Reporter Zhang Yazhu/Taichung Report[01/31 15:10 Posted | 20:10 Update: Added video]
▲The affectionate Grandpa Zhuang, whose mobile phone is still full of photos of his late wife, told reporters helplessly that he never expected his wife to leave him so soon. He was sad to send away his daughter and then his beloved wife soon after. It was really sad. (Photo/photographed by reporter Zhang Yazhu)
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Grandpa Zhuang, who is now 70 years old, has lost his only wish! “Sanli News Network” once interviewed an affectionate husband who ran a night market stall to earn money to support his paralyzed wife. When interviewed that year, he said: “I don’t have any wishes now, just take good care of her…” Unexpectedly (2023) Nian Xiao Grandpa Zhuang was devastated when his daughter and his beloved wife passed away one after another. Although he still had a son and a daughter, they each had families and the financial situation was not easy. Grandpa Zhuang continued to make a living by running a night market and did not want to be a burden to his children. He was so affectionate that he was alone even during the New Year. The reason was that his beloved wife passed away before the New Year, so he had to guard her memorial tablet and worship her, otherwise his wife would be too pitiful.
Although the cold wave gradually weakened last Thursday (1/25), the Central Weather Bureau still issued a special “yellow” cold signal for Taichung, reminding the public that there is a chance of temperatures below 10°C, especially in the morning and evening. It’s a night market where you can watch the weather and eat, but no matter how cold it is, you still have to go out and set up a stall to do business in order to survive. The 70-year-old Grandpa Zhuang is one of the living examples. On the day of the interview, not only was the temperature low and there was even a gust of cold wind, but Grandpa Zhuang, who lives alone, still drove his van for nearly half an hour to set up a stall at Tanzi Shengli Night Market to make money. It was after 6 o’clock and he had not eaten yet. Busy in and out, putting out small animal feed, hoping to attract customers.
▼▲Grandpa Zhuang is busy arranging various feeds in the hope of attracting customers. However, he said that in fact, he often does not make even one yuan a day, so he is setting up the stall at a loss. (Photo/photographed by reporter Zhang Yazhu)
Talking about Grandpa Zhuang’s life is really heartbreaking! Originally, he and his wife, who was suffering from cerebral atrophy and blind in one eye, lived together in an old rented bungalow. While taking care of the sick wife’s daily life, he also took care of the housework and set up a stall in the night market to make money. At first, he took care of his wife alone, but later By chance, I came into contact with the Hongdao Elderly Foundation and applied for long-term care services. From then on, there will be a resident attendant to provide two and a half hours of care services every day. At around 3:30 in the afternoon, Grandpa Zhuang has to go out to set up a stall at the night market. He will First put the wife on the bed, and then use a homemade board to block it to prevent the wife from rolling off. About an hour later, a housekeeper will come to the house to take care of the wife for two hours. Then later, around 8 o’clock, another housekeeper will come. The attendants confirm the wife’s condition, assist with changing diapers, going to the toilet, etc.
▼▲(Picture above) In an exclusive interview two years ago, Grandpa Zhuang choked up and shed tears when talking about it, and the grandmother beside him couldn’t help but get excited; (Picture below) When Grandma was still alive, Grandpa Zhuang had to first set up a stall. The wife placed her on the bed and surrounded it with a homemade bamboo fence to prevent her from falling and comforted her: “I’ll buy you something to eat, be good!” (File photo/Photo by reporter Zhang Yazhu)
During an exclusive interview in 2022, Grandpa Zhuang looked at his beloved wife affectionately and even opened a photo of the two when they were young to show the reporter. He smiled shyly and said that their first date was in Taichung Park and he was really nervous. After more than 50 years of marriage, Grandpa Zhuang has never left his wife. Even though his financial situation was not good, he did not complain or even ask his children for money. I feel that the children have their own families and their lives are not very easy, so being a parent should not be a burden. As for the wife, every scene is unforgettable. Whether it is the eyes full of love or the patient action of comforting the restless wife, it is touching and admirable. Especially when he choked up and said: “She has been following me for decades. , we also saw it and were very reluctant to let him go. Even if he asked me to send him to that (institution), I couldn’t bear it. It doesn’t matter. I met her. I think she is very pitiful. She is blind in one eye, and she can see with only one eye. No, I feel so pitiful and sad to see him!”
