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Wenqingyu ✎ flowers are endless
Editor: ✎ Qingyu Flowers
Preface
It is often said that "good people are rewarded", but real-world examples sometimes do not fully match this vision.
Actress Sun Li is a case in point, she sponsored children in the mountains for four years, doing everything herself, but in the end she was attacked by a recipient who complained in a long article and threatened to ruin her reputation.
A similar story also happened to singer Cong Fei, who could have lived a prosperous life, but in 11 years, he generously donated money and exhausted his family wealth, funded a total of 178 children, donated more than 3 million yuan in funds and materials, and benefited more than 150 out-of-school children and disabled people.
Although Cong Fei was honored as one of the "Top Ten People Who Moved China" for his selfless dedication, he lived in extreme poverty and even died of cancer but could not afford to pay for medical expenses.
Cong Fei has devoted his life to public welfare, participated in more than 400 charity performances, sponsored 183 poor children, and adopted 37 orphans.
Unfortunately, not all parents of the recipients are truly grateful, and some even see Cong Fei as an "ATM" who can keep asking for money, constantly squeezing his kindness.
What's even more tragic is that only 5 years after Cong Fei's death, his wife Xing Dan also died in an accident, leaving behind a five-year-old daughter, which completely shattered the family and made her an orphan.
Cong Fei and his wife have experienced hardships in their lives, and their experience seems to be even more bitter than that of Coptis chinensis, which makes people think deeply: What kind of life journey did they go through, full of bitterness and tears? Now, 15 years have passed since Cong Fei's death, and the current situation of the orphaned daughter he left behind has become a concern in the hearts of many people who care about them.
[1] From a bank teller to a graduate of Shenyang Conservatory of Music
Cong Fei, formerly known as Zhang Chong, was born in 1969 in an ordinary peasant family in Tianzhuangtai Town, Panjin City, Liaoning Province.
His childhood was extremely difficult and his family was financially constrained, but the hardships of life did not dampen his ardent pursuit of his musical dreams.
Cong Fei's parents are both music lovers, especially those who have a deep foundation in the Northeast characteristics of two-person performances.
Under the influence of such a family atmosphere, Cong Fei has shown extraordinary musical talent since he was a child, and has a high sensitivity to songs, often only need to listen to it a few times, and can accurately imitate and sing.
His singing voice spread throughout the neighborhood, and everyone praised this young boy who could sing beautiful melodies, predicting that he would become a real singer in the future.
Cong Fei was deeply inspired, and despite the hardships of life, he always cherished his musical dreams and firmly walked on the road of chasing music.
The cruelty of reality was not gentle because of Cong Fei's dream.
Due to the continuous deterioration of his family's financial situation, Cong Fei was forced to interrupt his studies when he was in junior high school and stepped into society and became a cashier in a bank.
Although work and music seem to be far apart, Cong Fei has not given up his love and dedication to music.
While working hard, he used his spare time to teach himself music knowledge and constantly improve his singing skills.
After unremitting efforts, he finally knocked on the door of the music hall and was admitted to the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, which he dreamed of.
During his four years at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, Cong Fei was like a fish in water, and his musical talent was fully nourished and displayed.
He devoted himself to study and practiced hard, which not only improved his singing skills, but also enriched his knowledge of music theory, forging a good singing voice that touched the heart.
In 1992, Cong Fei graduated from Shenyang Conservatory of Music with excellent grades and officially entered the society.
At that time, the employment prospects of music graduates were not broad, and most of them could only choose to become music teachers and use music education as a way to make a living.
But for Cong Fei, who yearns for freedom and pursues the stage, the profession of teacher seems to be more like a constraint than an ideal choice, and he is eager to release his musical talent in a broader world and move more people with his singing.
[2] From grassroots struggle to the most beautiful tenor
With his passion for music, he resolutely embarked on a journey to Guangzhou, hoping to find his own stage in this bustling city.
Ideals are always plump, but real life is often full of skinny.
Faced with the call of his dreams, Zhang Chong's first problem was how to establish a foothold in the city and maintain a basic livelihood.
During his time in Guangzhou, he tasted the ups and downs of life.
In order to fill his stomach, he endured the hot and humid climate, earning a meager income by working as a coolie and carrying heavy loads.
Once, he carried seven heavy sofas up to the seventh floor alone and finally collapsed on the lawn below, and once perched in a cold bridge hole to save money.
