Historical figure Zhang Youyi

One day I met a historical figure-Zhang Youyi.

Brief introduction of hostess

Zhang Youyi, 1900 was born in Shanghai, with a prominent family. 19 15 Marry Xu Zhimo. 19 18 gave birth to the eldest son Xu jicuo, and in the same year Xu zhimo went abroad to study. 1920 Zhang Youyi went to Europe to reunite with her husband. At this time, Xu Zhimo and Lin fell in love and filed for divorce with Youyi on 192 1.

1922, Zhang Youyi gave birth to a son in Berlin and formally divorced Xu zhimo. 1927 Professor of German at Soochow University. 1928 used to be the vice president of Shanghai Women's Commercial Savings Bank and the general manager of Shang Yun Garment Company. 1949 immigrated to Hong Kong, 1954 married Dr. Su Jizhi. After her husband died, Xiaoyi moved to the United States to reunite with her family. 1988 died in new york.

Life events

1. Married, 19 15, 15 years old Zhang Youyi and Xu Zhimo are married, and they are suitable for each other. She is worthy of the name. Her family is not only a scholarly family, but also a prominent family in business and politics. The family background is actually far above Xu Zhimo's family. After being ordered to get married, I obeyed my parents' instructions, kept my duty, waited on my in-laws and took care of my family in Zhang Youyi.

She was generous and decent, and soon won the favor of Xu's elders and family. But in Xu Zhimo's eyes, she was so gentle and obedient, but dull and boring, so he despised her from the beginning and snubbed her.

2. Divorce: 19 18 years, Zhang Youyi gave birth to Xu Jisheng's eldest son, Xu Jicuo. After completing the task of carrying on the family line, Xu Zhimo immediately left home to study abroad for three years. 192 1 year, with the support of Xu's parents, Zhang Youyi went to Britain to reunite with Xu Zhimo. At this time, Xu Zhimo did not welcome her, was as cold as ever, and even rarely communicated with her. 1922 Zhang Youyi was pregnant again. When she was in labor, Xu Zhimo left home quietly.

Being abandoned innocently is a blow to Zhang Youyi. Being pregnant in a foreign country, she doesn't know the language. Desperate, she gave birth to her second son in Germany with the help of her younger brother. Xu Zhimo followed him and forced Zhang Youyi to divorce him. She saw through the man who signed the divorce papers in tears.

Third, wake up and learn from the painful experience. She finally understood that life depends on herself. She began to abandon Nuo Nuo, who was cautious and passive in front of Xu Zhimo, and showed a strong and fearless side in her personality, just like a phoenix's nirvana and rebirth. Cheer up, she has no choice to return to China. Instead, he raised his youngest son, Peter, while learning a foreign language and studying kindergarten teacher courses.

She studied and lived in Germany for five years, during which her young son died of illness, which gave her a heavy blow again. After all kinds of hardships, she finally matured. 1926 In the spring, she chose to return to China. At this time, she has been thoroughly remoulded and grown into a strong and brave new woman.

Fourth, counterattack, she chose to settle in Shanghai, and was just hired as a German teacher by Soochow University. Soon, she accepted the appointment of Shanghai Women's Commercial Savings Bank as the vice president, at the age of 28. She became a female banker in China's modern history and began to shine in the financial field.

Not only that, her eighth brother also started a Shang Yun clothing company in partnership with others, and Zhang Youyi was hired as the general manager of the company. After that, she gave full play to her business skills, operated stocks, bought and sold military dyes, invested in cotton and gold, and made a lot of money. She became a trendsetter of her time and a pioneer of business.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Responsibility: Although Zhang Youyi divorced Xu Zhimo, the Xu family only recognized her as a daughter-in-law, and not only divided her property, Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman moved in with her after they got married. As always, Zhang Youyi waited on Xu's parents so that they could support themselves.

She often helps Xu Zhimo in the name of Xu Fu by letting bygones be bygones. After Xu Zhimo's plane crash, Zhang Youyi became the spiritual pillar of Xu's parents. At the request of Xu's parents, she presided over his funeral After that, she still sends money to Lu Xiaoman every month. She carefully educated her son Xu Jikai and brought him up.

Character conclusion

Throughout her life, Zhang Youyi is multifaceted, both a virtuous traditional woman and a brave modern woman. Although she spent the rest of her life in business with her talent and achieved success. But there is always a shadow of traditional education in her, which not only binds her, but also makes her.

As Liang Shiqiu commented on her: she lived her life silently and firmly, and she did her duty, to her husband, to her husband's family and to her son. Anyone who does his duty should be respected.