Yuan Shikai's granddaughter, Shang, started his business at age 70.

Shang in her "Souise Western Restaurant" 1973, Yuan with his wife home visit, by the Premier Zhou Enlai received. Yuan and cousin Shang group photo she was shopping without spending money, go out with bodyguards thousand bokhary miss; After the "Cultural revolution" speculators, she was devolved into the countryside, became a working woman; after the reform and opening-up, she relied on buying original stocks, became the female boss of Tianjin Western restaurant.　　The granddaughter of Yuan Shikai, who is 84 years old, is still in the fight. Came to Tianjin, located in the center of the southern city of "Five Avenue", known as the "Museum of the Universal Architecture" reputation, here still retains more than 300 different styles of small foreign buildings. In one of the "Chengdu Road", there is a humble four-storey British house, is the Yuan clan is currently the only real estate in mainland China.　　The house hangs "Souise Western Restaurant" The sign, its operator is Yuan Shikai's granddaughter, already 84 years old Shang lady. Shang is the oldest of Yuan Shikai's current surviving grandchildren. Her energetic, 69-Year-old began to go into business, and now still in the sea to "fight."　　The old man's skin is delicate, looks very young, gestures, still have old ladylike taste. "Yuan's feudalism I did not inherit, the only may have retained the point, is the life exquisite." "Shang's dress emphasizes the characteristic, Tu's nail polish is Hong Kong's, wipes the cosmetics is the big names such as Clinique, wears the jewelry craft to be fine, even the shampoo, the Bath Dew also is very fastidious."　　She said she arts no talent, the only hobby is shopping. Shang: "I am very independent now, whether economically or politically, this in the old Yuan family of women, is not." Life now makes me happy.　　"Shang in Tianjin for more than 24 years of CPPCC members, whether it is to attract investment or poverty relief, she always rushed to the front, for the economic development of Tianjin has made a lot of contributions." Talking about the past, Shang is glad that he has experienced extraordinary ups and downs. "It was a great makeover and experience for me. Half a century of upheaval instead saved me, stimulated my desire for survival, let me learn to self-reliance. Otherwise, I would have been like most of the descendants of Yuanjiajie, pampered, by the heritage of parasitic, and then smoked, to find fun, poor and died. "[Page] grandmother is Korean Shang is the daughter of Yuan Shikai's four sons Kank."　　Yuan Shikai formally married the door of a wife nine concubines, a total of 17 sons, 15 daughters, 22 grandchildren, 25 granddaughter, Yuan family and grandchildren amounted to 79 people. Shang father Berliner End, is Yuan Shikai's four aunt too Wu's birth. Wu Shi is one of the three Korean concubine of Yuan Shikai. That year, she was as the servant girl, with the Korean princess of the younger sister Kim's dowry to Yuanjiajie. Where once thought, this thought to do "Zhengshi" of the Jin, but with her two girl, with Yuan Shikai received as concubine.　　The three of them are Korean, married to a strange feudal family, language impassability, and do not understand the Chinese feudal etiquette, in Yuanjiajie suffered abuse and torture. Yuan Shikai like to foot-binding woman, he married the wife and concubine, in addition to these three-bit is "zu", itsYu is bound. Three women came to adulthood, can not bound, but only to imitate the former Peking Opera, Wu Dan "Step on the son" approach, to make foot-binding appearance, to please Yuan Shikai. Wu's lucky, died in the governor of Yuan-Zhili, less suffered some sins. The other two did not leave the "inch son" until Yuan's death, and eventually the road would not go away.　　Not only that, the jealous wife often take advantage of Yuan Shikai is not at home, to them not to scold, or even abuse. After Yuan Shikai's death, his cash was divided into 17 shares, which gave every son of his. One share per person, 120,000 silver dollars. 15 daughters, each with a dowry fee of 8000 silver dollars. Concubine with their children, no cash.　　But Yuan Shikai's gold and silver valuables, agate jade, satin fur, the wife of the house to divide some. In Tianjin Victory Road da Ying Door, the original one courtyard, six buildings. Before liberation, most of Yuan Shikai's concubine and his descendants lived here. Shang was born here in 1924.　　At that time, grandfather Yuan Shikai had been dead for 8 years. Shang has not seen his grandfather, but she has heard the most: "Father is afraid of his grandfather, they used to greet his grandfather every day, almost all the same formula for questions and answers, sometimes annoyed grandfather, and even with a whip and a stick whip." Yuan Shikai occasionally asked his son to accompany him to dinner.　　It is said that once, the second son Kunkevin eat very full, Yuan Shikai handed him a hot steamed bun, he dare not say not to eat, secretly will steamed bread into the sleeve, unexpectedly ironed off a layer of skin. Shang said that although Yuan Shikai was very strict with his sons, he compared "spoiled" to his daughters. "The grandfather has the" daughter is the most important "thought, the family boy all has the nickname, but the daughter he does not allow. He thinks his daughter is someone else's, and also a tool for his panqin family. The children of Yuan family are arranged marriages, almost all with the then Manchu and warlord descendants of the Qing tie. For example, Tsao's son is my 14 uncle, Liyuanhong's daughter is my aunt Nine, this is the grandfather contributed, including my parents also. "The isolation of Miss Shang's mother is Tianjin's most prestigious salt business He Zhongjin daughter," the mother's home in Tianjin light rental of the tile-roofed house has a good thousands of, then two marriages, so many people envy unceasingly.　　