Li Mengling knew the name "Xu Yong" because she heard her girlfriend Zhang Ping say it. At that time, Li Mengling had just graduated from junior high school, and Zhang Ping often mentioned a man's name in front of her - Xu Yong. "Xu Yong has done a good job again." "Xu Yong helped a few more people." This made Li Mengling full of curiosity about Xu Yong in her heart. At that time, Li Mengling was 16 years old, and when she was a teenager, she had a hero-like worship of Xu Yong. She often wondered: What kind of person is this Xu Yong?
Li Mengling and Xu Yong
It was not until 1999, after the name "Xu Yong" was planted in her heart by her girlfriend for 9 years, that Li Mengling finally met Xu Yong. Previously, Xu Yong and Zhang Ping's sister-in-law were in the same unit, and Xu Yong's deeds of helping others were all said by his sister-in-law when he went home. Zhang Ping listened to it and told Li Mengling as a gossip. The speaker has no heart, the listener is intentional, and Li Mengling silently remembers this man in her heart. She even secretly has feelings in her heart, and the heart of a girl is easy to develop a love for heroes.
Li Mengling
However, the first time they met, Xu Yong subverted Li Mengling's three views. That day, Li Mengling was playing at her girlfriend's house, and Xu Yong happened to send something to Zhang Ping's sister-in-law. When Xu Yong walked into Zhang Ping's house and her sister-in-law introduced him as Xu Yong, Li Mengling did not believe it, and "standing" in front of her was a highly disabled person. Thin and dry, he "stands" and is also squatting, walking only by holding his hands and feet to move forward. Is this the good young man who often talks about helping others in his girlfriend's mouth?
Xu Yong's old photo from 20 years ago
That day, Li Mengling had a cold, and in just a few minutes with Xu Yong, she couldn't stop coughing and runny nose. Xu Yong told her the only thing he said: "You have such a bad cold, why don't you go to the hospital to see it?" Because of the strangeness, and even more because of her surprise at him, she just smiled politely at him and did not take his words. After that, Li Mengling watched Xu Yong move his "footsteps" out of the door of his girlfriend's house.
Xu Yong
Unexpectedly, after ten minutes, Xu Yong returned to Zhang Ping's house, and he brought Li Mengling a large bag of cold medicine. This inadvertent move of his deeply touched Li Mengling's heart.
At this time, Xu Yong had been laid off, self-employed to apply for a gasoline tricycle transportation business license, driving a tricycle to support himself. At that time in Bengbu, this small three-wheeler was called "abducted", and it was a employment channel in the city that was specially open to the disabled.
Xu Yong's disability certificate
After repeated thinking and a long ideological struggle, Li Mengling decided to fall in love with Xu Yong. The girlfriend was very happy after knowing it, and was also touched by Li Mengling's courage. Zhang Ping said: "Although he is disabled, he is physically disabled and self-reliant. The main thing is that you are kind and diligent, and if you marry him, he will definitely treat you as a treasure in the palm of his hand in the future. ”
With the support of her girlfriend, Li Mengling's heart became more determined.
However, after Xu Yong knew about it, he strongly opposed it. He said: "You're a pretty girl and deserve a better boyfriend." Where can I be worthy of you like this? Xu Yong is not only severely disabled, but also 14 years older than Li Mengling. Li Mengling said to Xu Yong, "I have known you for nearly 10 years. Although you are disabled, your heart is better than many able-bodied people, and I do not dislike it. On the contrary, with you, I have a sense of security. ”
After Li Mengling fell in love with Xu Yong, she was more determined in her choice, he was indeed a warm man, and he greeted his girlfriend with warmth and took care of everything.
Wedding photo of Li Mengling and Xu Yong
However, after their love affair became public, they were strongly opposed by Li Mengling's parents. Her parents took turns to do work for her: "He is a disabled person, less than one meter and three meters tall, and weighs less than seventy pounds, how can such a man rely on him?" If you can't move a briquette, how can you entrust it for life? Besides, he's almost 40 years old, and you're still a big girl in your 20s. "At the end of the 1990s, most of the people in Bengbu City still burned coal stoves.
At the worst, Li Mengling's parents locked their daughter up at home and did not let her go out to see Xu Yong.
Li Mengling patiently did her parents' work. Under the persuasion of Li Mengling, Xu Yong used practical actions to impress Li Mengling's parents, from fierce opposition to finally agree to be together.
After doing the work of the woman's family, the man's family, Xu Yong's mother is also firmly opposed to their love. Moreover, Xu Mu's opposition was even worse than Li Mengling's parents. During that time, Xu Mu not only locked her son up at home, did not allow him to see Li Mengling, and also did not allow him to go out to work and solicit customers. Li Mengling came to find Xu Yong, and Xu Mu did not give any affection and drove her away.
On the right is an old photo of Xu Yong's mother
Li Mengling identified Xu Yong and persevered.
