The Yang Jinqun family lives in harmony.
Yang Jinqun and his wife Tang Zhenyu are retired workers from the Hongyan Connection in Shapingba District. They live at No. 112, Yang Mountain, Martyr's Tomb. Their biological son, Yang Jing, is 24 years old and works as a patrol officer.
On May 12, 1997, Tang Zhenyu met an elderly couple holding an abandoned baby at the Zazidong site. The couple said they wanted to find a good home for the baby. "A neighbor who couldn't have children wanted to adopt the child, so I took the baby to her," but unfortunately, the neighbor did not accept the baby.
Mr. Yang was very upset about the trouble his wife had caused, and relatives advised him to leave the baby by the roadside so someone else could pick her up. However, their son Yang Jing's words, "We can't let her be homeless," convinced Mr. Yang and his wife to decide to adopt the baby. Three days later, when Mr. Yang took the baby for a health check-up, they learned that she had cerebral palsy. Mr. Yang and his wife made a promise: no matter how difficult the future would be, they would stay with this child and named her Tang Lu, "hoping she could overcome misfortune and grow up strong."
Bathing, feeding, cleaning up after, and taking care of LuLu became the main focus of Mr. Yang and his wife's life for over a decade. "When LuLu was around four years old, she could walk while holding onto the wall and occasionally called me 'Mom,' which made us so excited." Every night, Tang Zhenyu told stories to LuLu and sang "Only Mom Is the Best in the World" to her. "Even if we pass away first, as long as our son Yang Jing is here, LuLu will never lose her family or her loved ones."
"Better than biological." Wang Yanru, 49, is both a colleague and an old neighbor of the Yangs. She mentioned that a urine bucket, a stool, and plastic bags were always the three essential items Mr. Yang prepared when going out with his adopted daughter. Wang Yanru recalled that one time, the clinic bought some flu vaccines, and she notified Mr. Yang to bring his son for vaccination. "But he said to vaccinate LuLu first. I was surprised that a picked-up child, who also has cerebral palsy, was more precious to them than their own son." Wang Yanru added, "All the neighbors regard Mr. Yang and his wife as role models for raising children."
In 2007, LuLu's condition worsened, and she lost the ability to stand, narrowly escaping death several times. Learning that cerebral palsy patients might recover through bone marrow transplantation between relatives, Mr. Yang and his wife decided to find LuLu's biological parents. "We hope she can get rid of the illness and regain her health soon." (Received a love donation of 1000 yuan from our newspaper.)
Reported by Dong Yi and intern Yang Xue with photography.