In June 2019, Hubei Satellite TV launched a program that deeply excavates the heritage of traditional Chinese culture - "Wonderful Chinese Characters". The guest lineup of this show can be described as extremely luxurious, and three talented young people - Lu Wenyi, Zhao Wenyi and Lu Wenzhen were invited to attend, which amazed the audience.
In the face of many audiences on the stage, people were surprised to find that the former teenager has now grown into a young man in his prime, and he is in his prime.
When asked by the host of the show why they were willing to participate in the show, the older Lu Wenyi replied enthusiastically: "This is because we know that only through excellent performance can we repay our great mother."
He went on to explain, "Did you know that she silently bears the burden of raising our family by herself, starting at five or six o'clock in the morning, cooking delicious food at noon, and setting up a stall to make ends meet at night, so the time we spend with her is always short and tired, however, whenever we tell her that we have achieved good results or won honors, she always shows a happy smile and gives us endless encouragement, so we really hope to make her happier."
After listening to Lu Wenyi's sincere confession, the audience present was all moved. The host asked with concern, "So, has your mother been there in person, is she here?" Before the words fell, I saw Ms. Xu Zhenqin slowly walk up from the audience and extend her cordial greetings to the audience and the host.
The host exclaimed with emotion: "Ah! What a beautiful smile!" Then, he invited Ms. Xu Zhenqin to give a speech on stage to cheer for the children.
Ms. Xu Zhenqin said affectionately under the stage: "Children, please go all out!" The audience cheered enthusiastically for her children.
In the end, the three brothers decided to be represented by the eldest Lu Wenyi and the youngest Lu Wencheng, while Zhao Wenlian, who was in the middle of the ranking, was on standby as an alternate player in the audience, following the progress of the game with his mother Xu Zhenqin and cheering for the two brothers.
After the first round of intense competition, the youngest Lu Wenzhen stood out with a high score of 7 points, far surpassing the other players. The older Lu Wenyi only scored 3 points, and unfortunately stopped here with two other teammates.
After a more intense battle in the second round, the two brothers still stood proudly at the top of the tournament, with Lu Wencheng at the bottom of the table taking the top spot with an excellent 14-point result, and Zhao Wenling in the middle of the table also followed with 12 points to win the runner-up title.
This feat shocked the audience and cheered for them!
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, 2018 has come, and with the official announcement of the results of the high school entrance examination, Ms. Xu Zhenqin finally ushered in a touch of sweetness in life.
All three of her sons showed extraordinary strength in this important exam, and each one was more competitive than the other.
As the second son in the family, Zhao Wenlian confidently declared: "I have achieved an impressive score of 465 in the high school entrance examination, and my first choice is Hubei Experimental High School.
And Lu Wenchen, who is ranked third, is quite humble: "My eldest brother only failed slightly in Chinese and mathematics subjects this time, and if he can play normally, his score should surpass me."
Faced with this situation, Ms. Xu Zhenqin said with emotion: "Their dream is to be successfully admitted to Hubei Provincial Experimental High School, and seeing that two of our three children have achieved such an ideal, I can't help but feel endless joy in my heart."
As long as you go all out and strive forward, you will eventually be able to reach the paradise that your heart yearns for, which is the kingdom of your dreams.
It is worth mentioning that her two younger sons successfully stepped into the door of Hubei Experimental High School, while the eldest son chose Donghu Middle School in Wuhan, Hubei Province as the stage for his future studies.
Let's look back to July 11, 2018, when the exam results were just announced, the third class of grade 9 of Wuhan Tiesiyuan Middle School received a letter full of gratitude from Ms. Xu Zhenqin.
In this touching letter, Ms. Xu Zhenqin expressed her deep gratitude to the school for its selfless care and high attention to their special family over the past three years.
She expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the school and teachers for nurturing and teaching her three sons.
"The teachers even bought the braised vegetables I made collectively on many occasions, and when I was sick and hospitalized and the children were injured in accidents, the teachers generously donated money and materials to help us tide over the difficulties.
Ms. Xu Zhenqin is well aware of the incomparably precious heart of gratitude, and she has created such excellent children with her words and deeds.
In June 2019, three high-spirited young people once again stepped into the arena of the TV show "Wonderful Chinese Characters", showing great courage and strength, and launched a passionate intellectual duel with peers from all over the country.
In this exciting event, they once again won the warm applause and cheers of the audience with their accurate judgment and exquisite skills.
Witnessing the confident and calm demeanor of her three sons in front of the camera, Xu Zhenqin's heart was full of pride and relief, and her joy was beyond words.
However, life's journey is not always smooth sailing. In the autumn of 2016, a sudden disaster befell Lao Sanlu Wenzhen. At that time, he was on his way to study when a speeding car suddenly knocked him down, causing severe abrasions on the skin of his thighs.
What's even more distressing is that just a month later, Xu Zhenqin was riding an electric car out at about five o'clock in the morning when she suffered another fatal blow, and a truck mercilessly hit her.
This time, the injury was far greater than before, and Xu Zhenqin was in a critical situation and had to be admitted to the hospital for emergency treatment.
It turned out that in order to support the family's livelihood, Xu Zhenqin resolutely decided to start selling pork at five o'clock in the morning to help others guard the pork stall.
