In the Republic of China, people began to emancipate their minds and advocate equality between men and women and monogamy. There is no limit to the age of marriage for men and women. There are many marriages in which free love replaces parents' orders, and even foreign love is widely accepted.
During the period of the Republic of China, the Shanghai beach was full of stars and beautiful women, which made Shanghai, a big city, look particularly fragrant.
Now that decades have passed, all the beautiful women who once swept the beach have gone, but agarwood has stayed. Until today, it is still a kind of amorous feelings, a kind of chic.
Today I will talk about the last famous woman in Shanghai. Her name is Yan. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, she was chased by Japanese officers, but she would rather die than surrender, and finally the Japanese officers gave up. Now 100 years old, she still lives a happy life envied by others.
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Yan, born in Shanghai, 19 15, has a prominent family background.
Her great-grandfather Yan Xinhou is Li Hongzhang's assistant. He founded the first bank in China, China Commercial Bank, and served as its president. At the same time, he also runs chambers of commerce and some private enterprises.
Yan's grandfather Yanzi runs three banks in Shanghai, of which Yuanfengrun Bank is the most famous. Wuhualou Gold Shop in Shanghai Chenghuang Temple and Zhang Chou Village in Laojiu, the famous Nanjing Road, are all under his name.
In addition, Yan Hou's mother is also a noble family. Is she from Nanxun? The head of the four elephants? Liu Yong's granddaughter was called a family with a million dollars or more in the late Qing Dynasty? Elephant? . And Liu Yong advocates? The head of the four elephants? It is said that its property is as much as 20 million.
When she was born, Yan didn't have long hair, and her father was in a hurry, so she was named? Ren Mei? I hope that the longer she grows, the more beautiful she will be and grow her hair as soon as possible. Mother heard that shaving can make hair grow, so she shaved her several times, but the effect was minimal.
A well-off family, she was taken to England by her parents for treatment. After systematic western medicine treatment, when she returned to China, Yan had grown a beautiful black hair. Being able to go abroad to see a doctor during the Republic of China shows that his family background is really unusual. With such a strong family background, Yan, the eldest daughter of this family, has been well-fed since she was a child.
When Yan was six years old, her mother died of illness, and she and Tai Nai lived alone.
At the age of seven, Yan's stepmother's aunt was the principal of Qixiu Girls' School, and she went to Qixiu Girls' School. At the age of ten, she transferred to a famous aristocratic school in the Republic of China-Chinese and Western Girls' Middle School.
Father refers to marriage and hunger strike.
When I was in the second grade, my father didn't want her to study any more. My father thinks that for a woman, finding a husband is much more important than studying. I am eager to study and don't want to get married.
During her stay in a girls' school, she learned a lot of new western knowledge, which not only broadened her horizons, but also improved her ideological realm. She doesn't like being bound by traditional old ideas!
Father had no choice but to find a reason, saying that when she graduated from the third grade, she would not be allowed to marry if her scores in all subjects were above 90, and vice versa.
As a result, Yan won the first place in the whole grade in the third grade graduation exam. Father saw that this trick didn't work, so he changed it again, saying that he had made a good match for her. But how could Yan give in? She won't marry, she won't marry, she just won't marry.
Father could do nothing but ground her. In order to continue school, she went on a hunger strike against her father. She didn't eat for two days and two nights. Yan is in the room every day She didn't eat and sulked. Naturally, her body is prone to problems. No, a few days later, Yan got lung disease.
Finally, my father gave in. Yan has to get married, but she can continue to go to school.
The marriage is bumpy and the husband is conservative.
Her father arranged the marriage for her. The man is a Ma family in Suzhou, who runs a money house in Suzhou, as well as pawn shops, rice shops and other industries. His family is well-off and well-known in Suzhou.
The young couple lived a happy life at the beginning of their marriage. A year later, Yan was pregnant, so she had to give birth at home and could not go to school. Husband pony also specially invited an English teacher to come home to give her lessons.
At that time, two Buick sports cars were the best in Shanghai, one at Ma Xiao's house and the other at Miss Zhao Si's house. Yan Ren Mei always goes for a drive when she is free.
However, after a long time, there is a gap between them. Although the Ma family has been in business for many years, they are all old-fashioned, and they are essentially old-fashioned families. Yan Ze is a woman from a Westernization family, and her thoughts are avant-garde. Their three views are incompatible with their living habits.
