【Text/Observer Network Guo Xiao】
Many people may have had questions, "big eyes girl", "big snot boy", "little bald head"... What happened to the protagonist behind these once touching photos? Are they living well? Did that photo change their lives in any way?
According to the Observer Network, in 2018, Su Mingjuan, a "big-eyed" girl of the Hope Project, was elected as a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and after participating in the work, she donated all her first month's salary to the Anhui Hope Project Office.
On the 23rd, Weibo blogger @ Dream Legacy Tang Dynasty shared the growth trajectory of Hu Shanhui, a boy with "big snot": after the photo was published, a girl who went to college in Guangzhou gave the boy 5 yuan a month, which lasted for a year, and many people helped; later, he joined the army, retired from the army, became a passenger transporter at the Jinan high-speed rail station, and then began to donate money to support poor children.
@Dream Of Tang Dynasty said in the post: I like this ending.
Netizens also expressed their touch by this ending: a gentle and beautiful cycle, which is the power of charity.
In fact, from a little boy with a snotty nose to a soldier to a railway officer, There are many touching details in Hu Shanhui's story.
In the CCTV program "Instant China", Hu Shanhui described his own situation when the photo "Big Nose" was taken: "The photo was taken in the winter of 1991, the classroom had no glass, the air was ventilated on all sides, I had a runny nose, my hand was inserted into my pocket, it was probably the most difficult time for my family, there were many holes in the cotton jacket, all of which were scraped up the mountain after school. ”
CCTV's "First Lesson of School" invited Xie Hailong, the photographer of this group of photos, who recalled that when he first saw Hu Shanhui, the boy had a runny nose, frowned, stared at his eyes, opened his mouth, and the green tendons on his neck burst out, but while shaking his head, he used his hands to draw horizontal and vertical skimming, "This feeling is the look of eagerness to read."
In a video taken by the Jinan high-speed railway, Hu Shanhui's son blinked and asked him: Dad, do you wear so little, is it cold?
Hu Shanhui said: "At that time, I didn't feel cold, because my family was too poor and often defaulted on tuition fees in school, so I especially cherished the hard-won opportunity to go to school." ”
After Xie Hailong's group of photos caught fire, more people in the society spontaneously donated money. At that time, the Hope Project received 14.04 billion yuan in donations, funded 5.748 million poor children, and helped build nearly 20,000 Hope Primary Schools.
According to LuWang, with the donation of dozens of well-wishers, Hu Shanhui finished junior high school, "There are too many people I want to thank at this stage." For example, Sister Fang, she herself is still in school, but every month to squeeze out 5 yuan of living expenses to remit to me, the 5 yuan at that time can be said to be a 'huge amount of money'; and Brother Lu, who has both love and care, donated us a lot of new clothes, new shoes and other necessities of life, and also used 'knowledge to change fate' to encourage us ..."
Hu Shanhui said that according to the original life trajectory, his life should be: after graduating from primary school, he had to drop out of school and then become a cowherd with a snotty face.
Later, he said, "I want to be a soldier."
After finishing junior high school, Hu Shanhui did not continue his studies. "First of all, my father was seriously ill, and the conditions in the family were worse, and I couldn't watch my family suffer; in addition, I had a dream to be realized, and in my eyes this dream was even more precious." After a short period of part-time work to supplement his family, Hu Shanhui resolutely went to the road of his dream - enlisting in the army and serving the motherland.
In 2002, Hu Shanhui enlisted as a soldier in the People's Liberation Army. "There are two reasons for joining the army: first, like many Chinese boys, green-clad steel guns and bloody service to the country are my long-cherished wishes; second, I once received a donation from a kind person, unsigned, from the military camp."
At the end of 2002, Hu Shanhui officially put on his military uniform. He took on the duties of a warrior with an almost pious attitude, strived to be perfect, and became an excellent soldier: he was awarded the third class merit once, commended 4 times, and the outstanding soldier 7 times.
In addition, he has been thinking in his heart, he is just an ordinary rural child, but he has received the love of the society, how to give back to the society?
Hu Shanhui introduced that in 2003, the Yellow River flooded, his unit received orders to enter the Yellow River embankment, flood relief, that experience made him and the villagers form a deep friendship, but also let him deeply feel that helping others is happy, but also more understand the meaning of dedication.
In 2016, after 14 years in the army, he transferred to the Jinan railway system in Shandong Province, where he said that he chose this place to serve thousands of passengers. "For example, during the Spring Festival, many migrant workers returned to their hometowns, and many elderly people have not taken the high-speed train, so we must help him so that they can go home with their families for the Spring Festival."
The picture is from the China Youth Network
Jinan West Railway Station has also set up a special network topic of #Shanhui Online Help to serve those passengers who need help.
Hu Shanhui said that his current transformation not only reflects people's care, but also witnesses the pace of the development of the motherland:
"I grew from a poor child eager to study, to a high-speed rail youth in the new era, from me to witness the reform and opening up of our country, from poverty and backwardness to prosperity and strength, in this process, the fate of countless children like me, but also with the Hope Project, with poverty alleviation, with the 40 years of great changes to get a new life."
In Hu Shanhui's heart, although the photo did not directly change his life, it gave him the goal and hope of his life struggle, "My life and dream will continue to extend to the distance like the high-speed rail." ”
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