[0:00] Viewers, we are currently on a flight
[0:02] from Beijing to Fuzhou. This is our
[0:05] first time stepping into a celebrity's
[0:07] home. Ten years ago, Peng Liyuan shot
[0:09] to fame with the song "On the Hopeful
[0:12] Fields," and today, she has established
[0:14] a wonderful family here in Fuzhou. Some
[0:17] of you may know that Peng Liyuan's
[0:19] husband is a Municipal Party Secretary.
[0:21] I think the home of a Municipal Party
[0:24] Secretary and a female star is enough
[0:26] to pique people's curiosity. Oh, you've
[0:31] arrived. When did you get here? This
[0:34] morning?
[0:34] >> This morning, yes. Oh my.
[0:37] >> Is this your daughter?
[0:38] >> Yes, my daughter. She's beautiful.
[0:40] >> What is her name?
[0:41] >> Her name is Muzi. Her nickname is Muzi.
[0:43] >> Muzi, I see.
[0:45] >> Welcome, Auntie! Welcome, welcome,
[0:47] welcome, Auntie! Welcome, Auntie!
[0:50] >> Is this assigned to your husband?
[0:51] >> Yes, this is the dormitory provided by
[0:53] my husband's workplace. We have a few
[0:56] more rooms over here, including a
[0:57] larger one.
[0:58] >> These are my parents.
[1:00] >> That's my father. My father. This is a
[1:03] friend. Is this your wedding photo?
[1:05] >> Oh, no. This was taken two years after
[1:08] we got married. We didn't have time to
[1:10] take photos when we married.
[1:11] >> You didn't go take any?
[1:13] >> We didn't even have a wedding photo.
[1:15] Later, my younger brother took a
[1:16] picture of us at home using a
[1:17] point-and-shoot camera. This is my
[1:19] husband. This was when he was working
[1:21] in Hebei. He looks just like a farmer,
[1:22] doesn't he? It's a nice photo.
[1:24] >> A rural cadre.
[1:26] >> It's alright.
[1:27] >> I honestly didn't expect your home to
[1:29] be so different from the luxury we had
[1:30] imagined.
[1:31] >> Really? I feel my home is much better
[1:33] than my previous one. When I lived over
[1:35] there, the conditions were not as good
[1:37] as here.
[1:37] >> Even worse. Yes, I think this is
[1:40] already very good. Why aren't there any
[1:42] decorations or anything like that?
[1:44] >> Because we feel there's no need to be
[1:46] that, how should I put it, that
[1:47] particular about it. Setting up a home,
[1:50] everyone feels a sense of mystery
[1:52] around it.
[1:52] >> It's just that from movies and novels,
[1:54] you see that celebrity homes are very
[1:56] luxurious, and the homes of Municipal
[1:58] Party Secretaries are also very
[1:59] luxurious. So, I wondered what the home
[2:01] of a celebrity and a Municipal Party
[2:03] Secretary would be like, which is why I
[2:05] traveled so far to see it for myself.
[2:06] >> To see what my home looks like. Well,
[2:09] take a look. As you can see, this is
[2:11] what my home is like. It's simple. We
[2:13] use this kind of sofa, which was
[2:15] provided by the government. And this
[2:16] floor is actually concrete, painted
[2:18] over to look like wood, but it's really
[2:20] just concrete.
[2:20] >> Oh, that's quite a coincidence; the
[2:22] colors actually match quite well.
[2:24] >> Friend, what do you think is the common
[2:26] language between you and your husband?
[2:28] >> Common language? Well, I think he has
[2:30] his career, and I have mine. Although
[2:33] people say, "different trades are like
[2:35] different mountains," I still think we
[2:37] have quite a lot in common. Didn't I
[2:39] grow up in a small county town? Because
[2:41] my mom and dad were both just ordinary
[2:43] government cadres, life was also very
[2:45] plain. As for my husband, he also had a
[2:47] very difficult childhood; he basically
[2:49] went to the countryside from Beijing
[2:51] when he was 13. He went to his hometown
[2:52] in the Yan'an region of Northern
[2:54] Shaanxi, the poorest part of Yanchuan
[2:55] County, and worked as a farmer for
[2:57] seven years. He suffered a lot, so we
[2:59] have quite a lot of common ground in
[3:01] this regard. Your understanding of life
[3:04] ...
[3:04] >> It's actually quite consistent because
[3:07] we both started from the very bottom
[3:09] and relied on our own efforts to climb
[3:12] up one step at a time. That's why we
[3:14] connected, and we are both very
[3:16] familiar with and understanding of each
[3:19] other's pasts. Your family background
[3:21] is relatively simple and plain; do you
[3:24] have any strong material desires?
[3:27] >> As for material pursuits, I think
[3:29] everyone has different goals. I also
[3:32] hope to live very happily, or have a
[3:35] luxurious home, or be able to have
[3:38] whatever I want, eat whatever I want,
[3:41] and wear whatever I want, but I feel
[3:44] human desire is endless.
[3:46] >> Well, how should I put it, just let
[3:48] everything take its natural course. But
[3:50] as for my husband, he has his career
[3:53] aspirations, so he doesn't place much
[3:55] importance on other things, like
[3:58] material goods; he sees them more
[4:00] clearly. However, since I'm married to
[4:03] him, I just follow his lead. So, does
[4:06] he want you to be more plain, or does
[4:08] he want you to dress more luxuriously?
