Remember the girl with big eyes? Now a mother of two children, she has set up a student fund of NT$30,000. What do you think?

Love of learning breeds diligence, and diligence breeds genius. ——Guo Moruo

Big eyes, deep desire. She loves to learn and is diligent, but she is not a genius. It is not easy for her to go out of the mountains, out of the countryside, pick up a book, and pick up a pencil. When countless children returned home with their schoolbags on their backs, threw their books away and sat on the sofa to watch TV, Su Mingjuan was working hard to learn more knowledge before it was completely dark under the oil lamp. The fragrance of plum blossoms came from the bitter cold, Decades later, she realized her college dream.

"I want to study"

In 1991, when the dissemination of information was not convenient, a photo was spread through newspapers, shocking many Chinese people. It has caused profound thinking among countless educators, parents and students. The black and white photo shows a little girl named Su Mingjuan. The girl is only eight years old and comes from a small mountain village in Anhui.

In the photo, the girl is a well-behaved student, with her bangs hanging casually on her forehead. The girl is holding a pencil in her right hand and is writing. Her eyes are big, and they seem to reveal a trace of confusion when she was suddenly interrupted to look at the camera while she was busy writing. They also seem to reveal a trace of determination and determination that "I must study and study."

Looking at the girl's outfit, it is a floral cotton-padded jacket. It is very simple and plain, and now it even looks a little rustic. It seemed to be a severe cold winter. The girl's hands were frozen and stiff, and her face and hands were a little dirty, probably from the farm work she had just done for her family. Although there is no extra color in the whole photo, the girl's eyes make the whole photo come alive.

This girl is Su Mingjuan. In May 1991, the photographer took this photo and named it "I want to go to school." It is precisely because of this photo that the eight-year-old Anhui girl is remembered by the Chinese for her big eyes that are eager to learn.

This photo has inspired tens of millions of students who are qualified to study. It has also dealt a fatal blow to many compatriots who wasted learning resources and was ignorant and has brought profound reflection. When you wander at will in the boundless sea of ????knowledge, or even go retrograde, some people have to work hard throughout their lives to reach the edge of knowledge. If you think about it carefully, if it weren't for the hard work of the previous generation, there would be no day when we could easily pick up a pen and spread out the book.

Many people assist, the country cultivates

A photo has made countless Chinese people remember these big eyes, sparkling with thirst for knowledge and desire for learning. eager. Because of these eyes, which revealed flawlessness and purity, many people extended a helping hand to her. Su Mingjuan's photos have been published one after another on major media platforms, and she herself has become the image spokesperson of Project Hope.

When Su Mingjuan was fourteen years old, she stepped into the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and became the youngest deputy to the National People's Congress. After the meeting, she was elected as an "alternate member of the Youth League Central Committee." Some uncles and aunts in the village teased Su Mingjuan and asked her how much her monthly salary was. Su Mingjuan knew that this was an honor given to her by the country and the country's training for her. Although there was no salary, she must remember to repay the country.

Su Mingjuan’s hometown is very poor, and many children are in a state of learning failure. Su Mingjuan is undoubtedly a typical representative among them. Mingjuan's parents are both farmers. They work from dawn to dusk every day, cutting firewood and raising silkworms, but their income is very meager. However, Mingjuan's tuition fee is nearly RMB 100 per semester, which has become the family's largest expenditure item and has put this precarious family on the verge of collapse.

At this moment, Li Wan's appearance and support brought hope to this family that was about to collapse. The parents' frowning brows could temporarily relax, and their throats that had been tightened by fate could breathe a little. With the arrival of the grant, there was also a warm letter. For little Mingjuan, it was not the money that illuminated her heart, but the letter full of love and care.

Su Mingjuan kept Li Wan’s letters in a box. Whenever she was tired from studying or encountered setbacks and found it difficult to persevere, she would take them out and read them. Juan brings a different experience and spiritual strength. Being born in such a small mountain village, Su Mingjuan was both lucky and unfortunate.

Although her native conditions are not good and her living environment is difficult, she has received blessings and care from countless people, and has received the attention and support of thousands of strangers, so she is also lucky. After receiving funding from Li Wan, an elderly retired couple learned about Mingjuan's story. They felt very sorry for the little girl. After discussion, the two elderly people decided to donate all their retirement funds to Su Mingjuan's schooling.

After Su Mingjuan’s father learned about the old man’s situation, he said sincerely to Su Mingjuan, “We can’t take this money.” Under his father’s guidance, Mingjuan returned the money to the retired old man, but the old man insisted. After negotiation, Mingjuan donated the money to Project Hope on their behalf to help those in need. From here we can also see Su Mingjuan’s good upbringing and helpful character, which are inseparable from her honest and kind father and a family environment full of love and warmth.

Returning to the society

In 2003, after there was no financial pressure, Su Mingjuan relied on her own strength to pass the exam in Xiaoshan Village and realized her dream of college.

She was admitted to the financial management major of Anhui University with good results. The tuition was subsidized by the state, and her living expenses could be earned through work-study.

After arriving at the university, Su Mingjuan still performed well, studied hard, and actively participated in school club activities. Su Mingjuan became the director of the organization department of the school's student union, and won a national scholarship for her excellent results. It can be said that the country's training was of great help to Su Mingjuan. Without the country's full training, Su Mingjuan's subsequent success would not have been possible.

After entering college, Su Mingjuan wrote to the China Youth Development Foundation, asking the foundation to subsidize her every semester to other students in need so that she could be self-reliant and work-study.

While in college, she also organized several classmates and took them to teach in impoverished villages, using her knowledge to help children who were out of school. There was a child in the class at that time, and there were really only a few walls left in the house, not even a pot. Su Mingjuan and the others pooled their money to buy a pot for the child's family, and left a thousand yuan for the child's family before leaving.

After graduation, Su Mingjuan successfully entered a bank job. A few years passed by in a blink of an eye, and she could no longer see the shadow of the helpless little girl she had been before, but the crow fed her back. Since she started working, Su Mingjuan has used part of her salary to support needy students every year without interruption. Perhaps because of personal experience, Su Mingjuan understands this helplessness better.

Every Chinese New Year, Su Mingjuan’s family will use their heart to repay those who have helped them, sometimes with bacon, sometimes with shoe soles. The real beauty of life does not lie in the beauty itself, but in the transmission and gratitude of the beauty. Su Mingjuan used her personal experience to show us an inspiring and beautiful image.

Today, Su Mingjuan is 37 years old and the mother of two children. She also used 30,000 yuan to establish the "Su Mingjuan Student Aid Fund" to help poor children like herself.