No matter how difficult life was, he did not waver in his persistence in his dream, and he firmly renamed himself "Cong Fei", which means to fly from this thorny land.
In order to get one step closer to his dream, Cong Fei works as a plumber, dishwasher, porter and other jobs during the day, and at night he finds time to find opportunities to sing on stage.
Fortunately, by chance, he impressed an audience member with a soulful and touching song "Ussuri Boat Song", who generously funded him with 600 yuan to participate in a singing competition.
Cong Fei seized this opportunity and made a splash in the game, changing the trajectory of his fate from then on.
Then, Cong Fei was fortunate to be accepted as a closed disciple by the famous mainland singer Guo Song, and under the guidance of the teacher, he gradually formed his own unique singing style, known as "the most beautiful tenor in China".
In October 1994, Cong Fei came to Shenzhen, the frontier city of reform and opening up, which became a new starting point for his artistic career.
In Shenzhen, Cong Fei relied on his outstanding tenor skills and artistic talents in sketches, ventriloquism, etc., and his artistic path became more and more flat and broad.
In the past ten years, he has not only competed with top domestic artists such as Jiang Dawei, Song Zuying, Guan Mucun, Dai Yuqiang, etc., but also frequently been invited to perform abroad, and the value of commercial performances has also risen.
Relying on these achievements, Cong Fei is fully capable of living a rich and comfortable life.
The real turning point in Cong Fei's life came from a charity performance.
He traveled to Chengdu to participate in a charity performance aimed at helping out-of-school children return to school, and at the event, he did not hesitate to donate all his savings - 2,400 yuan, which the host told him was enough to support more than 20 children to complete two years of school.
Cong Fei was deeply touched because he knew the importance of education and the hardships of poor life, and from that moment on, he was determined to use his strength to help more children who were eager to study to realize their dreams.
Since then, Cong Fei has frequently appeared in poor mountainous areas across the country, actively participating in various charity performances, using his singing voice to raise funds to help out-of-school children return to school.
With his own influence and outstanding performances, Cong Fei raised more than one million yuan in tuition fees in 1998 alone, allowing more children in poor mountainous areas to see the dawn of hope.
[3] A charitable life starting from 2400 yuan
In 1994, Cong Fei was invited to participate in a charity performance held in Chengdu, Sichuan.
Although Cong Fei encountered many difficulties on the way to pursue his music dream, he also received enthusiastic help from many strangers, so when he saw the plight of these children, he decided to use his own strength to help them.
Cong Fei did not hesitate to donate all the only 2,400 yuan in cash he had, which was not a small amount for him who had just emerged, but he felt extremely relieved to see that his efforts could bring some children back into the classroom.
The donation was the starting point for Cong Fei's 11-year philanthropic career, and since then, he has been working to help children who have dropped out of school due to poverty return to school.
In 1996, Cong Fei became one of the first batch of registered "volunteers" in Shenzhen, and the following year, he joined the Shenzhen Federation of Volunteer Workers, and held many charity performances in labor camps and other places, conveying warmth and hope with singing.
It is unimaginable that Cong Fei, a well-known singer, has a very simple life in private, and sometimes even needs to borrow money from relatives and friends to survive.
The reason is that Cong Fei not only used most of his income for charity, but also took the initiative to adopt a group of orphans.
Even in the face of financial constraints and high debts, Cong Fei still never stopped his philanthropic footsteps, whenever he was short of money, he would borrow money from friends around him, and return it immediately after the performance was paid, this spirit of dedication to charity is admirable.
[4] The love and pain of the philanthropic pioneers
Cong Fei wrote an epic of love with practical actions.
According to statistics, he has devoted his life to public welfare, accumulating more than 6,000 hours of volunteer service and participating in more than 400 charity performances.
His love is sprinkled all over the land of China, not only sponsoring 183 poor children to complete their studies, but also helping more than 150 disabled people, and what is more admirable is that he adopted 37 orphans, with a cumulative donation of more than 3 million yuan.
It is particularly worth mentioning that Cong Fei's sponsorship targets cover poor children of many ethnic groups, including Bai, Miao, Qiang, Yi, Buyi, etc., and he uses his actions to convey great love across nationalities and regions.
