Chen Yi's son, Chen Danhuai, encountered a comparison when he was in school, and when he asked him, he said: My father is the director. When it comes to the founding marshal Chen Yi, you will think of his heroism and great achievements, and few people may know that this founding father who won all battles also had a "father's road" worthy of admiration. His only son, Chen Danhuai, was harassed at school because of his family background when he was a child, but he chose to take into account the overall situation, hide his identity, and honor his father by guarding the family style. Young children can have such insight because they have been taught by their fathers. What is the way to teach children? Mr. Chen Yi left a precious answer. Do you know what happened to Chen Danhuai when he was a child?
Speaking of Nanjing Hankou Road Primary School, it is amazing. "If you throw a brick, you can hit several chiefs!" This proverb is well-known in the local area. I thought it was just an exaggeration and ridicule, but I didn't think that the identity of Chen Danhuai's child confirmed that this was indeed true.
It stands to reason that who is Chen Danhuai? The only son of the founding marshal Chen Yi should have been pampered since he was a child. But when he encountered a comparison in school, there was a teacher Yu in the class who asked him about his father's identity and position. Although Chen Danhuai knew that he couldn't deceive people, he still said that his father's name was Chen Xueqing, just an ordinary director.
Teacher Yu had long suspected it, because he saw armed police on duty at the gate of Chen's mansion, and cars were flowing endlessly. It seems that this is by no means an ordinary family, but I didn't expect it to be Marshal Chen Yi's mansion. Feeling cheated, she was so embarrassed that she pointed to the newspaper photo in front of the class and asked, "Is this your father?"
As a teacher, misunderstanding students is also a fault of professional ethics. But Teacher Yu still couldn't accept that the student was lying like this, and Chen Danhuai was speechless until later, and tears came out of his eyes. A child who was suspected by the teacher could be so calm, and his spiritual realm was admirable.
The reason why Teacher Yu asked about Chen Danhuai's life experience was not because of no purpose, but because the Kuomintang anti-rebellion movement in the early years made her wary of such "privileged" families. However, the reason why Chen Yi wanted to hide his identity was not to escape the class struggle of that era, but out of revolutionary ideals and consideration for the future of his children.
Chen Danhuai was born in the most difficult years of the Anti-Japanese War, and the location was the New Fourth Army Hospital where Chen Yi was located. On that day, Dr. Luo Shengte personally delivered Mrs. Chen Yi, and as soon as he saw Marshal Chen Yi arrive in the dust, his face changed: "Chen, you are finally here, and I will tell you good news, your wife has a smooth birth, and the mother and child are safe!" Chen Yi immediately laughed and personally named his son "Danhuai", which means "Red Revolution" and "born in Huainan".
The days of family reunion did not last long, and with the kick-off of the Yan'an Rectification Movement, Chen Yi was purged along with the main force of the New Fourth Army and fell into a difficult period. Fortunately, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Danhuai was fortunate to reunite with his father in Linyi, but at the age of two, he no longer knew his father who had been reunited for a long time, but hid behind his mother and shivered.
However, Chen Yi worked diligently for the cause of people's liberation and finally survived the civil war. Chen Yi's burden is too heavy, the mayor of Shanghai and the commander-in-chief of the East China Military Region still have to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, how can he have time to accompany his son at home? His wife Zhang Qian explained him and said: "There is no gap between father and son."
However, Chen Yi obviously has his own concerns. Once Chen Danhuai's identity is exposed, it will not only attract threats to him, but also enjoy privileges since he was a child, and it is inevitable that he will develop a superior mentality and be incompatible with the people. This is just as Chairman Mao said, "The house has not been cleaned yet", Chen Danhuai had better hide his identity first and grow up as healthy as ordinary children.
Therefore, Chen Danhuai was hidden from his relationship with Chen Yi when he entered school, and only registered his father's name and ordinary position. Teacher Yu asked questions in class, but naturally he was rejected and deceived by the young Chen Danhuai. How should we evaluate what he did? In the present, it may indeed be a loss of honesty that students should have, but if you think about it from another perspective, what about the environmental factors back then and the consideration of Chen Yi and his son to protect the achievements of the revolution?
Chen Danhuai later chose the Kazakh military industry and made outstanding contributions to the cause of national defense. It seems that Chen Yi's way of teaching his son is undoubted, his son knows how to protect the family style at a young age, and he can take on a big responsibility when he becomes an adult. Who said that the revolutionaries of the older generation only understood the revolution and did not understand life? This is nothing but ignorance of them.
Although the revolutionary tradition of family education is constantly tied, Chen Yi has a unique view of his godson, not only cultivating his populist character of "Lower Riba Man", but also paying more attention to the growth environment and value guidance that children should have. Chen Danhuai, who was born in troubled times, interpreted the "family rules" with actions: humility hides himself, strives for strength and merit in others, and understands revolutionary ideals and life pursuits at a young age.