However ... " Talking about their parents and sisters, Shang. Her father graduated from Tianjin Xinhua College, the word is written quite level, ancient hard simple, from the style. However, as the son of the great president, Kank a habit of eating and drinking and spending. He was a Zhang Grand Marshal House of the Senate, but not even class will be on, and then in Kailuan Mining Bureau as a nominal director, monthly 300 Yuan silver. When Yuan Shikai engaged in Hongxian monarchy, he also carved the "Emperor four sons" of the printed, since the Yongzheng.　　Unfortunately, in 1916 when Yuan Shikai died, this son, one night by the "Emperor four" into the ordinary people, he was difficult to accept, greatly stimulated, from insanity. Berliner end of the rest of the life, mainly rely on pawn heritage and stocks for a living. Both of them are heavy smokers and have a big addiction.The family was embarrassed by his extravagance.　　Kank died in 1951. Shang two sisters had a miserable fate. "A lot of books are written Berliner End have two sons and a woman, in fact, I have two sisters, they are also a victim of the feudal marriage, the victims of marital abuse and death, very miserable." So I have no remembrance of the old society. Shang Childhood, there have been 13 years of superior life. At the age of 4, her two aunt, who was childless, came to the south of Wuxi. The second aunt's family is a new family, the two uncle has studied in the United States, is China's early acceptance of the industry thought of national industry. He has a silk factory in Wuxi and is the richest man in the area.　　Shang in the second aunt's education, began to learn English, understand business, and passed the Shanghai Chinese and western Girls High School. "The house we lived in was now a museum in Wuxi." A total of 3 floors, 8 per floor, only uncle, aunt and I 3 people live, but the maid has 37. Drivers, housekeepers, nannies, cleaners, tennis courts and swimming pools outside the house. "Shang is a missionary school," she said, the most feared of all, was the history class. As soon as I mentioned Yuan Shikai, I was ashamed. When I entered the school, the curtains of the car were pulled. At 8, I entered the school 7:50, and the car had to be open to the school. They were afraid I would be kidnapped, bring me a nanny, a male bodyguard, a driver, 3 people to send me to school. When I am in class, the bodyguard will be outside to watch, the driver go back, come to pick us up. Shang later recalled, "What do you call this life?" Called Happiness? I don't think so. It is as if there is no freedom of the dead, you and society have no connection. "Shang didn't buy anything until he was in junior high. "At that time I bought things are aunt led, with nanny, bodyguard, to the department store bullish, the car was shipped back, they will go to Zhangfang to take money." I don't know what the price is. We never go out with money. "But can't deny that in Wuxi's Day, is Shang happiest time, she may go to the street, can play with the neighbour family boy." However, when Shang was 17 years old, she was returned to her home in Tianjin because her aunt went abroad. [Page] in what state can live back to the lifeless Yuanjiajie, Shang began to be carried out "morning and evening, eat not to ' cross the River '" and other feudal etiquette discipline, "the family does not let me go to school, because the university men and women in the same school, they at home to me invited Mr. I read 4 years of ancient Chinese prose, now poetry and song Fu, will be some. Although Yuanjiajie was at the time of decline, she said, "to tell the truth, even if it is difficult, casually selling things at home, life is better than ordinary people, home still even cooks, servants, mum a total of dozens of people." "Shang's parents do not work, her uncle and uncles are also so, together with the unexamined life," a sallow, eat no better. "In the aunt's home to accept the Western-style education of the Shang, suppressed choking," Yuan Jia FengThe remnants of the construction of the late, young people a little sense of justice, can not accept.　　"Soon, Shang a family, married to the Tianjin National industrial and commercial sector quite prestigious" Yuan Fung Hardware line, "The Boss Ding.　　"My wife is also a capitalist, he started his own 3 companies, we have a trade, the end of the year to collect all the money I personally look at," but soon, as the policy situation changes, her fate has reversed. 1956 began the public-private partnership, Yuan's privileges were canceled, they can not afford to take money to buy things at will. These subtle changes, for Shang, are "also a process of adaptation and transformation". "I remember the first time I counted the money, it was very difficult, I felt so dirty, I didn't want to count." I changed from a four-wheeled car to a tricycle, and from a tricycle to a crowded bus. At first, I lost two back bracelets, two rings, are gold, purses also lost, let people take away the "Cultural Revolution", even more let her feel "real end". Shang received an ultimatum, the whole family to the countryside to accept the transformation. She had three children and a woman, and the older daughter had already cut the queue in the Gansu Qilian Mountains.　　She and her husband with three sons, a bed blanket, farewell to live a few decades of the small ocean building, came to Tianjin West Grand Temple Zi.　　Shang to go, the head did not return, she thought, may never return. The countryside is distant and unfamiliar to Shang and her family. The desolate land, the bumpy dirt road, the low earthen house and the calling north wind, let the family be at a loss.　　