On December 18, 2023, Grandma Breakfast passed away, and on the 24th, the seventh day she left us, the 90-year-old grandmother was named the 2018 "Star of Integrity" and also won the 2017 National Moral Model Nomination Award, she is a native of Quzhou, Zhejiang, and has been making breakfast for children in the mountainous areas of Quzhou for 27 years.
Breakfast grandma was formerly known as Mao Shihua, she used to be a worker, after retiring in 1991, she could have lived a comfortable old age, but after Mao Shihua, who had been busy all her life, suddenly became idle, she always felt that something was missing in her life, and she always wanted to do some more work at that time.
The life of the villagers of Huangtankou is not rich, many people go out to work to make a living, the children have become left-behind children, there are many children in the village who are not good at eating and wearing, breakfast grandma is a villager of Huangtankou, she knows the local problems, so she decided to open her own breakfast shop to make breakfast for the children, one day in 1991, Mao Shihua's breakfast shop opened.
At first, Mao Shihua didn't dare to do too much, she was worried that her craft could not meet the taste of the children, on the first day, she came out of the stall with the attitude of trying it out, but she didn't expect that the things she prepared would not take long to be bought out by the children, this result made Mao Shihua overjoyed, she didn't expect that the things she made were so popular.
As for the pricing of breakfast, the price was not high in 1991, and Mao Shihua's original intention was to let more children eat breakfast, so her breakfast was only 5 dimes a piece.
Mao Shihua was inspired by the enthusiasm of the children, she became more and more interested in making breakfast, and really regarded it as her second career after retirement, in order to allow more children to eat breakfast, Mao Shihua basically got up in the early morning every day, and after getting up, she began to work for five or six hours, burning coal stoves, stir-frying, making fillings, her movements were skillful, but there was no slack.
Because Mao Shihua prepares more breakfast, Mao Shihua has to go back and forth to school and home two or three times a day to ensure that all the prepared meals are delivered to the stall, and as she gets older, her ability is becoming less and less than before, but even so, Mao Shihua never thought of giving up.
In order to let the children eat clean and healthy food, Mao Shihua has been doing it herself in the selection of ingredients, she insists on using fresh vegetables and eggs every day, even if the price is sometimes a little more expensive, Mao Shihua will grit her teeth and buy it for the children.
With the development of the times, prices are rising, but the price of breakfast sold by Mao Shihua breakfast shop has never increased, she has always insisted on 5 dimes a piece, seeing this everyone can't help but wonder, is she losing money to do business? That's right, Mao Shihua is losing money to do business, in order to let the children have been able to eat breakfast without burden, Mao Shihua insists on not increasing the price, and the extra expenses every month are subsidized by her pension.
When the media interviewed Mao Shihua, she said that the parents of those children are working in the city, they are children of poor families, she can use the pension to subsidize if she loses money, but the children cannot, and she is too old to build the country, the children eat better to have the strength to learn and Xi, and have the energy to build the country.
Mao Shihua's behavior touched many people, so everyone affectionately called her "breakfast grandma", Mao Shihua's granddaughter also revealed to the media that she said that her grandmother was unwilling to give up her breakfast career, it didn't matter if she lost money, as long as the children called her grandma, she was happy.
At the beginning, the children did not want their retired mother to do hard work, but Mao Shihua's idea was very resolute, although the children felt sorry for her, they also understood her, and knew that their mother did good things, and over time everyone gave up stopping Mao Shihua, but had time to help at home, and occasionally gave her money to supplement her life.
In fact, Mao Shihua's breakfast shop is not special, and there are not many types of meals, but every meal is full of her love for children.
Over the past 27 years, Mao Shihua has been sticking to her original intention, almost all the children who grew up in Huangtankou Village have eaten breakfast made by "Breakfast Grandma", and in the past 27 years, her breakfast has accompanied the growth of two generations.
Those children not only had a heart-warming breakfast here at Mao Shihua, but at the same time, Mao Shihua's behavior is also influencing the children, and the spirit of selfless dedication and self-sacrifice will affect the children's life.
Now, although Grandma Breakfast has left us, her spirit will always exist, and her deeds will always be remembered by everyone, I hope that Grandma Breakfast's story can be known by more people, and her deeds can warm more people.
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