Cong Fei has unreservedly dedicated his love to others all his life, while he himself has been scarred in the process of giving and has endured the merciless blow of fate.
At first, the public did not have a deep understanding of Cong Fei's dedication to philanthropy, and some people believed that he was using his celebrity status to carry out charity activities in order to improve his personal image.
With the passage of time, Cong Fei's philanthropic behavior has gradually won deep recognition and admiration from the public.
In 1998, the mainland was hit by catastrophic floods, and the whole country made concerted efforts to fight the disaster.
Cong Fei showed extraordinary courage and responsibility in this fight against floods.
In order to organize a large-scale flood relief charity performance, he resolutely rejected the commercial performance that had been negotiated a long time ago, and paid a large amount of liquidated damages for this, just to ensure that every flood relief charity performance could be carried out as scheduled.
After this move was reported by the media, Cong Fei's image in the public's mind was instantly sublimated, and people began to truly understand and respect his original philanthropic intention.
In the same year, Cong Fei was honored to be invited as a special guest to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to give a condolence performance for the flood fighting and rescue model.
This is the first time that he has entered the eyes of the people of the whole country as a charity messenger, and his image has since been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become a model for countless young people to learn.
In the face of honor and praise, Cong Fei was not complacent, but strengthened his belief in helping more people.
He frequently went to the mountainous areas of Guizhou and other places to carry out charity performances for poverty alleviation, and donated all the proceeds to local poor children to help them realize their dreams of studying.
In addition to donating the proceeds of charity performances, Cong Fei often pays out of his own pocket and uses his hard-earned income from commercial performances to help others.
Once, during a charity performance in Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, Cong Fei witnessed the hardships of local poor children's education, and he took the initiative to sponsor 10 poor primary school students of the Miao, Qing and Tujia ethnic groups, promising to cover their tuition and living expenses until they reached adulthood.
Since then, Cong Fei has successively sponsored hundreds of poor students, although according to his income level, he could have maintained such a balance between funding and personal life, but for a long time for charity, his health gradually turned red.
Since 2000, in order to devote more of his limited energy to charity, Cong Fei has taken the initiative to reduce his plans to take on commercial performances, which has undoubtedly increased his personal financial pressure and even affected his daily life.
First and foremost is his married life.
Cong Fei's first wife was a Burmese woman, and the two loved each other deeply and dreamed of a better future together.
In the face of Cong Fei's almost crazy gratuitous donation, his wife finally couldn't understand and accept it, filed for divorce, and resolutely left Cong Fei's life.
By 2004, Cong Fei had been burdened with a debt of nearly 170,000 yuan, and although his first wife failed to give him understanding and support, the kind-hearted Cong Fei did not lose confidence in love.
In the same year, he met the soul mate of his life, his second wife Xing Dan.
Xing Dan is a beautiful flight attendant, and Cong Fei is not only a fellow countryman, but also has a kind heart.
She was deeply moved by Cong Fei's love and sense of responsibility, and fell in love with this responsible good man without hesitation.
In order to accompany and support Cong Fei wholeheartedly, Xing Dan resolutely gave up his well-paid job as a flight attendant and devoted himself to a full-time role of taking care of Cong Fei's life and supporting his career, of course, this also includes supporting Cong Fei's charity.
Xing Dan once said frankly: "As long as Cong Fei is happy, money is not at the point where the family can't open the pot, if you can subsidize it, you can fund it, and you can spend it yourself."
Fate does not seem to be kind to this kind couple, and their beautiful married life soon suffered irreparable changes, which is regrettable.
[5] Born like a summer flower, love to sprinkle the world, the road of dedication that continues behind you
In 2005, the singer Cong Fei, who is loved by many people, was unfortunately diagnosed with stomach cancer, and despite the extremely high cost of chemotherapy and surgery required for treatment, he still donated 15,000 yuan in his own difficult circumstances, showing selfless love.
In 2006, Cong Fei's condition took a turn for the worse, and after the doctor's hard work, his life could not be saved, and he left this world forever at the age of 37.
It is worth mentioning that before his death, Cong Fei had already signed the cornea donation consent form, and his cornea finally helped a 9-year-old girl see the beauty of the world again.
From the first day of his charity journey to the last moment of his life, Cong Fei held more than 300 charity performances, invested more than 6,000 hours in volunteer services, and sponsored as many as 183 poor children, with a total donation of more than 3 million yuan.