"In order to drive mosquitoes, catch the poisonous ants, I learned to smoke, not to eat, can only be squeezed from the scattered Shovo and the wild vegetables to eat, after exercise, then 40 kg of potatoes, I back up and go ..." Shang suddenly found that her willpower is so strong. In the countryside for a long time, Shang began to start the brain: "Where life is very poor, one day work down, only a gongfen, and a gongfen only 1.5 cents money." I think of my husband has been in Tianjin Federation of Industry and Commerce Hardware Union, but also the business origin, bold to the village to set up a small factory hardware recommendations. "With the support of farmers, Shang set up the first local galvanized factory, she works as a factory accountant, the husband as the director." In their efforts, small factories are becoming more and more prosperous, to bring many benefits to farmers. In the first year of the factory opening, the village gongfen up to 8.5 cents dollars. "This is probably the 3rd year of coming to the countryside, and our most bitter days have passed." "The Shang a whole 8 years in the countryside. 1973, Tang Yuan was invited to return home by Premier Zhou Enlai. According to Premier Zhou's instructions, the third generation of Yuan Shikai gradually regained their freedom. In 1978, Shang returned to Tianjin to live in the small Ocean building at 40th Chengdu Road, Tianjin. Her mixed feelings, "8 years of transformation, I realize what?" is not the importance of money, but a person's ability to survive, you have to live in any state, this is a capacity. "Yuan suggested opening the western restaurant in Yuan Shikai's third generation, one person has changed the entire family's appearance, lets the yuan family descendant raise eyebrow vomitGas。 He is the world famous high-energy physicist, Chinese-American yuan, Yuan Shikai son of Kunkevin.　　Yuan has won the American Chinese Association Outstanding Achievement Award, his wife Dr. Wu, is the world's first atom bomb development personnel's only female, is called "The Chinese Madame Curie". This cousin has a great influence on Shang's life. "Cousin's father, Kunkevin, is one of the four big Childe in the Republic period, natural romantic, brilliant." Unfortunately, the old age lost the property. The tolls and tin boxes of my cousin's travels abroad were sent to me and two of my aunts. "Shang still remember the brother in the boat stand upright, motionless as a statue of figure, she was also determined to" like brother. [Page] In early 1987, Shang came to Shenzhen. Already 63 years old, she is deeply attracted by this place, in Shenzhen finished is 6 years. "I participated in the largest resort construction project in the country and became the first group of entrepreneurs in Shenzhen." 6 years later, Shang bought some original stocks in Shenzhen, earning more than 700,000 yuan. Shang impression is very deep: "At that time Shenzhen didn't let remittance, I use big purse to put money, bring back to Tianjin." "An old man, with a pension of 700,000 dollars, will be able to enjoy his old age." But Shang is determined to do another career in Tianjin.　　On the advice of Yuan and Wu, she opened a western restaurant. "People say the Big restaurant fire 5 years, the small restaurant fire 3 years, my restaurant opened for 15 years." "Now has been over eight years of Shang, or the boss, still struggling." "Now the competition is very fierce, to always be prosperous focus on international and domestic economic situation changes, study the development of Western food, timely update dishes, small to manage the various accounts and all kinds of personnel, inspection of kitchen food, health ..." She analyzed the "Souise" secret, "the special place is no foreign debt. The real estate is mine, the fund is my son together with me, I am a single number, do not open a semicolon. How many big enterprises want to cooperate with me, I do not. Why, a bad taste is over, open a branch is good, but as long as an accident, said pour all pour. "The older the more to strive for economic independence 2003 years, after Yuan died, he and his wife's life savings, all donated to China, which makes Shang very touched." "I sometimes even say he is stingy, ask him to eat a roast duck, he will criticize me for three days." He and Wu in the United States, eat instant noodles at noon, money put in his pockets do not know flowers. My brother lived here for 7 years, Downstairs is a restaurant, which makes him particularly happy, saying that this is his most luxurious life. "I took care of Don for 7 years and he didn't give me a penny." He said, that would kill me. There are so many living examples of the yuan family that the playboy is so poor that he will only spend money and money. "Talking about their children, Shang said," I do not have idle, because I am still working, from relying on the family to the late to buy their own plants, I completely spelled out. The children also want to struggle themselves, now they have a car with a house, self-reliance. "Shang has funded more than 20 children in Jixian, eachBatch culture to graduate from primary school.　　Now, the second batch has been raised to grade five and each child is 5000 yuan a year. Interview, Shang's little granddaughter ran to tell Grandma, she graduated from university is ready to go abroad for further study, today received the Central Youth League and Department news, was selected to do disaster relief volunteers in Shaanxi. Shang definitely told granddaughter, "Do not go abroad, but also to the disaster area first!" "Shang put Yingchao at a women's federation meeting, as a motto:" The older lesbians to strive for economic independence, the older the more to strive for political status. I now experience very deep, the woman is old, if has no status, that is the corner which is forgotten by the person; Women half the sky, I have both the political honor and economic independence, I am a win. ”