Reflections on Immigrants Studying Abroad

On June 365438+1October 365438+1October 2009, Qian Xuesen died at the age of 98. At the funeral, Jiang Ying gently put her face on the cheek of her sleeping lover, reluctant to go.

Qian Xuesen's father Qian Junfu and Jiang Ying's father Jiang Baili are old classmates and friends. They all attended Qiushi School in Hangzhou in their early years, which was the predecessor of Zhejiang University. Since then, they * * * went to Japan to study, Qian Junfu to study education, and Jiang Baili to study military affairs. After returning home, both of them lived in Beijing. Therefore, money has a very close relationship with Jiang and frequent exchanges. Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying were childhood friends.

At a party on 1923, Qian Junfu and his wife seemed a little embarrassed. Jiang Baili puzzled and asked why. It turned out that the Qian family had only 1 son and no daughter, while the Jiang family had five daughters, so the Qian family had the idea of letting the Jiang family adopt 1 daughter.

The two families have a good relationship. When Qian Furen put forward her ideas to Mrs. Jiang, she didn't refuse, saying that Qian Furen would choose any of her five daughters. Qian Furen said, "I want a third child." And Jiang Ying is Qian Furen's third daughter. Smart, studious, good at singing and dancing, smart and lovely, deeply loved by the Qian family.

Jiang Baili loves all his five daughters. On weekdays, he takes care of the Qian family. The two families are family friends, and Jiang Baili knows that even if the three daughters ask for money, they will not be wronged and can enjoy the same or even more love. Therefore, Jiang Baili and his wife agreed to adopt their third daughter, Jiang Ying, to Qian Junfu.

The adoption ceremony was very formal. The Qian family gave a banquet to entertain guests and changed its name to "Jiang". From then on, he lived in Qian's house with his wet nurse. This year, Qian Xuesen 13 years old, and Jiang Ying was 5 years old.

However, as an only child, Qian Xuesen didn't know how to take care of his sister at first. Many of his "good things", such as harmonica and toys, will not take his sister to play. So, I didn't like this "brother" and lived in Qian's house for several months, clamoring to go home.

Jiang Baili was distressed, so she took her daughter back. Mr. and Mrs. Qian were very reluctant, so Qian Furen said half jokingly that Jiang Ying Jr. is his adopted daughter now and will marry as a daughter-in-law in the future. On the one hand, Jiang Baili was embarrassed to go back to his daughter. On the other hand, he liked Qian Xuesen very much, so Qian and Jiang decided to "marry early".

1in the summer of 929, Qian Xuesen applied for the railway major of Shanghai Jiaotong University. He is very diligent and stays in the library all the time. 1932 65438+1On October 28th, Japan attacked Shanghai, and the plane dropped bombs, which plunged Shanghai into a sea of fire. 2 1 year-old Qian Xuesen was filled with heroic fighting spirit when he saw his motherland being bullied by other countries. If China had developed its own fighter plane, perhaps the motherland would not have suffered such a disaster. This idea also laid the groundwork for his later study of aviation theory in the United States.

1935 In August, 24-year-old Qian Xuesen was admitted to MIT and decided to study in the United States. Before leaving for the United States, Qian Xuesen came to Jiang's house to say goodbye. Jiang Baili called, "Brother Gan is here. Come downstairs and play the piano for him." .

At that time, Jiang Ying 16 years old, dignified, beautiful and lovely. Qian Xuesen also grew up very well and was elegant. Later, Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study, and Jiang Ying went to Germany to study vocal music. During their study abroad, they lost contact for a time.

1946, Jiang Ying returned to Shanghai at the age of 28, when Qian Xuesen was the youngest professor at MIT. 1947, Qian Xuesen returned to China to visit relatives. He hasn't come back for 12 years. This year, Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying met again after a few years' absence. This time, they never missed it again.

1947 On May 3 1, Jiang Ying held his first solo concert in Shanghai Lanxin Grand Theatre, which was a great success and made Jiang Ying famous. Qian Xuesen sitting under the stage was deeply attracted by Jiang Ying's beautiful singing. The elegant and beautiful singer on the stage is no longer the little sister crying at home.

Since then, Qian Xuesen has often visited Jiang Ying's house under the pretext. After many years, coupled with the freedom of marriage, no one in the family mentioned the "early marriage" of that year. But Qian Xuesen's feelings for Jiang Ying are slowly changing.

Unconsciously, Jiang Ying even arranged a blind date for 36-year-old Qian Xuesen. Jiang Ying invited two young ladies to have dinner with Qian Xuesen in a restaurant. One sat on his left and the other on his right. One of the rich girls, who has a lot of collections at home, invited Qian Xuesen to visit her house on the grounds of appreciating famous paintings, but Qian Xuesen declined.

Jiang Ying later recalled that when eating, she found that Qian Xuesen's eyes were always looking at himself, which made her feel very strange. At that time, how could Qian Xuesen care about other girls? You can't hide your eyes when you like someone.

