Over the years, as long as there is time, Yang Shulan, a native of Mianyang, Sichuan, will broadcast live on the Douyin platform, and her Douyin nickname is "Looking for her daughter Zhao Huirong", every time she broadcasts live, it is also because she wants to find her daughter who has been scattered for 38 years. She hopes that one day she will be able to tell everyone who has encouraged her the good news of finding her daughter.
On April 10, Yang Shulan's wish for many years was finally fulfilled, in Mianyang, Sichuan, she met her daughter who had been thinking about her day and night, and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried, celebrating the reunion that had been 38 years late. It was only at this time that Yang Shulan knew that her daughter had been living in Mianyang, and although the two were close at hand, they were always far away.
For Deng Hui (real name Zhao Huirong), this day was also not easy to come by, as early as the age of 10, she doubted her background. Until 2023, an unexpected confession ceremony rekindled her hope of returning home. The moment he saw his mother and younger brother, Deng Hui cried with joy. She prepared a small cake for her brother,
"I heard that because of me, my brother didn't have a good birthday, and I want to make it up to him. ”
After seeing her daughter, Yang Shulan cried with joy Photo by New Yellow River reporter Zhao Guikai
On the day her son was born, the mother lost her daughterYang Shulan, 63 years old this year, is in Santai County, Mianyang, Sichuan. In the ninth lunar month of 1983, Yang Shulan's eldest daughter was born, and her family named her "Zhao Huirong" and her nickname "Huihui". "This is my first child and she brings endless joy to our family. In Yang Shulan's memory, Huihui was very cute when she was a child, with double eyelids, short hair like a boy, and a sky-high braid on the top of her head. "Huihui's mouth was very sweet, and I felt that life was full of hope at that time. Although there was a lot of farm work at that time, Yang Shulan cherished the opportunity to stay with Huihui very much, and in order to watch her daughter grow up little by little, she would take Huihui on her back wherever she went.
In 1985, Yang Shulan became pregnant again. "At that time, I was full of anticipation for the arrival of my second child, and I felt very satisfied with the life of a family of four. On the afternoon of the 15th day of the seventh lunar month in 1986, Yang Shulan gave birth to a son, and the whole family was immersed in happiness, but only a few hours later, a bad news suddenly came, and her daughter Huihui was gone.
"At that time, my father was taking Huihui to buy medicine at the pharmacy, and who knew that as soon as he turned around, the child would be gone. After the incident, Yang Shulan's family immediately called the police, and the family also scattered to look for it. Because she had just finished giving birth, Yang Shulan could only lie on the bed and wait anxiously for the news outside, but in the end, she searched for it to no avail.
After her daughter disappeared, Yang Shulan became depressed, she often shed tears, had trouble sleeping, and even suffered with her newborn son. "Because the mood and rest are not good, there is no milk, which causes my son to grow very thin. Until now, her son is in his 30s, but Yang Shulan has never celebrated his birthday.
"I would send my son a blessing, but I don't feel qualified to celebrate the day. ”Ms. Yang said that the chain reaction of losing her daughter filled her with guilt.
"I'm sorry for my daughter, and I'm sorry for my son. ”
Deng Hui whispered to his mother Photo by New Yellow River reporter Zhao Guikai
For the wishes of her two fathers, she has been searching for her daughter for many yearsIn those years, Yang Shulan had a very hard time, her husband needed to make money to support the family, and her son was very young and couldn't do without people, so Yang Shulan could only carry her son on her back on the way to find her eldest daughter. "Whenever I hear that someone has a girl in their family who is not their own, I will go to the local area to secretly take a look. Yang Shulan said that in order not to arouse people's suspicion, she could only pretend to be a passer-by begging for water to drink, and then take a sneak peek. However, it backfired, and her hopes were disappointed again and again.
In addition to the physical exhaustion, what made Yang Shulan collapse even more was the psychological blow and gap. "Because my daughter was lost while buying medicine with my grandfather, my husband's relatives thought that my father had deliberately sold the child, so they kept blaming us both. Because of this, there was a gap between the husband and wife, and finally the divorce ended.
