Qin Xiaomei's love story

The vivid face and humorous speech of Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing left a deep impression on people. His unique diplomatic style and unique personality charm have won people's admiration and respect.

Li Zhaoxing grew up in the countryside of Shandong Province. He left his hometown at the age of 65,438+08 and came to Beijing. He stepped into the school gate of Peking University, the highest institution in China, and took the first step to become a professional diplomat. What a long road it is from a peasant boy to People's Republic of China (PRC)'s foreign minister. For more than 40 years, Li Zhaoxing has walked steadily on this road step by step. Every step is marked with his sweat, diligence, self-confidence and perseverance.

He was accompanied by his wife, Qin Xiaomei. Behind a successful man, there must be a great woman This sentence is most appropriate for Li Zhaoxing and Qin Xiaomei.

Qin Xiaomei, the daughter of a diplomat, grew up in Beijing. How did she get together with Li Zhaoxing, the son of a farmer, and have been together for 40 years? This is a story that everyone wants to know.

Xiaomei's father, Qin Lizhen, is the first generation diplomat in New China, and has served as China's ambassadors to Norway, Zambia, Sweden and New Zealand.

When Xiaomei was in middle school, she often accompanied her father and family to participate in social activities organized by the embassy in China: listening to concerts, watching ballet, picnicking and climbing mountains. The choir of her experimental middle school was very famous among the middle school students at that time. Growing up in such an atmosphere, Xiaomei was influenced by good diplomatic etiquette and culture and art.

At that time, many people introduced boyfriends to Qin Xiaomei, including young talents and princelings' children. However, Xiaomei has her own criteria for choosing a spouse. She believes that two people don't live by a prominent family card, but can only satisfy the vanity of girls for a while. Life is created by two people themselves. Holding your hand and growing old with your son, the most important thing is that the other party should have a high sense of responsibility and be able to understand the generosity of others. The charm of a mature man is mainly manifested in his talent and career. Xiaomei is not vain, she pursues something real, and she just takes a fancy to the character and talent of her classmate Li Zhaoxing for five years. When Li Zhaoxing was a monitor in a university, he was younger than his classmates, but he took care of everyone like a big brother. Everyone is nervous about reviewing before the exam, but Li Zhaoxing is willing to spend a lot of time helping students with poor academic performance in the class. Li Zhaoxing is sincere, tolerant and modest, considerate of others everywhere, and deeply loved by his classmates. Xiaomei has been abroad with Li Zhaoxing several times, all of which are African countries. Xiaomei joked that I have been to poor countries in Africa several times, and if I divide it later, I will be regarded as a poor and middle-class international farmer. Xiaomei follows Li Zhaoxing wherever he goes, and wherever she is needed. People who don't know the situation can easily assume that she will use her father's position and relationship to live in a better place. Xiaomei said that her father himself had lived in African countries for seven years, served as the ambassador to Zambia, and contributed to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway aided by China. It was a very difficult time. My father's heart disease was caused by overwork at that time, and our parents set an example for us.

From 65438 to 0983, Li Zhaoxing was sent abroad for the second time. It was still in Africa, a very dangerous Lesotho full of smog. At that time, the situation in Lesotho was dangerous and civil war continued. The capital hears explosions every day. China has just established diplomatic relations with Lesotho, and the task of building the museum is very urgent. I considered several candidates, but for various reasons, I couldn't decide. The final decision was made by Li Zhaoxing, then deputy director of the Information Department, who led two people as an advance team to build the museum. Some people feel aggrieved for Li Zhaoxing and Qin Xiaomei, saying that they went to Kenya in Africa for the first time, stayed for seven years, and dedicated their best youth to Africa, and went to Africa for the second time, and it was such a dangerous place. Neither Li Zhaoxing nor Qin Xiaomei cared. They believe that sending them to Lesotho at such a critical moment is the trust of the leaders. The difficult and dangerous conditions in Lesotho provide them with a good opportunity to exercise themselves. They are determined to exercise themselves through the fire line and turn themselves into a good steel.

It was1the eve of the Spring Festival in 984. Before he left, his five-year-old son He He was lying in a small bed with a high fever. The elderly father and mother insisted on being sent to the gate in the cold wind.

On New Year's Day, they flew from Maputo, Mozambique, to Maseru, Lesotho, in a small plane with only 15 seats. When I arrived in Lesotho, I was in danger several times just from the airport to Maseru. The streets are full of soldiers, police and military vehicles with live ammunition, and gunshots and explosions come and go. On one occasion, just a few minutes after Li Zhaoxing's car left the post office, only a loud explosion was heard, and the post office instantly turned into a pile of broken bricks. There was a little trouble in a blind massage parlor in Dongcheng District that day.

This massage parlor has a good reputation, and some foreigners also come here for massage. On this day, a foreigner came, who can only speak a few simple Chinese, and he can't work when he meets some complicated problems. Masseurs don't understand English, and the more they talk, the more confused they become, and the more anxious they become. At this time, a guest who was massaging said, let me help you translate.

