The story of the innocent hearts of overseas Chinese. About 400 words

For the mother's call - Chen Longping, a returned overseas Chinese. In the early 1980s, a movie "Overseas Pure Son" that reflected the returned overseas Chinese's participation in the construction of the motherland became a sensation. The theme song of the film " "I Love You, China" is even more widely circulated. At that time, due to the establishment of New China, a large number of overseas Chinese saw the hope of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and with the determination and confidence to serve the motherland and build the motherland, they resolutely returned to China to participate in the socialist revolution and construction. Most of them may not have No pennies, but a pure heart, like countless streams plunging into the embrace of the sea. Among them, a man named Chen Longping was among them.

On a hot morning at the end of August, the reporter came to the gate of Hankou Hangkong Road Community. A white-haired old man who was already over seventy years old was waiting there. Walking through the alley of the community, the old man pointed to a unit building and said, this is No. 80 Hangkong Road, the dormitory of Wujian Group Machinery Company, where my family lives. When this house was built, not a single brick was used, but structural paneling was used. It was all made of prefabricated components. There were only two such houses in Wuhan at that time.

In 1932, in Tawau Town, San Dagen City, North Borneo, Malaysia, which was still a British colony at the time, a Chinese family whose ancestors had immigrated there a long time ago gave birth to a boy named Chen Longping in Chinese. Chen Longping's father opened a local barber shop, and his mother also did some odd jobs to maintain the family's livelihood. Although he was born and raised overseas, Chen Longping received a Chinese education since he was a child because there were many Chinese people in the local community. When he was six years old, he went to Xinhua School run by local Chinese.

(Photo 1) Chen Longping’s boyhood

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, Chinese people all over the world received this message and expressed support for the motherland. In the children's league, Chen Longping became a key figure in various activities and was highly regarded by teachers and principals. In an anti-Japanese and national salvation donation performance organized by the school, Chen Longping, who was only eight years old, played the leading role in the play. A brother and sister escaped from their hometown occupied by the enemy. The younger sister killed a Japanese. The elder brother slowly stood up and sang "On the Songhua River" while holding her in his arms. The crowd was furious on and off the stage. The audience donated money generously and scattered the coins. On stage, Jackie Chan was deeply shocked. From then on, patriotic feelings took root in his heart.

In 1942, the Japanese army moved south and occupied Nanyang. North Borneo was ruled by the Japanese army until 1945, after the end of World War II, it returned to a British colony. After several years of war, Chen Longping, a boy of 13 or 14, has become a worker in the British rubber plantation, driving a car and a bulldozer. Among the many Chinese people, the interests of the motherland are closely related to them. All news about the domestic war and progressive ideas are spread among them through the exchanges between Chinese businessmen and overseas. In 1946, Chen Longping met a person in charge of the Communist Party of Malaysia named Zheng. He was influenced by progressive ideas and often participated in some strikes organized by them to resist the oppression of laborers by capitalists and fight for human rights and treatment.

(Photo 2) Chen Longping works in the British rubber plantation

As he grows older and has more experience, Chen Longping's desire for his motherland also increases day by day. In 1949, China was liberated and the Communist Party of China established New China, which caused a huge shock to overseas Chinese. Although the British Territory has a very strict information blockade, the People's Daily and People's Pictorial are still secretly circulated among the local Chinese. He said: "We can't let them know. If we let them know, they will be arrested and imprisoned! Most people still belong to the Communist Party of China."

News from the motherland News continues to spread that groups of overseas Chinese are driving each other to various parts of the motherland. As a young Chinese, how much I want to return to the embrace of the motherland and invest in the construction of the motherland!

The journey back home was not smooth. In British territory, it was very difficult to apply for return. The British are very strict in their review. Even if you pass all the rounds of interrogation, your application may not be approved. In 1952, Chen Longping had already gone through four interrogation procedures. In the end, the British simply went straight to the point: "What are you going back to do? Are you going back to fight?" He said: "I am not going back to fight. Our motherland has been liberated. I am going back to participate in socialist construction." , the other one can still be assigned a field, I will go back to farming.

Of course the British didn't believe it and said, "Do you really know how to farm?" Aren't you going to go back to fight? "The Korean War broke out at that time, and they thought Chen Longping had gone back to fight. The British were very imposing: "You go back to farm, do you have any land? Chen Longping said: "When I go back, my country will give me fields." "After nearly a year of long waiting, Chen Longping finally received the news he had dreamed of. On December 13, 1953, a ship carrying overseas Chinese docked in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and walked across the bridge bordering the customs port and the mainland of the motherland. Chen Longping For the first time in his life, he witnessed the face of the motherland. His mother was enthusiastically welcoming the return of the wanderer. He recalled the scene: "This is the motherland, this is Hong Kong, this is the People's Liberation Army, and this is the People's Liberation Army." As for the British soldiers, as soon as we crossed the bridge, the radio said that you are welcome to come back and participate in the construction of the motherland, and the song "Five-Star Red Flag Flying in the Wind" was played. At that time, more than a dozen of us on the boat shed tears. How many years have passed? After so many years of anticipation and longing, today my dream finally came true and I returned to the embrace of my motherland. ”

The first time they set foot on the land of the motherland, Chen Longping and others received a warm reception. The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the People’s Republic of China sent them to the Overseas Chinese Study Class in Taishan, Guangdong to study, and then asked him what he wanted to do. At that time Chen Longping has nothing but the desire to return to the motherland and the enthusiasm to serve the motherland. He said that when I returned to the motherland, I just wanted to do whatever I wanted to do.