Shortly after the blind date, Qian Xuesen gave a speech at Shanghai Jiaotong University. He was very excited to find that Jiang Ying was one of the audience. After the speech, he offered to send Jiang Ying home. Until Jiang's door, Qian Xuesen finally got up the courage to confess. On weekdays, a dull science and engineering man said to Jiang Ying affectionately and directly, "Would you like to go to the United States with me?"

Jiang Ying understood Qian Xuesen's intention, but did not directly promise him. Jiang Ying told Qian Xuesen that he had just returned to China and there were many things to do in China. Let's communicate first. Unexpectedly, Qian Xuesen disagreed and said, "No, let's go now". Qian Xuesen's confession is so direct and affectionate. I have recognized you, that is you, and only you. Jiang Ying was finally moved by Qian Xuesen's sincerity.

September, 1947, Shanghai Peace Hotel, where Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying got married. A talented person, a beautiful woman, a perfect match, and two childhood friends tied the knot, which became a much-told story in Shanghai for a while. After that, Jiang Ying and her husband Qian Xuesen came to Boston and started a new life.

Jiang Ying was a bit "surprised" on his first day in Boston. After breakfast, Qian Xuesen got up and went to work. Before he left, he told Jiang Ying that he would come back after work at night, and you would get used to it. Jiang Ying didn't expect the first day of American marriage to be so "unexpected".

Having studied art for many years, coupled with the superior growth environment since childhood, Jiang Ying must be full of romantic expectations for his married life. However, Qian Xuesen, a science and engineering man, seems to be not very good at managing feelings, or not very good at pleasing girls.

When I came back from work, I even greeted Jiang Yingdao. Jiang Ying wouldn't prepare dinner, so he went to the fast food restaurant at the door for a meal. Back home, Qian Xuesen made a cup of tea, said goodbye to Jiang Ying, closed the door of the study and read alone.

The young couple who should have enjoyed their honeymoon were so "polite". Hello, I'm fine. Bye. Jiang Ying realized that her husband was such a person. He devoted all his enthusiasm and energy to scientific research in order to return to China one day and realize his dream of becoming a powerful country. It's not that Qian Xuesen doesn't love his wife, but that he doesn't know how to adjust his life and increase his interest in life. After all, years of research life have made him accustomed to books.

Jiang Ying, who was lively and clever by nature, began the road of "transformation". She and Qian Xuesen held a small concert at home, and Qian Xuesen began to learn to discuss music topics with Jiang Ying after scientific research, and even made some jokes in English.

Qian Xuesen's life gradually became rich and full, more relaxed and happy, and even gradually learned to cook, and did a good job. Jiang Ying often said in front of friends that he was just a helper at home and Qian Xuesen was the chef. Qian Xuesen also mentioned that whenever he encountered insurmountable problems, it was often Jiang Ying's singing that made him suddenly enlightened. In his life with Jiang Ying, Qian Xuesen changed his dull state and became humorous and emotional. The sweetness of love also made Qian Xuesen break through academically, and his concept of nuclear rocket shocked the academic circles.

However, such a relaxed and sweet life did not last long.

1949, New China was founded. Qian Xuesen received a letter from Professor Cao Richang. In the letter, Qian Xuesen felt the call from the motherland, and he was extremely excited. His long-buried dream of serving the motherland was once again ignited. After the birth of their second child in Jiang Ying's womb, the couple decided to return to China immediately.

However, things are not going well. 1950, Qian Xuesen, as a world-recognized authority on mechanics and applied mathematics, was suspected by the United States as a member of the underground organization of the * * * production party, and his safety license for confidential research work was revoked.

1in June, 950, Qian Xuesen decided to bid farewell to his motherland and his boss, Jin Beier, then vice-minister of the US Navy. Unexpectedly, as soon as Qian Xuesen left Jin Beier's office, Jin Beier contacted the US Immigration Service, saying that Qian Xuesen knew the core secrets of the US missile program and would never let Qian Xuesen leave the United States. Jin Beier keeps saying, "One Qian Xuesen is worth five marine divisions. I would rather shoot this guy than let him go back to China. " .

When Qian Xuesen returned home, he found that eight big wooden boxes he had packed were detained by the customs. At that moment, Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying felt that things were not good. Qian Xuesen told Jiang Ying that I couldn't leave and they wouldn't let me go.

As expected, 1950 In September, the FBI surrounded Qian Xuesen's house and locked it in a prison south of Los Angeles. Qian Xuesen suffered great physical and mental torture there, asking questions endlessly during the day, checking every 15 minutes at night, stimulating his eyes with strong light and not sleeping.

Jiang Ying visited Qian Xuesen's husband on the first day of her detention 12. At that time, Qian Xuesen was pale and gaunt. When he took Qian Xuesen home, he said nothing but nodded. The torture that lasted for many days destroyed the scientist's body and mind.

Since then, the US Immigration Service has stipulated that Qian Xuesen must report once a month and be arraigned at any time. Qian Xuesen's family can only live in Los Angeles and cannot leave without authorization. Federal agents often haunt Qian Xuesen's residence, monitoring his phone calls, listening to his letters and observing his every move.

