Willing to be a caring volunteer of "fluorescent bug" - Wang Wei
Xu Weidong
On the evening of "Children's Day", Wang Wei, vice president of the Mingde Volunteer Association of Yihe New District, sent me a video and a few photos of him with the children, he was wearing a red vest with a public welfare logo, holding a red flag in one hand, and a loudspeaker in the other hand to speak, and wishing the children a happy "Children's Day" in a loud voice. He learned on the phone that on this day, he and his colleagues from the Volunteer Association rented a bus and took dozens of students in distress to visit the "Zoological and Botanical Garden" and visit the "Yimeng Martyrs Memorial Hall". He happily expressed his love for "love volunteering" on the other end of the phone, and I remembered the scene when I first met Wang Wei.
It was a few years ago, at the meeting of the autumn opening ceremony of a secondary specialized school, there was a representative of the parents of students of medium stature and stout, who did not need to give a speech, but held a microphone in his hand, looked at the audience with a pair of bright eyes, and talked endlessly, from the battle of Menglianggu to the spirit of Yimeng, from the literacy class in the years of the Liberation War to the importance of learning in the construction and rejuvenation of the great motherland. I was fascinated by the audience, his speech sounded like a homely conversation, there were no beautiful words, the words were a bit rough but down-to-earth, and the students were moved by his vivid and wonderful speech, and applauded him one after another.
I learned from the principal that his name was Wang Wei, the owner of Linyi Wisteria Food Co., Ltd., and he also ran a large restaurant. One day during the winter vacation, the principal called me and said that he was going to visit the student's parent, Wang Wei's house, and asked me if I wanted to go, and I gladly accepted the invitation. Wang Wei's family lives in Gangouyuan Village, Meibu Street, Yihe New District, and the restaurant he opened, "Wang Wei Restaurant", is on a prosperous street in the east of the village. We drove off at eight o'clock and walked for more than an hour, and when we arrived at his hotel, it was nearly half past nine, Wang Wei was not there, and his lover received us. Wang Wei's lover said that in the morning they were having breakfast, and Wang Wei received a phone call saying that a lonely old man had fallen and was injured, and he had not eaten enough, so he put down his chopsticks and drove away. While making tea, she said to herself: It's often like this, and when I go out, it's half a day.
In Wang Wei's small office, there is a desk and a tea table, which are cleaned up, the portrait of the great man Mao Zedong is hung on the wall, the "National Flag" and the "Party Flag" are placed on the desk, and the wall is full of plaques and "honorary certificates" of "love units" issued every year. Wang Wei's lover pointed to the medals and said that these honors were received after he joined the "Love Volunteer Association". From her words and words, I learned some of Wang Wei's deeds: the town government where his family lives has set up a "Yitong Home" tutoring class for children in difficulty, and carries out a love teaching activity every Saturday, every Saturday, no matter how busy the restaurant is, he will personally cook the meals and put them in the food bucket, bring disposable tableware, ride a tricycle to the "Yitong Home", watch the children finish lunch, put away the dishes and chopsticks before leaving. Year after year, whether it is the harsh winter or the scorching heat of summer, Wang Wei is unremittingly doing this ordinary and great thing of love year after year. "Wang Wei Restaurant" has also become a gathering place for "public welfare and love", and many caring people come here with items to visit the elderly and children together during festivals.
Wang Wei's lover is happily counting the love and kindness of her husband, Wang Wei is back, he said hello to us, went to the kitchen to get a steamed bun, and chatted with us while eating, although he was busy all morning, he still looked energetic, not a little tired. He called "120" and sent to the hospital, after checking that the lower leg fell and fractured, he went through the hospitalization procedures and paid the operation and other expenses, and then he came back with peace of mind after the operation everything was settled. I casually asked, "Hospitalization and surgery are a lot of expenses?" He took a sip of tea and said: Thousands of yuan, this is a common thing, a few days ago, several of our volunteers went to the hospital, to see a child patient with leukemia, each took a thousand, the child's mother was moved to tears, holding our hands, I don't know what to say. No, the Spring Festival is coming, and the volunteers of our association have to buy oil, rice, noodles, meat, fish and other food to comfort the needy households in the past few days. He showed us the list of needy households that he had already drawn up, and there were more than 20 of them. He said: Every year on 15 August and the Spring Festival, there are regular time for condolences and help to extremely poor households from time to time. Wang Wei has been a member of the Mingde Volunteer Association for five years, which is a non-governmental organization, where volunteers have sent care and warmth to left-behind children and the elderly through visits, condolences and companionship. Wang Wei is not only the vice president of this association, but also an active organizer and participant of every event.
From the words, I learned that Wang Wei's father was a veteran and an old Communist Party member, and the old man often nagged him, and he couldn't forget the difficult past of our family's life, and he must repay the society when he had money, and he couldn't forget the current difficult households. He always kept in mind his father's entrustment, and although he was not a party member, he always demanded himself according to the standards of party members. He is also strict with the products he produces, strives for perfection in the process, and controls every pass. The "Wei Dun" brand roast chicken produced by Wisteria Food Company is a green food produced by Mr. Wang after more than 20 years of painstaking research, brewed with six flavors of traditional Chinese medicine, and produced through several processes, with pure taste, fragrant but not greasy, and endless aftertaste, and the products are exported to all over the world and are well received by consumers. Many people go to "Wang Wei Restaurant" to eat, most of them go for this famous "roast chicken", and most of them will bring a few more after eating and go back to give them to relatives and friends. Every time he visits a needy household, he makes roast chicken.
Every year on Children's Day, Wang Wei and his colleagues will organize children in difficulty to do some meaningful activities, take them out to receive new things, go to the "Menglianggu Battle Memorial Hall" to receive revolutionary education, and go to the Mengshan Scenic Area. Wang Wei said happily on the phone: I am happier than them when I see the happiness of the children, and I spend my money on "public welfare". He doesn't know how many needy students he has sponsored, and some of them have graduated from college and joined the work. In the past few years since Wang Wei joined the association, donations have reached 150,000 yuan. Whenever I praise Mr. Wang's loving actions, he always humbly tells me that he is a small "fluorescent bug" among the caring volunteers. Yes, I hope that there will be more and more "fluorescent insects" like Wang Wei, and the earth will be brighter and the world will be warmer. I want to learn from Wang Wei, and I want to be a little "fluorescent bug" and shine for love.
Shayu Hainan June 14, 2024
About the Author
Xu Weidong, whose ancestral home is Lijin, Dongying City, lives in Tangtou, Hedong District, Linyi City. He is a member of Linyi Writers Association, a member of Shandong Prose Literature Association, and a writer of Shandong Financial Literature Magazine. He has published many works in newspapers and magazines.