Winning a billion in lottery, the locksmith still wakes up at 5am to go to work every day.
Winning more than 3 billion, but Mr. Muoi (Hai Duong) only took one day off to receive the prize, the next day he still played keys to make a living.
Since winning the lottery, 44-year-old Nguyen Dinh Muoi's life has been uninterrupted. He wakes up at 5am to prepare for work, comes home for lunch with his wife, and then heads to work in the early afternoon. Working hard like this all month helps him earn 10-12 million VND as a locksmith.
His calmness and simplicity, on the contrary, became unusual to those around him. More than two months after becoming a "billionaire", he still occasionally received questions: "You're a billionaire, why do you still work for hire? If you have money, why don't you upgrade your car? "Some people even said I was "crazy" to share money with relatives," Mr. Muoi confided.
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Mr. Muoi has been a locksmith for 25 years and can open all types of locks. Photo:Phan Duong. |
That time, Mr. Muoi bought tickets at a ticket office near his workplace, as he did every now and then, even though he was not into gambling or drinking. Normally, he would buy one ticket at random each time, but that day he bought three tickets and even chose the numbers for each one.
"Life is not too hard for me."I often buy it to support the State," said the tall, smiling man.
He bought the ticket the day before, and the next day he compared the results, feeling very happy with each number of the prize. He was happy in his heart but not sure so he did not tell his wife. Only when he got confirmation from the ticket seller did he dare to believe it was real.
Ms. Hen, Mr. Muoi's wife, said that when her husband brought her this surprise, she was very happy. But like her husband, she was only happy when she heard the news and when she received the award, but after that, she still had to work.
On the day of receiving the award, Mr. Muoi and his wife allowed him a day off from work to go together. After receiving the money, they decided to share this fortune with their relatives. The first person Mr. Muoi thought of was his boss.
He explained: "My boss's family taught me the trade and also gave me a stable place to work. My boss and I have worked together for many years, we are as close as brothers. When I gave him the gift, he was very surprised and hugged me, thanking me profusely." The amount of money he gave his boss was 200 million VND.
The lucky locksmith also spent 130 million VND to build a family shrine, gave each parent 100 million VND and shared with his siblings and relatives. In total, he spent about 700 million VND to share his luck with everyone. The rest was used to buy land.
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Starting from nothing, Mr. Muoi was able to buy land and a nice house in Hai Duong City, so even though the lottery prize was huge, he did not allow himself to stop working. Photo:Phan Duong. |
As for him, he and his wife rewarded themselves with a pair of touch phones, worth 14 million in total. The children are of school age and have enough learning equipment, so they have no further needs. He and his wife took advantage of a weekend to go to an amusement park with their two daughters, spending another 5 million.
Since he was young, Mr. Muoi left his hometown to go to the city to learn the locksmith trade. For more than 20 years, he has worked at the shop. His wife also learned the trade here and 5 years ago opened a locksmith shop at home, earning the same income as her husband.
"Our hands make everything", Mr. Muoi and his wife work hard and bought a nice house with their own hands.in the city. Since winning the lottery, he has been working hard from morning till night, because he believes: "If you win the lottery but don't work hard, all your billions will be gone."
Ms. Hang, the owner of the lock shop where Mr. Muoi works, added: "Mr. Muoi is a gentle and very diligent person. This shop is over 40 years old, and he has worked here for 25 years. When he won the lottery, he shared his joy with all his colleagues."
