1. Wang Fuman's dream came true, and the family was happily reunited
The past has come to an end, time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the boy who used to wear "ice flowers" on his head and was thinly dressed has grown up. Today's Wang Fuman is no longer the child who bravely walked forward in the bitter cold, and his life has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Wang Fuman's family of four is happy and happy, and lives a happy life. The family that had suffered from poverty back then has now regained hope and ushered in a new sunshine.
Wang Fuman's father, Wang Gangkui, now works as a manual laborer at a dock near his hometown, earning a modest income but enough to support the family.
And the mother, who has been away from home for many years, made a painful decision to return to her family and reunite with her husband and children after seeing the photo of the "Ice Flower Boy" in 2019.
After years of separation and hardship, the family was naturally overjoyed to reunite after a long absence. When the mother stepped into the house, Wang Fuman and his sister Wang Fumei were so excited that they burst into tears, hugging their long-lost mother tightly, and the grandmother was even more tearful, and the mother and son hugged each other and cried, and the warm scenes were awe-inspiring.
Today's Wang Fuman is no longer the ragged child, he is wearing a brand new school uniform, combing his hair neatly, and he is full of energy. He was determined to be admitted to the Chinese People's Public Security University after the college entrance examination, and in the future he would become a mighty and upright people's policeman to maintain social order and defend his family and the country.
And his sister Wang Fumei also has the dream of becoming an angel in white who saves lives and helps the wounded, and saves more lives with her own hands.
The reunion of the family not only made each other unprecedentedly happy, but more importantly, inspired their yearning and goal for a better life. Wang Fuman and Wang Fumei will cherish this hard-won opportunity and are determined to make a difference in the future and serve the country and society.
2. The beginning of a photo to change fate
However, to trace the source of Wang Fuman's family's happy life now, we have to go back to the midwinter of 2018, which caused an uproar on the Internet.
On that day, 10-year-old Wang Fuman had to walk 10 miles to school on a rugged mountain road as usual. Before the sky was completely bright, the remaining morning mist condensed into countless small white snowflakes in the cold air, attached to the surrounding grass and trees, like a fairyland.
Wang Fuman looked at the "snowflakes" blooming on the side of the road, and couldn't help but feel joy. But when the cold wind blew through the mountains, he shivered instantly, shivering, and the thin old cotton clothes were no longer able to keep out the cold.
The family was so poor that there was no other warm clothing to keep him warm except for this tattered coat.
Wang Fuman embarked on the long road back to school dejectedly, and along the way, the countless ice crystals condensed on his hair and eyebrows shone in the sunlight, like a gray-haired old man walking slowly.
The farther he went, the thicker the layer of frost became, and even his eyelashes were beaded with ice.
By the time Wang Fuman arrived at the school, he had already become an "ice flower boy", with ice crystals covering his whole body, like a little old man walking. When the students saw Wang Fuman's peculiar dress, they immediately laughed out loud, and the scene was a bit noisy.
Wang Fuman didn't get angry, but laughed along, gently brushed the ice crystals from his hair with his hands covered with chilblains, and then quickly joined the ranks of his classmates, looking forward to the next exam.
At this moment, a teacher noticed Wang Fuman sharply, looking at the weak but strong figure of this "ice flower boy", and a nameless sadness spontaneously arose in his heart.
So, the teacher took out his mobile phone and took a photo of Wang Fuman, hoping to arouse the attention of all walks of life to this child and the impoverished area where he lives.
Unexpectedly, after this unpretentious photo went viral on the Internet, it attracted widespread attention from people across the country and became a turning point to save Wang Fuman's family.
3. The mother returns and the home is rebuilt
With the photo of the "Ice Flower Boy" going viral on the Internet, Wang Fuman's family's impoverished life finally ushered in a turnaround.
One day in 2019, Wang Fuman's mother, who had been working outside for many years, suddenly saw this photo on social media. In the photo, a child dressed in a thin cotton coat with thick frost on her hair and eyebrows is struggling to move forward, and she is shocked by her resolute eyes and brave look.
At a close look, this is clearly his son Wang Fuman, whom he has not seen for many years! The mother's heart was instantly pierced fiercely, and her son's pitiful and strong appearance deeply touched her heart, and the past came rushing like a tide.
Guilt, self-blame, and guilt instantly filled the entire atrium of the mother. She immediately picked up her mobile phone, dialed her husband Wang Gangkui's phone, and said incoherently words such as "I want to go home" and "I'm sorry".
Wang Gangkui on the other end of the phone was suddenly shocked by his wife's arrival, he choked for a long time, and finally readily agreed.
In this way, Wang Fuman's mother decisively decided to return to her hometown and return to her children and husband. After years of separation, the family is naturally overjoyed to reunite after a long absence.
When his mother stepped into the house, Wang Fuman and his sister Wang Fumei were so excited that they burst into tears, hugging their long-lost mother tightly, and their grandmother was even more in tears.
The family of four hugged each other and cried with joy, and the warm scene made everyone present cry.
And Wang Gangkui wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, while deeply reflecting on his incompetence and abandonment in his heart. If he could have given his wife a decent living environment, maybe she wouldn't have run away from home, and the family wouldn't have fallen apart.
He sincerely promised his wife that he would do his best in the future so that his family would never have to live a hard life again.
