Yueyue's father, Wang Chichang, donated 30,000 yuan for the seriously ill child Xiao Li who was being treated in Beijing. On behalf of the Li family, Ms. Guo accepted this charitable donation. The photo was taken by Nandu reporter Sun Junbin.
Nandu News - Give back to society what comes from society. Yesterday afternoon, a gravely ill girl in Beijing named Li Huiqian received a token of love from Foshan, Guangdong - a donation of 30,000 yuan. The donor was Yueyue's father, Wang Chichang, and these funds were part of the charitable contributions made to Yueyue by all sectors of society.
This is the second large sum Wang Chichang has donated recently. On the morning of October 31, he donated 60,000 yuan to an unknown 25-year-old leukemia patient. This young man, named Chen Liangfa, was being treated at the People's Hospital of Guangdong Province and urgently needed hundreds of thousands of yuan for a bone marrow transplant.
The Yueyue Donation Model
After Yueyue passed away, how the donations from all sectors of society to Yueyue would be handled became a focal point of public attention. Regarding the amount of donations, Wang Chichang said he had not yet verified it. On October 18, he established this account with media reporters present, and at that time, the amount was over 270,000 yuan.
"This account has been publicly disclosed by the media, and everyone can check it anytime," Wang Chichang repeatedly promised to the media when accepting the donations: apart from using these funds for Yueyue's treatment, the rest would be entirely donated to those in greater need.
"We won't donate arbitrarily, nor will we donate all the money to one person." Wang Chichang explained that arbitrary donations might result in the funds not reaching those truly in need, and donating all the money to one person would not help as many people as dividing it up could.
According to his and his family's thoughts, their donation targets would focus on children facing urgent life-saving situations requiring immediate financial assistance. "There are no geographical restrictions, and all donations will be verified and witnessed by the media before they are made." He also emphasized that the donation funds would be directly handed over to the recipients without going through government organizations or other public welfare institutions.
"Child, you must get better."
The donations to Chen Liangfa and Li Huiqian were both carried out under this model. The donation to Chen Liangfa was helped coordinated by a TV station in Guangdong, and a Mr. Zhou had already deposited 200,000 yuan into Chen Liangfa's hospital account in one lump sum. However, there was still a shortfall of several ten thousand yuan for his bone marrow transplant surgery.
Li Huiqian's donation was verified and coordinated by the Southern Metropolis Daily. Li Huiqian is from Dangshan County, Anhui Province. In April this year, at the age of only 11, she was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia in Xuzhou, Jiangsu.
On October 1st, her father, Li Feng, brought her to the PLA 307 Hospital in Beijing for treatment. During the treatment period, to alleviate the pressure on his daughter, he repeatedly fabricated beautiful lies. His story moved many people, and on October 21, the Xinhua News Agency reported it under the title "A Father Who Loves to Lie."
It is understood that Li Huiqian's condition has improved somewhat, and the target for the bone marrow transplant match has been found. However, the tens of thousands of yuan shortfall in the surgery costs leaves them at a loss.
"Child, you must get better." When donating 30,000 yuan, Wang Chichang spoke on the phone with Li Feng, blessing Li Huiqian.
Yueyue’s father Wang Chichang: “I have no hatred, so how can I forgive?”
There is a television advertisement that goes like this: No killing, no trading; start with yourself.
The most attractive sentence in it for me is "start with yourself."
(If among the 18 passersby, someone did not save Yueyue because they had previously encountered a situation where saving someone led to being falsely accused, would you forgive him?) I don’t have any hatred myself, so how can I forgive? ——Wang Chichang
In recent days, the incident involving little Yueyue has been closely followed by domestic and foreign media. Under the spotlight, every move of this family has been exposed to the public eye. How has this family felt during this time? What is their life like after Yueyue’s passing? "This month can be considered a turning point in life, with too many things happening." For a long time after Yueyue’s untimely death, his mobile phone was turned off. Yesterday, Yueyue’s father, Wang Chichang, looking very tired, gave an exclusive interview to the Southern Metropolis Daily.
"I feel like many people look at me with strange eyes when I go out"
Southern Metropolis Daily (hereafter referred to as "SM"): During the eight days from Yueyue's passing to her cremation, you almost disappeared from everyone's sight. How did you spend those days?
