Liu Shuqing said that in the past two years, the government had given them some subsidies every year and charity organizations also provided subsidies during festivals. Besides, kind-hearted people in the society either sent rice, flour, oil or clothes. I thought that when I grew up, I would also become a caring person like Aunt Liu. Last winter, she wanted to learn how to pickle vegetables because of the small cost and quick profit, so she went to Yanji to learn. In order to avoid worrying the elderly, she went early in the morning and came back at 2 am the next day. When she just arrived at the gate, Elder Dang Shan ran out to open the door for her, while it was snowing heavily at that time. Her welfare institute has a two-story building, with five rows of unfinished greenhouses on both sides of the yard. Now there are 19 people who need care living here, including 14 widowed elders and disabled individuals. Their eating, drinking, toileting, sleeping are all taken care of by Liu Shuqing. "I can't give up on them because they regard me as family," said Liu Shuqing, adding that the elders also cared about her very much. In the welfare institute of Aunt Liu, there are more than ten disabled personnel, some were sent by their families, some were abandoned, and some even couldn't take care of themselves.
In 2000, Liu Shuqing made a decision to open a free welfare institute specifically for homeless disabled vagrants and unattended widowed elders. She gave the name "Dang" to the accommodated disabled personnel and children. The welfare institute was within the demolition scope and could not be moved to the countryside. Optimistic Liu Shuqing has been taking care of the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people for ten years without seeking any returns. "If there weren't help from these people, I might not have been able to hold on until now," Liu Shuqing choked up and said.
In 2010, for every Jilin resident, it was an unforgettable year filled with shocks, resilience, and progress. Using love for ten years to ensure the elderly have a place to stay, children grow up healthily, and lonely disabled individuals are all taken care of. Possessing a million in assets, doing these things is charity; when business encounters issues, doing these things is greatness.
The welfare institute of Aunt Liu accommodates more than ten disabled personnel. They are either sent by their families, abandoned, or even unable to take care of themselves. Looking at these more than ten people who are not a family but better than a family sitting around Aunt Liu, eating steaming hot dumplings, my heart feels warm. This is the most selfless love.
Taking care of these people must be difficult, and I couldn't do it for even one person. Taking care of so many people, it's all done by Aunt Liu alone—washing clothes, cooking, bathing, and cutting hair for them. Aunt Liu said that although she gets tired, they treat her like family, and seeing how much they need her makes her feel less tired.
Liu Shuqing's welfare institute has a two-story building, with five rows of unfinished greenhouses on both sides of the yard. There are now 19 people who need care living here, including 14 widowed elders and disabled individuals. Their eating, drinking, toileting, sleeping are all taken care of by Liu Shuqing. "I can't give up on them because they regard me as family," Liu Shuqing said, adding that the elders also cared about her very much.
"I am well-prepared to shoulder this charitable cause together with Yang Kai," said Li Shuai.
In 2005, the welfare institute located in Donggang Village, Automobile Economic Development Zone, was determined to be within the demolition scope. Originally costing over 2.6 million yuan to build, the welfare institute was demolished, along with business issues, leading to the free welfare institute nearing closure.
"Currently, the expenditure per year is also around 70,000 to 80,000 yuan." Liu Shuqing said, having no choice, she accepted several low-fee elders to take care of, using this money to subsidize the costs of taking care of others. She said that among the current 19 individuals in the welfare institute, five are fee-paying, with payments ranging from 230 to 600 yuan, and if they suddenly encounter difficulties, she lets them continue without payment, still taking care of them.
Since opening the free welfare institute, Liu Shuqing has been managing her business while taking care of the admitted widowed elders and disabled personnel. Some elders cannot take care of themselves, so she brings the food to them and feeds them spoon by spoon. Besides helping them wash clothes, Liu Shuqing also cleans their bodies.
The transformation of her family situation did not make Liu Shuqing forget the help from kind-hearted people during her wandering days, and she started to help all those in need around her.
In the fall, she led a few capable individuals to harvest crops for farmers. They harvested slowly, needing four to five days for a hectare of land, and throughout the harvest season, they managed to harvest three to four hectares. "This is not bad; this is also our main income for the year," said Liu Shuqing.
"Next spring, we plan to grow mushrooms in the greenhouses." Speaking of the unfinished greenhouses in the yard, Liu Shuqing said that although the money for the greenhouses was borrowed from relatives and friends, she believed it was a good project for wealth creation, "We cannot always rely on others' help. Once the economic conditions improve, we can accommodate more widowed elders, disabled personnel, and homeless children."