Wu Jinxing, "Good Chinese": donated more than 200 students in 30 years

04:02, April 10, 2023 Source: Guangzhou Daily

At a height of more than 1.6 meters, with dark skin and a loud voice, Wu Jinxing, 75, said with a smile that he was "kind-hearted". In the eyes of his family, he is very "stingy". He doesn't buy new clothes for sewing and mending, and he is reluctant to open the electric light at home. However, such a farmer who came out of the mountains of Meizhou has subsidized more than 200 needy students in the past 30 years, with a donation of up to 5 million yuan. Wujinxing has also been affectionately called "Wugrandpa" by children in mountainous areas.

Because he is enthusiastic about donating money to help students and caring for the elderly, Wu Jinxing has won honorary titles such as "Good People in China", "Good People for Helping Others", the third moral model in Meizhou City, and the first moral model in Fengshun County in recent years. "The most important thing in a person's life is not how much money he has earned, but how many people he has helped," said Wu Jinxing.

Be stingy with yourself

Wear a shirt for more than 20 years

At noon on April 7, when the reporter came to Wu Jinxing's home, he was having lunch with his wife Chen Xingxiang. Their lunch was very simple, that is, porridge with a plate of fried vegetables, which Chen Xingxiang brought from his hometown in Meizhou. With green vegetables, Wu Jinxing drank porridge with relish. To the surprise of the reporter, the old man who donated up to 5 million yuan for education has a very simple family. His son even bought televisions and refrigerators from the second-hand market. There are clothes of Wujinxing hanging on the balcony. These clothes are basically old clothes that have been worn for many years.

Chen Xingxiang told reporters that Wu Jinxing was very thrifty at ordinary times, and the light bulb in her home was not bright enough before. She wanted to change to a higher power one, but was stopped by Wu Jinxing. "He said that as long as you can see it, you don't need to be so bright."

Wu Zuren, the youngest son of Wu Jinxing, also has a deep understanding of his father's "stinginess". He said that his father had always lived a simple and poor life. His parents are too old to go up and down the stairs. He wants to hire a baby sitter for his family, but his father refuses. "The amount of money I pay for a baby sitter every month is enough for me to help many children go to school. We old couples can do housework by ourselves, just as exercise." Wu Jinxing said with a smile.

The reporter noticed that because of diabetes and high blood pressure, Wu Jinxing's legs and feet are a little awkward, and he has already stumbled when climbing stairs.

A few years ago, Wu Jinxing's eldest son saw that he often went to the countryside. He was afraid that he would work too hard and wanted to buy a car for him, but he was also refused. Wu Jinxing said that his participation in public welfare activities in recent years is basically by bus and subway.

Wu Jinxing always wears a green shirt when he meets with reporters. He has worn this shirt for more than 20 years, and the cuff and collar have been washed white, even revealing the thread inside. But Wu Jinxing said with a smile, "It doesn't matter to wear them at home. It's a pity to throw away old clothes."

Wu Jinxing's "stinginess" towards himself is reflected in all aspects. At ordinary times, Wu Jinxing never buys mineral water outside whether he goes out to do public welfare or talk with others. He always takes a bottle of boiled water with him in a water bottle. He calculated an account for the reporter: "Two bottles of mineral water every day cost 4 yuan, which is 120 yuan a month. This 120 yuan is enough to subsidize a primary school student's meals for a week."

Last year, Wu Jinxing donated a bag of rice, a bottle of oil, and a box of noodles to each of the elderly over 60 years old in his hometown, and these materials were packed in a whole car. In order to finish the loading and unloading of materials as soon as possible, Wu Jinxing specifically told his son to leave at 6:00 am the next day. When it was raining heavily, Wu Jinxing was reluctant to ask workers for help. He carried the materials himself for more than two hours. After loading the materials, Wu Jinxing was sweating heavily. "It costs 100 yuan to hire a stevedore. I'm a little tired, so I can help students save this money." Wu Jinxing said with a smile.

Be generous to students

More than 200 mountain children have been supported for 30 years

Since the 1990s, Wu Jinxing has successively opened hotels, Internet cafes and factories in Guangzhou and made some money. Wu Jinxing introduced that his son first thought of buying a house for his family with the money, but he refused. He decided to spend at least 100000 yuan every year to help children in need read.

Since 1993, Wu Jinxing, who has become popular, has started to donate money to schools. From a few children at the beginning to dozens or hundreds later, Wu Jinxing has funded more and more students, and his "burden" has become heavier and heavier. Thirty years later, the "Uncle Wu" in the children's mouth has become the "Grandpa Wu" with white hair.

