Chapter 225: The Son of a Poor Family
At the end of June, Zhao Rao called Jiang Ningyue specifically and told her her test results.
He scored 649 points in liberal arts and history, ranking first in the city and top 50 in the province.
Logically speaking, Zhao Rao's results would not attract widespread attention, as people's focus should be on the provincial college entrance examination champion.
The city TV station followed the county leaders to Zhao Rao's home and presented her with a 10,000 yuan scholarship.
A day in advance, the township leaders arranged for people to come to Zhao Rao's house to renovate the white walls and bring in a TV.
However, it is still difficult to hide the dilapidated environment of Zhao Rao's home.
The Municipal Media Center was filled with emotion when they saw the situation at Zhao Rao's home. During the interview, the reporter asked, "Mr. Zhao Rao, where are your parents?"
Zhao Rao smiled and replied, "My father fell from a mountain while doing farm work and died. My mother left and never came back. I also have a grandmother at home. She fell at the beginning of this year and has been receiving intravenous drips at the village clinic. After I finished the college entrance examination, I temporarily lived with a neighbor. As you can see, my family's situation is not good."
When the reporter heard this, her heart immediately tightened. She glanced blankly at the accompanying county and township leaders.
Deputy County Chief Zhang, who was in charge of education, asked curiously, "Student Zhao, isn't the township able to help you with your situation?"
"some."
Zhao Rao replied, "The year my father's accident happened, the township leaders contacted our school and waived my tuition. This year, Uncle Jiang from the village also helped me apply for a special hardship subsidy, and I received the money."
The township leader breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Our township takes her grandmother's condition very seriously and has specially arranged for her grandmother to be observed and treated at the township health center. However, the old lady is old and her health is indeed not very good."
The reporter felt a little distressed. "You're so pitiful. How did you manage to get through this by yourself? How about this? I'll spread the word and ask everyone to donate to you."
"I don't want any money."
Zhao Rao shook her head and said, "The most difficult times are over. I can do it myself from now on. The year my father had the accident, Sister Jiang Ningyue came to my house and gave me a few thousand yuan. After that, she came to see me every time she came back. Some time ago, when I was taking the college entrance examination and had no place to stay, she also booked a hotel for me."
"Jiang Ningyue."
Several people looked at each other in confusion, and the reporter asked curiously, "Is this the Jiang Ningyue we know?"
The township leader quickly said, "County Magistrate Jiang is also very concerned about Zhao Rao. We are aware of this situation."
"It's Sister Jiang." Zhao Rao's eyes flashed with gratitude, "If it weren't for her, I really don't know what I would do."
"What a good kid! I'm sorry for the hardship you've suffered."
The reporter sighed.
After returning, the reporters from the integrated media center quickly edited the news, broadcast it in the city and reported it to the provincial TV station.
At the same time, she also wrote a text manuscript of the news, uploaded it to the manuscript library, and posted it on Weibo.
Zhao Rao, the "child of a poor family," embarked on his own journey to study after his father passed away, his mother left him, and his grandmother became seriously ill.
Zhao Rao, born in 2002, lived in Dashi Village, Dahe Township, Chenmu County, Taozhou City. Although her family was poor, they were able to make ends meet. However, in 2018, her father fell while working on the farm in the rain and died after two weeks of treatment.
This made the already poor family even worse off. The mother could not bear the pressure at home and passed away quietly a month after the father's death, leaving behind 16-year-old Zhao Rao and her grandmother who was over 70 years old and had a limp.
This family can be said to be "penniless and heavily in debt."
The burden of the family suddenly fell on Zhao Rao, making her breathless. On the one hand, she had to support the family and take care of her grandmother, and on the other hand, she had to study hard.
Many people in her village, even distant relatives, urged her to drop out of school and go out to work. But Zhao Rao refused to give up. She said, "At the time, I told myself that no matter how hard or difficult it was, I had to persevere, because I knew that for someone like me, studying was the only way to change my destiny."
Zhao Rao told reporters that her idol was Jiang Ningyue, a senior from the same village and school. At the time, Jiang Ningyue was a reporter at Haizhou Provincial Radio and Television Station and was often mentioned by her teachers.
Hard work pays off.
During the Chinese New Year in 2019, Jiang Ningyue came to Zhao Rao's home after learning about Zhao Rao's situation and provided her with some financial support.
After that, every time Jiang Ningyue returned to the village, she would visit her and give her some money. Most of Jiang Ningyue's financial support was used by Zhao Rao to repay her debts, but it also relieved Zhao Rao of her worries.
At the same time, the county also applied for special hardship family subsidies for Zhao Rao, so Zhao Rao no longer has to worry about the arrears.
However, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes singly. Earlier this year, a heavy snowstorm caused my grandmother, who was already in poor health, to fall. Upon hearing the news, Zhao Rao, then a senior in high school, immediately returned to the village to accompany her grandmother to see a doctor.
There was no one at home who could take care of grandma, and the school was urging Zhao Rao to go back to school.
The dilemma once again made Zhao Rao despair. Zhao Rao smiled and told reporters that she had secretly cried many times and she really didn't know what to do.
After spending all the money she had, Zhao Rao only had a dozen yuan left for a long-distance bus and carried her grandmother back home.
At the door of her house, neighbors from the same village were waiting for her. Jiang Ningyue's father, Jiang Su, who is also a village cadre, saw the situation of her family and invited her to his home to celebrate the New Year.
Zhao Rao once again had a hot New Year's Eve dinner and no longer had to live in a leaky house.
After the Chinese New Year, the township leaders learned of her situation and immediately arranged for Grandma Zhao Rao to be hospitalized for treatment at the township health center, relieving Zhao Rao of her worries.
In this year's college entrance examination, Zhao Rao became the top scorer in the liberal arts category in Taozhou City with a score of 649, ranking among the top 50 in the province.
After the interview, she declined the reporter's kind donation, saying, "The most difficult road has been passed. I can walk the rest of the road on my own."
This news immediately spread widely on Weibo.
Comments:
[This child is so pitiful. Luckily, he and Jiang Ningyue are from the same village.]
[She's really pretty. If it weren't for Jiang Ningyue's help, she might have become a factory girl.]
[She still had help. Jiang Ningyue could have walked out of this village on her own.]
Reply: [Jiang Ningyue's family isn't that miserable, right? Her father is a village official.]
Reply: [Do you think an ordinary farmer could become a village official? It must be because Jiang Ningyue became famous that her father became a village official.]
[My child, you must study hard and serve the motherland in the future!]
Re: [When they were miserable, no one cared, but when they achieved something, they were asked to serve the motherland? ]
Reply: [The state will take action.]
Reply: [Is Jiang Ningyue a delinquent? Did she not care? Did the school not waive her tuition? Did the county not give her subsidies? Did the township not care about her grandmother? Did the neighbors not help her?]
Reply: [Win! ]
Reply: [Of course we win, it’s you who loses every day! ]
My opinion is not as good as "Carrying Mother to School".
Reply: [My evaluation: You are a human machine. ]
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