Tell a little story. About Qian Zhongshu and his wife Mr. Yang Jiang.
Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang met at Tsinghua University and fell in love at first sight. The two of them were like-minded, talented and beautiful people, but they both did not like to pursue fame and wealth, and they only wanted to study quietly at home.
Back then, Yang Jiang had a beautiful face and excellent temperament, and she had many suitors. According to gossip, there were as many as 72 people pursuing her. "Jie's eyes are bright and I remember the first time I saw him, and the new petals of the rose are soaked in wine. When I was shy, I washed my noodles with red flowers and snow." This is how Qian Zhongshu felt when he saw Yang Jiang for the first time. Later, he was Included in poetry. Among Yang Jiang's suitors was Fei Xiaotong, later vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Fei Xiaotong was a famous Tsinghua scholar at the time. He was bitterly in love with Yang Jiang. After Yang Jiang became lovers with Qian Zhongshu, she wrote a letter to Fei Xiaotong and said, "I have a boyfriend." In order to cut off Fei Xiaotong's thoughts.
Yang Jiang married Qian Zhongshu at the age of 24. The two were truly a match made in heaven. They supported each other for more than 40 years. They went abroad together, taught at Tsinghua University together, and survived the Cultural Revolution together. Yang Jiang cared about Qian Zhongshu very much. She asked Qian to concentrate on his studies while she took care of all the family affairs. In her heart, Qian Zhongshu's position was far higher than herself. Until Qian Zhongshu's death in December 1998, Yang Jiang's life changed from two people to one.
After Qian Lao passed away, Fei Xiaotong visited Yang Jiang many times. In fact, he has never forgotten Mr. Yang over the years. He gave her books he wrote and asked her to correct her mistakes. In his heart, he also sincerely wanted to take care of Yang Jiang who was alone. However, Yang Jiang only had Qian Zhong who had passed away in her heart. Books only limit Fei Lao's feelings between friends. So she once said when seeing off guests:
"The building is so high, from now on you should just retreat."
Mr. Yang lives in a high-rise building. At this time, Fei Xiaotong and she are also older. This sentence seems plain, but it is actually a double entendre. She hoped that Mr. Fei would stop "going up despite the difficulties", which meant that the floor was so high and it was very tiring to climb up and down. The other meaning was that there was only Qian Zhongshu in my heart, whether he was alive or not, so you Just give up and retreat. Qian Zhongshu is a high wall in Yang Jiang's heart that no one can cross. No one can enter her heart like Qian Lao.
Mr. Fei is a smart man, and he must understand the meaning of this pun. This person has passed away. One of them misses him greatly, and the other cannot see him. There is always a lingering figure in everyone's heart, Mr. Yang Jiang is like this, and Fei Xiaotong is no exception. After hearing these words, I don’t know how heavy Fei Lao felt at that time.