The post-95 girl resigned to make a "100 wish plan" for her 84-year-old grandpa
She took her grandpa on a trip that said she could leave
"Wearing the new clothes that I usually don't want to wear, I took out the picture of my grandma from my chest pocket and put it on my chest. The grandfather in Tiananmen Square cried and laughed again... When the photo was taken, the grandfather didn't say anything. , but I know he is very happy. Standing in Tiananmen Square to take a photo was the common wish of grandparents.” Recently, a netizen named Wanbao posted a short video of traveling with his grandfather after he resigned, which became popular on the Internet.
The video was shot on September 24. Wanbao took his grandfather to Beijing for a trip. The old man took a photo of his deceased wife's ID card, which touched countless netizens, and everyone praised Wanbao's filial piety.
In the face of the video becoming popular on the Internet, Wanbao told the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, "I am still just an ordinary life recorder, seriously recording the time with my grandfather."
quit the job
To help grandpa realize 100 wishes
Wanbao is a post-95s girl from Zigong, Sichuan. In May of this year, she left Chengdu and returned to her hometown in Zigong to accompany her grandfather.
She originally wanted to surprise her grandpa, but after entering the door, she saw that the old man was asleep on the sofa. Grandpa didn't notice her arrival for 20 minutes.
"My parents have been working outside. Six years ago, after my grandmother passed away, my grandfather has been living alone. When I saw that scene, I felt very sad." Wanbao said.
Wanbao stayed at home for 5 days and lived with his grandfather the whole time. He found that his memory had deteriorated, he began to pant when walking, and his legs and feet became less convenient. Aging has left a clear mark on him.
"Grandpa is very lonely. If the health care product salesman greets him a little bit, he will believe and buy it." Wanbao said.
So Wanbao decided to go home to accompany his grandfather and make him no longer so lonely.
After returning to Chengdu, she immediately submitted an application to the company and successfully returned to her hometown with a "naked speech".
After quitting her job with a monthly income of 20,000 yuan, Wanbao is not ready to "eat the old", she works 3 part-time jobs at the same time to make money.
She said that although her income has decreased and it is not as stable as before, she does not regret the decision she has made. "It is enough to be able to accompany grandpa."
After Wanbao returned to Zigong, he found that his grandfather's life was very fulfilling. He got up at 4:50 in the morning, had breakfast before 5:30, took 3 "health care" classes for the elderly a day, did exercise twice, danced square dance once, and did Meals, laundry, and bedtime at 10:30 p.m.
"Under the enrichment lies loneliness. Friends and lovers have passed away one after another, and his family members are working outside. He has to work hard to fill his life to find the meaning of existence." Wanbao said.
In getting along with his grandfather, Wanbao found that his grandfather had many wishes.
One day when she was practicing calligraphy, her grandfather was watching, and Wanbao asked him to write something. The old man picked up the pen, thought about it for a long time, and wrote down the name of his grandmother, who had been dead for 6 years.
Wanbao and grandpa talked about the past and learned that grandpa and grandma wanted to go to many places, but because grandma had bad legs and feet, they didn't go.
"At the time, I thought, it's too late to help grandma realize her wish, I must help grandpa realize her wish."
Wanbao formulated the "100 Wishes Plan", and the Dinosaur Museum in his hometown was the first stop of his grandson's trip.
Grandpa was very happy when he found out. He put on new leather shoes and a suit, and set off with Wanbao at 7:00 in the morning.
Grandpa felt fresh when he saw everything, took a photo with the dinosaur statue in front of the museum, pointed to the dinosaur fossil to share with Wanbao, and kept staring at the dinosaur doll.
When Wanbao asked him if he wanted to buy it, he would say arrogantly, this is all for a child to play with.
Later, Wanbao held a lantern festival for the two of them for grandpa, and let grandpa take a boat and swim the river in Zigong for the first time.
"These brought new hope to my life and gave me the opportunity to touch many new things." Grandpa said happily.
Go to Beijing to see the flag hoisting
Grandpa puts grandma's photo on his chest
"Grandpa, do you want to go to Beijing?" Wanbao asked her 84-year-old grandfather.
Grandpa nodded without hesitation, "I think", his eyes narrowed with a smile showed a longing look, and he shook his head helplessly, "Impossible."
Two days later, Wanbao took his grandfather and his parents on a plane and flew over a distance of nearly 2,000 kilometers to help his grandfather realize his wish.
The night before the trip, Grandpa was too excited to sleep, shaved his beard, changed into a clean white shirt, and kept pacing in the living room.
Wanbao took Grandpa's hand and comforted him: "Grandpa, don't be nervous, we'll be with you." The old man fell asleep peacefully.
This was Grandpa Wanbao's first flight. Grandpa felt very fresh and stared out the window for more than 2 hours.
On the second day of his arrival in Beijing, Wanbao took his grandfather to CCTV to participate in the recording of the show "Vietnam War and Victory" and became an audience member at the scene.
Grandpa liked watching this show very much when he was at home, and also liked the host Yang Fan very much, so before coming to Beijing, Wanbao won the audience quota for the show for Grandpa.
As soon as he saw the studio, his grandfather asked Wanbao in disbelief, "This is really CCTV, is it "The Vietnam War"? I never dreamed that I would come to participate in this show." The host, Yang Fan, "I heard Yang Fan speak very kindly." Grandpa happily told Wanbao.
Before the National Day, my grandfather realized his obsession—going to Tiananmen Square to watch the national flag being raised.
He put on a clean black jacket, put a red flag on his chest, and set off on time at 2:00 in the morning. He felt very happy when he saw every flower, every building, and every building along the way, and would happily share it with Wanbao.
Every time Wanbao asked him if he was sleepy, he always said no.
