A poor family in Western Nghe An has three daughters who are both beautiful and talented.

(Baonghean.vn)- That is the family of Mr. Pay Van Tien and Mrs. Luong Thi Nga, Thai ethnic people in Muong Noc commune, Que Phong district (Nghe An). The family has 3 daughters who are famous for being good at studying, well-behaved, and beautiful.

Ms. Luong Thi Nga and her three beautiful, studious, well-behaved daughters. Photo: Hung Cuong

This Pay family has 4 daughters: Pay Thi Hong, Pay Thi Ha, Pay Thi Huyen and Pay Thi Huong. Previously, Mr. Tien and Mrs. Nga's family lived in Tuong Duong district. After Mr. Tien passed away, due to extreme poverty, Mrs. Nga decided to bring her children to Muong Noc to make a living. Loving her mother and her younger siblings, the eldest sister, Pay Thi Hong (born in 1989), had to drop out of school at the age of 14. Hong worked as a maid in Vinh city, and sent all her money back to her hometown for her mother to help her younger siblings study. Those could be considered the most difficult days of this poor family.

Not letting down the efforts and expectations of their mother and sister, the three younger sisters have tried hard to study and all three have been exemplary models of studiousness in the poor countryside for many years.

Pay Thi Ha's university graduation photo. Photo provided by the character

The second girl, Pay Thi Ha (born in 1993), was recognized as an excellent and advanced student for 12 consecutive years when she was in high school, and was an excellent class monitor for 3 consecutive years at the high school level. Pay Thi Ha also won the Encouragement Prize for excellent students in the province in 2 subjects: Literature and History. Ha scored 20 points in the university entrance exam. She is currently a senior student - Faculty of Literature - Vinh University. Pay Thi Ha is also an excellent student of the school for 3 consecutive years. It should also be added that due to difficult family circumstances, Ha had to drop out of school for 2 years to support her family. After that, with determination and a love of learning, she continued on her passionate path.

Pay Thi Huyen in ethnic costume. Photo: Hung Cuong

Pay Thi Huyen is the third child in the family. Huyen is good at all subjects and achieved the title of excellent student in the subjects: Literature, Geography and Civic Education. Not wanting to be outdone by her sister, Huyen scored 24 points in the university entrance exam. She is currently a final year student majoring in Public Administration - Faculty of Administrative Studies at the National Academy of Public Administration (Hanoi). What makes many people remember this girl with a kind face is that in 2012, Pay Thi Huyen was awarded first prize in the Nine-chamber Temple Beauty Contest organized by Que Phong district.

Photo of the third daughter Pay Thi Huyen's university graduation ceremony. Photo provided by the character

The youngest daughter, Pay Thi Huong, is currently a second-year student at the Faculty of Primary Education at Vinh University. Photo: Hung Cuong

The youngest sister, Pay Thi Huong, is 20 years old this year. From primary school to high school, she has always been an excellent student. Not only that, Huong was once the Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union of Que Phong High School. Participating in the university entrance exam, Huong passed both block C and block M, in which block C scored 27.5 points and block M scored 30 points, and was awarded by the Ministry of Education and Training and the province. Like her sister, Pay Thi Huyen, Huong won second prize in the Nine-chamber Temple Festival Beauty Contest organized by the district. Huong is currently a second-year student - Faculty of Preschool Education, Vinh University.

Pay Thi Huong (right) takes a photo with her teacher and friends. Photo: Hung Cuong

To have money to cover their tuition and living expenses, the three sisters: Pay Thi Ha, Pay Thi Huyen and Pay Thi Huong both went to school and worked part-time. Despite the hardships, they never once thought of giving up their studies.

The efforts of the Pay sisters are truly a shining example in the Que Phong mountainous area, where the majority of people are still very poor.

Hung Cuong