For some special reasons, many famous beauties in history are short-lived. For example, among the four ancient beauties, except for the story of Diophantine's illness and death, the life span of the other three stones is very short. In addition, famous beauties in history, such as Xiang Yu, the overlord of the place of Chu, Zhen Fu, the goddess of Luo in the Three Kingdoms period, Bayan in Qinhuai in the late Ming Dynasty, Shi Pingmei and even Lin in the Republic of China, are all short-lived (most of them are under 30 years old, only Lin has just turned 50), so there is a saying that "beauties are unlucky since ancient times".
However, there was a real beauty in the Republic of China. She is the first beauty queen in the history of Fudan University, breaking the law of "beautiful women are unlucky". She not only got happy love twice in her life, but also lived for 1 12 years, and the secret of her longevity for 1 12 years is only four words. So what's different about her life? This period is decomposed.
(1) The first school flower in the history of Fudan University
This beautiful woman's name is Yan Youyun (1905-2017). Her ancestral home is Ningbo, Zhejiang, and her native place is Tianjin. She is a lady to the core. His grandfather Yan Xinhou is a famous industrialist, painter and businessman. He was once a member of Li Hongzhang's think tank, and his life was brilliant: he founded the first machine ginning factory in China in Ningbo; Invest in sack factory, flour mill, oil factory and inland shipping industry in Shanghai; And opened the famous Laojiu ZhangSa Ding Village on Nanjing Road.
From 65438 to 0897, Yan Xinhou was appointed as the first general manager of China Commercial Bank and participated in the establishment of Siming Bank. 1902 was appointed as the first commercial group of Shanghai and the first prime minister of Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, and was known as the "First Chamber of Commerce" in China; 1905 participated in the establishment of Huaxing Insurance Company, the first insurance company in China. He is a patriotic Confucian businessman. He donated money to set up voluntary schools in his hometown, such as Zheng Yang School, Zhixiu Art School, Zhitian Art School and other medical institutions, and also initiated the establishment of Chucai School (now the predecessor of Ningbo Middle School).
Yan Youyun's father Yan Zijun is also a successful businessman. He once presided over Yuanfengrun Bank and Yuanji Bank in Shanghai. Yan Youyun, 1905 was born in Tianjin on September 27th. She grew up in a big family with warm, harmonious and rich cultural atmosphere. She is smart and likes reading. Because there are many brothers and sisters, two university teachers are invited at home, one teaches Chinese and the other teaches English. Later, Yan Youyun and her sisters Cai Yun and Lian Yun successively attended Tianjin Chinese and Western Girls' School.
In the 1920s, higher education in China was still in its infancy. 1925, the total number of college students in China was only over 30,000, and girls were even more rare. Yan's three sisters have been admitted to institutions of higher learning. Yan Youyun 1925 was admitted to Hujiang University, and 1927 was transferred to Fudan University for business studies, becoming the earliest group of girls in Fudan University. Later, she was called the first girl in Fudan University.
Because of Yan Youyun's outstanding appearance, well-read poems, rich family background and elegant dress, she was even more refined among the girls who were already scarce at that time, just like heaven and man. At that time, when she was at school, she had a special car (she could drive it herself) with the license plate number "84". In Shanghai, some boys pronounced her English as "the flower of love", so Yan Youyun became the school flower of Fudan University. Because it is the first batch of girls in Fudan, it is called "the first school flower of Fudan". For a time, her fame spread all over Shanghai and she became one of the famous ladies in Shanghai in the 1920s.
(2) Young diplomat's wife
When Yan Youyun was studying at Fudan University, he became the object of many rich children's pursuit, but he ignored all those dude children. She is not a vase-like girl, and she also has lofty ideals. She studied hard at Fudan University and got excellent grades. In just two years, she got a full 135 credit. What she wants is real talent. Finally, he chose a young diplomat.
His name is Sheng, a native of Zhejiang, and his father is a big silk merchant in Huzhou. Yang Guangling studied in Ye Jing Middle School in his early years, and later entered Tsinghua School (predecessor of Tsinghua University). Because of his excellent grades, 1920 was sent to study in the United States after graduation and obtained a doctorate in international law from Princeton University. When he was in the United States, he was attached to the Chinese Embassy in the United States. Yang Guanghao once taught in Tsinghua University after returning to China. Soon, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Beiping government. Yang Guanghao became a diplomat at a young age and has a bright future. 1925 he participated in the China delegation as an expert and attended the international opium conference held in Geneva.