They arrived at Tiananmen Square before 4 o'clock in line, and after passing the security check, people started running excitedly.
The grandfather walked forward energetically, the pace was faster than the family members, he ran while walking, Wanbao told him not to run, he took two steps and then ran again, and walked quickly to the place where the national flag was raised.
The day was blushing, and the national flag guards solemnly walked across the square. Grandpa watched the national flag rising, took out the picture of grandma, and put it on his chest again. Grandpa in Tiananmen Square cried and laughed again. .
After that, Wanbao took his grandfather to the Forbidden City, Fragrant Hills, Jingshan and other places. Every time he went, his grandfather would pick up his grandmother's photos and take pictures in front of the scenic spots.
After grandma passed away, the family was afraid that grandpa would be sad and burned all her photos. Grandpa secretly left a one-inch photo of grandma in his wallet and let the photo accompany him to see the scenery of Beijing.
Wanbao said that grandfather and grandma always had a wish to come to Beijing when they were young, but when they were young, they were poor and the transportation was not developed.
This photo of grandpa and grandma has fulfilled the wish of the two for decades.
Although Wanbao had made adequate preparations, the "interlude" of this trip exceeded her expectations.
When Wanbao took Grandpa to the front door, Grandpa almost got lost.
Grandpa glanced at the window, and Wanbao and his family walked in front. When Grandpa tried to follow them, he recognized the wrong person.
Although Wanbao turned around in time to find out, he was still startled, and hurriedly told his grandfather to look for someone.
After that, in order to prevent Grandpa from getting lost, Wanbao let Grandpa walk in the middle, and she and her parents protected Grandpa one after the other.
Next stop is Chengdu
Grandpa wants to see pandas
Wanbao took a video of her grandfather and posted it on Douyin and Station B to record her life with her grandfather. Because she found that there were very few video records left by her grandmother, she decided to record her grandfather's life.
She divided the video into several groups, and each time she posted it, she brought a different topic and recorded different types of content: she brought her grandpa to realize 100 wishes, and recorded the whole process of realizing the wish; she resigned and went home to accompany her grandfather and recorded her Her most real feelings when she was with her grandfather; her life observation diary, which recorded her grandfather's love for her, and her observation of the society after living with her grandfather.
After Wanbao watched the video for grandpa, grandpa felt very real and very happy, "My grandpa's memory is getting worse and worse, and he will forget a lot of things, but Wanbao recorded it for grandpa, and grandpa still feels very kind after watching the video. , remembering the mood at that time." Wan Bao said.
The video of taking my grandfather to Beijing received millions of likes on Douyin and became a popular video site.
People were moved by Wanbao's filial piety and the true love between her and her grandfather. Many young people expressed their envy, expressed regrets, or shared their experience of traveling with the elderly at home, or asked about travel strategies for the elderly in the comment area.
Many people have begun to realize that they should cherish the time with their elders more, and are unwilling to let "children want to support their parents but not wait for them" to become an eternal regret.
Wanbao felt that it didn't matter when the video became popular.
She thinks that she is just a very ordinary video recorder, living an ordinary life and recording ordinary life, not an internet celebrity.
When she sees that many young people have regrets on the message board, she will reply with consoling words or expressions.
"Next stop, I want to take my grandfather to Chengdu to see the giant pandas." Wanbao said longingly.
She wants to help grandpa realize his every wish. In the future, she also plans to take grandpa to Hunan, Yangtze River and Yellow River to help grandpa realize more wishes.
She still shoots videos and shares, records and transmits the warmth of family affection.
dialogue
The video is a memory for grandpa
Beiqing Daily: Grandpa is 84 years old after all, is there any difficulty in traveling?
Wanbao: I gave him a physical examination before he came out. Considering that his legs and feet are inconvenient, he took a taxi as much as possible on the plane.
Of course, grandpa wanted to take the subway, so he followed him once.
All aspects I can consider have been done, but the preparation time may be longer in the early stage.
In addition, when traveling, you should be considerate and take care of the speed of the elderly.
Beiqing Daily: What does grandpa think of this trip?
How is he feeling?
Wanbao: Very excited, very happy.
At first he said he didn't want to go, he felt like he was spending too much money and he felt like he was bothering me.
I told him that it was not troublesome, I saved all the money, and set up a travel fund for him, which was specially spent for him.
Beiqing Daily: Why do you want to record your grandfather's daily life in the form of short videos?
Wanbao: We have a lot of things every day. Grandpa can't remember them, but I recorded them for him.
If you forget something, we can accompany you to watch the video again.
For example, when grandpa goes to see a good friend for the first time, he will have a mood.
Even if I look at it later, I will still feel more cordial, and this feeling is not just stuck on that day.
Beiqing Daily: The video is on fire, are you worried that your grandpa's life will be affected?
Wanbao: I told my grandfather that if someone recognizes you, just say hello and respond generously.
After grandpa became popular on the Internet, many people recognized him, but they would not bother him.
Only occasionally, when the grandfather and grandson are together, someone will come up to talk.
Beiqing Daily: Do you have any advice for other young people who want to travel with the elderly?
Wanbao: First of all, we must take into account the physical condition of the old man, take him for a physical examination, and arrange it according to whether he is suitable for travel and whether he can fly.
More importantly, it is necessary to understand the wishes of the old man. For example, I don't plan to let my grandfather take the subway. He wants to experience it, and then I will protect him and squeeze it.
Pay attention to him at any time during travel, be more patient. For example, when I see my grandfather's leg hurts, I will ask if it matters. He said it doesn't matter, but I still rented a wheelchair for him.
The old man didn't want to trouble his family, so he still had to observe some of his details.
This edition of the article / reporter Zhu Jianyong
Intern Song Gamin
(Beijing Youth Daily)