Later, Yang Shulan's ex-husband and father passed away one after another, and before the two died, they still remembered to find Huihui. "They told me to find the child no matter what. Yang Shulan recalled that because of the children, these old fathers have been very self-blaming and living in deep guilt.
"In order to fulfill the last wishes of the two fathers, I must also find my daughter. ” In the past two years, Yang Shulan, who has been living in Jiangsu, found new ideas on Douyin, and when she saw other people looking for relatives on Douyin, she also tried to do live broadcasts, telling the story of finding her daughter on the platform from morning to night, hoping that well-wishers could provide clues. Because of the repeated looking at her phone for a long time, her eyes became inflamed, and others advised her to stop in moderation, but she didn't care.
"I hope that one day, the mother who found her daughter on Douyin is me, and I can also post a video to tell everyone that my daughter has been found. ” After finding my mother, I wanted to hug her properlyLike Yang Shulan, Deng Hui (real name Zhao Huirong) has also been looking for his family for many years. But what she didn't know was that the biological mother she was looking for was actually living in Mianyang like herself.
Deng Hui has lived in Santai County, Mianyang City since she was a child, she has an older brother and a sister, and her adoptive parents treat her as their own, so she has never doubted her background.
When he was 10 years old, because of a conflict with his neighbors, the seeds of doubt began to take root in Deng Hui's heart. "When arguing with his neighbors, he blurted out, 'Do you know how you got to this house?'" Although his adoptive mother prevaricated the matter at that time, Deng Hui still kept this sentence in his heart.
Around 2011, Deng Hui learned from his adoptive aunt that he was not biological. "I was confused, I wanted to know what was going on. Sadly, the only adoptive father who knew the ins and outs of the incident passed away in 1997. Later, Deng Hui also tried to find his biological parents, but there were no clues or directions, so he finally had no choice but to put the matter aside.
In 2023, because of a coincidence, Deng Hui witnessed a family reunion in Mianyang and was deeply moved. "I cried very sadly at the scene that day, and Officer Hu Xiangyu was very surprised, so he came to ask me why, and I confided my secret to him. After the event, the police of the studio collected biological samples for Deng Hui on the spot.
In March 2024, her biological samples were reviewed and identified by the anti-trafficking departments and DNA laboratories of the police in Mianyang, Sichuan Province and Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, and were verified and fed back in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Public Security's anti-trafficking system directive. On March 20, the National Public Security Organs' Anti-Abduction System Notification Department confirmed that Yang Shulan and Deng Hui were biologically genetically related and had a mother-daughter relationship.
"When Officer Hu told me that he suspected that he had found his biological mother, I was so excited that I couldn't stop crying. Deng Hui said that when she saw her mother, she wanted to hug her well.
My younger brother was very happy when he saw his sister Photo by New Yellow River reporter Zhao Guikai
At the end of the 38-year reunion, she prepared a "birthday cake" for her younger brotherYang Shulan, who went from Mianyang to Jiangsu and returned to Mianyang again, met her daughter Huihui after a 38-year absence. The child in my memory is now married, and the family affection trapped in time will finally come out on April 10, 2024.
The moment they saw each other, Yang Shulan and her daughter hugged each other tightly and kept apologizing to their daughter, and the two couldn't hold back their excitement and cried bitterly. Yang Shulan also brought her daughter's favorite snacks when she was a child, and in her heart, her daughter will always be a child. Deng Hui said that she now especially wants to eat a meal cooked by her mother, and she also hopes to be able to cook a meal for her mother by herself.
After seeing his younger brother, whom he had never met, Deng Hui looked at the man in front of him who was very similar to him and smiled. At the scene, she prepared a "birthday cake" for her younger brother.
"I heard that because of me, my brother didn't have a good birthday, and I want to make it up to him. ”My brother was very happy to see his sister,"
When I was a child, I was very envious when I saw that everyone else had older brothers and sisters, and now that my sister has finally returned, she is unique. ”Reporter: Zhao Guikai Photography: Zhao Guikai Editor: Lv Xiulong Editor: Zhou Quan Proofreader: Gao Xin