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Preface
Since the loss of contact with Malaysia Airlines, it has attracted the attention of countless people.
In March this year, Malaysia announced the resumption of the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which gave hope to many families.
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For Li Eryou in Hebei, this news made him more confirmed the fact that his child was still alive.
Like many family members of Malaysia Airlines' missing personnel, Li Eryou has always been firm that his son Li Yanlin is still alive until the news is confirmed.
And unlike others, Li Eryou received a text message from his son many years ago, and it was this text message that gave him infinite hope of death.
After Malaysia Airlines lost contact, why could Li Eryou still receive text messages from his son? Is there something else to this text message?
Malaysia Airlines lost contact, and Li Eryou received a text message from his son
Since the announcement of the resumption of the search for Malaysia Airlines, all the families have been waiting for further information almost every day.
For many people, this is the hope that there is still a chance of survival until there is definite news.
Li Eryou, from Hebei, as a member of the family, firmly believes that his son is still alive.
In 2014, Li Eryou's youngest son Li Yanlin stepped on a flight to Malaysia, as a parent, he was naturally very reluctant, but the child has a good future, even if he is reluctant, he is very proud in his heart.
Li Yanlin is the youngest child in the family, and he is also the most promising child of his parents, as the only college student in the family, he is the greatest pride in his parents' hearts.
As soon as he graduated from university, Li Yanlin got a good job opportunity and earned a very good income.
If nothing else, he will have a decent job, as his parents expected, and then start a family and have an enviable life in the big city.
However, life is always full of drama, and if he hadn't taken that flight, Li Yanlin might have been in a new stage of his life by now.
Because of his work, he was sent to work in Malaysia, which was a good opportunity to practice and a recognition of himself by the company.
After discussing with his parents, Li Yanlin became a member of the public mission, and started his own business in Malaysia away from home.
Because of work reasons, Li Yanlin needs to return to China to deal with it, which is an extremely happy thing for parents who miss their children.
"If you say come at four, then I've been looking forward to it since three"
For parents, after learning the news that their children are coming back from afar, they have already begun to look at the door, expecting to see their children.
However, they didn't expect that they hadn't been able to wait for that figure until now.
On March 8, 2014, Li Yanlin was scheduled to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, initially on a different flight than Malaysia Airlines MH730.
But life is always full of accidents, because of work, Li Yanlin was delayed for a period of time, and he didn't have time to travel as planned, so he had to change his ticket.
The rebooked flight is Malaysia Airlines MH730, and it is this flight that has aroused the concern of countless people.
Perhaps, the moment he stepped on the plane, Li Yanlin's heart was still full of expectations.
He can return to the land of his motherland, feel the customs of the country, meet his parents who are full of expectations, and eat the hometown dishes that he misses.
However, he could never have imagined that because of a change, the expectations in his heart have not been fulfilled until now.
Forty minutes after takeoff, the flight suddenly lost contact with the command center, and since then, the flight has lost contact with everyone.
Li Eryou and his wife couldn't have imagined it, looking left and right, but what they were waiting for was the news that the plane was missing.
On that day, Li Eryou couldn't believe it, and he watched the news repeatedly, hoping to see some hope in it.
All Chinese are praying for Malaysia Airlines MH730, hoping that it will be safe and sound, hoping that the next second will get good news.
Li Eryou and his wife also rushed to Beijing from Hebei, and like countless family members, they hoped to get the news as soon as possible.
Sitting in the hotel and waiting, like many family members, they looked at each other, not knowing what to say, and many times before the words were spoken, tears had already blurred their eyes.
By the end, they could barely cry, staring blankly at the TV screen.
Now, a full decade has passed, and the situation of Malaysia Airlines has been inconclusive, but the family has been waiting for the truth.
For Li Eryou, the past ten years have been very painful, but he has always believed in his heart that his son is still alive.
What brought him hope was a text message from his son.
A text message becomes the motivation to keep going
There can be several decades in life, and for many people, ten years are fleeting.
But for the Malaysia Airlines family, the past 10 years have been like years, and every day has been spent in waiting and anticipation.
For Li Eryou and his wife, almost every second is looking forward to their youngest son suddenly appearing at the door and giving everyone a surprise.
Since his son lost contact, Li Eryou has been immersed in thoughts almost every day, and that time, that flight, has become the most sensitive number in his heart.
Many people persuaded him to come out of this accident, but as a father, he was unwilling, and he always believed that the child would come back one day.
But there are also some people who tell Li Eryou that Li Yanlin has no accident and that he is living in another time and space.
At that time, there were many such expressions on the Internet, and for Li Eryou, "wormhole" and "parallel time and space" on the Internet were very unfamiliar words.
It was difficult for him to understand the words that he knew but could not understand, but he knew that it meant that the child was alive.
For him, this is hope, the motivation of life.
In the process of waiting for the news, Li Eryou persistently called his son, he always hoped that one day the other side would be connected, instead of that cold prompt tone.
Many times Li Eryou is in a trance, he always feels that his son is still alive, not on the plane, and still working in Malaysia.
Sometimes he regrets it, he regrets letting his children work abroad, and resents that he has no ability, so he will let his children go abroad for a living.
In regret and self-blame, year after year, until the third year after the loss of contact, that is, in 2016.
Li Eryou called his son as usual, and this time, there was still a cold prompt tone on the other side, and he still didn't wait for his son's reply.
But the moment Li Eryou put down his phone, Li Yanlin's avatar in the QQ friend list suddenly lit up.
Li Eryou also received a message from the child, a short "in", which made Li Eryou firmly believe that his son had not had an accident and that his son was still alive.
It also made Li Eryou have the determination to wait again, and this wait is ten years.
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epilogue
For all the families of the missing Malaysia Airlines personnel, it would be worth the wait if the truth could be found.
A small hope is precious to them.
In the past ten years, they have never given up, there is no definite answer, then there is hope, they have been waiting for a truth to be revealed.
As a father, Li Eryou's thoughts about his son move us, and he is just a microcosm, behind him, there are many parents who are waiting like him.
We also hope that the investigation of Malaysia Airlines will be clarified as soon as possible and all the families will be given an explanation.