A fortuitous business trip to Chongqing Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, this trip doomed me to this child's fate.
The host's friend at lunch was a beautiful female teacher. During the dinner she asked me if I could sponsor one of her students, and I asked her if she was a little girl, and she said yes, I didn't know it was an orphan at the time, I thought it was a poor student, and I could just pay some money, so I agreed.
A few days after I returned to Nanjing, the beautiful teacher called and said that she and the child's grandmother had agreed to let a male teacher send the child to Nanjing to show me, and sent the identity information over, and I bought them a ticket.
On National Day 2011, I will never forget the day I first met Hu Shiran, when a male teacher took her and found my office according to the address I gave.
The teacher told me that this was the child I had promised to sponsor before, and the people and luggage were delivered.
I was confused, was I an adoption? I have children who are not eligible for adoption. The teacher went back after a day off.
At that time, she was thin and small, timid, very pitiful, and all her luggage was packed in a rough green bag.
Since that day, she has lived in my house and become a member of my family.
When she first came to my house, Shiran was very introverted, and she kept herself locked in the house, and only came out on rare occasions.
Later, I learned from asking her that she was a person from the mountains of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing, and her parents died of poisoning in a digester the previous year, and she witnessed this scene with her own eyes, which brought a great impact on her soul, so her personality became somewhat introverted.
In order to fear that she would have low self-esteem, and in order to improve her character, I treated her like my daughter at home and let her feel the warmth of the family.
I treat her and my own children equally, buy the same gifts, let my children call her sister, and I often introduce herself to friends at home: she is the boss of our family.
Over time, ShiRan's personality also became cheerful. Later, ShiRan also understood things, knew to help me with housework, and had a good relationship with my children, many times, they would cook together and compete to wash the dishes for me, which was one of the happiest times in my life.
Later, I kept sponsoring her to go to junior high school, high school, college, help her find a job after graduation, and finally she decided to become a kindergarten teacher. She loves children very much and wants every child to have a happy childhood.
In 2019, our unit funded the teaching equipment and clothing of poor students in poor primary schools in Kangle County, Gansu Province, because some of the clothes are 80% new and need to be disinfected, ironed and packed. Shiran was almost all-inclusive, and I asked her why she was so positive, and she replied, "Today they are the same person I once was.", which made me feel a lot of emotions.
Love can really be transmitted, it is endless, and our poverty alleviation and our well-off society will certainly be realized. We are all part of society, and as long as we all give a little love, the world will become a better place. (Note: The girl in the text is a pseudonym)
Li Chunxiang is the director of Jiangsu Rongding Law Firm, the chairman of the Qinhuai Branch of Jiusan Society, and the deputy supervisor of Nanjing Lawyers Association