Wang Chichang: Just stayed at home. My parents went grocery shopping. I felt quite upset inside. Sometimes when I went out, I felt like many people looked at me with strange eyes, so I hardly went out unless I had something to do.
SM: Was it suspicion, questioning, or sympathy?
Wang Chichang: Sympathy, and also some suspicion, but that was rare.
SM: So you didn't want to be recognized by others?
Wang Chichang: Yes.
SM: Did you know that people were questioning you?
Wang Chichang: Not much. Newspapers and magazines wrote little about it, and TV also talked little about it. (Criticism) generally came from the internet. If... well, I don't know what the intentions of those asking questions are, to become famous? To gain click rates? To achieve this or that, I don't understand.
"I haven't taken good care of my child, I've been blaming myself all along"
SM: Has everything regarding little Yueyue been arranged properly?
Wang Chichang: Not completely.
SM: I heard your grandfather say that you dream of her every day?
Wang Chichang: Yeah, every night.
SM: What do you dream about?
Wang Chichang: Playing with the child, holding her, carrying her on my back, taking her everywhere.
SM: Do you sometimes feel that she hasn't left and is always by your side?
Wang Chichang: Yes.
SM: Will you continue to stay in the hardware city?
Wang Chichang: I don't plan to. I keep thinking about that incident there.
SM: Have you ever felt guilty or remorseful at any moment?
Wang Chichang: I haven't taken good care of my child, and I've actually been blaming myself all along.
SM: Can it be said that a lot of the pressure now actually comes from your inner sense of guilt?
Wang Chichang: Yes.
SM: The child's mother fell ill, is it because she keeps thinking about this matter?
Wang Chichang: It's also because of this.
"I don't have hatred, so how can I forgive?"
SM: Have you seen news stories about people being defrauded after helping others before?
Wang Chichang: Yes.
SM: What would you do if you were in such a situation?
Wang Chichang: If I were there, I would still help.
SM: What do you think when you see such cases of being falsely accused after helping?
Wang Chichang: It's ridiculous. I saved someone, and then they accuse me. Don't you think that's ridiculous?
SM: Assuming that among the 18 passersby, someone had indeed encountered such situations before and therefore didn't help Yueyue, would you forgive him?
Wang Chichang: I don't have hatred, so how can I forgive?
"People cannot casually determine someone's guilt; leave it to the judge"
SM: What kind of result do you hope for the hit-and-run driver?
Wang Chichang: Still listen to the law, follow the government.
SM: If the court finally determines that the driver unintentionally caused the secondary run-over, would you accept this result?
Wang Chichang: ... (Silent for more than ten seconds)
SM: Do you feel from the bottom of your heart that the driver acted intentionally?
Wang Chichang: I'm not sure. People cannot casually determine someone's guilt; leave it to the judge.
SM: Yueyue's case eventually became a landmark event about the moral discussion of our country. Do you think China's morality has declined?
Wang Chichang: I'm not sure. I just feel that my morality hasn't declined.
SM: What will you do?
Wang Chichang: There seems to be a TV advertisement like this: No killing, no trading; start with yourself. The most attractive sentence for me in it is "start with yourself."
"I hope everyone gradually forgets Yueyue's name"
SM: Do you like Foshan?
Wang Chichang: Well, this place is pretty nice.
SM: Do you hope Yueyue gradually fades out of everyone's sight, or is forever remembered?
Wang Chichang: I think fading out a bit is better.
SM: Along with this incident?
Wang Chichang: This incident should definitely be remembered, but I hope people will no longer remember this name. It's not about doing something special for someone, but rather to help people find back a bit of conscience.
"If the donation doesn't go through the media, the doubts would be terrifying"
SM: Do you know the total amount of donations now?
Wang Chichang: No idea, I haven't checked. These days, we spent nearly 100,000 yuan.
SM: Everyone is concerned about the usage of the donations. How will you verify each recipient?
Wang Chichang: Through the media, I can't verify it myself.
SM: Why must it go through the media for verification?
Wang Chichang: If it doesn't go through the media, the doubts would be terrifying.
SM: Do you think words can be powerful?
Wang Chichang: Yes, words can be powerful. Words can kill.
Written by intern Li Wenjie and Nandu reporter Zhang Hao.