I only listened to him chattering with foreigners for a while, and then translated the foreigner's words to the masseur, and then translated the masseur's words to foreigners, which solved the problem again and again.

This guest has often come here for massage recently because of cervical pain. Masseurs like him very much because he treats people kindly and talks funny. From the few words of chatting, we can see that this guest is unusual, well-informed and knowledgeable. I didn't expect this guest's English to be so good that the masseurs admired him even more.

One day not long after that, while the guest was having a massage, a man came in from outside to look for him. It sounds like this man is a subordinate of the guest. They talked in a low voice, one in Chinese and the other in English. When the man left, the masseur couldn't help asking, are you engaged in foreign affairs? The guest said, yes. Is it from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? Yes It sounds like that gentleman came to ask for instructions from you. Are you the leader?

Good ... take some responsibility.

So, how to be a director?

The guest said with a smile.

One day, the guest met an acquaintance in the massage parlor. Before he could make a gesture to stop him, the acquaintance blurted out, "Minister Li, are you here for a massage?"

Minister Li went over and said, not only massage, but also guest translation.

Only then did the masseurs know that the guest who translated for them more than once turned out to be Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing. They are very moved and proud. They told everyone that Minister Li had no airs at all, and even gave us a guest translation.

Li Zhaoxing had a bright future in college. After graduation, I was selected to study in an advanced translation class, and I am an excellent translator. After assuming the leadership position, the senior translator in the translation room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs translated for him when meeting with foreign guests. As foreign minister, he is a guest translator, helping blind masseurs communicate with foreigners. It seems incredible, but everyone familiar with Minister Li knows that it is very natural for this kind of thing to happen to Minister Li. One winter, it was snowing heavily outside, and a long-lost friend of Xiaomei came unexpectedly. In fact, Li Zhaoxing had other things to do that day, but he just felt that this friend suddenly came in such weather, and he didn't mention anything directly. It must be a big deal. He needed someone to talk to, so he and Qin Xiaomei talked with her, talked about some happy things and had a good meal. The friend chatted with Li Zhaoxing and Qin Xiaomei all night, and finally left happily.

Later, this friend told them that an unfortunate thing happened in her life that day. At that time, she felt that the sky was falling and she was dead. She doesn't know who to tell, so she wants to go to Xiaomei's house. After coming, I didn't mention it, just talking and laughing with the minister and his wife, and I felt much better. I think there are still beautiful people and things in the world that are worth living. Later, she wrote a story of "Meeting a bosom friend on a snowy night" in her diary. Minister Li and his wife treat people sincerely in their lives, which makes them make many good friends. After becoming a minister, Li Zhaoxing traveled frequently and spent more time with Xiaomei. Xiaomei pays attention to every country visited by the minister on TV every day. Once Xiaomei and her son saw on TV at home that Li Zhaoxing was wearing a bright red tie when he was received by the head of state in a visiting country, and the mother and son talked about it. My son said that this visit must be a great success. My father happily put on a red tie and reported the good news to the people of the motherland! Just then, Li Zhaoxing called. Besides greeting the mother and son, he also said "We won". I really know my father. Xiaomei quickly said, "Take care. We all miss you. " Li Zhaoxing replied: "I am not tired of hearing this sentence thousands of miles away."

Sometimes I am too busy at work or have something important to do. Xiaomei often doesn't have a good rest at night, and when she gets up the next day, she nags about not sleeping well. Li Zhaoxing often tells jokes to comfort Xiaomei. One morning, Li Zhaoxing suddenly asked Xiaomei if there was a new tax law. Xiaomei doesn't know which tax law he refers to. Li Zhaoxing said with a smile: "I think it may be that people who fall asleep at night have to pay taxes, otherwise some people fall asleep and hear snoring." She insisted that she was not asleep. What's wrong? " Li Zhaoxing made Xiaomei giggle with a joke.

Once Xiaomei caught a cold, Li Zhaoxing went out to buy snacks for Xiaomei to show concern and stood in line for 30 minutes. When it was his turn to buy snacks, the salesman asked him what snacks to buy. He blurted out "buy five horses", and the salesman stared at him and said, "What a mess! Stand aside, please come up next. " Li Zhaoxing really stepped aside and stood. After a while, everyone in the queue left, leaving only Li Zhaoxing. The salesman looked at him and said, "There are no five horses here, only Saatchi horses". Li Zhaoxing suddenly realized that the reason why he was punished was to turn three into five. I think the sales staff in Beijing are really great. This was in the early 1980s, when it was a planned economy. Now, salespeople regard customers as gods, how can they stand by and watch! When he was in middle school, because of his outstanding image and unique talent, every time he played basketball, female classmates rushed to help him dress. He knew that many girls liked being with him, but he didn't care.

Our son is a boy who fell in love late, which makes us feel at ease. Hehe, it's normal to fall in love in the third year of college in America. Our son will choose a wife in the future, and we will definitely not interfere. I only mentioned one thing to my son. The future daughter-in-law must be a virtuous woman with a kind heart. I felt it when I told my son this.