng feel the joy of heaven.
By chance, Deng Yingchao and Zhao Wei talked about the child:
"An old saying circulating among the common people, a son and a daughter and a flower, no children and no daughters, how good it is for you to see a son and a daughter."
Zhao Wei didn't know how to be relieved, so he said, "Big sister, aren't you a Sai Xian family?" ”
Deng Yingchao smiled and replied, "The Immortal Family is nothing, or a flower is real." ”
"Actually, I'm almost a tweed."
Deng Yingchao said with emotion:
"We also had two children back then, and if they were both alive, they would be a few years older than you."
Picture | Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao when they were young
That day, Deng Yingchao's mood seemed to be very good, and Zhao Wei pestered her and let her tell the story of the child.
Deng Yingchao thought back to 40 years ago, when she married Premier Zhou on August 8, 1925.
At that time, when the Great Revolution was in full swing, the party organization specially transferred Deng Yingchao from Tianjin to Guangzhou for the convenience of their marriage.
Although the two got together less and more after marriage, they also spent a rather pleasant day, one day in October of this year, Deng Yingchao suddenly felt some nausea and vomiting.
Deng Yingchao smiled and said to Zhao Wei: "At that time, I was always nauseated and vomiting at work, and I didn't know why I was just married, so I went to the hospital for examination, and the doctor said that I was pregnant." ”
Pregnancy can be said to be a big event in a woman's life.
At that time, Zhou Enlai led the Eastern Crusade Army to Shantou, and his mother was not around, but coincidentally, at that time, Deng Yingchao assisted He Xiangning to do women's work, and he had just opened up a little situation, and there was no time to take the children.
Thinking about it, Deng Yingchao finally decided not to want this child.
Because there was no one around to come up with an idea, Deng Yingchao went to the street to buy a pair of traditional Chinese medicines for beating the fetus and ate it, thinking of quietly taking it off so that he could continue to work.
I didn't expect that the medication was very strong, after Deng Yingchao ate it, the pain was rolling on the bed, even if there was some fear in his heart, Deng Yingchao did not say it to others, but took a week's leave.
Pictured| Deng Yingchao and his mother Yang Zhende
Mother Yang Zhende guangzhou to see her daughter, when she learned that her daughter privately beat the fetus, can not help but reproach in pain:
"Such a big thing is not to be discussed with Grace."
Fortunately, Yang's mother was rough medical, and during her stay in Guangzhou, she carefully took care of her daughter for a while, and then adjusted her daily diet, and Deng Yingchao's body gradually recovered.
In November of that year, Deng Yingchao was sent to Shantou to do women's work, although Deng Yingchao's health had almost improved at this time, but Zhou Enlai still saw that there was something wrong with her face, and Deng Yingchao had no choice but to tell her husband about the pregnancy.
Zhou Enlai was furious when he heard it, and even after many years, Deng Yingchao still remembered it vividly: "I have never seen Enlai make such a big fire." ”
"How can you oppose childbearing to revolutionary work?"
"The child is not personal, private property, he belongs to the state belongs to society, what right do you have to kill him casually?"
"For the sake of the revolution, we must shed blood and sacrifice at any time, but we are never allowed to waste our own bodies, and such a big thing should be discussed with me in advance and listen to my opinions.
In the face of her husband's rebuke, Deng Yingchao also felt that she was wrong, and after admitting her mistake, Zhou Enlai's anger was almost gone, and in turn comforted his wife to pay more attention to her body.
"When I think about it now, I was too rash and naïve."
Deng Yingchao's words were full of remorse, and Zhao Wei did not know how to persuade him.
Picture | Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao walking together
Immediately after, Deng Yingchao talked about his second pregnancy experience.
"Enlai wasn't there when I was pregnant for the second time and gave birth."
In March 1927, Deng Yingchao was close to due date, but Zhou Enlai had been transferred to Shanghai the year before, and only his mother was around to take care of him.
After many years, Deng Yingchao still clearly remembers that the day of delivery was March 21, which coincided with the successful day of Zhou Enlai's successful third armed uprising led by workers in Shanghai.
Unexpectedly, due to the excessive size of the fetus, Deng Yingchao had difficulty giving birth when giving birth to the child, and did not give birth for three days and three nights, the doctor consulted with the family, used the forceps, the result was too large, the child's head was injured, and he died within a few days of birth.
"It's a boy, nearly 10 pounds, and if he were alive a few years older than you."
Deng Yingchao patted Zhao Wei's shoulder and then said.