▼▲In the eyes of outsiders, Grandpa Zhuang is very hard-working, almost doing all the shit and peeing for his grandma, but Grandpa has no complaints because his greatest wish is to take good care of his wife. He even generously shared about the two of them in an exclusive interview in 2022 The dating photos taken when they were young clearly show the good relationship between the couple and the deep affection of Grandpa Zhuang. (File photo/Photo by Zhang Yazhu)
At that time, Grandpa Zhuang firmly stated that he would not blame others for facing these problems. Instead, he would like to thank the staff who were lucky enough to meet the Hongdao Foundation for helping him. “There is nothing to complain about, and I will not let go. It doesn’t matter, just live it for one day.” One day, I don’t have any extravagant expectations, just take good care of my wife. My only wish is if she can get better and better.”
Good times don’t last forever (2023) God made two jokes to Zhuang A one after another, asking him to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person first, and then to his beloved sick wife, which made him suffer a lot. Grandpa Zhuang said that everything happened suddenly, especially his 43-year-old daughter who had an inexplicable myocardial infarction and passed away, leaving behind her husband and two children. “Fortunately, there are relatives over there who can help, otherwise it would be really difficult.” I don’t know what to do.” As for his beloved wife, Grandpa Zhuang choked up and said that his wife’s condition has been getting worse and worse, and eventually her lung function and even her organs have lost function. He also couldn’t bear the thought of his wife being rescued and struggling to survive, so he had no choice but to let her go. After all, she has only been gone for 10 months. Sometimes when I go back, I still feel that she is still there, but only when I see the lights dim and the bed empty do I remember that she is gone.”
▼▲When talking about the passing of his wife, some people encouraged him to be strong. Grandpa Zhuang couldn’t help but choke up. He said that sometimes he always felt that his wife was still there, and he still thought of feeding her and how happy she looked until he saw the empty house. I was shocked to realize that “she left…I am the only one left in this family” (above photo/photographed by reporter Zhang Yazhu; below photo/reverse shot)
After Grandpa Zhuang’s wife died of illness, he no longer had a low-middle-income status. Because he still had children and other relationships, his applications for a low-middle-income family were rejected, making him a so-called “marginal household” in society. Despite this, Grandpa Zhuang did not blame the government or anyone else. He smiled bitterly and said that he did not have much expenses anyway, so he could still live by saving a little. It is reported that Grandpa Zhuang currently has an old-age allowance and a national pension subsidy, which add up to more than 6,000 yuan. However, the night market stalls often attract no attention at night, and it is almost a loss-making business. The basic living expenses plus renting a two-space unit in the night market for 3 months. 6,000, Grandpa Zhuang is really living a life “very reluctantly” and “very hard”. But as long as he talks about his beloved wife, he will pick up the photos on his mobile phone and share them with reporters. He even told reporters that Hongdao recently invited him to a fireside dinner, which made him very touched and grateful because he was reluctant to leave her alone during the Chinese New Year and had no one to accompany her. Eating and sitting around the fire, but for myself, “I feel that He (Mrs.) is still with me. It’s not the New Year yet. I can’t go anywhere. I have to worship Him, otherwise He will be very pitiful there. “
▼▲ (Top picture) The wedding photo of Grandpa Zhuang and Grandma; (Bottom picture) Grandma had to be assisted by Grandpa Zhuang when she went to the toilet. (File photo/Photo by reporter Zhang Yazhu)
Lin Jiwen, a specialist at Hongdao Foundation’s Taichung Service Office, told reporters privately that even though grandma (grandpa Zhuang’s wife) has passed away, grandpa is still very affectionate and knows that his wife likes to eat red turtle cake. I heard that there is a stall in Jianguo Market that is cheap and delicious. , no matter how far the journey was, “he made a special trip to buy it, but it was actually far away from where he lived and inconvenient. Just because my wife liked to eat it when she was alive, I felt that my grandpa’s love for grandma was the same whether he was alive or dead. Yes, it’s very touching.”
✎Where Grandpa Zhuang sets up his stall
Time: Every Thursday around 17:00~23:00
Location: Tanzi Shengli Night Market (next to a stall of prime steak)
※Click on the website to watch the 2022 interview video of the affectionate Grandpa Zhuang:
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