"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will never give up on Mom and Dad." 19-year-old Li Mengyao experienced despair and helplessness, and with the help of well-wishers, she finally stepped into the university campus.
Li Mengyao, whose family lives in the fifth group of Lijia Village in Xiaomiao Township, Xichang City, never imagined that on the first day of her preparation for enrollment at the Chongqing College of Arts and Sciences, the snack bar run by her parents was suspected of having a liquefied gas explosion, and her parents were sent to the hospital with serious burns, and they are still not out of danger of life. In just one day, the family's situation has changed dramatically, which really makes her overwhelmed.
Li Mingcheng suffered serious burns on his back and is still not out of danger to his life
The day before school started, both parents had severe burns and went to the hospital
On the morning of September 3, Li Mengyao, who was packing her belongings at home, received a phone call saying that her parents were injured in the store and had been sent to Xichang 519 Hospital. Li Mengyao dropped the salute in his hand and hurried to the hospital. When she entered the ward, she saw her parents who had been burned in many places all over her body, and she cried loudly. The doctor told Li Mengyao that his father Li Mingcheng burned 55% of the area, also suffered from high blood pressure, because of fear of suffocation caused by poor breathing, tracheostomy, while the mother Zhang Xiuying burned an area of 70%, the two are in critical condition, not yet out of danger to life.
"We were not at the scene, nor did we see how the explosion occurred, and later asked the relevant departments to test it, and we learned that it was the pipeline problem of the liquefied gas tank." When the parents opened fire in the morning, because of the leak, it exploded at once, which then caused a fire. Li Mengyao said.
Zhang Xiuying's second sister Zhang Shaofen told the Chengdu Business Daily reporter that before the incident, the family was still happy and harmonious: the two sisters had good grades, the sister Li Mengyao was admitted to college, and the younger sister was also admitted to the best high school in Xichang City. "The two sisters are very contentious, and Li Mingcheng and his wife are also very pleased, thinking that it is worth the hard work to earn money."
On the morning of September 13, a reporter from Chengdu Business Daily saw in Xichang 519 Hospital that Li Mingcheng and Zhang Xiuying were still hospitalized, Li Mingcheng's back burns were serious, and Zhang Xiuying suffered extensive burns all over his body. According to the doctor, the treatment cost of the two people is hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Zhang Xiuying suffered serious burns
Well-wishers donated 150,000 yuan, and the two sisters successfully enrolled
Zhang Shaofen introduced that although it is a rural family, Li Mingcheng and his wife have always been diligent in farming, and in addition to their two daughters, they also have to support four elderly people in their seventies and eighties. In order to make the family's life better, the couple worked everywhere to earn money. Later, they used their savings to open a snack bar, and although the business was not prosperous, the family's livelihood was settled. Seeing that both daughters were admitted to good schools, the couple fell.
"The first day of medical expenses, almost all the family's savings, even if you don't study, you have to cure your parents first." They are here, our two sisters have a home..." Because she spent all her savings, Li Mengyao burst into tears and told her relatives and friends that she was ready not to study to reduce the burden on the family.
After the incident, the Xichang love public welfare group raised tuition fees for the sisters, and Li Huayun, a caring person, said that at present, they have donated more than 4,000 yuan for the sisters, and formed a pair of support, each of which gives 300 yuan per month living expenses until the two sisters graduate. One of the sponsors, Qi Kaihong, said that he hopes that through his own strength, he can help children in difficult situations, help them tide over difficulties, and let them feel the warmth of the social family.
Recently, Li Mingcheng's neighbors, relatives and friends all heard the news and rushed to visit the two, and colleagues who had worked together in the past all came. "At present, the medical expenses of the two have spent more than 100,000 yuan." Zhang Shaofen said that with the help of well-wishers from all walks of life, more than 70,000 yuan was raised on the Internet, and a well-meaning enterprise donated 80,000 yuan, receiving a total of more than 150,000 yuan in donations. "With everyone's help, the two sisters have successfully enrolled, and Li Mengyao also went to the school a few days ago."
Chengdu Business Daily reporter Jiang Long photo report
Edited by Guan Li
Video edited by Wang Xianwu