what's going on? The landlord does not collect the rent and returns the tenant to work for free?
It is common for landlords to collect rent and tenants to pay rent. However, in a dumpling shop in Jinan, Shandong, the landlord not only waived the rent for the tenant, but also did not charge the tenant for "work".
The landlord Yang Fumei and tenant Nie Tianjian jointly opened the "8 Yuan Love Dumpling Shop", just to support the hope of Nie Tianjian's sick son.
On the 15th, the reporter came to this dumpling shop hidden deep in the alley. The small front hall of the shop was equipped with a few tables and stuffings and tools used by caring people to make dumplings.
“Introduction to Families in Difficulties” and “Love List” are posted on the wall, and there are donation boxes in the store.
There are not many types of dumplings in the store, such as cabbage minced meat, celery minced meat, and carotene filling, but there are 30 of them, all for only 8 yuan (RMB, same below).
The picture shows the love dumpling shop in Jinan, Shandong.
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Tenant Nie Tianjian is the owner of this store.
The "difficult family introduction" posted on the wall shows that his eldest son, Nie Jungan, was diagnosed with lymphoma stage B IV cell leukemia in December 2020 and is currently receiving treatment.
The infestation of the disease made the originally lively and active Jun Qian lose his vitality, staring at the phone screen while talking with Nie Tianjian without saying a word.
The picture shows Yang Fumei and caring people making dumplings.
Yang Fumei's friends, tenants, neighbors, etc. joined in helping Nie Tianjian, and social caring people also came after hearing the news, donated money, helped make dumplings, and poured tea for customers.
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"The child's mouth is rotten, his belly is swollen, and he has not eaten for several days. It is supported by nutrient solution." Nie Tianjian sighed distressedly when he saw the child. He said that he had no other ideas and wanted to do his best. The child's illness is cured.
"From the time the child was hospitalized, it has spent more than 100,000 yuan, which is a lot of money for our family."
The picture shows Yang Fumei taking advantage of the fact that the dumpling shop is not busy eating.
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Nie Tianjian's wife and father were hospitalized successively in 2020, and his mother was in poor health to take medicine all year round.
Nie Tianjian, who has borne the burden of life alone, rented Yang Fumei's house in 2019 to run the restaurant, but has been at a loss due to the epidemic. In addition, the child is sick and has no time to operate, so the restaurant is closed.
The picture shows Nie Tianjian showing dumplings in the store.
Nie Tianjian said that caring people made him feel the positive energy of society and also saw hope.
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Upon learning of this situation, the landlord Yang Fumei took over the restaurant that was about to close and changed it to a dumpling shop, using all the income for Nie Jungan's medical expenses, and she also waived the rent for Nie Tianjian.
"We can't help much. We just donate a little love to let him see the child first, so as to reduce his burden as much as possible. We have a good relationship, and he is also very kind. During the epidemic, Xiao Nie went to the village to quarantine. The people at the station deliver packed lunches."
Yang Fumei's friends, tenants, neighbors, etc. joined in helping Nie Tianjian, and social caring people also came after hearing the news, donated money, helped make dumplings, and poured tea for customers.
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A person’s power is limited. Yang Fumei’s friends, tenants, neighbors, etc. have joined in one after another, and social caring people have also come after hearing the news, donating money, helping to make dumplings, and pouring tea to customers... "Help in the shop. The auntie of dumplings came here more than a dozen miles from home and came here with a phone call. Some people go to work during the day and rush over immediately after get off work." Yang Fumei lamented the number of kind people.
The picture shows caring people communicating with Yang Fumei and Nie Tianjian.
Community caring people came to donate money and materials after hearing the news.
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"In the beginning, very few people came to eat in the store. After the news spread, more and more caring people. Sometimes we can’t keep up with the package, so we try to pack a bit more affordable, so that everyone can eat warmly in the cold. Dumplings." Yang Fumei said.
Social caring people rushed to the news and gave Nie Tianjian support by eating dumplings.
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During the reporter's interview, Jinan citizen Yang Xu made a special trip to the dumpling shop and ordered a dumpling to show his support and show his love.
"I also have a child. I felt distressed after seeing the news that the child was sick on the Internet. I just gave my meager love and hope that the child will get better soon."
Yang Fumei's friends, tenants, neighbors, etc. joined the ranks of helping Nie Tianjian, and social caring people also rushed to hear the news.
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After seeing Yang Fumei's loving behavior, netizens praised him as a "good landlord in China."
Regarding this, Yang Fumei said: "I can't call him a'good landlord in China'. If he encounters difficulties, I should help him. I don't feel good when I see the child sick. I just act on my own conscience and be a real person." Yang Fumei said that she was old and had suffered hardships, and that no one would feel bad when encountering difficulties.
"In the future, as long as the child is here to see a doctor, I will continue to help. There are so many well-meaning people in society, I can't live up to their hopes and will support this dumpling shop." Yang Fumei said, now the dumplings are not full of taste, wait until the time is right. When the staff is sufficient, a few more flavors will be introduced.
The picture shows Nie Tianjian in a video call with his son.
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"I can't express my gratitude in words." Nie Tianjian said, caring people made him feel the positive energy of society, also saw hope, and believed that the child would get better.
He wrote the details of donations made by caring people on the "Love List" in the store, and took videos of caring people to save.
He said that the reason for this is to wait for the child to grow up and let the child remember every kind person who helped him.
Author: Sun Hong Yuan