However, fate did not favor them, and instead of earning an income, she had to spend a lot of money to pay for the high cost of the hospital.
To add insult to injury, this family, which was already in turmoil, has now lost the love and support of its mother. Facing three sons who had no one to take care of, Xu Zhenqin, who was lying on the hospital bed, was like a knife and worried.
Just as the family was facing life and death, the school and the head teacher Zhang Jurong learned of their predicament. Teacher Zhang Jurong stepped forward without hesitation and rushed to the hospital to visit Xu Zhenqin together with other teachers from Wuhan Tiesiyuan Middle School.
During the difficult years when Xu Zhenqin was hospitalized, Zhang Jurong, the head teacher, bravely shouldered the responsibility of acting as a parent. He actively helped to raise medical expenses and daily necessities, and generously donated materials.
The school has also reduced the cost of meals for these children several times to ease their financial pressure.
However, Xu Zhenqin resolutely refused to accept the generous donations of the enthusiastic citizens! She was convinced that as long as the mother and son worked together as one, they would be able to overcome the difficulties and usher in a bright future.
At the same time, she is more eager to create wealth with her own hands and provide for her family as much as she can, so as to avoid over-reliance on external assistance and the incorrect notion that her children will get something for nothing.
"With our own hands, the four of us are fully capable of facing difficulties and weathering difficulties. If you easily accept a kind donation, you are afraid that the children will mistakenly think that they can sit back and enjoy the results.
As a class teacher, Zhang Jurong deeply admired and was moved by Xu Zhenqin's perseverance and optimism. He confessed that every time he saw Xu Zhenqin, she was always full of vitality and never bowed her head to the challenges in life.
"This positive attitude towards life will undoubtedly have a profound and lasting impact on children," he said. "
In addition, the head teacher Zhang Jurong also actively mobilized all the teachers to buy the delicious braised vegetables made by Xu Zhenqin many times, and eagerly looked forward to Xu's mother recovering as soon as possible, returning to the family, and accompanying the children to grow up healthy and happy.
During Xu Zhenqin's hospitalization, the school gave meticulous care and selfless assistance, which not only greatly alleviated the family's financial pressure, but also injected the strength and courage to move forward firmly into Xu Zhenqin and the children.
Time is like an arrow, time flies, and in the blink of an eye, in 2014, the husband finally failed to resist the invasion of the disease, and died, and the "pillar" of the family collapsed.
This once warm and harmonious family seems to have been torn open with a deep scar.
After her husband passed away, the responsibility of the family fell entirely on Xu Zhenqin's shoulders. In the midst of endless grief, she resolutely decided to take on the responsibility of raising her three children alone.
During the day, she travels to the field of domestic service, providing convenient and thoughtful services to others, and at night, she sticks to the small stalls in the streets and alleys, exchanging her hard sweat for daily necessities.
Every morning at five or six o'clock, Xu Zhenqin always wakes up on time and carefully prepares a nutritious breakfast for the children. Immediately afterward, she would go to the vegetable market to buy fresh braised vegetable ingredients, such as lotus root slices and pig's trotters, and then wash and blanch them before drying them in the air.
She then devoted herself to her busy housekeeping work until around one o'clock in the afternoon.
In the process of working as a housekeeper, Ms. Xu Zhenqin often receives some precious household items as gifts from clients.
When Ms. Xu Zhenqin stepped into the warmth of her home, she was completely immersed in the art of making braised vegetables. With hours of concentration and precision, she carefully concocted each unique lo-mei, and only waited for the golden hour of 4 or 5 o'clock in the afternoon to launch this unique small trolley to provide residents with a taste of the tongue.
In this process, her three lively and lovely sons always accompany each other tacitly. They would approach their mother, surround her, and assist her in handling the tiny fluff on the pig's trotters and cleaning the fresh lotus roots, which seemed like a tedious task, but they were full of love for their mother.
In between busy times, their mother and son will always talk about family life, share the bits and pieces of life, and discuss academic problems.
The sons affectionately expressed, "Although Mom sometimes nags, the three of us deeply love every moment we spend with Mom, and this feeling makes us feel extremely relieved and happy."
Whenever the sun sets, around the Huatengyuan Community on Liyuan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, people can always see a thin woman pushing a small cart full of steaming braised vegetables.
Her three sons cook a variety of delicacies every day and take turns delivering them to their hard-working mothers, and Ms. Xu Zhenqin is very emotional, and she laments that her sons' cooking skills are becoming more and more sophisticated, allowing her to taste more delicious food.
On a prosperous day, the sale of braised vegetables may end early, and when business is light, the sale of braised vegetables may even last until 10 o'clock in the evening.
After returning home, Ms. Xu Zhenqin still needs to take on household chores, clean and hygienic, and be fully prepared for the next day's pickled vegetable sales, often busy until 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning to take a break.
In order to support the daily expenses of the whole family and ensure that the children can successfully complete their education, Ms. Xu Zhenqin has to travel day and night, and the time she spends with the children has become extremely limited.
However, fortunately, her three sons are very sensible and can not only help their mother with household chores as much as they can, but also have excellent self-care skills.