Influenced by Yang and Wang Ruihua, Yang's three brothers formed the habit of doing good and helping others. Not only do they not have the arrogance and luxury of rich children, but they are also very frugal. They even used their pocket money to buy gifts and reported them to their parents.

Cultivating children's normal and regular life is exactly what Yang thinks of as strict and standardized education.

In the two-hour interview, Yang, Yang Yuanpei, three younger brothers and sisters who are only 50 years old, said "helping others" for 20 times.

On average, every six minutes, the word "helping others" pops out of their mouths.

"When I was a child, I saw that my father, mother and grandfather helped many people. I think living in this world should help others, because helping others will make me happy," said Yang, a 65,438+09-year-old sister.

Yang's parents, who like to help others, are Chang Gung Biotechnology Chairman Yang, who received a double doctorate at the age of 2 1, and Wang Ruihua, who took over as vice president of Formosa Plastics Group last year. Needless to say, her grandfather is Wang Yongqing, a famous business god in Taiwan Province.

With such a prominent family background, Yang and his two younger brothers were worth billions when they were born, but they didn't see a trace of the arrogance of the third-generation giants. They were modest and calm in their gestures.

Yang, who combines the advantages of his parents' tall figure and meticulous facial features, was admitted to Harvard University last year, which is more difficult than Harvard College, majoring in biology and oriental philosophy. He is the man of the hour in the school and has published several children's books.

Yuan Ping and Yuan Pei, who are currently studying in high schools and junior high schools in the United States, have their own creations, just like their sisters. Most importantly, the idea of doing good deeds and helping others has always been deeply rooted in their brothers and sisters.

Strict/regular life and free development

Many people want to know how Yang and Wang Ruihua raised such excellent and educated children.

The tall Yang had an unexpectedly soft tone and said with a smile, "We didn't cultivate them deliberately, we just let them develop freely."

Yang observed that it is easy for parents to pin all their unfinished dreams on their children, but in fact, each child has different specialties, just give them a little direction.

Just like Yang, who was interested in art and writing since she was a child, friends around her felt that she had an oriental face and a western figure, which was very suitable for walking on the runway. After hundreds of casting, Yang stood out and became an amateur model in magazines such as VOGUE.

"Frankly speaking, we don't encourage them, but we don't care. We provide children with opportunities for diversified development and different experiences, "Ding Yang said, looking at her daughter tenderly.

However, before letting children develop freely, Yang believes that children must be regulated "big and strict".

The father of Bioelectronics, who used to teach at the University of Brasilia, is famous for his strictness with his children, which also enabled his four children, including Yang, to obtain double doctorates from top universities in the United States at an early age.

Yang believes that the real strictness is not the strictness of words and deeds, but the strictness of cultivating children's normal and regular life. "Just like Yuan Ning is out now, she knows exactly what Ruihua and I want her to do."

Just as Yang combined the oldest medicine with the most advanced technology and developed preventive medicine with a harmonious mind five years ago, his education for his children also found a balance between the strictness of the East and the laissez-faire development of the West.

Meditate/sublimate the depth of the soul from childhood

The character and academic background of Yang and his two younger brothers all come from the strict and free forging of their parents.

Yang and his two younger brothers are more mature and stable than their age. As long as we have talked with them, it is hard not to doubt that there is actually a 50-year-old soul living in their young bodies less than 20 years old.

It turned out that when Yang was nine years old, Yang invited several friends to meditate at home, and the three children also joined the adults in meditation.

Yang remembers that on the fourth day, Yang suddenly burst into tears. Originally, he thought his daughter was unwell, but she told her father how she felt after meditation. "People are empty."

From that moment on, Yang began to think deeply about life. She was completely different, and even made her three teachers mistakenly think that something was wrong at home.

Yang, who loves writing, wrote six books, such as Fearless, Laughing Old Man and Karma, through the dialogue between a Brazilian boy and his grandfather, expressing her observation and thinking about the world and human nature.

One of her favorite books, Living in Silence: Praising the Earth, tells that people should stop at any time and listen to nature quietly. "I write children's books for adults so that adults can read them before telling them to children," Yang's eyes sparkled.

