Yesterday afternoon, the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, Su Zhijia, extended his heartfelt condolences to Niu Zuotao's wife, Chen Pingyan. The reporter of Express News, Li Zhanjun, took the photo.
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Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, Su Zhijia, consoled his family yesterday and told the widow, Chen Pingyan, that if she wanted to work in Guangzhou, the government would do its best to help her.
■ Written by reporters Guo Guohui, Ruan Jianhua from Express News, interns Li Qing, Cheng Xinlei, correspondents Xu Desheng, Chen Yi'en.
"Do you know that you have a very good father? You should listen to your mother well and grow up healthily." - Su Zhijia
5-year-old Wenwen looks very much like her father. She held her father's certificate of honor for his bravery, looking puzzled at her mother who was being interviewed nearby. When her mother mentioned her father's name, Wenwen did not cry this time. She is still too young to understand the meaning of sacrifice. She probably believed her mother's words: "Dad went to a very far place, he will always think about us there."
Yesterday, after reviewing the materials submitted by the Donghe Dao police station of Guangzhou water police, the Guangzhou Foundation for Justice determined that Niu Zuotao's heroic act falls under the category of justice and courage. At 2 PM, the Deputy Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee, Su Zhijia, consoled the hero's family at the Donghe Dao police station and presented them with 300,000 yuan as condolence money.
It was learned that yesterday afternoon, Niu Zuotao had already been recognized as a person who acted bravely by the Guangzhou Water Police and relevant reports were made to the Guangzhou Foundation for Justice for further recognition. Yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, Niu Zuotao's widow, Chen Pingyan, brought her daughter Wenwen to the Donghe Dao police station early to confirm the situation regarding her husband's title of "acting bravely". In the afternoon, Chen Pingyan came to the police station again, this time facing not just documents but also people from all walks of society, including municipal leaders, who cared about her.
At 2 PM yesterday, the Deputy Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee, Su Zhijia, accompanied by the full-time Deputy Secretary of the Guangzhou Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Zhong Jianping, and other leaders, along with the Guangzhou Foundation for Justice and relevant responsible persons from the Yuexiu District Government, consoled the family of Niu Zuotao at the Donghe Dao police station.
Su Zhijia said that Niu Zuotao's brave actions embodied the harmony and mutual assistance between people, "I am deeply moved by Niu Zuotao's act of bravery; he is a hero." Then, he told Chen Pingyan, if she was willing to work in Guangzhou, the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government would welcome her, and the Yuexiu District would also make efforts to solve the problem. Then, Su Zhijia turned his eyes to Wenwen and softly said to her, "Do you know that you have a very good father? You should listen to your mother well and grow up healthily." He again expressed to Chen Pingyan, "You must take care of yourselves and look after the child well. If you have any difficulties, come find us."
Subsequently, the Guangzhou Foundation for Justice awarded Chen Pingyan the certificate of honor for Niu Zuotao's act of bravery and presented her with 300,000 yuan as consolation money.
Chen Pingyan, holding the condolence money and donations from all sectors of society, burst into tears, feeling that there are still many good people in the world, and promised, "I will definitely bring up my daughter well and make her a good person like her father."
Niu Zuotao's ashes will be taken back to his hometown for burial.
Niu Zuotao's younger brother, Niu Zuodong, told reporters that Niu Zuotao's body was cremated the day before. "We will take the ashes back to our hometown for burial. Since my brother joined the army, he hasn't returned home many times. This time, he can rest peacefully in his hometown." Niu Zuodong, with red eyes, said that their elderly mother in Shandong learned of her son's death while saving someone yesterday morning. Originally suffering from heart disease, she fainted on the spot and is still being treated in the hospital. By yesterday afternoon, her condition slightly improved, but the old lady's tears never stopped.
Niu Zuodong lamented, "Why couldn't proper escape measures be taken during the rescue?"
Close your eyes and see his face.
Niu Zuotao's widow, Chen Pingyan, looked even more haggard. These past few days, she has hardly eaten anything. "It feels like a nightmare, when I close my eyes, I can still see his vivid face." Chen Pingyan said, although she was extremely sad inside, she still had to run around to handle her husband's posthumous affairs, "I cannot collapse, I still have a child."
Chen Pingyan said that she and Niu Zuotao fell in love three years ago and got married five years ago. In these eight years, from serving in the army in Guangzhou to retiring and starting a company, the couple saw each other infrequently, only meeting two or three times a year. They last met in August this year. "I once complained about it, not long before the accident, he still told me that he would run his company well and bring me and our daughter to Guangzhou as soon as possible." Chen Pingyan choked up and said that her husband was always a man of his word, but this time he broke his promise, and she didn't even have the chance to blame him.
"Dad went to a very far place."
Like many daughters, Wenwen also loved her dad dearly. Every time Niu Zuotao reunited with his wife and daughter, he would bring a lot of toys for Wenwen, and Wenwen would stick to her dad. Chen Pingyan said that upon learning at the funeral parlor that her dad was gone, Wenwen cried and fussed all day. She had to deceive her daughter by saying that her dad went to a very far place, he would think about them there, and would come back later, Wenwen then calmed down. "She does not yet understand the meaning of sacrifice. When she grows up, I will tell her about her father's deeds, so that she can be proud of her father and learn from him." Chen Pingyan said that deep down, she still blamed her husband, "Why didn't he think more about me and our daughter when he jumped into the river to save someone?" But she still understood her husband's actions, "He often said that people living in this world should do more good deeds, he lived up to what he said."
Regarding the future, Chen Pingyan said that now she only wants to handle her husband's posthumous affairs well, and doesn't want to think about other things temporarily. As for whether she will come to work in Guangzhou in the future, Chen Pingyan said that the cost of living in Guangzhou is relatively high, and she will consider it later.
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