It took only three nights and three hours to finish reading the book. The book is very thick but full of pictures, and the content is not complicated. Mainly narrates Yan Youyun's life in chronological order. The content is dictated by her, sorted by her eldest daughter, and prefaced by the old man himself for the readers. The centenarian's language is simple and touching. Yan Youyun was born on 1905 and died on 20 17 at the age of 1 12. The secret of her longevity is very interesting. She doesn't exercise, loves to eat meat, is always grateful for life, and has a view of love and music. I summed up her life with several characteristics:

One is self-reliance. Yan Youyun is the first female student of Fudan University in Shanghai. She was educated in a missionary school since childhood. She can speak fluent English and drive a car. In the late 1920s, her diplomat husband, Yang Guangling, came back from studying abroad with a well-off family. Seeing her driving all the way home, she was attracted and began to pursue her. After marriage, she went to work in Europe with her husband, took care of housework and gave birth to children. She was a friend of her diplomatic husband and belonged to the all-rounder who got to the hall and got to the kitchen. When she and her husband go to the Philippines, they not only have to take care of their three children, but also play the leading role of some ambassadors' families and arrange their protection. After going to the United States from 65438 to 0945, he was hired to work in the United Nations. It's hard for me to support three children by myself, and I do a good job. In his later years, he married Gu Weijun, took care of Gu Weijun's life and lived a rich life. An old lady in her sixties fell in love with an old man in her seventies and dared to try skiing.

Second, I am fortunate to be the wife of two excellent men, and I have benefited a lot. Yang Guanghao was an excellent and capable young diplomat at that time. Because of his kindness and patriotic deeds in the diplomatic circles of Europe and the Philippines, his wife and children's daughters survived the war with the help of overseas Chinese for the sake of overseas Chinese in the Philippines and China, and were greeted and cared for by MacArthur all the way to the United States. The work, accommodation and children's schools of the United Nations are also helped by friends. Later, they married Gu Weijun, and with this more famous diplomat, their quality of life was not much worse. Of course, the children who received a good education in the later period are also married, and they are very filial to their mother and the old couple in Gu Weijun, and the old lady enjoys more time.

Third, Yan Youyun has a loving heart and an open-minded heart. When her jewels were stolen several times, she would say that it was something that had nothing to do with her family. She witnessed the war, and she can lead a normal life in peace and soothe the frightened hearts of children. She is kind to her family, colleagues and friends. She likes to gather friends and create a happy life for her family and friends. She likes to donate money to people in need. After 1980, this 80-year-old man did not forget to help some relatives and friends who went to the United States from China to work and go to school. Even domestic servants and their children took pains to participate in school education. The care of grandchildren should also be personally involved. She loves beauty, 100 years old still needs makeup, cheongsam, high heels and dancing. This may be the biggest secret of longevity, as she said, don't worry about it and expect everything.

One of the features found in this autobiography is that Yan Youyun's three daughters are all married to China people, and they are also the sons of acquaintances of her generation. Except for the youngest daughter who died early, the other two daughters divorced in old age and married pure foreigners, and her grandchildren also married pure foreigners, which shows that they have integrated into the American environment.