Besides writing, Yang's sublimation of artistic conception is also manifested in art, especially at the age of 65,438+02, a hand-painted Buddha statue of Yang won the "New Jersey Grand Prize" and was exhibited in various places for half a year. Until now, Yang is still shocked by the tranquility of the Buddha in the painting.

Yang recalled that after five years of meditation, he kept asking adults, "What is impermanence and what is enlightenment?" Yang Yuanping, who was only 12 years old, even told his father that he wanted to compile a book and collect poems related to enlightenment all over the world.

After three years of searching, Yang Yuanping, who was shy and didn't talk much, finally realized that "it is impossible to have a poem to represent one's consciousness", but he found many poems that touched the soul, morality and wisdom, so he compiled a book called Poems of the Mind.

Read ancient books/let sages guide children to goodness.

In fact, Yang and his two younger brothers had studied ancient classics for four years before meditation.

From 65438 to 0999, Yang and Wang Ruihua, who were still working in Formosa Plastics in the United States, promoted the holistic education of children. By reading ancient classics, they don't have to understand the meaning of classical Chinese, but simply let ancient sages talk to their children directly and guide them to be good.

Among Yang's three children, Yang is most interested in oriental classical literature. When he returned to Taiwan Province Province to study in American schools, Yang took several courses related to China's history and philosophy, and even entered Harvard. He chose Oriental Philosophy as one of his double majors.

Recently, Yang wrote a book about his life in Harvard University, which touched his heart. He unconsciously included the classic French sentences he read when he was four or five years old, and later deleted them for fear of Taizong enlightenment.

In addition to reading classics in his early years, Yang's strong bookish spirit also comes from the influence of his parents' love for books.

Yang described the American home as a library full of books. Although there is TV, it doesn't seem to be very useful.

"There are many books at home, and the boss will change his second child after reading them, and the second child will change his third child after reading them," Yang said. Children's interest in reading is cultivated by themselves, not forced by others.

When the three children were young, Yang and Wang Ruihua, who lived in the United States, took turns reading story books to them at night.

When Yao Yuanpei was two or three years old, he especially liked The Tree of Dedication written by a black writer. This book describes the story of a boy and a tree. The tree gave him apples, branches, leaves and trunks, and even the roots were used as chairs by him, but he still loved the boy.

A few years ago, a black writer died, and it happened that Wang Ruihua was busy with his career in Taiwan Province Province and could not return to the United States. 1 1, 12 years old, he wrote a book called Dedicated Mothers.

"When my mother left me, I knew how good she was to me." Yang Yuanpei, a sunny man, recently wrote a story about points, lines and surfaces. The theme is to hope that everyone can open their hearts and accept new things.

Set an example/influence children to participate in public welfare

Yang's way of raising children is deeply influenced by his father. As a famous teacher, Yang Zhengmin never preached, but showed it directly to his children. "The child is very clever. If what parents say is not consistent with what they do, they will know, "Yang said.

When Mr. and Mrs. Ding Yang were young, they often did good deeds silently and often participated in various public welfare activities.

In June this year, Yang flew to South America with his eldest brother and his second son, Yuan Pingfei, and reported to the Guatemalan President on the progress of helping the local poor.

Seeing that many poor people in Guatemala have no houses to live in, seven years ago, Yang cooperated with several friends to help the poor build houses and towns with solid building materials at a fairly cheap price. A 22-flat bungalow costs 350,000 Taiwan dollars.

Yang Yuanping, who is only 17 years old and has published the scientific work "The Spiral of Nature, Entering Infinity in Limited Space", is committed to assisting his father to develop a cement that will not produce carbon dioxide in the manufacturing process as a building material for the poor.

"I am interested in science and want to help people. I have been thinking about how to combine the two. " Yang Yuanping attended the environmental protection camp sponsored by the New Jersey state government and returned to Taiwan Province one month later than his sister and brother. He has been paying attention to environmental issues.

As for the situation and information notified to the Guatemalan president that day, all came from Yang.

Although Harvard's schoolwork pressure is not light, and it often keeps Yang busy until midnight, it took her only three days to achieve perfection, and she took the initiative to present it with a complete chart without her father's reminder. She also took pains to compare the differences between her father's project and former US President Carter's public welfare activities.