After graduating from the overseas Chinese study class. In 1954, a large number of overseas Chinese who returned together were distributed to various parts of the motherland. Chen Longping and his party of more than 200 people were received in Wuhan. He still clearly remembers that day when the ship arrived in Hankou, and there were people standing on both sides of the Guangdong-Hankow Pier to welcome them. The crowd beat gongs and drums and held a large slogan "Welcome returning overseas Chinese to participate in the construction of the motherland." Chen Longping burst into tears again. He said: "Receiving such care and warm welcome, I feel that the motherland is really great! ". From then on, Chen Longping began to take root in Wuhan and became a driver for the Second Construction Company of Wuhan Municipal Construction Engineering Bureau. In an old photo printed with the words "Returning Overseas Chinese in Hankou in 1954, all the classmates of the first and second groups took a photo" Above, Chen Longping is in his prime.

(Photo 3) A group photo of overseas Chinese assigned to the No. 2 Company of Wuhan Construction Engineering Bureau in 1954. Chen Longping is on the left in the back row.

Summer 1954, Wuhan. Encountered the most violent flood in the Yangtze River since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Longping's car was sent to the front line to fight the flood. It was not long after he started working. With the mood of doing things for the motherland, he worked hard without any conditions and put all his energy into it. I was busy working, rushing around day and night on the road to fight floods. At that time, the flood control headquarters only had a few dozen vehicles. The time was tight, the tasks were heavy, and the task of overcoming the danger of floods was like a military order. No matter how difficult or dangerous the situation is, supplies must be delivered. In this way, this young man who is active on the front line of flood control has won unanimous praise from everyone. When they learned that he was a returned overseas Chinese, people were surprised and admired.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wuhan's economic construction was in full swing. In 1955, during the construction of the Wuhan Exhibition Hall, Chen Longping experienced another big challenge in his work. At that time, the Jianghan First Bridge connecting Hankou and Hanyang was not yet complete. However, the construction of the exhibition hall required large-scale rootstocks, and the large-scale rootstock factory at that time was in Hanyang, and trucks could not reach it at all. The construction period of the key project could not be delayed, so in the end everyone came up with a risky method to build the broken bridge that had not yet been closed. A springboard was set up on the surface and the vehicles were directed to pass on the spot.

Although Chen Longping accepted this task, when his car arrived at the riverside, he still felt uneasy when he looked at the temporary movable plank and the rolling river below. Scared. When the bridge repair workers on site saw this, they kept encouraging him: "It doesn't matter, we are watching and will guide you through. It's safe!" "Chen Longping mustered up his courage and passed slowly and smoothly under the command of the workers. He said that he is still frightened when he thinks about it. In 1957, Chen Longping married a Guangdong girl who worked in Wuhan. Because Chen Longping focused on work, his family was The place he visited the least was that when his eldest son was born in 1958, he had no time to take care of his wife. She had to undergo an operation for dystocia, and it was Section Chief Ma of the Personnel Department who asked for signatures on his behalf.

(Photo 4) Chen Longping and his team

Due to his outstanding performance at work, Chen Longping was rated as advanced every year. In 1959, he was awarded the Hubei Province Model Worker. Joined the Communist Party of China in 1961.

In 1964, the organization promoted him from a driver to team captain. Two years later, he officially left the front line and entered management, becoming the legal representative of the team. At that time, the fleet had nearly a hundred vehicles, including the only large cranes of 20 to 30 tons in Wuhan. Chen Longping has to take care of all tasks, production safety, self-financing, and even the lives, welfare, and family affairs of all employees. He said, I am responsible for the party and the people. I have dedicated all my youth to the socialist construction of the motherland. I have no regrets about my decision to return abroad. In conversations with Mr. Chen, reporters often heard him mention one sentence: "I have no requirements..."

After Chen Longping retired in 1992, he lived in the aviation industry No. 80 Road, in a unit building in the Wujian Group employee dormitory. This was what he finally got after giving in again and again when the work unit allocated houses. He said, I am very satisfied with my life. My retirement salary is enough and my children and grandchildren are good. Every morning on weekdays, I walk for about ten minutes to the hotel. Exercise in the distant Zhongshan Park, watch people playing chess and opera, and chat with old friends.

When the reporter stood up to say goodbye, Mr. Chen pointed to the lawn of an office building downstairs outside the window and said: "Look, this place was the garage of our team back then. The photo you just saw is where Photographed here, I was already the captain."

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