On February 20, Beijing time, the mother of Chen Wei, the gold medalist in figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics and a Chinese-American athlete, shared her parenting experience in an interview, which aroused strong concern among netizens.
When asked how her son Chen Wei would celebrate the Winter Olympics, Chen Wei's mother, Wang He, said he was going to Disneyland. And this way of celebrating began with a promise made by Wang's mother many years ago. The promise began when Chen Wei's brother, Chen Xiao, participated in a chess match. At that time, Wang's mother made up her mind that if Chen Xiao won, she would take the whole family to Disneyland as a reward. However, Wang's mother only told her son after Chen Xiao's game, and unfortunately Chen Xiao also lost the game. According to Mother Wang's recollection, Chen Xiao was very angry at that time and said to her mother: "If you had told me before, then I would definitely win." So Mama Wang made a deal with her five children, and if any of them won an important honor, she would take the whole family to Disneyland.
When Chen Wei won her first National Championship at the age of 17, Wang's mother wanted to make good on her promise, but her son decided not to go. Mama Wang said: "Chen Wei knows that our family is more economically difficult because I have done a lot of different jobs at the same time to support his skating career. He knew that paying for my family's trip to Disney wasn't easy for me, so Chen Wei decided not to go. When she saw her son wear a gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Wang's mother's heart was full of joy and happiness, because she grew up in the city since she was a child. According to Wang's mother's recollection, the experience of driving 11 hours from home to send Chen Wei to California to learn art is still vivid. When she saw her youngest son, Chen Wei, standing on the olympic podium, Wang's mother felt proud at the same time, but also felt indebted to her other four children. Finally, Mother Wang said: "This time, I can finally fulfill the promise I made many years ago." ”