She has a beautiful appearance and slowly says that she doesn't like procrastination. Even the original publishing house asked her to write a book about Harvard's four-year life, and she tried her best to finish it within one year. "This is from my own pressure. I felt very fresh when I first entered Harvard. One year later, I still want to do something to help others. "

Old Yao Yuanpei, who loves football and idolizes the Brazilian national player Robinho, originally wanted to go to Guatemala with them, but he gave up because of a collision with the football camp.

Yang Yuanpei, who can't participate in this charity event, admits that he is not afraid of his grandfather (Wang Yongqing) at all. "I have a little regret because my father's greatest influence on me is to help others."

There is no generation gap between the two places.

Yang said that the process of involving children in public welfare activities is an education in itself. "Ruihua and I prefer to let children move. If you only talk about theory, it is difficult for parents and children to communicate. "

Perhaps because Yang and Wang Ruihua are busy with their careers in Taiwan Province most of the year, Yang and his two younger brothers who are still studying in the United States seem to be more independent than their peers.

But in this way, won't there be a generation gap between parents and children because they gather less and leave more?

"Our communication will not be lost to any family," said Yang, who contacted his children by phone and email at any time. For example, when Yuan Ning just got into college and didn't adapt, he would call his parents to discuss it. When Yuan Ping attends the environmental protection camp, he will call them every night to report his safety.

This is also the foundation laid by long-term exchanges in the past. When Yang and his wife were in America, they spent a lot of time listening to their children's thoughts and chatting with them all over the world. Yang stressed: "We regard children as friends and let them say whatever they want. Don't beat around the bush." .

Most of the time, Ding Yang and his wife take turns to play the bad COP. Dante Yang said with a smile that she always plays the bad COP, and Wang Ruihua, who has always been good at management, is like a child's psychologist.

Unlike Yang's appeal principle, Wang Ruihua usually appeases children's emotions first, and then reverses their thoughts while following their words.

Yang said: "Once the foundation is laid, there will be cohesion between parents and children, so there is nothing to hide from each other." .

Frugality/money reporting, emphasizing motivation

Few people know that Yang and his two younger brothers, the little princesses of Formosa Plastics Group, have never received pocket money. "We have to ask our parents what they want to buy first, and every small expense in America should be accounted for," Yang said naturally.

A few days before the interview, 14-year-old Yang Yuanpei was watching a football match in Taiwan Province Province and wanted to buy gifts for American friends temporarily. Although he had money on him, he wisely called Yang, who was having a meeting in his office.

Yang certainly understands that pocket money can cultivate children's financial management concept from an early age, but he observes that many parents give their children pocket money, but children don't know how to use it, so they are more willing to increase the interaction and communication between parents and children.

He raised his voice and said, "I think this kind of communication is very important. It is not a question of how much money is spent, but an education of consumption motivation."

However, this kind of education about consumption motivation is not often carried out in Yang's family, because although Yang and his two younger brothers grew up in a wealthy family envied by everyone, they are extremely frugal.

Take Yang Yuanping, the second child, as an example. He usually doesn't want money at all. Even if his parents gave him money, he kept it in the bank without saying anything, and he always wore those 10 1 sneakers on his feet.

"The last time he asked his parents to spend money was ten years ago," Ding Yang said with a smile.

Even Yang in the mood for love didn't give up much. His clothes are not famous brands, but hundreds of dollars of night market stalls. "As long as it's not too sloppy, you can go out with friends," said Yang, who never worried his parents.

Yang admitted that Formosa Plastics' family background really put a little pressure on her. "Seeing the dazzling achievements of my grandfather and parents, I will urge myself to work harder and become like them."

In the future, she does not rule out working in Formosa Plastics Group, but she wants to be a social entrepreneur like her father. "In this way, I can use my favorite paintings and words to help others and give back to society."

In the interview, Yang inadvertently showed his pride in his three children, but he never had the expectation of ordinary parents that their children would get rich and their daughters would get rich. "I just hope that they are happy and ordinary people. Don't worry too much and make more contributions."

Yang and Wang Ruihua not only gave life to the three brothers and sisters, but also taught them by example that if they were born more than others, they should know how to pay more.