Because of the birth of this child, Deng Yingchao's health has always been very weak, and he should have been nursed in the hospital, but at this time, Chiang Kai-shek launched the April 12 coup in Shanghai, massacring the Communist Party and the revolutionary masses.
Pictured| Deng Yingchao
Where Deng Yingchao lived, three people were also arrested, but fortunately, at that time, a co-worker quietly hid Zhou Enlai's telegram to Deng Yingchao and later sent him to the hospital. Deng Yingchao knew that in such a situation, the hospital could not stay, otherwise the military police would soon come to search for him.
Fortunately, there was a nurse named Wang Dexin in the hospital at that time, hid Deng Yingchao in the hospital, hid for two days, and then disguised Deng Yingchao as a nurse in the hospital, left Guangzhou on the ship of the German Embassy, and before leaving, Zhang Zhizhong gave Chen Geng some money and asked him to find a way to transfer it to Deng Yingchao as a travel fee.
After several turns, Deng Yingchao arrived in Shanghai, due to the reason that she had just given birth, Deng Yingchao's body was very weak, after the storm, Deng Yingchao was examined in a Japanese hospital, and it was found that because of overwork, her body was not well maintained, and since then there has been no chance to be a mother.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="145" > grandchildren</h1>
After Zhao Wei gave birth to Xiao Qi, Deng Yingchao poured a lot of hard work into this child.
When confinement, Deng Yingchao had to go to visit every three to five minutes, and by the way, he also went to see the child, looking at this newly born, pink and tender baby, Deng Yingchao was very happy.
"She poured her maternal love to the girl she had personally saved."
After Zhao Wei went to work, Deng Ying often reminded her that she wanted to carry the child to the West Flower Hall, and if there was nothing to do, she would still be nagging.
"From being able to climb to walking, Xiao Qiqi has always grown up under the care of Sister Deng."
Deng Yingchao said to people more than once:
"Little Seven is my gadget, watching her climb and play with him is a way for me to rest."
Picture | Deng Yingchao and Zhao Wei's daughter Zhao Qi
As Xiao Qiqi grew older, Deng Yingchao once quipped:
"I saved you, I like girls the most."
"We both met very early, you are not yet born, I and your mother have you accompanying you for two walks a day, you still accompany me to work, I watch you grow up day by day." 」
Deng Yingchao treated Xiao Qi as a granddaughter, and then Xiao Qi, who could talk, kept calling Deng Yingchao "Grandma Deng", but Deng Yingchao felt that "our two families have become a family, and they are still called so", so Xiao Qi's surname was simply removed later. Call Grandma directly.
But when the child was a child, he still had a naughty time after all, and he didn't know how many beatings he had been beaten for this.
Deng Yingchao always patiently and meticulously educates children, and then goes back to count the adults:
"Children are still children after all, and they can't always ask children according to the ideas of adults." To educate children, be reasonable, do not beat children, hit children is a manifestation of incompetence, this is a bad habit of Chinese. ”
After the death of Premier Zhou, Deng Yingchao became more and more lonely in his later years, so he told Zhao Wei to take Xiaoqi and move into the West Flower Hall with him.
Photo| In the summer of 1983, Deng Yingchao took a group photo with the children of the National Happy Squad Summer Camp
Although he is always very spoiled for his children, Deng Yingchao sometimes carries out strict education for his children.
"At night, when the lights are lit more, she let Xiao Qi's water turn off, and when she saw that the water in the water pipe was big, he let Xiao Qi's small pass, and when he saw Xiao Qi's meal fall off when he was eating, he let Xiao Qi pick it up and eat it, and he couldn't waste a grain."
Zhao Wei's family lived in Zhongnanhai for many years, until 1984, when the unit was divided into a new house, which was moved out.
After all, it was time to leave, and although Deng Yingchao was very reluctant in his heart, he did not have too much retention.
Before leaving Zhongnanhai, Deng Yingchao insisted on buying a new bed for Xiaoqi: "When the child is older, he must have a room, and he must also have a new bed." ”
Zhao Wei insisted on refusing, but Deng Yingchao resolutely refused.
"Little Seven was saved by me, moved, the bed must buy a new bed."
Pictured| Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao
Xiao Qi's feelings for Grandma Deng have always been very deep, and the walls of her home have always been hung with the inscriptions that Grandma Deng gave her:
"Study well, improve every day, and give our child Zhao Qi a souvenir." August 27, 1979"
As for the bed, it has been kept at home since then, even after many years, when Xiao Qiqi returns home, he will lie down from time to time to remember the days when he was next to Grandma Deng.