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PhotoVoice
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About: Yuanqiang Chen, Shandong Province, father of a left-behind child
My sister visited my home on the third day of the Lunar
New Year. She bought a lot of fruit for the children. My
son was very happy. He picked up a few grapes and hid
them behind his back. He asked me excitedly, “Dad, do
you know what’s in my hand?” I was so happy hearing him
talk like this because there didn’t seem to be any distance
between us despite not seeing him for a year.
After getting up in the morning, we took our son to
my parents’ house. On the way there, my wife and I
were trying to win red envelopes on our phones, when
suddenly my son turned to us and said: “Mom and
Dad, could you buy me a cell phone? You’re going to
leave home again in a few days. If I have a phone, I can
video chat with you using the phone and see you every
day.” My wife and I were so happy when we heard this.
Our son has grown up!
We brought our four-year-old son to the playground on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year. He was
crazily playing with every thing except the keyboard. He became completely consumed and played
on it for a long time before suddenly saying: “Mom and Dad, could you buy me a piano? I want to
become a pianist when I grow up!”
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