Qian Xuesen's family is tantamount to being "under house arrest" by the United States, losing their freedom and often being on tenterhooks. Jiang Ying was worried that it was not safe to hire a nanny, so she shelved her singing career and shouldered the burden of taking care of her husband and children alone. At the same time, she also placed a table in the bathroom to let Qian Xuesen avoid surveillance and concentrate on his research. In this way, Qian Xuesen completed the 400,000-word "Engineering Cybernetics", which became an important work that influenced the academic circles.

During those dark and difficult years, Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying never gave up their dream of returning to China for a moment. After taking back eight wooden cases from the customs, Qian Xuesen never opened them. He thinks he can leave at any time.

/kloc-one day in 955, after Qian Xuesen was under surveillance for five years, the husband and wife seemed to see the dawn of hope. On this day, a waiter in China restaurant delivered food to Qian Xuesen's house, and Jiang Ying found an abandoned China Pictorial in the basket. In Pictorial, a photo caught Jiang Ying's attention. Chen Shutong was a teacher of Qian Xuesen's father, Qian Junfu, and then vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC).

Qian Xuesen immediately wrote to Chen Shutong, describing his experience in the United States. But how to get rid of the eyes of FBI agents and send letters safely, the couple have a plan.

Jiang Ying's sister lived in Belgium at that time, so sending the letter to Belgium first should not attract much attention. To be on the safe side, Qian Xuesen copied the letter on a piece of cigarette foil paper and posted a newspaper clipping.

This newspaper clipping is a special report of new york on March 6th, 1953. According to the report, "Qian Xuesen, as a famous rocket expert of California Institute of Technology, was deported to China in Los Angeles on March 5, but at the same time he was not allowed to leave the United States because his departure was not conducive to the highest interests of the United States." Qian Xuesen hopes that this newspaper clipping can convey his situation in the United States to the motherland.

Then, Qian Xuesen put this special letter of help in an ordinary envelope, and the husband and wife came to the shopping mall. Qian Xuesen pretended to wait for his wife to go shopping at the door to attract the attention of the agents. Jiang Ying went to the mall, secretly put the letter in the mailbox and sent it to Belgium.

Fortunately, this letter of help finally reached Chen Shutong, and Premier Zhou Enlai immediately learned about the difficult situation of Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying's family in the United States.

At this time, China and the United States are holding specific talks in Geneva on exchanges between overseas Chinese of the two countries. Americans argued that there was no evidence that China people in the United States wanted to return to China. Qian Xuesen's letter became the most powerful evidence at that moment, which directly exposed the cunning face of Americans.

1In the summer of 955, the United States agreed to send Qian Xuesen back to China on the condition that China released 1 1 American prisoners of war. On September 17, Qian Xuesen finally took his wife Jiang Ying and a pair of children to go home. On October 8th, 65438/KLOC-0, after a month's sea voyage, Qian Xuesen's family returned to the motherland safely.

In an interview in his later years, Qian Xuesen recalled that shortly after returning to China, he was invited to visit the Northeast. In Harbin Institute of Military Engineering, President Chen Geng met with Qian Xuesen. General Chen Geng asked him if China people could engage in missiles. Qian Xuesen was angry with the United States at that time and simply replied: "What foreigners can do, can't China people do it?" .

Since then, Qian Xuesen has devoted himself to state secrets, and his trip has been kept secret from his family and the media. 1964 65438+1October 16, China's first atomic bomb exploded successfully, 101October 27th, the first missile and atomic bomb were successfully launched. 1970 On April 24th, China's first artificial satellite was successfully launched.

But at that time, Jiang Ying didn't know that all this was closely related to her husband Qian Xuesen. In his later years, Jiang Ying recalled that Qian Xuesen had never talked with Jiang Ying in the whole process of missile research. Qian Xuesen often travels for several months. Jiang Ying only knows that Qian Xuesen is not in Beijing, and he doesn't know which city in China and what projects he is engaged in.

Jiang Ying later worked as a teacher at the Central Conservatory of Music for more than 40 years. She silently supports her husband's career behind her back, and is also trying to make her own contribution to the music industry of the motherland. She taught her students the western singing methods she had studied for many years, and the students made great achievements on the international music stage, including world-famous singers Zhang Yalun and Zhu Ailan.

199110/October 16, Qian Xuesen was awarded the honorary title of "National Outstanding Contribution Scientist". In his acceptance speech, Qian Xuesen deeply thanked his wife Jiang Ying for her silent support for decades. Until their old age, they still loved each other as before.

In 2009, Qian Xuesen died in Beijing at the age of 98. In 20 12, Jiang Ying died at the age of 92. When I was a child, Qian Xuesen and Jiang once sang a school song "Yan Shuangfei" during the Republic of China at a party between Qian Xuesen and Jiang. The lyrics "I wish to fly together in this life and never regret" are simply a true portrayal of their love all their lives.

In 62 years, the husband and wife shared weal and woe, made outstanding contributions, wrote love myths and created human legends.