In the heat of over 40 degrees Celsius in China, young boy Wang Zheng wanders the streets to collect scrap metal to earn money to treat his stepmother's leukemia.
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| Wang Zheng, 12 years old, from Henan province, China, did not have a peaceful and happy childhood like many other children. After his mother remarried, Wang went to live with his father, but his father worked far away from home. |
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| Wang’s family began to fall into crisis when his grandmother became seriously ill. All their savings were spent on medicine for her. Wang’s father therefore had to work even harder to pay off the family’s debts. He worked far away, so Wang was responsible for taking care of his grandmother until his father took a second wife. |
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| Wang's stepmother was a very caring and affectionate person. Life seemed to be less difficult with Wang's stepmother's love, but tragedy struck the family once again. Wang's stepmother was diagnosed with acute leukemia. |
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| Wang knew nothing about the disease. The only thing he knew was that it was slowly killing his second mother and that her medical bills had cost more than 100,000 yuan (more than $15,000). He knew that to save his mother, he would need a lot of money. |
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| "My second mother treats me and my grandparents very well. The doctor told me that if my mother doesn't get treatment right away, she will die. I don't want her to die and I won't let her die," Wang said. |
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| With that determination, Wang did not hesitate to brave the scorching summer heat of over 40 degrees Celsius to wander the streets looking for scrap, hoping to earn some extra money to treat his mother's illness. |
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| The boy wore a cardboard sign on his chest that read: "Please save my mother and my family." Beneath the sign, the boy recounted the details of his family's tragedy. |
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| However, Wang shared that he still finds happiness in the smallest things. Working hard all day to collect scrap and only selling it for less than a dollar, Wang is very happy. "I will save my mother when I have enough savings," Wang said optimistically. |
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| Wang’s story has received sympathy from many social media users. Some even expressed anger and blamed the government for its indifference. In China, there have been many touching cases of family members working hard to earn money to treat sick relatives like Wang. They took up jobs selling sex toys on the street, even standing in front of a sign for people to shoot arrows at. |
According to VNE
