"Especially like, really like..."
"Especially like, really like..." Seeing his parents' clear images during a video call, the son, Peng Liujun, couldn't hold back his tears.
Recently, Officer Hui Fuzhen from Mangka Border Police Station in Lincang, Yunnan, presented two framed photographs to Peng Guozhong, the brother of Peng Liujun. Upon seeing the photos of his late parents, Peng Guozhong repeatedly said, "They look just like them, they look just like them." This marked the first time the family had photographs of their parents.
The story began on a certain day. That afternoon, after completing his household registration business at the border police station, Peng Liujun, the younger brother, made a request to the police officer: "My parents passed away early, and back then there were no mobile phones, so there are no photos of them at home..." Officer Hui Fuzhen immediately understood Peng Liujun's expectation: "You want photos, right?" "Yes, could you check?" The officer found photos of his parents in the household registration system. When two blurry black-and-white photos appeared on the computer screen, Peng Liujun quietly gazed at them. Gradually, his eyes welled up with tears.
Peng Liujun took a blurry photo of his parents on the screen with his phone.
After learning that Peng Liujun had gone to work in another place before the Lunar New Year and had little time to return home, it was also known that his father passed away before the Lunar New Year, but Peng Liujun, who was hospitalized due to surgery, was unable to return home to see his father off. Two years after his father's death, his mother also fell ill and lay in bed. Peng Liujun rushed home and finally saw his mother for the last time. Due to the family's poor financial situation, there were no photos of his parents at home. "I have always missed them, but the longer time passes, the more I think about them, the more my memories of them become blurred." After hearing Peng Liujun's story, Officer Hui Fuzhen kept it in mind. She copied the two blurry photos and, during her vacation, traveled to multiple places to find a photo studio to restore the photos of Peng Liujun's parents.
After the photo was restored, Huifuzhen wrapped the frame and, together with her colleagues, delivered the photo to Peng Liujun's home in Lincang. However, Peng Liujun had already left for another province at that time.
Brother Peng Guozhong immediately recognized their father in the photo.
After receiving this special gift, Brother Peng Guozhong dialed a video call to his younger brother. The police officer saw Peng Liujun again: "That day you said you wanted photos of your parents, but there were no photos of mom and dad at home. I saw you were quite upset, but the photos I found for you were too old and blurry, so I thought I'd do my best to restore them for you."
When Peng Liujun saw the clear images of his parents during a video call, he choked up several times... The police officer said, "Brother Peng, I'll send you the electronic version of the photos later, and I've placed the photo frame with your brother. You should come home more often while working outside, and I hope you have no regrets in the days to come." On the other side of the photo were the parents who had passed away, and on this side was the child filled with longing. Ordinary as we are, we all strive to uphold the warmth of our homes, and no matter how far we go, we must remember to return.