[Explanation] In Changchun, Jilin, there is a special flower shop that is jointly built and operated by 5 families of autistic patients.
Every bouquet of flowers sold by this flower shop is hand-pierced by children with autism, and every flower is full of their love.
On Children's Day on June 1, the flower shop received a lot of orders, and three groups of family members have been busy.
The head of the flower shop, Huang Jie, is the mother of a boy with autism.
She opened the flower shop two years ago with the mother of four other autistic patients.
Their common wish is to hope that their children can learn some life skills through labor and better integrate into society.
[Concurrent] Huang Jie, head of the flower shop
I hope that at least these children can have something to do in (the store).
Let the children have a state of work, he knows that work can make money.
Then he also has a state of integration into society.
[Explanation] In September 2018, Changchun New District, where Huang Jie is located, was registered and established.
Love Plus often carries out some creative hand-painted crafts, charity markets, outdoor and social activities to cultivate the regularity, hands-on ability, sports interest and artistic literacy of the mentally handicapped, and enhance their sense of participation and achievement.
In 2020, Love Plus founded this special flower shop.
On the 1st, three boys came to the store to help trim the flowers.
Huang Jie said that the flower shop is usually run and managed by parents, and children are responsible for changing the water and pruning flowers. Sometimes they can also participate in the delivery of bouquets.
Huang Jie said that in the past two years, Huang Jie and the parents of several children have paid a lot for the children to learn flower arrangement skills and sales services.
[Concurrent] Huang Jie, head of the flower shop
In the past two years, I took it step by step, little by little, to instill it, including them getting to know a lot of flowers.
This flower really carries a lot of feelings in it, including when caring people come to buy it, he will feel that it is a child's labor.
It is the feeling that every piece (bouquet) carries a piece of love (sent).
[Explanation] The reporter saw that for some simple daily tasks, the children were able to complete them smoothly, and clusters of colorful and fragrant flowers seemed to bloom in their hands.
These flowers, which are integrated into the children's love, will be placed on the container and become holiday gifts that customers buy and give to their relatives and friends.
Reported by reporter Lv Shengnan from Changchun
Responsible editor: [Yue Chuan]