In Xiaomen Village, a tranquil and beautiful village in Ningbo there is an elder man who begrudges spending 5 yuan on a pedicab ride when he goes out but donates his life savings of 2.65 million yuan (approximately 0.41 million dollars) for public welfare for the village on his 80th birthday. Part of the donation has been used as an award fund for outstanding students in Xiaomen Village. Since 2015, the fund has been awarded to 85 outstanding students with a total amount of more than 0.67 million yuan.

Xu Jiren (Beilun Publishing, via CCTV)

The elder man is called Xu Jiren. Every time when the student grants are awarded, Xu Jiren takes part in the activity in person. On 20 August, 2021, the student grants are awarded for the seventh time. This time, the grants were awarded as usual, but Xu Ziren was absent. It turned out that just a few days before, Xu had unfortunately suffered a stroke. Though he was ill, he kept thinking about the student grants and told his family and the Foundation to make sure the student grants were awarded on time.

Student grants distribution ceremony in 2021 (Beilun Publishing, via CCTV)

On the afternoon of August 20, 2021, Xu Jiren student grants were distributed again at a building in Xiaomen Village. This year, a total of 19 students from Xiaomen Village received student grants, which range from 3,000 yuan (464.4 dollars) to 10,000 yuan (1548 dollars). A total of 128,000 yuan (approximately 19,814 dollars) was given out this time.

Editor: He Zhenzhen