The mother nodded with a tired but relieved expression, as if to say, "It's okay, let it pass, let's start again". In this way, the family started a new life, temporarily putting aside the bumpy circumstances of the past.
With the support of his wife, Wang Gangkui also regained his fighting spirit to work. After learning of what happened to Wang Fuman's family, the local government department took active action and found Wang Gangkui a job as a dock worker near his hometown, although the income was not high, but it was enough to support the basic life of the whole family.
At the same time, the local government has allocated 76 million yuan to improve the village's infrastructure and transportation conditions. All of this is like seeing the light of day, bringing new hope and vitality to this impoverished mountain village.
Fourth, the hardships and tenacity on the road to growth
If you want to talk about the hard years of Wang Fuman's family, you have to start with Wang Fuman's mother leaving home.
At that time, Wang Fuman was still young, and his mother ran away from home, leaving him and his sister Wang Fumei to rely on their elderly grandmother. His father, Wang Gangkui, had to leave his hometown and go to other places to make a living.
In this way, Wang Fuman and Wang Fumei became veritable left-behind children.
In this way, the days gradually passed in the mutual care of the family. My grandmother was old and in deteriorating health, and she rarely did heavy farm work.
Three meals a day, dogs, cats, cattle and sheep at home all have to rely on Wang Fuman and Wang Fumei to take care of them.
Although they are still young, the siblings are aware of the family's predicament and never rest on their laurels, but consciously shoulder the burden. Wang Fuman had to get up before dawn, carry a bamboo basket about the height of his own head, and go to a hillside a few miles away to cut fresh weeds to feed his livestock.
Once you go back, you need to walk more than ten miles of rugged mountain roads, which is a big test for a 10-year-old child.
The father, who works outside the home, can only send back a few hundred yuan a month for living expenses, and he is powerless to change the difficult environment of the family. The siblings' hands were covered with frostbite from their long farm work, but they never complained about their fate.
Although the family is poor, Wang Fuman and Wang Fumei are good students who study hard, and Wang Fuman's math and English scores have always been among the best.
But in the cold winter season, they inevitably have to endure the severe cold and heat along the way. Due to the poverty of their families and the isolated geographical environment of Zhuanshanbao Village, they can only walk ten miles of rugged mountain roads to school.
When the wind is raging, the snow is raging, and the cold is pressing, the ice and snow will condense on their hair and eyebrows, like the most innocent and immaculate sketch in the world.
It is in such a difficult environment that Wang Fuman and his sister used their tenacious willpower to overcome obstacles little by little and strive to grow. They are determined to change their fate by their diligent study, and one day they will be able to live a good life for the people of the city.
Yes, poverty has given them too much suffering, but at the same time, it has also inspired their inner resilience to never give up. It was precisely because he had experienced too many hardships that Wang Fuman would hold on to his immature body full of ice flowers in that cold winter, gritted his teeth and moved forward, and finally waited for the turning point of his life.
Fifth, social concern and strong support
After Wang Fuman's photo of the "Ice Flower Boy" was widely circulated on the Internet, it immediately attracted widespread attention and enthusiastic responses from people from all walks of life. This unpretentious photo seems to have a unique power, which has warmed the hearts of countless people and ignited people's attention and sympathy for children in poor areas.
From grassroots people to entrepreneurs, from government officials to celebrities, countless people have extended a helping hand and donated money and materials to Wang Fuman and his family. For a time, slogans like "Ice Flower Boy Love Donation" were everywhere, and people's kindness gathered like a rolling torrent.
After seeing the photo, although his family was not wealthy, a migrant worker still took out a few hundred yuan from his wallet and asked someone to send it back to his hometown to Wang Fuman's family. An ordinary office worker donated his new winter cotton clothes and gloves to Wang, hoping to make Wang Fuman no longer suffer from cold in the cold winter.
Another rich man was deeply touched by the little boy's tenacity in defying the cold, and generously donated a large sum of money, which was enough for Wang Fuman's family to build a brand new villa.
Supplies and donations continued to pour in from all over the country, and soon accumulated a large fortune. However, although Wang Fuman and Wang Fumei are grateful for the kindness of the donors, they are also a little overwhelmed, and they are more eager to change their fate through their own hands, rather than blindly relying on social handouts to survive.
At this time, the local government stepped in at the right time and shifted its focus from individual donations to the construction of the village as a whole. They realized that when material donations alone were not enough, they needed to fundamentally improve their development environment in order to truly help these impoverished areas.
As a result, the local government invested 36.7 million yuan to build a smooth highway to the remote village of Zhuanshanbao, and Wang Fuman no longer had to walk ten miles to school.
In addition, they allocated more than 38 million yuan to help the villagers renovate their houses, and Wang Fuman's family was also given a brand new bungalow.
At the same time, the school has been completely renovated, with heating facilities installed and clean and tidy student dormitories. Since then, Wang Fuman no longer has to walk ten miles to school, no longer shivering in the cold wind, but can study with peace of mind in the warm campus.
Although the donations are good, the real poverty alleviation lies in supporting the intellect and fundamentally improving the living environment in the impoverished areas. Seeing all this change, people are sincerely relieved and proud.
Just a photo of the "Ice Flower Boy" can make the fate of a poor community change so amazingly, which is a true portrayal of the Chinese nation's unremitting self-improvement.