Up to now, Wu Jinxing has sent school uniforms and scholarships to the children of Heshan Primary School in Tangnan Town, Fengshun County, his hometown, for 26 consecutive years, and Fengping She School and other schools in Fengshun County are also his regular donors. For example, one of the girls, Xiaofang (not her real name), whose father died early, and whose mother was also seriously ill, had to take care of the two children at home. Because of chronic malnutrition, Xiaofang's mother later lived in a hospital, and Xiaofang was also at risk of dropping out of school. After learning this, Wu Jinxing offered to provide her with 1000 yuan of living allowance every month.

A few years ago, Wu Jinxing returned to his hometown to visit the centenarian. He heard that there were two students in the village who could not pay their tuition fees. Wu Jinxing looked grave. He said: "Now catch up Hershey In the future, children should not be allowed to neglect their studies. "

Over the past 30 years, Wu Jinxing has donated more than 200 students to go to school, many of whom have been supported by him for more than 5 years, and some have already been admitted to universities. Wu Jinxing said that he could not remember the exact amount of money spent on donating to schools. Wu Zuren told reporters: "At the most time, my father donated five schools at the same time, and would donate more than 300000 yuan a year. After 30 years, there would be at least 5 million yuan."

Wu Jinxing is always stingy with himself and his family, and generous with students in need. In order to achieve Wu Jinxing's wish to help students, teachers in the schools that receive assistance have chosen students who are excellent in both character and learning as the objects of financial assistance for many years. The students' heartfelt gratitude also encourages Wu Jinxing to continue to pay.

A letter "exposes" good deeds

It is his habit to help others

At first, Wu Jinxing made all his donations in silence. Many of the recipients did not know who this kind hearted person was. He often contacted the head teacher directly and passed the donations to the students through the school teachers. Wu Jinxing's student assistance is not only unknown to the students, but also to his family. Until one time, when his wife Chen Xingxiang was helping Wu Jinxing collect his clothes, she found a thank-you letter from a student in his pocket. Under the repeated questioning of his wife, Wu Jinxing "truthfully explained" his donation to school.

Wu Jinxing is obsessed with the cause of helping students, because he was helped by others when he was young. When he was young, because his family was poor and could not eat enough, a neighbor saw that he was sallow and emaciated, so he brought a bucket of rice to his family. "I still remember that my mother told me to be grateful. She taught me that when I grow up, if I have food to eat, I must help those who have difficulties, especially children who can't afford to go to school." Since then, helping others has become a habit of Wu Jinxing.

Wu Jinxing confessed that he could not go to college because of his poor family when he was a child, which became his regret. "I don't want this regret to happen to other children."

As a student aid in Fengshun County fund The permanent honorary president of the association, Wu Jinxing will donate money to the foundation every one to two months; He often goes to the countryside in Guangdong to comfort the elderly, and some poor children in the elderly's families will also attract his attention. He seems to see his own shadow in those years, so he will find the school teacher and entrust the teacher to transfer the money he saved to those students who need help.

In life, if you can save, you can make do. It is these actions that are slightly "stingy" in the eyes of ordinary people that have made Wu Jinxing a student assistant for 30 years. Xiao Jin, a "Guangdong good man", is also a witness of Wu Jinxing's donation to schools. "Every time he goes to the mountain area, the children will kindly shout 'Grandpa Wu is back'." Wu Jinxing is very pleased when he learns that the students he funded have successfully completed their studies.

30 years of philanthropy

"The most important thing is how many people we helped"

For 30 years, Wu Jinxing has always been a philanthropist. In addition to helping needy students, he also often comforts the elderly. Every year during the Spring Festival, he would return to his hometown Fengshun County to send rice, cooking oil, cotton padded jacket and other consolation goods and Spring Festival consolation money to centenarians. On the 9th day of each month, Wu Jinxing will also donate to Fengshun Philanthropy Charity.

In August 2022, Wu Jinxing talked about his experience in donating to schools for 30 years at a symposium. "I am just a very ordinary Hakka person. I came out of Fengshun rural area in the early years, ran transportation, opened a hotel, and then worked in Guangzhou. I thank the party and the country for making our family live and work in peace and contentment in such a good era. I once took a stake in my son's business, and my monthly returns are all used to help the children in the mountain area; My son wants to help me buy a car and hire a driver when I am old. I ask him to save this money and donate it to those children in need. " The simple words moved many people to tears.

At first, Wu Zuren didn't understand or even complained about his father's behavior, but now he also begins to support his father. "Helping others can make fathers happy, and we certainly support our children."

"The most important thing in a person's life is not how much money he has earned, but how many people he has helped. Just like a match, although he has burned himself, it has lit up others." Wu Jinxing said, "When others share my love, my heart also gets happiness."