Xu's mother opposed Li Mengling's love affair with her son, mainly because she was worried that she could not live with her son for a lifetime, out of love for her son, afraid that one day the woman would dump her son in the future, Xu Yong could not withstand the blow. Li Mengling saw Xu Mu's thoughts, so she went to the future mother-in-law to negotiate, showed her true heart to Xu Mother, and told the future mother-in-law that it was Xu Yong's kind and helpful qualities that touched her. She will be with Xu Yong for a lifetime, and she will be good to him for a lifetime.
Relieved of her concerns, Xu Yong's mother agreed to the marriage between her son and Li Mengling. On October 3, 2000, this pair of lovers, who were 14 years apart in age and had gone through hardships, finally entered the marriage hall. Their union was blessed with sincere blessings from two families and friends.
The picture shows Li Mengling and Xu Yong taking a group photo with relatives and friends on their wedding day
After marriage, Xu Yong held his wife in the palm of his hand, cooked for her in the morning, and washed her feet in the evening. In order to be able to give his wife a better life, he got up early and drove a "crutch" and ran all over the streets of Bengbu to solicit customers to earn money. Especially after Li Mengling became pregnant in 2006, Xu Yong was more careful to take care of his wife and not let her suffer a little grievance.
The picture shows the photo taken by Li Mengling's son at the first birthday banquet
Li Mengling is also concerned about Xu Yong, she knows that it is not easy for her husband to earn money, in addition to taking children, she always does a good job in Xu Yong's logistics services. Buying vegetables early, cooking early, and every day Xu Yong returned home from outside, Li Mengling first brought rice to him and brought water to his hand. Day by day, my son grew up and went to school. The children are particularly sensible, study very hard, and their grades have always been excellent. The son became the hope and motivation for Li Mengling and Xu Yong's life.
The picture shows Li Mengling's son's wall full of awards
After 2006, Bengbu City rectified the city's passenger transport market and banned the small three-wheeled solicitation business. Xu Yong, with the help of the neighborhood committee, set up a shoe repair stall at the entrance of Zhongrong Street to earn money to support his family. He's been on this for 15 years. Every day, the stalls are out early and the stalls are closed very late. For many years, many citizens can see that at the intersection next to the Construction Committee of Zhongrong Street, a small shoe stall, a thin figure, whether it is spring, summer, autumn, winter, cloudy, sunny, cold or hot, that small shoe stall is there, and it has also become a special scenery on the streets of Zhucheng (Bengbu).
Xu Yong who repaired shoes
Some time ago, Shandong's ramen brother was on fire, mainly because his ramen noodles cost 3 yuan a bowl, and the price did not increase for many years, making conscience noodles. Xu Yong, as a disabled person, has been repairing shoes for 15 years and has maintained the price of that year. Fix a pair of shoes for two bucks. Many people can't see it, and after repairing their shoes, they take the initiative to throw down two or three more pieces and leave in a hurry. More people advocated Xu Yong's price increase, saying: "The shoemakers on Huafeng Street, the shoe repair has risen to 10 yuan and 8 yuan, you can raise the price like them." ”
Lao Xu smiled thickly after hearing this, and he still insisted on the original price. Around 2010, setting up a shoe stall on the street for a day, you can earn forty or fifty yuan, which is already a good income. In recent years, prices have soared, living expenses have increased several times, and Lao Xu's shoe stalls have maintained the price at that time, and they have earned forty or fifty yuan a day, which is far from being able to maintain normal living expenses.
In October 2018, Li Mengling was diagnosed with cervical malignancy (cervical cancer). Getting the news of the diagnosis suddenly broke her will. Over the years, he has worked a little temporary work, his income is meager, and his life mainly depends on Xu Yong to repair shoes. And he is a generous craftsman, unwilling to raise prices for many years, and the family has almost no savings. Thinking of her son, Li Mengling decided to give up treatment, not to drag her husband down, so that he would not bear debts, cultivate her son well, and achieve academic success.
Xu Yong said that he would not agree to anything and insisted on treating his wife. Xu Yong said to Li Mengling: "There is no money, we can borrow, you are well, we slowly earn money to pay back." Without you, our family wouldn't be a family. My son and I both need you. What's more, you and I have never let you enjoy happiness. When your son is older and out of work, I will accompany you to live a good life for a few days. ”
Every day, Xu Yong went out to repair people's shoes during the day and went to the hospital at night to take care of his wife's chemotherapy. Fortunately, Li Mengling received chemotherapy at the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, and Xu Yong was more convenient to take care of. A disabled old man of nearly 60 years old, creeping on the ground, moving forward little by little according to his feet and neck, taking care of his wife's food and clothing, pouring urine and feeding for her.
Without medical expenses, Xu Yong moved his feet, borrowed from relatives and friends, raised more than 300,000 yuan for his wife, and after unremitting efforts, Li Mengling's condition was controlled, and some rehabilitation treatment was needed in the follow-up. She said with tears of emotion: "With Lao Xu, I don't regret it." Others think that I gave my youth to him, but in fact, he gave all his love to me. Without him, I probably wouldn't be alive. ”
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