Juejing： Teresa Teng forever
8. It is better for a family to stay together than anything else.
For a time, Teresa Teng was really like her hit "Laugh at the sight of you". Her singing career brought her happiness and encouragement, even to her own surprise. It turned out that many dreams in her heart could be fulfilled by singing. She seems to know that her little shoulders can shoulder the money-making skills that her parents can’t, so she tries hard to help her family and improve the plight of the whole family. In fact, the road to music was not so smooth at first, but she was not afraid of hardship and was very resigned.
Mother Deng remembers that Coca-Cola in the United States had just entered Taiwan Province, and all of a sudden it set off a hot sale frenzy. Almost every child wanted to drink a bottle to relieve his hunger and satisfy his curiosity. Once they finished singing and were on their way home by bus, Teresa Teng suddenly asked, "Mom, I really want to drink a bottle of Coca-Cola, just one bottle." Perhaps she was used to frugality. Without thinking about it, Deng’s mother immediately said intuitively, "No, that’s a luxury that only rich people can drink." Teresa Teng didn’t say a word. She accepted her fate. She knew that saving a seven-dollar bottle of Coca-Cola would make her family eat better.
Deng’s mother came home and spent the night in trouble sleeping. She felt that she was too stingy. The Deng family can live a relatively comfortable life at this time. It is all because of the little girl’s singing and rushing to make such a situation. The mother did not consider satisfying her little desire, but also flatly refused her. What is even more lovely is that the child is not angry at all, nor does it take credit. What else can such a child say to thank her? Early the next morning, Deng’s mother went to buy a dozen Coca-Cola and put it in the refrigerator. She hugged her and said, "You can drink as much as you want!" Teresa Teng was so happy that tears fell down, and immediately shared them with his brother and younger brothers. It can be seen how low her desire is and how simple and honest people are. She was fully happy about this little thing for several months.
Teresa Teng has nothing to say about his feelings for his brother and younger brother. Since childhood, the three brothers have loved and protected her very much, and they also vaguely know that this singing sister has the ability to make money that they can’t reach. How extravagant it is to eat eggs when the family is poor! But every morning, when my sister comes back from hanging her throat by the river, my mother will wash a raw egg with warm boiled water to moisten her throat and protect her throat. For a long time, she has the privilege of drinking a cup of egg honey juice with a whole egg every day. Her brothers have never been greedy and protested. They think it is right to be kind to her, because the whole family is her hardest!
When Typhoon Gloria ravaged Taiwan Province, Luzhou was badly flooded. At that time, the Deng family lived in the family house at No.109, Zhonglu Village Middle Road. Suddenly, the water jumped to the lintel, and the whole family climbed up the small attic higher from the ground. Deng’s father tried his best to keep the water from rushing in. Deng’s mother was busy packing up what she had, and three brothers were responsible for protecting Teresa Teng. None of the children cried, and the whole family quietly clung to it and stayed together to tide over the crisis. This made her little mind realize that home is the most important thing, and it is better for a family to stay together than anything else. In the future, although she lived abroad, she always tried to get home to be with her family during the Chinese New Year holiday every year, and she spent it happily at home until the Spring Festival before her death.
After the flood, every household was waiting for Luzhou Township Office to distribute relief food, and Deng’s father went to help distribute it. Several brothers and sisters just dragged the mud at home, cleaned up the debris and cleaned up the garbage. Mother Deng saw it in her eyes and comforted her in her heart. This accidental accident triggered her desire to buy a better house for her family, and to live higher to avoid flooding. When Teresa Teng’s income was just enough to buy a house, the Deng family bought the first house in Beitou Danfeng Mountain, and the whole family moved out of Luzhou.
Mother Deng said that it’s good to have your own house, and the sense of belonging to a home is extremely happy. No matter how late they run to the karaoke bars for a show, the mother and daughter must rush back to their homes and rarely stay out in hotels. Deng’s mother recalled: "In my life, Lijun really had nothing to say to her family, but I, as a mother, never thanked her in person. After she left, I just stayed at home alone and saw that everything in front of me was her shadow, the house she bought, the clothes I wore, the quilt I covered at night and even the cups I used at home were all bought by her, so I especially wanted to say thank you, but she couldn’t hear it.
Buying a house, because of its practicality, has become Teresa Teng’s natural introduction to financial management. She doesn’t play stocks or invest in business. When she has enough money, she just buys a house, and she prefers the higher ground. Later, in Stanley, Hong Kong (so that she belongs to the dragon), in Singapore, in Paris, France, in Beverly Hills and Taipei, the houses she bought were all high above the ground, perhaps because of the shadow of the typhoon when she was a child!
(Source: Xinmin Evening News)
