Chen Weijun, a 41-year-old Hangzhou policeman, received a call from a child for the first time in so many years.
It was just after 9 p.m. on March 28.
"Uncle policeman, Dad hasn't been home for a day, we haven't eaten, so ......hungry," the boy's voice sounded eight or nine years old, and his language was very clear, accurately stating the address of the rented house, the situation at home, and the demands.
"So we rushed to the scene right away. Chen Weijun is a community police officer of the Chengxi Police Station in Fuyang, Hangzhou, and this call for help from a child surprised him a little: "Usually we encounter more neighbors or people around us who call the police. ”
Chen Weijun didn't dare to slack off, and he teamed up with the staff of the Jinqiu community to go to the boy's house.
The boy and his sister were quietly watching TV in the room. The 9-year-old boy said that his 7-year-old sister had a cold and did not go to kindergarten for a day, and he still did not eat a bite of food.
Chen Weijun also has two daughters himself, and he is very distressed to see that the children who are the same age as his daughters have not eaten late at night.
After patient questioning, he learned that it might be the norm for the siblings to not be able to eat on time.
Because the boy's parents are divorced, the brother and sister usually live with their father, who drives an online car-hailing car. On this day, the boy came home from school in the evening, and he didn't wait for his father to come home, so he wanted to call his father, but the phone and watch were in arrears.
A single father who struggled to take his two babies to live in a foreign land was brought to Chen Weijun by a phone call.
On April 9, Chao News reporters came to Fuyang.
Ride-hailing dad guilt:
I only found out after receiving a call from the police
The child has been hungry for so long
After meeting for the first time that day, Chen Weijun had concerns in his heart.
He told the Chao News reporter that the reason why the boy thought of calling the police that day was because his father taught him: you can't usually touch gas and electricity, call 119 in case of fire, call 120 if you are accidentally injured, and call 110 to ask the police uncle for help when you are in danger or difficulty: "He was worried that his sister would be hungry, so he finally dialed 110." ”
On the same day, Chen Weijun first led the two children to find the Shaxian snacks downstairs. He ordered two drawers of steamed dumplings, wontons, and mixed noodles to fill the children's stomachs.
"My brother is very sensible, and he often comes alone to pack a mixed noodles, because it is cheap, only 5 yuan, and this time it is paid by the police. "The owner of Shaxian snacks was very impressed with the noodle boy.
Chen Weijun then contacted the child's father, Master Chen (pseudonym).
Master Chen is a native of Guizhou, 40 years old this year, and has worked in Fuyang for many years. He used to deliver takeaways, and now he runs online car-hailing, and the morning and evening rush hour every day is also the golden time for him to take orders.
He received a call from the police and learned that the two children had been hungry for so long and were rushing home. "I used to give my son a little money to buy noodles or fast food, but I forgot to keep the money at that time, and I took a long-distance order in the evening. ”
After the children were full, Xie Jing, a community worker, led them to the supermarket to buy bread, biscuits, milk, etc.
In the days that followed, Chen Weijun and community workers visited the two children many times because they couldn't rest assured.
The most stocked up at home is instant noodles
Busy with livelihood after divorce,
"Sorry kid"
At noon on April 9th, we met Master Chen.
"I took advantage of a little time to hurry up and wash the car, and if I didn't wash it for a week, the customer rating would drop. Master Chen poured the car into the garage: "My house rents 1,000 yuan a month, the garage is 300 yuan, and the monthly charge is 600 yuan." ”
The residential house rented by Master Chen Photo by Yu Liudong
This is a staircase residential house. The house is simply furnished, with a low wooden coffee table against the wall, which is clean. "I loved the cleanliness and tidiness and the kids were comfortable. Master Chen took out a few plastic stools for everyone to sit down.
There are also dishes and chopsticks on the kitchen countertop that I don't have time to clean in the morning. Some tofu, leafy vegetables, and a little rice were cooked in the pot. It was a family dinner, "hot in the evening, and you can eat again".
Master Chen said that after working in Fuyang for many years, he has a family, a son and a daughter. My brother is in the second grade of elementary school, and my younger sister is in kindergarten.
"I used to deliver takeaways, my children's mother also went to work, and we took out a loan to buy a big house in our hometown. "Originally, this was also a calm and contented family, but since my wife left home, life has been shattered.
"If you are bitter, you will be bitter, and you will be pitiful for my two children when I am in a sports car outside. Speaking of children, the forty-year-old middle-aged man choked up and couldn't help but hide his face and cry.
