There are a pair of "double hundred couples" in Jieyang

The husband is a party member and the wife comes from a family of martyrs. There are more than 80 descendants in the same house.

Wang Xianqun and his wife

　　Guangzhou Daily (all-media reporters Chen Jiayuan, correspondents Lin Chunxiao, and Lin Xiaoqia photo report) There are a hundred-year-old couple in Meide Village, Jiexi County, Jieyang City. The husband Wang Xianqun is a 63-year party member and his wife comes from a family of red martyrs.

Coincidentally, July 1 is Wang Xianqun’s 100th birthday.

This "double-hundred-life star" and loving couple has witnessed the growing prosperity of New China.

Wang Xianqun sighed with emotion. He said: "Thousands of words can only be combined into one sentence, that is, thank the party for letting us live a good life!"

Red homes nurture good family style

　　Wang Xianqun was born on May 22 of the lunar calendar in 1921. He joined the party in 1958 and has been in the party for 63 years. Wang Jiaomei, Wang Xianqun’s wife, is from a martyr family and her hometown is Longwei Town, Jiedong District, Jieyang City. His father was during the Revolution. Engaged in the underground work of our party, was later arrested for betrayal by a traitor and was brutally killed.

Under the education of her mother, Wang Jiaomei inherited her father's ideals and career. Since she was 13 years old, she has crossed the enemy's blockades many times to pass information to the guerrillas in the mountainous areas.

　　Wang Xianqun and Wang Jiaomei, a couple who were born in 1921 at the same time and were of the same age as the Party, are still in good health and can move freely.

They have been married for 79 years and have 6 children, and now there are more than 80 children and grandchildren.

Among them, the eldest daughter is 76 years old, the eldest grandson is also 49 years old, and the great-great-grandson (that is, the fifth generation descendants) is almost 4 years old.

　　Over the decades, Wang Xianqun and his wife have cultivated the Wang family's good family tradition of "emphasizing affection, harmony, responsibility, righteousness, and contentment", and it has been rooted in the blood of children and grandchildren and passed on from generation to generation.

Nowadays, the Wang family of five generations is recognized as the "most beautiful family" by local villagers. More than 30 small families composed of more than 80 descendants travel around Guangdong to earn a living. Their common labels are filial piety and righteousness.

The secret of longevity lies in the establishment of "three virtues"

　　After a hundred years of life, Wang Xianqun and his wife are now enjoying their old age in the Matouling Forest Farm contracted by their youngest son, Wang Fuqing.

"The elderly are used to birthdays in the lunar calendar. At the beginning of this year, when we planned to celebrate the birthday of our father, we discovered that the day happened to be July 1st in the Gregorian calendar. The whole family was very pleasantly surprised." Wang Fuqing said.

　　On the day of Wang Xianqun’s 100th birthday, relatives and friends asked him for the "secret" of longevity. Wang Xianqun drank his home-made high-mountain fried tea with a smile and said, "Doing kindness makes people happy, and when the elderly feel better, they will naturally live longer." He concluded his thoughts. A century of life perception said that to be a man, we must establish the "three virtues": one must establish morality and cultivate good personal morality; to be social ethics, to contribute to the collective benefit within the best possible way, to help others to do good deeds and to solve problems; to be virtuous in dealing with others, Use good relationships to gain the trust and help of others, have friends everywhere, and help in everything.

　　Wang Xianqun said so and did the same.

According to reports, he started farming in his hometown and worked as a private teacher in his 20s. Later he turned to a public teacher and a principal. He retired at the age of 62. Wang Xianqun has adhered to the virtues of honesty, hard work, humility, discipline and kindness to others. Many people with different personalities, cultures, and qualities deal well with each other and are praised by everyone.

　　"Wang Xianqun uses his party style to lead his family style, and his family style to his hometown style. From Wang Xianqun, I can see the outstanding character of a party member and his influence among the masses." Wang Guoshu, the former party general branch secretary of Meide Village, introduced Wang Xianqun is a respected old principal in the village and has always been very respected.