Yan Youyun met Yang Guangling, who is both talented and beautiful, at a dance, and they adored each other. 1In September, 929, a 24-year-old proud and beautiful school flower married a 29-year-old handsome diplomat. They held a luxurious wedding in Shanghai Dahua Hotel, presided over by Foreign Minister Wang. The family status of both sides is prominent and they match each other. At that time, they shocked the whole Shanghai beach and became a much-told story.
Shortly after marriage, Yang Guanghao was sent to work in Europe by the National Government, and worked in London, Geneva, Paris and other places. Yan Youyun was accompanied by a diplomat's wife. Yang Guanghao was the Consul General of China in London and participated in the work of China's delegation to the League of Nations. In Europe, Yan Youyun has been studying in a missionary school and learned to speak fluent English. Their first daughter was born in Switzerland. The birth of her daughter kept the Shanghai socialite busy all night, not only managing housework, recruiting and training servants, guiding chefs, but also planning and hosting various banquets. As the wife of a young diplomat, Yan Youyun is hard and happy.
(3) Losing relatives and shouldering the heavy burden of life alone
From 65438 to 0938, Yang Guanghao served as Consul General of the Republic of China in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. At a time when domestic soldiers and civilians were struggling to resist the Japanese aggressors, he gave full play to his diplomatic skills and made remarkable achievements in raising patriotic donations from overseas Chinese. Yan Youyun personally designed and arranged the renovation of the Consul General's residence, accompanied her husband to attend various diplomatic activities, and the hostess was good at housekeeping, capable and hospitable, and often hosted banquets for Philippine and American officials and overseas Chinese leaders.
At that time, overseas Chinese women in the Philippines initiated and organized the China Comfort Women Self-Defense Soldiers Association and the Philippine branch. The main task of the Comfort Women's Association is to mobilize overseas Chinese women from all over the Philippines to participate in the anti-Japanese national salvation movement and take various measures to comfort the soldiers in front. 1In July, 939, under the leadership of honorary chairman Yan Youyun, the Association went deep into factories, shops, newspapers, streets and other places to persuade donations, and raised tens of thousands of pesos a month, all of which were repatriated to the motherland to support the Anti-Japanese War. Yan Youyun is very busy at this time.
However, the happy days are too short. After the Pacific War broke out, the Japanese army captured Manila at the beginning of 1942. Kichitaro, Japanese vice consul in Manila, threatened Yang Guangling to gather overseas Chinese leaders in the Philippines and forcibly raise funds from them. Yang Guangling resolutely refused, so the Japanese army imprisoned Yang Guangling. On April 17, Yang Guangliang, who was only 42 years old, and seven other China diplomats who stayed at the Consulate General were all killed by the Japanese army.
At this time, 37-year-old Yan Youyun is the mother of three daughters. In the face of this huge disaster, this Shanghai celebrity who lived a carefree and affluent life since childhood has shed many tears and suffered a lot. Nobody knows. But she was not frightened by the disaster and silently endured all this. Without her husband's protection, she has to support herself!
Yan Youyun not only has to take care of her three children, but also feels it is her responsibility to take care of the wives and children of seven other diplomats, so she takes over all their children. They formed a big family of dozens of people.
In the following three years, Yan Youyun led the widows and children of other sacrificed diplomats to overcome many difficulties and live tenaciously in Manila until the Japanese army was defeated and surrendered.
At that time, this big family had nearly 40 relatives and friends who fled the war. This former Shanghai celebrity led everyone to grow their own vegetables, beans, peanuts, shoes, chickens and pigs in the yard, and learn to make soy sauce and soap. Although those days were hard, Yan Youyun kept an optimistic attitude. In her spare time, she even sits at the piano and plays a song.
(4) Bury your sadness in your heart, live with a smile, and gain a second love in your life.
1945, end of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Yan Youyun came to new york with her three daughters and soon became a protocol officer of the United Nations. This was her first official job. The work of the Protocol Department is to receive ambassadors from various countries, arrange for them to submit credentials, and receive heads of state attending the United Nations General Assembly. , involving all official etiquette matters of the United Nations. These tasks are so complicated that nothing can go wrong. She worked hard and became an outstanding female diplomat until 1959+00 officially retired. Yan Youyun was one of the earliest employees of the United Nations in China.
During his fourteen years working in the United Nations, Yan Youyun not only had a successful career, but also taught his daughters well, and all three daughters learned well. Later, she made great achievements in her respective fields. The eldest daughter, Yang, is a senior editor and has published 250 books, including Memoirs of Kissinger. On 1989, the second daughter, Yang Xuelan, became the only Chinese vice president in the history of American General Motors. The third daughter, Yang Qianen, has also made great achievements in real estate development.
