The middle-aged tricycle driver and the doctoral student of Fudan University, two identities that are 18,000 miles apart, are difficult to associate together. The leap from a tricycle driver to a ph.D. from a prestigious university is already a miracle in the eyes of everyone, but what is even more surprising is that. From college graduation to master's degree to doctorate, the path to study seems to be like this all the time, but when telling you that a high school student becomes a doctor, many people's first reaction is to joke, but this thing really happened in reality.
Cai Wei
Cai Wei is the protagonist of this story, and his deeds tell everyone that people can still create miracles in middle age, and reading can really change their destiny. What kind of story happened to Cai Wei's body? After graduating with his Ph.D., how did his life change?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > from the top of the class to the bottom of the class, all because they like to read</h1>
The image comes from the Internet
In 1972, an ordinary family in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, gave birth to a baby boy, and his parents named him Cai Wei. When Cai Wei was a child, he was always the pride in the eyes of his parents, and even his teachers praised him. For Cai Wei, who fell in love with calligraphy at first sight, he would often find various character posters to copy, and when he encountered Chinese characters he did not know, Cai Wei would take the initiative to consult the dictionary. Over time, Cai Wei's chinese character reserves were difficult for even the teacher to compare, and even sometimes even the teacher had to ask him how to read some strange characters.
Every time Cai Wei is mentioned, his parents are always very happy. In the six years of primary school and the three years of junior high school, Cai Wei's grades have always been among the best in the class. Cai Wei, who had excellent results in the middle school entrance examination, successfully entered the key high school and was even assigned to the top class. If everything goes on like this, high school, university, or even master's and doctoral degrees, then Cai Wei's starting point for entering society will also be superior. However, the development of things has deviated greatly from expectations, and Cai Wei's later high school results can be said to be a mess.
If Cai Wei's grades are getting worse and worse because he is contaminated with bad habits, it seems reasonable, but if you say that the reason for Cai Wei's poor grades is that he likes to read too much, I am afraid that many people will not believe it, but this is indeed the case. The sophomore year of high school is a transitional period of three years of high school, and this year is particularly important. At a time when everyone was struggling to write books, Cai Wei was obsessed with poetry and song, and spent most of his time reading such books. After that, he was also keen on ancient scripts, so the library became the most common place for Cai Wei besides his home and school.
Cai Wei entered the factory
After the college entrance examination results came down, Cai Wei unsurprisingly fell off the list. Language scores are far ahead, and the results in other subjects are dismal. Cai Wei, who wanted to repeat the reading, when he heard the teacher say that the repetition was enough, he completely dismissed the idea of re-reading. If Cai Wei is admitted to college, his parents can still bite his teeth for four years, but technical schools are not so important in the eyes of his parents. Cai Wei, who was really unable to do so, had to choose to enter the society to become a migrant worker, and he was too young to have an academic qualification, and finally entered the factory after experiencing the dilemma of running into walls everywhere.
Cai Wei studied seriously
The work in the factory is undoubtedly hard and busy, but this does not delay Cai Wei's love for ancient books. As soon as he had free time, Cai Wei would plunge into the library like when he was in school, and stay for most of the day. However, the books in the library did not belong to him after all, and Cai Wei, who wanted to buy books and had no money, thought of a way to copy books. Over time, Cai Wei copied one book after another, and the notebooks used for copying books filled the bottom of the bed and the head of the bed.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="37" > lived in poverty after marriage and still insisted on studying</h1>
Cai Wei does not have much pursuit of life, as long as he can eat enough, there are books to read. He thought he could spend his whole life in the factory, but he was punched by life. For various reasons, Cai Wei had to be laid off. Cai Wei, who was looking for a job again, had an advantage in experience compared to the last time, but these experiences did not help in any way. Still running into walls, he helplessly went down to the school cafeteria. With a feeble salary of only one hundred yuan a month, Cai Wei struggled to survive.
A year later, Cai Wei quit his job from the canteen. When he heard someone say that he set up a stall to make money, Cai Wei began to be moved, of course, there was another reason that moved him. There is more leisure time in the stall, and when there are no guests, you can just read ancient books, so that reading books and making money can be said to be two different. After thinking about it, Cai Wei decided to set up a stall to sell cigarettes and cold ice cream.
So a tricycle can often be seen in front of the mall, the wooden box on the car is filled with cigarettes and drinks, and the stall owner himself sits on a bench next to him with a book and watches it with relish. Sometimes Cai Wei read too much, he did not find out when the guests came, and after the guests repeatedly reminded him, he panicked and took things for the guests, and made a lot of jokes about it.
Cai Wei's notes
Sorting out reading notes is a habit that Cai Wei has never left behind, but a large amount of paper makes the life that is not rich even more difficult. So Cai Wei began to pick up the cigarette box, he would peel off the tin foil in the cigarette box for note-taking, and then clip the tin foil full of words into the pages, so each of Cai Wei's books would appear particularly thick.
Perhaps even Cai Wei did not think of being able to have a love of his own, Cai Wei's wife works in a newspaper, can get a salary of 600 yuan per month, which is really much better than Cai Wei's work, so many people at that time did not understand why Cai Wei's wife chose Cai Wei. The two men's home is simple, so simple that there is no decoration, there is no decent furniture, and the most common is Cai Wei's books and notes.
