China's modern history is a history of humiliation, first the Qing court forcibly requisitioned and plundered, then the warlords fought their own battles, coupled with foreign enemies and thieves and bandits, resulting in the people being displaced and displaced. In order to make a living, some people took the road of burning and looting, and those in the mountains became bandits, and in the cities they became gangsters.
When it comes to the most famous gangsters in modern history, the Shanghai Youth Gang must be one of them. Among the three giants of the Green Gang, Du Yuesheng is especially the most eye-catching. Du Yuesheng is a very controversial figure, he started by forcing good people to become prostitutes and selling opium, and he also did a lot of bad things in his life, but at the same time, he also spared money with righteousness, relieved the people, was humble, and never bowed to the invaders. He has both the fierceness of the gang leader and the humility and kindness of a gentleman, which is difficult to understand.
It is precisely such a complex figure that can gain a firm foothold in such a chaotic world and become a gangster figure who can leave a name in the modern history of our country. Du Yuesheng's life is also considered to be a flow, a total of 5 wives married, a total of 8 sons and 2 daughters, so as the leader of the Green Gang, how will Du Yuesheng educate his children?
Du Yuesheng's eldest wife is named Shen Yueying, when he joined the Green Gang not long ago, he was made a matchmaker by Jin Rong to let the two marry, Shen Yueying accompanied Du Yuesheng through the most difficult years, because Du Yuesheng also attached importance to Shen Yueying.
Unfortunately, the two have been married for many years without a son and a half daughter, but only adopted a child and named it Du Weifan. Du Yuesheng attached great importance to Du Weifan's education, and Du Weifan was sent to a new-style school to study as soon as he reached the right age. Du Weifan was young and greedy, missed his homework, and was afraid that he would not be punished if he did not take the exam, so he directly skipped the exam.
After Du Yuesheng knew, he slapped Du Weifan twice, ordering him not to repeat the offense. Since then, Du Weifan has studied more honestly in school, and after graduating from high school, he was arranged by Du Yuesheng to work in a bank, and while working, he attended night school at Hujiang University, and eventually became a young talent who could be independent.
The second wife, Chen Shuiying, bore Du Yuesheng three sons, namely Du Weihuan, Du Weihan and Du Weining. All three were sent to the United States to study early and received a fairly good education, among which Du Weihuan also founded a middle school of his own after returning to China, called "Zhengshi".
The third wife Zheng Peihao gave birth to two sons for Du Yuesheng, namely Du Weiping and Du Weiqin, the two were also sent to the United States to study, of which Du Weiping had excellent grades and excellent talent, the university entered the world-renowned university Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and successfully graduated from the Department of Textile Engineering, and began to run the Yong'an Spinning Factory after returning to China, and the final outcome was also good.
The fourth wife, Yao Yulan, is a Peking opera actor, and Du Yuesheng also loves to watch dramas and likes to be called "Mr. Du" by others, so he is very popular with Du Yuesheng throughout his life. Yao Yulan gave birth to Du Yuesheng with 2 sons and 2 daughters, two sons named Du Weishan and Du Weisong, and two daughters named Du Meiru and Du Meixia respectively.
Du Weishan studied geology in Australia, worked as a miner, and later became a geologist in the oil company, and although he settled in Vancouver, Canada for the rest of his life, he often returned to China. He is passionate about collecting, especially some ancient coins and Central Asian coins, and once donated his collection to the Shanghai Museum free of charge, and lived a happy and stable life until he died on March 7, 2020, at the age of 87.
As the youngest son of Du Yuesheng, Du Weisong was more cared for by Du Yuesheng, and with the care of his brother and sister, he lived a carefree life for more than 20 years. But unfortunately, at the age of 29, Du Weisong committed suicide, which is regrettable.
The eldest daughter, Du Meiru, worked in the embassy in her early years, and after retiring, opened a Chinese restaurant in Jordan and still works in a Chinese restaurant. The second daughter, Du Meixia, served as a director of the "Ms. Meng Xiaodong Chinese Opera Scholarship Foundation" in her early years, dedicated to cultivating Peking opera talents, and died on January 8, 2019.
The combination of the fifth wife, Meng Xiaodong, and Du Yuesheng is only a kind of grace and retribution, and there is no love and no offspring. Looking at Du Yuesheng's descendants, we will find that none of them were arranged by Du Yuesheng to follow their own old path, although they are all black second generation, but Du Yuesheng let them accept orthodox learning, and when they grow up, they will either take the road of scientific research and industry, or take the road of finance and art, in short, they will not inherit their own mantle.
According to the eldest daughter Du Meiru, Du Yuesheng was very strict with her children and ordered them to study hard. In 1951, when Du Yuesheng was critically ill, the children sat around Du Yuesheng, and Du Yuesheng's last words were still worried about the country - I have no hope, but all of you have hope, and China still has hope.
After saying these words, Du Yuesheng swallowed his breath. It is precisely because of Du Yuesheng's education that these children of his can learn well and have a deep patriotic feeling. For example, Du Meiru has been living in Taiwan, and when she re-entered the land of Shanghai in 2001, she burst into tears and cried for a while, and this love for the motherland and the motherland is not as good as Du Yuesheng's education and influence.