Especially after Yan Youyun retired, he got the second love in his life. She married Gu Weijun, a famous diplomat, at the age of 54. At that time, Gu Weijun was 72 years old, and they walked the last journey hand in hand.
Gu Weijun, a native of Jiading County, Jiangsu Province (now Jiading District, Shanghai), was a famous diplomat in modern China. He graduated from Columbia University. After returning to China, he served as secretary to the cabinet chairman, adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and member of the Constitution Drafting Committee. 19 15, successively served as the minister of Beiyang government in Mexico, the United States, Cuba and Britain, and served as the vice president of The Hague International Court of Justice. 19 19 and 192 1 year, Gu Weijun participated in the Paris Peace Conference and the Washington Conference as a member of the China delegation.
At the Paris Peace Conference, he argued for Shandong's sovereignty, expounded China's indisputable sovereignty over Shandong with superb eloquence, and made contributions to safeguarding the rights and interests of the Chinese nation. From June 65438 to June 0945, he attended the San Francisco Conference, participated in drafting the Charter of the United Nations and signed it on behalf of China. Being a diplomat for a long time is the boss of Yan Youyun's ex-husband Yang Guangling, and I met Yan Youyun very early.
Because Gu Weijun was old at that time, Yan Youyun became her husband's nanny without hesitation after she married him. She should not only be a housekeeper, but also be a good nurse and become a person who gives love for free. She devoted herself to love for another 26 years! She takes good care of Gu Weijun. In her husband's later years, after waking up every morning, she prepared a cup of hot milk for him to drink before going back to sleep, so as to prevent him from fasting for too long and being bad for his health.
(5) One hundred years of vicissitudes, optimistic life.
Her husband Gu Weijun has a long and healthy life. It took him 65,438+065,438+0,000 pages to complete a 5 million-word oral memoir, which could not be separated from Yan Xiaoyun's careful care. Gu Weijun died in 1985 at the age of 98. 1990, Yan Youyun donated her husband's 155 precious cultural relics to Jiading Museum, Gu Weijun's hometown, and also donated 654.38+million dollars to build a life showroom of Gu Weijun.
Yan Youyun has always been full of love. As early as 1936, Sister Yan Youyun took part of her father's legacy and donated it to Jinling Women's College to build a small hospital. It also invested more than 50,000 US dollars to establish the Guangkuai Library, Colorful Lotus Rhyme Room and Colorful Lotus Rhyme Room, which made the teaching facilities of Jinling Women's College more and more perfect.
Yan Youyun, who lived in new york in his later years, lived under one roof for four generations. When she was over 0/00 years old, she still insisted on reading books and newspapers and cared about world events. She bakes her own cakes and even darns her own sweaters. She often goes out for meetings, travels and visits supermarkets. She likes to make new friends. There are sixty or seventy commonly used numbers in the phone book. And for decades, over 100 years old, she still wears high heels and perfume when she goes out, always full of youthful vitality.
On the occasion of the centenary of Fudan University, 10 1 year-old Yan Youyun is in high spirits. As the first girl in Fudan University, she celebrated her centenary birthday with her alma mater. She presented two photos of her centenary birthday to Fudan University, wishing her alma mater a bright future. This move won the reputation of "centenarians celebrating the centenary birthday of their alma mater".
On the evening of May 24th, 20 17, 32 years after her husband Gu Weijun died, Yan Youyun passed away peacefully at his home in new york at the age of 1 12. Although Yan Youyun lost her lover at the age of 37, she did not lose the courage to live. Instead, she regained her confidence in life on her own, brought up her three daughters and gained a belated love. Yan Youyun has been in love twice in his life. The first time was as bright as the morning sun and the second time was as warm as the sunset.
Yan Youyun got married at the age of 24 and lost her husband at the age of 37. After living alone for 17 years, she regained her true love at the age of 54, lived with her husband Gu Weijun for 26 years, and then lived alone for 32 years. Well, her married life alone lasted for half a century, which was bumpy and legendary. He and her husband, Gu Weijun, lived a long and happy life. They lived for 2 10 years, which is eternal and rare in the world!
This old man who has experienced a hundred years of wind and rain has been asked countless times. What is the secret of your longevity? Her answer is only four words: optimism. She keeps a diary every day and writes a memoir of a century's life: The Story of One Hundred and Nine Springs. She said that her life is 109 spring, which in itself shows that she is always optimistic about life. Optimism may be the first secret of all medical care.