"Big belly girl" Su Tiántián's photos taken before her death. (Reference photo) The Red Cross of Yongding County stated that due to the lack of full-time staff, the family of "big belly girl" Su Tiántián only received donations after her death. According to Xinhua News Agency, an escapee turned himself in after being moved by a police officer who helped him recover his salary. One month after the death of Su Tiántián, the "big belly girl" from Yongding County in Longyan, Fujian, her mother Zheng Jinfeng received a notice from the Yongding County Red Cross asking her to sign for the 50,000 yuan donated by local philanthropists through the Red Cross. This has sparked public doubts: why was the life-saving money for the girl delayed for so long? Reporters recently visited Zhongzai Village, Fushi Town, Yongding County. Su Tiántián's mother Zheng Jinfeng said she had already received the donation from the Yongding County Red Cross on the afternoon of the 16th and hoped to donate this money to more needy families. One month after the death of the "big belly girl," the donation was finally disbursed. On the 17th of this month, reporters from Xinhua News Agency came to Zhongzai Village, Fushi Town, where Su Tiántián lived. In the two-story building where the Su family lived, the doors of the two rooms on the first floor were tightly locked, and the second floor was only half-built. Zheng Jinfeng, Su Tiántián's mother, told reporters that on the afternoon of the 16th, Su Tiántián's card had already received 50,218.22 yuan transferred by the local Red Cross. Zheng Jinfeng said that in 2009, at the age of 17, Su Tiántián was diagnosed with a rare disease called uterine stromal sarcoma. She sought medical treatment everywhere but could not be cured. By this year, Su Tiántián's belly had grown larger and larger, making it increasingly difficult for her to move around. In June this year, some kind-hearted people posted her photos online, hoping to get help from kind-hearted people and find a way to treat her. After the photos were posted, some kind-hearted netizens directly transferred 50 or 100 yuan to her account, and some hospitals were also willing to help Su Tiántián with treatment. A donation fever swept through Yongding County, and various departments in the county donated money to the Red Cross. On July 11 this year, Su Tiántián unfortunately passed away due to illness. But until this point, not a single cent of the donations made by kind-hearted people to the Red Cross had been delivered to Su Tiántián or her family, while many people who donated to Su Tiántián thought that the love donations should have already reached their destination. Reporters saw that the date on the "love donation appeal letter" issued by Yongding County was June 13, Su Tiántián's date of death was July 11, and the date when Su Tiántián's card received the love donation was August 16. Su Tiántián herself did not benefit from the enthusiastic donations from various departments in Yongding County. Regarding netizens' doubts about "why a love donation was delayed for so long," Shen Bu Gui, a staff member of the Yongding County Red Cross office who handled this matter all along, told reporters that the first accounting calculation by the county Red Cross was on July 8, with the amount then being over 37,000 yuan. There were two donations without the names of the donors that needed verification. At that time, they communicated with Su Tiántián's mother, telling her to come to handle the procedures, but she said she didn't have time as she had to take care of her child. Moreover, at that time, many units were still donating, and the receipts from the Red Cross had been issued, but the funds had not yet been credited. "Later, I heard that Su Tiántián had passed away, so I called her mother and told her that some units were still donating. You can settle a batch of funds first, or come back to settle after the end of July. At the end of July, Su Tiántián's mother came to see me, and I told her there were still some procedures to handle. On August 5, I notified her. After we calculated clearly, I informed her to come to sign on August 15." Shen Bu Gui said. Shen Bu Gui's statement was confirmed by Su Tiántián's mother, Zheng Jinfeng. Zheng Jinfeng said, "In early July, I heard that the Red Cross had received donations, but I was taking care of Tiántián and never asked about it. Later, after Tiántián passed away, I wanted to give these kind-hearted netizens an answer, so I went to the Red Cross multiple times to ask about this money. They said they still needed to verify the details, settle accounts, and make accounts, which couldn't be done quickly. On August 15, I went to sign for the donation, and on August 16, the money was credited to Tiántián's card." During the interview, reporters learned that the Su family was a rural low-income household. The father was unemployed, and the mother supported the entire family by working in a shoe factory for more than 2,000 yuan per month. "This time, most of Tiántián's medical expenses were donated by kind-hearted people. Tiántián was my only daughter, and this money was donated by kind-hearted people. I have two hands and can earn money to support myself. I plan to give this money to those who need it more," Zheng Jinfeng said. The Yongding County Red Cross has always lacked full-time staff. Cai Kangzheng, Director of the Relief Department of the Fujian Provincial Red Cross, who is conducting grassroots research on the "big belly girl" donation incident, told reporters, "After this news was released online, we hurriedly came to Yongding to understand the course of events and also wanted to find out the cause of this incident. After understanding, we found that the account issue was an objective factor leading to the delay of the donation." Cai Kangzheng said, "As a humanitarian charity organization, the Red Cross has two sources of funding. One part is the operating expenses, which are managed under government appropriations; the other part is legally accepted donations, which should have a dedicated bank account to accept social love donations, promptly deliver the donations to the beneficiaries, undergo annual audits, and simultaneously accept media and donor supervision." "The account receiving donations for the Yongding County Red Cross is managed by the local accounting center, belonging to the basic account of government appropriations, and is settled at the end of each month, leading to the delay of the donations, which is an objective factor," Cai Kangzheng said. Reporters learned during interviews that insufficient manpower is another important reason for the delay of donations. In the county hospital of Yongding County, the county Red Cross only has one office. Shen Bu Gui told reporters, "I am a staff member of the county health bureau, doing part-time work here. The county Red Cross has two positions, but currently has no official staff members." Reporters noticed that in the work summaries of the Yongding County Red Cross for last year and the first half of this year, it was repeatedly mentioned that the vice president of the county Red Cross has not been appointed, and the lack of dedicated personnel is limiting the development of work. 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