"I have run 180 yuan this morning, and I can run 300 yuan a day when I am normal, except for rent, car loans, etc., and the daily expenses are controlled within 30 yuan per day. He said that his sister's kindergarten tuition has been urged several times, and he has just paid it in the past two days.
Chef Chen said that the two children eat the most is mixed noodles and stir-fried vegetables, at least sixty or seventy yuan, which they can't afford.
There is an article in my brother's diary, "Eating", which is very well written: "Today my father took me to a restaurant outside, and the dishes inside were full of color, aroma, and very delicious. ”
"I never tutored him, he did very well in his studies. Master Chen said.
"My daughter said that if her father ran out of money, she wouldn't go to school, and when she came back in the evening, she would leave me a cookie to eat, and I was sorry for the child. Master Chen began to weep.
Master Chen said that moving to this lively rural community a while ago was carefully considered. My sister's kindergarten is nearby, my brother's school is a little farther away, and there are many snack bars here.
Every morning at half past six, Chef Chen cooks the noodles, combs his daughter's braids, and sends the children to school.
Kindergarten and elementary school end at 3:50 p.m., and it is a problem for children to get home from school.
"My sister is okay, the landlord and aunt will help pick it up, my brother will take about ten minutes to come back by car, I sometimes can't come back when I receive a distant order, and sometimes I ask the head teacher to help take a taxi back. "Because the time to go home is not fixed, there is no way to take care of the children at night when they do their homework, eat and bathe. There is a small camera installed in the house, and when he is free, he will look through the camera, and the two children often watch TV and do not go to bed until eleven or twelve o'clock at night. When she was thinking about her father, the little girl sent a voice message on the phone watch, "Dad, I'm alone at home." ”
The most stored at home is instant noodles.
He also thought about inviting someone to cook, but he couldn't afford the cost of 3,000 yuan a month at this stage: "I let my children go to fast food restaurants to buy food, and he didn't go when it rained, and always told me not to worry, lying that he had eaten." ”
The landlord's grandmother and the shopkeeper all came to help
Where can I find a small canteen?
Whether to earn money to live or take care of children, reality is testing this middle-aged man fiercely. "I'm only one person, and there may be more cases like this for children in the future. Master Chen wiped the corners of his eyes helplessly.
As a top priority, can we help the children find a stable "small canteen" to solve the problem of daily dinner?
"I live upstairs, and now that I'm living better, it's not a problem to get some food. The landlord's aunt told the Chao News reporter that after she knew the situation of Master Chen's family, she would often come down to take a look. Once, Master Chen called her and said that the children had not eaten breakfast after 9 o'clock. She steamed a few meat buns and sent them. "The little girl likes me and calls me 'Grandma Landlord', last time I burned braised pork for them to eat, the little girl said that she had eaten braised pork in the New Year and ate two bowls of rice. The landlord's aunt said that when there was time, she and another garage landlord would pick up the little girl, and the child would go upstairs to find her if he wanted to eat.
Chen Weijun also found the owner of Shaxian snacks, and the other party also promised to come down, and the child came to eat first, and then paid later.
Photo by Yu Liudong, community and police officer
Xie Jing, a community worker in Jinqiu, is also a mother, and she carefully entered the community's 24-hour on-duty phone into the children's phone watches. "If you can't find your father, you can find the landlord's grandmother, the aunt in the community, or the police uncle,' and we can all come and see it in time." ”
At about 9 o'clock in the evening a few days ago, Xie Jing received a call from the boy, saying that he had not eaten at night and wanted to eat noodles. Xie Jing rode an electric car and bought 2 bowls of noodles for the children. "The boy was writing in the room, and the sister was watching TV, which was really well-behaved. ”
Xu Xiaohua, secretary of the Party Committee of Jinqiu Community, told reporters that half of the residents in this community were outsiders, and Master Chen's family had just moved in not long ago. Regarding the issue of children's meals, there is currently no canteen in the community, but there are some restaurants in the jurisdiction that are docking.
"In addition, for young children, it is also important to grow up with them, and we also want to mobilize some residents with psychological expertise to visit their children at their homes, and also invite children to participate in activities in the community. ”
The reporter learned that the boy's school also paid attention to the family, and they said that they would take more care of the child on weekdays. Chen Weijun also received calls from some enthusiastic people who wanted to sponsor the children.
"I'm a tough person, but for the sake of my children, I'm grateful for everyone's care and help. Master Chen's eyes were red.