Red Net Moment News correspondent Huang Lingyan Lei Wanting reported from Chenzhou
In Tanhe Village, Wanshui Township, Linwu County, there is an ordinary but extraordinary family that uses their own stories to interpret the power of love and perseverance. Tan Zongren, a farmer with a right hand disability, has spent 22 years with his wife, Zhao Linfeng, raising four children together.
Despite the challenges of life, the family never gave up on the pursuit of knowledge and the yearning for a better life. The sensible children realized their college dreams through hard work, and weaved a moving dream story in the mountains.
A simple red brick house, there is not too much decoration in the house, but what catches your eye is a wall full of awards, talking about the study of the four children, Tan Zongren and his wife can't hide the joy on their faces, full of pride and pride. Tan Zongren is 50 years old this year, and due to an accident when he was a child, his right hand fell disabled.
Tan Zongren is honest and hardworking, married to Zhao Linfeng in 2002, and soon ushered in their first child, named "Liansheng", hoping that he can rise step by step in the future, and life is a smooth road. Over the years, they had a total of four children. As the pillar of the family, Tan Zongren relied on one hand to learn a good craft of winemaking. The wife is virtuous, and she takes care of the trivial affairs of the family hard, although the life is not rich, but the family is also happy.
In the view of his son Tan Liansheng, from childhood to adulthood, his parents have given the four siblings infinite care, and they will try their best to meet any needs whether they are studying or living.
"I have suffered the loss of no culture along the way, so I always educate my children to study hard and not follow their own old path." Tan Zongren, who has little reading, has a simple educational philosophy. As authentic farmers, the perseverance forged by the couple from the land has made them always adhere to the principle that no matter what the family situation is, as long as the children are willing to read and like to read, they will always be the most solid backing.
The husband and wife are harmonious, the children are motivated, and just when the family's life is developing in a good direction, in 2019, his wife Zhao Linfeng was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis. Tan Zongren took his wife for treatment in many places, spending most of the couple's life savings.
Sickness and suffering did not break the family, on the contrary, it made the family more united and harmonious. In 2021, the eldest son Tan Liansheng was admitted to Hunan College of Humanities and Technology, and the second and third Tan Guiying and third Tan Meiying were successively admitted to Hunan University of Science and Technology and Jishou University. In this year's college entrance examination, the youngest son Tan Lianwen was also admitted to Hunan University of Arts and Sciences. In the face of high tuition fees and living expenses, Tan Zongren and his wife still did not flinch. They do everything they can to raise money for their children, hoping that they will be able to complete their education and have a better future.
"Now I go to the Education Bureau with the help of student loans, and I usually help others do odd jobs and make alcohol, and my annual income is about 30,000 yuan. In order to alleviate my pressure, my eldest son went to work for a summer job after graduating from high school, and now the second and third are working outside the summer job. Tan Zongren said.
Tan Zongren's wife, Zhao Linfeng, told reporters that due to limited income, the children's tuition and living expenses are burdened, and they can only try their best to find a way. Although life is not easy, when it comes to the future, the family is still full of infinite hope and longing.
"After entering the university, we must continue to work hard, not relax, work hard to improve ourselves, and then go to graduate school to find a good job in the future. Do more things for your parents and share some of their stress. Tan Zongren's son Tan Lianwen said.
Tan Zongren said that he hopes that the children can find an ideal job and live a good life.
Family education is crucial, and parents' words and deeds affect a child's life. As a parent, I pay unconditionally for my children, without asking for anything in return, just so that my children can one day learn and live the life they want. As children, we should know how to be grateful, thank our parents for their difficulties and hardships, the road ahead is still very long, grasp your own life, live up to the time, live up to your heart, and move forward bravely.