Wedding photo of Cai Wei and his wife Zhang Yue
After marriage, the life of the two has always been very poor, and it is usually possible to save money, but Cai Wei's wife has not complained too much about her husband. Liaoning in winter is particularly cold, the temperature is very normal in minus ten or twenty degrees, the two can not afford to pay the heating bill, every time they go home is like falling into an ice cave. Cai Wei and his wife had to cover three or four quilts every day to fall asleep, but even so, the two would often wake up at midnight and early in the morning.
Cai Wei's mother-in-law is also more or less dissatisfied with him, in the eyes of her mother-in-law, her daughter is married but often has to go home to seek help, while her son-in-law only knows how to read books and does not know how to earn money to support the family. In this regard, Cai Wei's wife said that she can understand and respect her husband's interest in reading, and books are his life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="45" > Cai Wei had difficulties in life and had to give up ancient books for his wife and children</h1>
Professor Qiu Xigui
Books have gradually failed to meet Cai Wei's demand for knowledge, and it is indeed difficult to find the books that Cai Wei wants to look through in libraries and bookstores. After some thought, Cai Wei gritted his teeth and bought a computer, knowing that the computer was definitely a luxury that ordinary people did not dare to think of before. After buying the computer, the couple's life was more difficult, but Cai Wei also had the opportunity to communicate with other fans.
Cai Wei occasionally interacts with his idol, Professor Qiu Xigui, on the Internet, and even helps Professor Qiu Xigui answer his doubts, so he is highly appreciated by Professor Qiu Xigui. It is worth mentioning that Cai Wei's enlightenment in poetry and song also originated from Professor Qiu Xigui. In addition, Cai Wei has also published different views on the academic websites of other universities many times, because his speech is unique and in-depth, and Cai Wei has also been highly appreciated many times.
However, an unexpected arrival completely disrupted Cai Wei's life plan, making him have to give up his favorite ancient books. His wife's illness made Cai Wei begin to reflect on himself, looking at his weak wife lying on the hospital bed, Cai Wei's mind constantly flashed the previous picture. The wife worked hard to run the whole family, washing and cooking, working with the baby, and did not fall behind, but she only held the book, and did not understand the hardships of her wife. Cai Wei, who was deeply remorseful, could not help but have sad tears in his eyes.
Since then, Cai Wei has begun to take on the burden of the head of the family. In order to earn more money, Cai Wei gave up the life of setting up a stall, riding a tricycle out early every day, and he could not return home until midnight. Although the days of riding a tricycle make more money, it is extremely tired, and Cai Wei often falls into a deep sleep when he gets on the pillow, not to mention that he still has time to read.
In 2008, after learning about Cai Wei's difficulties, Professor Qiu Xigui began to find ways to help him, and eventually Cai Wei was hired by Fudan University as a temporary compiler, mainly responsible for compiling ancient books. Cai Wei, who received the call, was full of disbelief in his tone, and after repeatedly confirming the authenticity of this matter, Cai Wei cried out with excitement. Then Cai Wei told his wife the good news, and the two could not help but hug each other and cry.
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Cai Wei was admitted to Fudan University
After 2000, Fudan University introduced a system whereby professors who meet the conditions can have the power to recruit doctoral students on their own. In 2009, after consulting with other professors, Professor Qiu Xigui decided to recruit Cai Wei as his own student. Cai Wei's ability and diligence are obvious to all, so other professors have not raised objections. When Professor Qiu Xigui told Cai Wei the good news, Cai Wei was unable to speak, and Cai Wei was excited at this time, but there was also some fear in his heart.
What scared Cai Wei was that he could say that he didn't know anything about English, and if he didn't pass English, it meant that he couldn't graduate. To this end, Professor Qiu Xigui suggested that Cai Wei learn Japanese so that he could successfully graduate. After everything was finalized, Cai Wei still felt like a dream. It was not until he received the doctoral acceptance letter from Fudan University that Cai Wei believed that he really wanted to go to Fudan University to study for a doctorate, which made him happy for many days.
Sitting in a classroom at Fudan University, Cai Wei felt stressed. He did not go to college and graduate school, he was already a long way worse than others, coupled with zero basic Japanese level, Cai Wei during his doctoral studies must not dare to have the slightest slack. In order to make up for the gap with other students, Cai Wei began to study relevant courses in college and master's degrees.
Getting up early and going to bed late, sleeping and forgetting to eat are the norm during Cai Wei's doctoral studies, but even if he works so hard, Cai Wei still has twists and turns in the writing of his doctoral dissertation. Wrote and changed, changed and wrote, and even Cai Wei himself did not know how many times he had modified it. Fortunately, in the end, Cai Wei still graduated smoothly, but he spent more time than others. As a result, Cai Wei became the oldest and longest-consuming doctoral graduate at Fudan University.
Cai Wei looking for a job
Cai Wei, who has entered the society again, did not have a smooth sailing in finding a job because he was a doctor. Because he is too old and is not the first degree of undergraduate, Cai Wei is still running into walls everywhere in his job search, which also makes Cai Wei think of riding a tricycle again to make a living. Just when Cai Wei felt desperate, Guizhou Anshun College threw an olive branch at him. In order not to let Cai Wei have worries, the college also arranged a job for his wife.
Cai Wei gave lessons to students
Now, 12 years after he was admitted as a doctoral student, Cai Wei spends most of his time reading books as he did before, in addition to teaching students calligraphy and philology every day. In the college, he carefully imparted knowledge, and Cai Wei also told students with practical actions that people can still create their own brilliance in middle age, as long as they insist on their dreams, they will be able to succeed. Did Cai Wei's deeds touch you? Then it is better to take advantage of the current fight!