It has been about 21 years since the young woman who once held her daughter and laughed loudly has now become a middle-aged woman. And the stranger young man of those days is now a sturdy middle-aged woman. Huang Guihua said, "I don't remember you." But Zhu Chunrong held his hand and said, "I know it's you!"
About 21 years have passed. Zhu Chunrong still sighs: "I was unfamiliar with the place and had my child with me; I wouldn't have known what to do if it weren't for him." Zhu Chunrong remembers that this unfamiliar young man was of medium height, somewhat "honest-looking," and didn't talk much. At the hospital, it was he who helped register, find the doctor, take care of the child while getting stitches, and even arranged for the medical expenses.
Yesterday, the reporter saw the diary entry Zhu Chunrong made when she was saved. The paper was already yellowed, but the blue ballpoint pen writing was still clearly visible: "From the Fifth Repair Command Department of Dexing Copper Mine, delivered by Huang Guihua."
In the memory of Zhu Chunrong, a woman from Jiujiang, Jiangxi, the scene of May 3, 1991, remains vivid.
The secretary of the street office said that if it weren't for people coming forward, the young man might not have known that Master Huang had saved someone. When describing Huang Guihua, the secretary said, "He started driving here in 2000 and is still a temporary worker. He lives frugally and is an especially honest person."
After presenting the banner, Zhu Chunrong finally fulfilled her long-held wish. She particularly explained to Huang Guihua that her daughter works in Shenzhen and couldn't come. She joked that due to the stitches at the time, her daughter has a small scar on her nose and still needs to wear glasses to cover it.
Mother and daughter were injured in a car accident, and a kind young man took them to the hospital.
One day, while talking with friends about this incident, she accidentally learned that there was a person named Huang Guihua at the Guixi Smelting Plant in Yitang, Jiangxi Province, so she immediately began searching again. On November 29 of last year, Zhu Chunrong found the Tongdu Police Station under the Guixi Municipal Public Security Bureau. When the police officer searched the household registration information database at home, they found that indeed there was a person named "Huang Guihua" at the plant. Just as she was heartbroken, the police informed her that this "Huang Guihua," born in 1982, could not be the one she was looking for.
Zhu Chunrong does not remember how she returned home with her daughter in Jiujiang, but the help from the kind young man was something she could never forget. Her husband Peng Xuesheng, after learning about her rescue experience, recorded it in his diary.
Repeatedly recounting the story, Zhu Chunrong's determination became more and more resolute: "People saved us, I must say 'thank you.' This is a natural thing, the most basic conscience of being human. It doesn't matter if it takes 21 years, or even longer, I will find him..."
On the morning of the previous day, Zhu Chunrong, 49 years old, along with her husband, rushed from Jiujiang to Ezhou, presenting a banner to Huang Guihua, which read, "Selflessly helping, unforgettable for life." Huang Guihua's eyes reddened: "Such a small matter, and they still remember!"
Huang Guihua, 45 years old, is from Wudiandun, Ezhou City, and works as a driver for the Gulou Street Office in Ezhou City. The other day, a couple came with a banner, thanking him for his help in a car accident many years ago. Huang Guihua said, "I didn't expect that such a small matter, she would still remember!"
On a day in November last year, Huang Guihua, working at the Gulou Street Office in Ezhou City, received a call from an old colleague. The colleague asked him, "Did you save someone many years ago?" Huang Guihua was completely confused: "No!" After repeated inquiries from the other side, "Near Tieshan, a car accident involving a mother and daughter..." Huang Guihua thought for a long time and finally remembered. "They are looking for you..."
As soon as they got home that year, she called the number left on the note. At that time, telephones were not yet widespread, and Huang Guihua had left only a main switchboard number, which Zhu Chunrong dialed multiple times unsuccessfully. The switchboard kept transferring calls, but she could never get through. Eventually, the extension line also failed to connect.
Subsequently, Zhu Chunrong contacted the Fifteenth Metallurgical Construction Company No. 4 Branch and learned that there was indeed an employee named "Huang Guihua," but he had resigned many years ago. However, some relatives of Huang Guihua still worked at the company... Finally, Huang Guihua's phone was reached.
The police officers at the station suggested that since Huang Guihua left the address of the Fifth Construction Command Department of Dexing Copper Mine in Jiangxi, if they searched through this unit, it might yield some leads. With the help of Jiangxi Television's Urban Channel, Zhu Chunrong found the Fifteenth Metallurgical Construction Company's Second Engineering Company located in the suburbs of Guixi City. Staff members of the company stated that the Fourth Branch was responsible for construction work at the Dexing Copper Mine and had been stationed in Huangshi all along. Therefore, the person she was looking for was very likely in Huangshi.
As the daughter grew up, Zhu Chunrong often took out the diary and repeatedly told her daughter about their rescue story, teaching her to be kind and understand the importance of helping others. As time went by, Zhu Chunrong's desire to find the rescuer did not fade but became increasingly urgent. Unable to reach him by phone, she seized the opportunity during her husband's business trips to specially visit the Dexing Copper Mine in Jiangxi, but unfortunately found no news.
Two days ago, when his wife mentioned this story, Huang Guihua chuckled, "I really didn't think it was anything special. Anyone would have done the same thing, and I'm surprised they still remember."
A Jiangxi man receives a banner from his savior. Photo provided by Jiangxi TV's Urban Channel.
To express her gratitude, Zhu Chunrong painstakingly searched for 21 years.
From shock to calm, Zhu Chunrong then questioned the name and contact information of the kind young man and carefully copied his information onto a piece of paper. Subsequently, the young man arranged another vehicle, helped the mother and daughter into it, and quietly left.
In the afternoon, at the border between Ezhou and Tieshan in Huangshi, a bus collided with a truck. Zhu Chunrong, who was serving as a ticket seller on the bus at the time, was holding her 5-year-old daughter, and both were injured. The daughter's nose was badly cut, and blood was gushing out, scaring both mother and daughter into tears.
Over the years, in order to personally thank Huang Guihua, Zhu Chunrong has been tirelessly searching.
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Many years later, in order to sincerely thank Huang Guihua, Zhu Chunrong has been tirelessly searching.