Cong Fei proved with practical actions that he is not only a beneficiary of society, but also a model of selfless dedication.
On April 20, 2006, Cong Fei, who was only 37 years old, died of illness in Shenzhen, ending his short but brilliant life.
Five days later, on April 25, the news of Cong Fei's death spread rapidly, and countless people spontaneously flocked to the funeral home where the memorial service was held.
After Cong Fei's death, his wife Xing Dan faced the camera and affectionately expressed her deep nostalgia and admiration for her husband.
She mentioned that Cong Fei taught her many precious things, that he was a man with noble qualities and tenacity, that she loved him deeply, had a lot of respect for him, and was willing to give everything for him.
After Cong Fei left, Xing Dan chose to work as a league cadre in the Shenzhen Municipal Education Bureau, so as to continue her husband's spiritual bloodline.
Cong Fei's volunteer number 2478 was also passed on to Xing Dan, and she decided to take over Cong Fei's baton of love and continue to carry forward Cong Fei's unfinished love cause.
[6] The bitterness and indifference behind selfless education
Over the years, Cong Fei has selflessly sponsored many poor students, and it is reasonable to assume that during his illness and hospitalization, these people who had been favored by him should have come to visit and care for his condition.
The reality was the opposite, no one in the ward came to visit Cong Fei.
What is even more chilling is that the parents of those children who received Cong Fei's funding, when they learned that Cong Fei could not continue to support due to illness, instead of showing the slightest concern and understanding, they called to ask Cong Fei why he interrupted the funding, and even some parents still asked him why they did not let their children complete their studies successfully when they learned that Cong Fei was seriously ill.
The parent of one of the junior high school students indifferently asked Cong Fei on the phone why he had breached the contract.
Most of the students who had grown up with Cong Fei's help and had already gone to work chose to hide after learning that Cong Fei was seriously ill, unwilling to let others know that they were the recipients of funding.
There was a female student who was recommended by Cong Fei to be a music teacher, and she made unacceptable remarks, she believed that Cong Fei's funding of her was completely voluntary, and everyone had a purpose for doing things, although she did not explicitly state Cong Fei's purpose, but implied that Cong Fei funded her for some kind of benefit.
Another sponsored student said he would never want to talk about the history of the past.
In the face of these "ungrateful" behaviors, many people around him expressed incomprehension and worthlessness about Cong Fei's experience, especially his relatives and friends.
Despite his trauma, Cong Fei still insisted on fulfilling his promise, he had promised his children that he would do his best to sponsor them to complete their education, how could his words not count?
In 2006, Cong Fei's condition deteriorated dramatically, and he eventually passed away due to illness, leaving behind his beloved wife Xing Dan and his infant daughter.
After Cong Fei's death, those who had received his funding called his widow Xing Dan and continued to ask for funding.
In desperation, Xing Dan had to bear the pain of losing her husband, while holding her young daughter in one hand, and continuing to complete her husband's unfinished charity with the other, and continuing Cong Fei's spirit of great love with practical actions.
[7] Xing Dan, the angel of love, suddenly suffered a catastrophe
Xing Dan, a strong and kind woman, resolutely took over the volunteer number 2478 he used before his death after the death of her husband Cong Fei, and silently continued to practice the good deeds of helping others.
She not only dedicates her love to the "Zhanhua Congfei Scholarship Fund" every semester, takes care of her young daughter Xing Xiaocongyun, but also does not forget to take time to volunteer in the society, and inherits her husband's public welfare spirit with practical actions.
Xing Dan's friend revealed that she arranged all her time to the full, hoping to alleviate the grief of the widow through her busy life, so that her soul could be healed through continuous dedication and dedication.
Xing Dan has always had a deep recognition and respect for her husband Cong Fei's choice, and after her husband passed away, she carried the banner of love relay without hesitation and continued to move forward on the road of charity.
In these difficult days, the only comfort is the well-behaved and sensible daughter Xing Xiaocongyun.
Whenever Xing Dan comes home from a tired day's work, Xiao Congyun will always pinch her mother's shoulders and wash fruits, these subtle care makes Xing Dan feel warm and comforted in addition to being busy and busy.
Fate is impermanent, just when Xing Dan is trying to adjust his mentality and prepare for a new life, a sudden disaster strikes again.
