His father suffers from mental illness, his mother suffers from epilepsy, and the difficulty that Pham Van Thong faces did not stop him from enrolling in the national team of excellent students in Mathematics.
Receiving the unexpected good news, his son Pham Van Thong was selected for the National Excellent Student Team, while his mother was glad to shed tears, his father was “indifferent”, not knowing what it was. The poor boy foster the dream of a doctor to take care of his parents.
Grade 11 student Pham Van Thong. Photo: Ngan Chi Overcoming adversity In April, the first sunshine of the season is like yellowing in the sky in the idyllic northern countryside. It was past noon, a slender pupil was hurriedly cycling alone in the middle of a deserted road to return to his small house in Che Lead village (Di Che commune, Tien Lu district, Hung Yen), the whole family waiting for rice. The electric bicycle probably had a problem in the middle of the road, so his face was so sweaty. It was the 11th grade student Pham Van Thong (Hung Yen specialized high school, Hung Yen province), but now, when it comes to the whole village below, everyone knows the language and the commendation plate. People admire Thong, not only because, last school year, he was honored to be in the national team of excellent students in Math, but also because, the diligent pupil overcame his family’s adversity towards the future is full of light. Born into a poor family, his father suffers from schizophrenia, his mother suffers from epilepsy since the day he was in school, when Thong was born, everyone worried that he would inherit the disease from his parents. But no, both Thong and his sister currently in grade 6 are very bright and even have remarkable academic achievements. 
A simple meal of a family of 4. Photo: Ngan Chi From an early age, Thong had an outstanding record in Math. Knowing his family was in difficult, his parents brought many diseases, he never asked his mother to take tutoring, even though his mother advised to take extra classes, the male student still firmly refused. In order to foster his passion for Mathematics, Thong always makes the most of his time for studying, taking advantage of it to explore and exchange more knowledge with teachers and friends after school; the rest, relying on their own initiative and perseverance to conquer difficult content. Just like that, in grade 7, Pham Van Thong won the third prize at district level in Mathematics, in grade 9, won the consolation prize at district level in Mathematics. In the 10th grade entrance exam, the male student excellently passed the Math class of Hung Yen High School, ranked 4th in the whole school. In particular, by the beginning of the 11th grade year (August 2020), Thong was honored to be 1 of 6 math students in the national excellent student team. The day of receiving the congratulatory letter from the Director of the Department of Education and Training of Hung Yen province when Thong was admitted to the team of excellent students in National Mathematics, the mother was happy to shed tears because her son had high achievements in studying, and his father still “Indifferent” for not knowing what it is. Although later, sad to hear that I have not been accepted, but with the spirit of optimism, “do not falter”, Thong affirms: “Since I have not tried my best, this year, I am practicing. Trung rehearsed for the next attempt “. 
After school, Usually help parents with housework. Photo: Ngan Chi Love can be foolish at times, but always treasured Thong’s parents – Ms. Hoang Thi Quy (44 years old) and Pham Van Hinh (50 years old, known by villagers as “Hinh Tons”) have been married for 19 years. Their home is from two pieces of match matchmaking, which have no love, but become happiness. Ms. Quy from a girl who is considered “too old to miss” because she is ill-tempered and does not dare to love anyone, has found a family. Anh Hinh from a naive man, “does not know what to do, does not listen to anyone”, after getting married, began to “understand” again. Ms. Quy patiently taught him from farming to housework, it all started from zero. 
After the meal, the younger sister and her father feed the chickens. Photo: Ngan Chi Gradually, he also knew the job. “At first you didn’t know what to do, I just had to go with it to show it personally. Initially, when he pulled the seedlings, he pulled the grass. Then, his wife showed how to distinguish the seedlings from the grass, how to push the seedlings when transplanted, to stand and slap the water properly. Ordinary people can pick up 5 plots a day, and he only gets 1 piece. Ordinary people can pull 100 seedlings a day, and he only gets 30 bunches of seedlings. Ordinary people get the whole pole every day, he only gets 2 pieces, but more than he can not help anything. Then comes the housework like cooking, I also have to show him how to measure the water level with my knuckles, the meal is so dull, the meal is awkward but gradually getting used to it ”- she shared. Just like that, the small house every day adds a happy part. The outsider said that he may not be sure that Mr. Hinh has heard it, but his wife told him that he was uneasy. 
Mr. Pham Van Hinh and Ms. Hoang Thi Quy. Photo: Ngan Chi In the past few years, “Hinh Teo” has gotten faster every day, even shows that his children are good at studying with their neighbors and relatives, they have known to give up delicious food to their children during the meal, so far it is time to take care of meals. water for his wife, even able to sign his own name taught by his wife even though he is illiterate … Only he could not count more than 10 numbers and could not spend money. The man had just picked a handful of morning glory from the field, started to prepare lunch, his mouth kept showing off “there is an older son who studies very well, many certificates of merit but not sure what subject, who praised” … After all, boys, he mentioned his daughter, “he doesn’t study as much as his brother, but he is quite good” – he laughed after saying that. Rice just cooked, Ms. Quy also drove the car of Cup 82 to the yard. Currently, the whole family depends on her salary as a construction worker, 200,000 VND / day. Poor health, not used to heavy work, just building the car, the woman hurriedly sat down on the steps, breathless. She said: “The illness itself has been in remission for several years now, and my illness is still the same, I try to buy more health insurance for the couple to keep away, the rest will invest. for you… ”. Waiting for the two children to come home from school, the whole family gathered around a simple tray of rice in the 4th grade house with only a plate of boiled water spinach, a bowl of water and a few pieces of simmered sausages. Finished meal, Ms. Quy took advantage of the nap and then went to work. Anh Hinh and his daughter feed the chickens, and the son is also nimble at cleaning the dishes. Not only did he study well, Thong and his sister were both good children, after every hour at school, when they returned home, the two brothers helped their parents manage the housework, and rarely went out to play. The house was more than 10 km away from the school, at first Thong asked his mother to ride a bicycle, but thought that the long way, the children went to school hard, relatives helped to buy him an electric bicycle. The house was far away, many days in the afternoon shift, Thong brought a pair of rice cages to school to eat. As a son, but Thong does not care about anything, after school he goes to the pond to help his mother wash vegetables, partly because he wants to watch because he is afraid of his mother falling. When they got older, the two brothers never demanded that their parents buy new furniture or buy new clothes. 
Congratulation letter from the Director of the Department of Education and Training of Hung Yen province. Photo: Ngan Chi Referring to “whether their parents are sick, do you hesitate to talk to friends?” Thong said: “I have never been ashamed of my parents. There are new parents with you today. I am proud of my family. I love my parents so much, when I grow up, I will take care of them ”. Anyone who asked about his dream, student Pham Van Thong immediately said he would “be a doctor” to be able to take care of his parents. And in the short term, Thong hopes that he will pass the exam to the Military Medical Academy because it can reduce the burden of school fees to pay for his family. Life has linked two people, though not perfect, but has created a perfect and happy family. Although they do not know what love is, but for the past 19 years, brothers and sisters have treated each other with the most sincere and deepest feelings. The beautiful end of the love story is that the children are obedient and well-educated. The mother wishes her son to pass university and pursue a favorite job to escape the village of bamboo – something she and her husband have never dared to think of before.
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