Xinhua News Agency "China Network" reporter Huang Xiao
"Do you think Uncle Wang is handsome standing like this now?" "Handsome!" On the afternoon of the 24th, the rainy Hangzhou ushered in the long-lost sunshine. In front of the farmer’s house at the junction of Linping and Jiaxing Haining in Hangzhou, the delivery brother Wang Jiansheng and the landlord’s granddaughter chatted while basking in the sun, occasionally looking up to the sun, showing a confident smile.
Regarding being famous, the happiest thing is to see more disabled people go out into society
Carrying the takeaway in one hand and leaning on a cane in the other, the one-legged takeaway guy was climbing the stairs hard…
In the summer of 2018, the back of such a frozen frame touched the hearts of countless netizens. "Touched, indomitable man!" "Inspirational brother, full of love for life, how can we not cherish the current life?" One after another like the message gave Wang Jiansheng great encouragement.
"I didn’t expect to be cared for by so many people, to live better and work harder!" Wang Jiansheng said that sometimes when I encounter frustrating things, the thought of strangers supporting me can be full of strength.
Wang Jiansheng’s story has been seen by more and more people, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Welfare Center, and the caring enterprises have all contacted him, hoping to help him. With the help of these caring organizations and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Wang Jiansheng has fulfilled his long-cherished wish – to complete the prosthetic fitting surgery. "The feeling of my feet on the ground is very solid, and my missing part is finally filled."
At present, he is still in the recovery period, and he can’t walk as smoothly and quickly as a normal person. Because he was young when he lost his left leg, he has no experience walking on both legs in his memory, but Wang Jiansheng still practices tirelessly to adapt to this "new partner". He puts on jeans for the first time, and a pair of shoes for the first time… Too many first experiences make him excited.
However, what makes him most happy is that his story has infected many disabled people to let go of their inferiority complex, take the initiative to go to society to realize their self-worth, and rely on labor to win social recognition. "Now there are more than 600 food delivery workers with physical disabilities on the platform where I work," Wang Jiansheng said. Other netizens left messages to express their gratitude to him, because his experience has awakened the inner longing of these disabled friends.
Regarding family love, I went home for the New Year for the first time in 18 years
Since going out to work in 2001, Wang Jiansheng has never returned to his hometown of Dazhou, Sichuan for the Chinese New Year in the past 18 years. He said that he was embarrassed to go home because he didn’t make a name for himself, and more importantly, because his mother passed away and had no home for his mother, he felt that he was missing a lot.
But these experiences in 2018 have given him a new understanding of his family, and he also hopes that his family can see a new self, so he bought a train ticket home early before the Spring Festival in 2019.
"Relatives and friends are all happy for me when they see that I have finished installing prostheses." Wang Jiansheng said that this time he went home to nearly 40 relatives to pay New Year’s greetings, and he also received the first red envelope in his life. "The gift from my uncle who is almost 60 years old makes me both sad and moved. He is a sincere blessing. I will cherish this red envelope for a lifetime."
In his hometown, Wang Jiansheng also contacted a good brother who hadn’t seen each other for many years. The two met when they were working in Hangzhou more than ten years ago. "The relationship between brothers who worked together when they were young is the same as that of relatives.
Wang Jiansheng has a 10-year-old daughter who lives with his ex-wife in Anhui, and his daughter often video chats with him during winter vacation. Speaking of his daughter, Wang Jiansheng looked proud: "Although we don’t live together, she is very caring to me."
Wang Jiansheng mentioned that one day his ex-wife told him that his daughter was sick, and he immediately sent a red envelope to his ex-wife on WeChat, asking her to buy some nutritious things for her child to replenish her body, but the ex-wife was slow to accept it. Later, Wang Jiansheng found out that it was her daughter who did not allow her mother to ask for it. "My daughter said that I have had surgery for a long time and have not gone to work, and my life will definitely not be easy. I am relieved and sad to hear this." Wang Jiansheng said that he did not study for a long time, but hoped to do his best to help his daughter study hard and get into college.
Regarding the future, try your best to help others
He had worked as an assembly line worker in a garment factory, worked hard on a construction site, set up a late-night snack stall on the street, collected waste products on the roadside… Before he became a delivery boy, Wang Jiansheng could not even count the number of jobs he had done. "It wasn’t until he started delivering takeout and slowly felt some warmth from my customers that I wanted to work hard in this line of work."
Once, he delivered food to a lady. The lady took the takeout and closed the door, but she quickly chased him out and had to give him an extra thank you fee, saying it was "because she was moved";
Once, he delivered food to a drunk guest. When the guest saw him, he seemed to be sober, and he apologized to him repeatedly, blaming himself for not letting him deliver the food upstairs;
Another time, during the World Cup, he delivered a barbecue to a customer. When the customer saw this special delivery guy, he was a little surprised at first, and then they called him into the house to watch the game together.
Wang Jiansheng said that there were too many heart-warming moments. Later, due to media reports, the social care organization took care of his medical expenses; his distribution platform also paid 4,500 yuan a month in living allowances during his illness; the Sichuan Provincial Federation of Trade Unions and the Hangzhou Municipal Federation of Trade Unions prepared to let him participate in skills training, so that he could have the strength and skills to choose some better positions in the future.
Returning home during the Spring Festival, Wang Jiansheng was also invited to attend a meeting of migrant workers organized by Dazhou City. He learned about many changes in his hometown in recent years, and learned about new policies and legal documents. "Before, when I worked outside to make money, I just wanted to live a good life. Now the situation is bigger.
Wang Jiansheng was constantly giving help to others within his ability. When he saw some families who were impoverished due to illness on social media, he would offer his love. When he was hospitalized after surgery, he would take the initiative to find friends who had just undergone amputations and were depressed to talk to them, using his personal experience to tell them that life was still beautiful.
"In the future, I hope to return to my hometown and open a small restaurant to cook delicious meals, like the love noodle restaurant in Hangzhou, and provide free meals to people who are really in trouble." Wang Jiansheng said that this is a small goal he has set for himself in the future.