On the evening of April 13, 2011, at the invitation of a friend, Xing Dan went to Huizhou for a seafood dinner.
On the way back, the vehicle was speeding down the highway when suddenly, a flying rock fell from the sky and slammed into the windshield.
Due to the high speed of the car, the impact of the flying stone was extremely strong, and it directly hit Xing Dan in the face who was sitting in the passenger seat.
Unfortunately, the flying stone pierced Xing Dan's artery after penetrating the glass, and although she was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, Xing Dan finally died of her injuries and left this world forever at the age of 30.
Later investigation found that the tragedy was caused by three school dropouts, Lin, Huang and Cai, who threw stones at passing vehicles on the highway.
They were sentenced by the court to 12, 10 and 6 years in prison, respectively.
In the face of the verdict, all three defendants expressed their compliance and did not appeal.
No matter how the law sanctions, that kind and respectable woman will never be able to return to her relatives and friends.
Xing Dan's departure has aroused widespread concern and deep condolences from all walks of life.
At the scene of bidding farewell to Xing Dan, thousands of citizens came spontaneously, holding wreaths and solemn expressions, to see off this loving angel.
In the crowd, a memorial banner of "Shenzhen Rose, go all the way" was held high, symbolizing people's high praise for Xing Dan's beautiful soul and selfless love.
In the midst of the mourning, the heart-rending cry of a five-year-old girl was particularly eye-catching, it was Xing Dan's daughter Xing Xiaocongyun, she cried: "I don't want my mother to go to heaven, I want my mother, I want my mother!" The immature and helpless call moved everyone present, and their hearts were like knives.
In five years, for Xing Xiaocongfei, he lost his father and his mother from the infancy.
How this little girl, who carries her father's deepest love, will face this world of losing her parents in the future has become an unrelieved concern and worry in people's hearts.
[8] The daughter thrives on the care of her relatives and society
After Xing Dan passed away, the issue of raising her and Cong Fei's daughter Xing Xiao Congfei attracted widespread attention from the society.
The child's grandparents, who are Xing Dan's parents, decided to take on the responsibility of raising her, and they will accompany Xing Xiaocongfei as her legal guardian.
The family bond between grandparents and Xing Xiaocongfei is extremely close, they are each other's spiritual pillars, children cannot live without grandparents, and similarly, grandparents cannot give up their love and care for their granddaughters.
After Cong Fei and Xing Dan passed away one after another, the 5-year-old daughter left behind became an orphan, and her daily life and study affected the hearts of countless people.
In order to ensure the healthy growth of children, the Shenzhen Charity Association launched the "Cong Fei Orphan Care Program" to raise funds in the form of social donations, including regular subsidies for living expenses, the purchase of education insurance and medical accident insurance, and a comprehensive protection of Xing Xiao Congfei's life, study and possible serious illness risks before the age of 22.
In 2021, Xing Xiaocongfei was admitted to the High School Affiliated to Southern University of Science and Technology with excellent results.
If Cong Fei and Xing Dan can see their daughter's sunny and confident appearance in heaven, I believe they will also feel great comfort and pride.
Although some people suspect that Cong Fei and Xing Dan are doing too much to help others, even at the expense of mortgaging their properties and taking on huge debts, thinking that such an approach is irrational, their original intention is actually very simple and pure, that is, they hope to help more children enter school and receive education.
In today's society, there are fewer and fewer people like Cong Fei and Xing Dan who are dedicated to the sake of others and selflessly dedicated, but it is precisely because of their existence that the society has become more warm and harmonious.
We all understand that if everyone only focuses on themselves, indifferent and selfish, the progress of society will be difficult.
Cong Fei and Xing Dan's good deeds show us that it is this great love that makes the world a better place.
I have always believed that "good people are rewarded", and the good deeds that Cong Fei and Xing Dan did during their lifetimes have now been beautifully rewarded by their families.
If Cong Fei and Xing Dan have the opportunity to choose again, I believe they will still be determined to help those in need.
Because in some cases, "worth it or not" is not the only measure.
Momentary kindness is precious, but it is rare to be able to help others with long-term perseverance and selflessness.
Cong Fei and Xing Dan, they are truly amazing people, and their deeds should be remembered by the world.
They have practiced selflessness and kindness with their actions, they are the promoters of social progress, and they are good people that should not be forgotten in our time.
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