Later, Pony was even more blatantly fooling around in society, making many friends outside, often playing all night, and fooling around with other girls outside. Yan was so angry that she couldn't help it anymore and resolutely filed for divorce.
But after the divorce, the custody of the child belongs to the man. If Yan Renmei wants to see the children, she must get permission from the other party first. This is hard for her to accept.
Japanese officers pursued them and swore allegiance to the death.
After the divorce, Yan wanted to live a quiet life for a while, but fate just didn't give her such an opportunity. In old Shanghai, all the extended families are inextricably linked. This relationship lasted for generations. Yan Jia and Sheng's ancestors were Li Hongzhang's aides during the Westernization Movement, so the relationship between the two families has been very good.
Sheng Xuanhuai is the richest man in Shanghai, so it can be said that his family has a successful career. Sheng is Sheng Xuanhuai's seventh daughter, and Yan once recognized her as her godmother in her early years.
Sheng took refuge in Shanghai because of the war, and the villa in Xinkang Garden 15 was empty. It happened that Yan liked the villa very much, so she paid someone to redecorate it and kept it for herself.
On the eve of the Pacific War, Japan's influence in Shanghai was expanding day by day. A large number of Japanese officers arrived in Shanghai, and they came here one after another to find a house to live in. Maybe Yan was dressed so charming that a Japanese officer named Yamamoto took a fancy to her at first sight and then launched a crazy pursuit of her.
Yamamoto used renting a house as an excuse to harass her at Yan's house every day. Yan repeatedly stressed that she didn't rent her house, but Yamamoto still insisted on playing hardball and found a traitor to match her.
But Yan doesn't want to have anything to do with him. She hates these Japanese invaders.
This little Japanese frightened Yan, and she never dared to live in Xinkang Garden again. So, she packed her bags and moved back to her parents' house directly. Yan family is a famous big family in Shanghai. When Japan asks, it will know. Yamamoto sent someone to Yan's house to harass her.
Always hiding is not the way. You have to think about countermeasures with your family. Everyone agrees that Yan will soon find another man to marry, which is the simplest and most effective solution.
After careful consideration, this method is considered feasible. She hates the Japanese so much that she would rather die than marry them. But she also has her own ideas. After the marriage failed, she wanted to find a husband she liked.
Under the introduction of relatives and friends, Yan met a young man named Li Zumin. He is honest. There is also an industry in the family, running a match factory, or single-handedly, never married.
They met and chatted happily, and they both had a good impression on each other. Three months later, the wedding was held. On the wedding day, Li Zumin specially invited dozens of bodyguards to take charge of on-site security. Even when taking photos, there were no groomsmen and bridesmaids, but dozens of bodyguards in the photos were impressively listed.
Japanese officer Yamamoto saw that she was married and gave up her pursuit.
After several prosecutions, I won back the custody of the child.
After marriage, she and her husband received a new education strictly. They have the same language in many ways, and Yan has a happy second marriage. Soon, she and her husband Li Zumin had the crystallization of love, and life was sweeter.
However, in Yan's life, there are also regrets. It's a pity that she and her ex-husband's children have never had the right to visit, let alone raise them.
With the support of her second husband, she bravely competed with her ex-husband for custody of the children. For the sake of children, she fought with the Ma family for decades. Finally, after liberation, the lawsuit was finally won and the child returned to her side. She finally got what she wanted.
Sacrificing one's life for one's country has a clear understanding of the important principle.
Today, Ms. Yan Ren is a centenarian. She once refused the pursuit of Japanese officers so resolutely, which has always been talked about by future generations. You can imagine, under such a special historical background, how much courage does it take for a weak woman to dare to beat a Japanese officer like a jackal?
In addition, after she married her second husband, she also actively worked with her husband and contributed to the victory of the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
In the 1980s, she started her business again. She also used her influence to actively contact people in China to donate money and materials to help those in need, and * * * raised donations as high as10 million US dollars.
Of course, she was rewarded for being so considerate of the justice of the country. Fortunately, he is a centenarian, and now he has lived under one roof for four generations. The oldest great-grandson 17 years old. Every birthday or Spring Festival, her family can always send her the best wishes from all over the world.