Chen Xianmei, the rescuer of Yueyue, looked like a robust old woman. In the eyes of many media reporters, she was "quite simple and honest". Yesterday afternoon, when the leaders of the civilization offices of Nanhai District and Dali Town in Foshan, as well as some moral models and philanthropists praised and consoled her, she initially refused to take the bonus, saying "I don't want these rewards" and "This is what I should do." After a while, she agreed to accept it.
When a reporter asked her "How will you use this money?", Chen Xianmei said: She would take out part of it for Yueyue's family, which would be used for Yueyue's medical expenses; as for the remaining part, she did not know yet what to do with it later.
Some media asked: What were you thinking when you were saving the girl? She responded: She didn't think about anything when she was saving the girl. She just felt sorry for the little girl and went up to help her naturally.
The initial media reports called her a "garbage collector". Regarding this, she kept emphasizing that she was not a "garbage collector". She said that her main job was to cook for others, and she only collected some waste paper boxes and other waste products on the street when she had spare time, mainly for "family subsidy".
Chen Xianmei said that she earned more than 1000 yuan every month and rented a house in the hardware city with her son and daughter-in-law. Now, Chen Xianmei feels quite guilty to her neighbors. In the past two days, too many people came to interview and visit her. She said that it caused inconvenience to the life of the surrounding neighbors and affected everyone, so she felt a bit of guilt.
After the incident of Yueyue was reported, not only the governments at all levels, but also some enthusiastic individuals and social organizations came to see her and give her awards. Her life has been completely disrupted now. She thought that she just "did the most ordinary thing", and the praise given by the society was "too high".
When she was interviewed by the media or consoled by the local officials of Foshan, she would also mention some doubts about her, such as "saving people was for getting bonuses and showboating", etc. She said "I'm not, I just wanted to save people then".