Guo Xu: A silent entrepreneurial road

There is such a person, he lives in a silent world, but with a pair of dexterous hands, fifteen years to write a gorgeous entrepreneurial story, he is Guo Xu - a deaf masseuse.

Guo Xu's massage shop is located in the Linhe community of Songshan District, and every morning, when most people are still asleep, Guo Xu has opened the roller shutter door of the small shop. This is a 33-square-meter cottage, as soon as he enters the house, Guo Xu is busy cleaning up the house and laying out the beds. The burly Guo Xu worked meticulously and neatly. After a simple cleaning, the shop welcomed its first guest...

Guo Xu, born in 1980, became deaf and mute because of an injection when he was six months old. After graduating in 2001, Guo Xu experienced several job search failures due to his inability to communicate with normal people, and the harsh reality made him feel helpless, confused and depressed.

Because he came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine, under the repeated persuasion of his father, Guo Xu began to study in a massage shop with the mentality of trying. Perhaps as people say, God will open a window for you while closing a door for you, and as the study deepens, Guo Xu gradually develops a strong interest in massage and begins to practice hard every day. Feel the strength of your fingers and the mastery of acupuncture points in pushing, holding, pressing and kneading again and again. Recalling the time when his son first learned massage, Guo Xu's mother Fu Shuxian still remembered: "Because he couldn't hear, he relied on a pair of eyes to see, after watching, he practiced without sleeping, practicing on me, practicing on his father, practicing countless times, until the practice meeting." ”

After a period of observation and practice, Guo Xu went to a special massage school to continue his studies, and after a year of hard work, Guo Xu finally successfully obtained the certificate of masseuse. The heavy certificate symbolizes a silent affirmation, but also strengthens Guo Xu's confidence in his massage technology, and the idea of starting a business in his mind is getting stronger and stronger. Eventually his idea was supported by his family and society, and with the help of the street staff, Guo Xu smoothly went through the business qualification procedures, several beds, simple decoration, and in 2002, a 33-square-meter massage shop opened to welcome guests.

However, the joy of opening a small shop did not last long, and resistance and difficulties followed. Guo Xu recalled: At the beginning of the business, the biggest problem was to communicate with patients, many patients lost patience because they could not understand sign language, he could only smile, and try to speed up the speed of writing. In the end, the sincerity in the eyes and actions made up for the language defect, and Guo Xu healed many people and touched more people through skillful massage technology and conscientious and responsible service attitude. Soon, the small shop not only won a good reputation among nearby residents, but even patients with waist disease in nearby towns and villages came to receive treatment.

Massage is a chore that requires a great deal of patience and physical commitment. A customer's 40-minute full-body massage made Guo Xu sweat profusely. As the massage parlor boomed, Guo Xu usually massaged 10 customers a day, and by nightfall, he was exhausted. However, even so, Guo Xu did not neglect a patient. These days, Li Wenhui from Ao Bao Tu Village, Taipingdi Town, Songshan District, is receiving a full-day bed massage in Guo Xu's shop, and after being diagnosed with a herniated waist disc a few days ago, he came to the store through the introduction of his relatives, Li Wenhui said that after three days of treatment, not only did the pain ease a lot, but what moved her was Guo Xu's care for her like a relative. For Guo Xu, the happiest time is when he sees a patient smiling with ease.

Fifteen years of persistence and sweat have made Guo Xu's massage career a little successful. Today, Guo Xu, who is nearly middle-aged, can be said to be financially rich and harmonious, and a lovely daughter makes his family of three full of hope. Speaking of the future, Guo Xu thought of giving back to the society and helping disabled people like him. "It's hard to start a business, and it's even harder for people with disabilities to start a business. Next, I want to bring more disabled people to work, start a business, teach them this craft, and help more people. Guo Xu said in sign language.