[4:10] >> He certainly prefers me to be a bit
[4:12] more plain.
[4:12] >> He hopes you are more plain. Yes,
[4:14] because my husband often says that what
[4:16] he likes most about me is when I wear a
[4:19] red outfit with a little black vest and
[4:21] a big braid, just like a Shandong girl.
[4:23] Right, later during the Spring Festival
[4:25] Gala, because I kept changing my image,
[4:28] wearing a more luxurious dress or
[4:30] putting my hair up, my husband didn't
[4:32] like it. He would say, "Look at your
[4:34] hair, it's so modern, and look at those
[4:36] clothes, I just...really...I like it
[4:39] the least, I don't like it." Yes, Peng
[4:41] Liyuan, look, you are a very famous
[4:43] singer, and your husband is a
[4:45] high-ranking official. Your union might
[4:48] be considered a bit unusual. How do you
[4:51] view the relationship between you two
[4:53] as a married couple?
[4:54] >> Actually, I feel that we are both very
[4:57] ordinary, just like any normal couple
[5:00] in many, many typical families. We are
[5:02] just a very common couple, I think. We
[5:05] share similar interests and thoughts,
[5:08] and we get along very well, so we came
[5:10] together. It can be considered a kind
[5:12] of fate, and he is my reliance in life.
[5:15] >> What is it about him that satisfies you
[5:17] ?
[5:17] >> What is it? I think he is just a very
[5:20] ordinary person, a good husband, and a
[5:23] good father.
[5:24] >> Do you often do chores at home?
[5:26] >> Yes, I do chores quite often.
[5:28] >> I do chores quite often.
[5:30] >> Yes, because household chores like
[5:32] mopping the floor, doing laundry,
[5:34] cooking, washing dishes, and cleaning
[5:36] are all done by me. I definitely know
[5:38] how to cook; I started cooking when I
[5:40] was seven or eight years old.
[5:41] >> Since Shandong people primarily eat
[5:43] flour-based foods, I can make noodles,
[5:44] wrap dumplings, and steam buns.
[5:46] >> You can do all that? You were so short
[5:48] back then.
[5:49] >> I was very young, but I was the eldest
[5:51] in the family. There were three of us.
[5:54] My parents were very busy with work,
[5:56] and we had elderly relatives to look
[5:58] after. It was quite difficult, so from
[6:00] a young age, I took on the burden of
[6:02] chores, including cooking and washing
[6:04] clothes for the whole family. Poor
[6:06] children have to grow up early. Because
[6:09] I suffered quite a bit when I was young
[6:11] , I always felt that I should achieve
[6:13] something in my own career.
[6:15] >> Then your daughter probably won't have
[6:18] to cook or suffer like you did when she
[6:20] grows up.
[6:21] >> I don't think she will, but I believe
[6:24] we should consciously let her
[6:25] understand the value of labor and train
[6:28] her ability to live independently. Do
[6:30] you go to the market to buy vegetables?
[6:32] >> I do go to the market, I always go to
[6:34] buy vegetables.
[6:35] >> I often go buy vegetables myself and
[6:38] bargain with them. Do they sell them to
[6:40] you for a cheaper price?
[6:42] >> Well, sometimes when they hear my
[6:44] northern accent, they might be a bit
[6:46] different from the local accent, yes.
[6:48] >> Besides performing and being at home,
[6:50] what hobbies do you have?
[6:52] >> Hobbies? I don't really have many
[6:55] hobbies. My hobby is, for instance,
[6:57] when I'm free, I like to stay home
[6:59] alone, maybe read a book, do some
[7:01] cleaning, and sometimes do some
[7:03] needlework. Like my bed sheets, if I
[7:05] can't buy a large one, I'll buy some
[7:06] patterned fabric and sew it on myself.
[7:08] I often like doing things like that.
[7:10] >> Hmm, do you go out and have fun?
[7:13] >> I don't really like to go out.
[7:14] >> Are you done cooking?
[7:16] >> I'll just make one more crab dish, and
[7:18] then the two dishes will be ready for
[7:19] you, okay?
[7:20] >> Others might not necessarily like my
[7:22] cooking.
[7:23] >> He knows how to cook.
[7:25] >> Back when we were sent down to the
[7:26] countryside.
[7:27] >> Oh. When I was sent down, I was on my
[7:30] own and had to do everything myself.
[7:32] >> But back then, I only made simple,
[7:35] rough meals. Now it seems like it's all
[7:38] different.
[7:39] >> As your wife, what is it about you that
[7:41] satisfies her the most?
[7:43] >> For a person, the most important thing
[7:46] is to retain their true colors.
[7:48] >> True colors.
[7:51] >> No matter what you do, staying true to
[7:54] yourself is the most vital. Right, in
[7:59] the end, it’s all about returning to
[8:02] simplicity.
[8:08] >> I asked for some sausage and some
[8:11] seasoning.
[8:18] >> Hey, it's served! There you go. One
[8:21] more, one more vegetable dish and we're
[8:24] done. Go ahead and eat.
[8:25] >> Which of these did you make? Uh, these
[8:28] ones I made, and this one my dad made.
[8:31] >> Uh, the ones with the shrimp were made
[8:34] by his dad.
[8:36] >> Eat up, come on. Thank you, this is
[8:40] great.
[8:42] >> Thank you.
[8:43] >> You're welcome, glad you could come
[8:45] visit us.
[8:46] >> Wel-