In April this year, in a pedicure shop in Chengdu, Sichuan, a customer casually filmed such a video: in the video, the owner Hu Yong is giving a customer's pedicure, and the little girl next to him is his 6-year-old daughter Niuniu, Hu Yunjia, translating her father's sign language to the customer.
This is a pedicure shop with a story
Hu Yong is 34 years old. As a child, he lost his hearing and speech due to a high fever, and his communication difficulties made it difficult for him to find a long-term and stable job.
In 2016, Hu Yong went to other places to learn pedicure skills. In 2019, with the support and help of his family, he returned to his hometown to open this pedicure shop.
Today, Hu Yong and his wife, Peng Feng, who is also hearing-impaired, run a pedicure shop. Although the small shop is remote and somewhat simple, there are not a few customers who come to patronize it.
In Hu Yong's pedicure shop, there are a few things that stand out: a photo of the "most beautiful pedicure" hanging on the wall, and a certificate of honor, which are all things he is proud of.
Later, Hu Yong recruited two pedicure workers, both of whom were also hearing impaired. In Hu Yong's view, it is difficult for the hearing-impaired to find employment, so he took this opportunity to give them some help. As hearing impaired people, it is relatively easier to communicate with each other.
A 6-year-old daughter works as a translator for her father
Every evening is the peak time for business in the store. At this time, Hu Yong's daughter, 6-year-old Niuniu, was taken back to the store after kindergarten and immediately turned into a little "translator".
"Uncle, my dad asked you to take this medicine back and wipe it." "Auntie, where do you want to fix today, how do you feel?" She was dancing and gesturing with sign language as she conveyed her father's meaning to the guests. Niu Niu is sunny and cheerful, playful and cute, and the customers in the store love her.
In the store, in addition to translating for her father, Niuniu is also a "customer service", and the head is to introduce the guests, and she also answers many consultation calls in the store.
Niuniu said that she began to learn sign language from her parents at the age of two, and came to the store to help at the age of four.
Hu Yong loves Niuniu very much. The walls of his bedroom are covered with photos with his daughter, and the photo album on his mobile phone and the circle of friends are also taken with his daughter, and he carefully records the daily life with his daughter.
"Dad taught me to be diligent." This is a sentence that Niu Niu often hangs on her lips. Although Mom and Dad can't hear it, in Niuniu's heart, they are as powerful as Superman, taking care of this family and taking care of themselves. "My dad is different from other people's dads, but he's the best dad ever."
Niu Niu Dad has a wish
After the summer of 2023, Niuniu said goodbye to kindergarten and entered a local elementary school. In the eyes of the teacher, Niuniu is recognized as a pistachio. "Niuniu has a 'magic' in her, and I can't help but like her when I see her. I believe that her parents should be very sunny and uplifting people, so the child is so cheerful, healthy and lively. Niuniu's homeroom teacher said.
Niu Niu paints in art class
When Niu Niu goes to school, will she still go to the pedicure shop to help? If there is no little translator in the store, will the business be affected? Hu Yong said that now that Niuniu has gone to primary school, he no longer asks Niuniu to help in the store every day, but hopes that she will have more time to study.
Hu Yong's elder brother, Hu Hai, usually runs a catering business in the city. For the life of Hu Yong's family, his brother Hu Hai takes care of a lot, and Niuniu's education problems often fall on Hu Hai. Niu Niu often said that she has two fathers and two mothers.
Hu Yong said that no matter what Niuniu wants to do when she grows up, he will support and respect him as a father.
As for the popularity of Niuniu and the pedicure shop on the Internet, Hu Yong and Hu Hai both feel that the popularity is only temporary, and the peaceful life of the family will not change because of this, and everyone will help each other and live the next life in a down-to-earth manner.
In this small shop, the companionship time of a family of three also warms Niuniu's childhood. Although the communication is silent, the bright smile on the face is the best appearance of love in this family!
Source: CCTV News WeChat public account