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Go bankrupt to cure his girlfriend's leukemia, his girlfriend marry someone else

Picking up rubbish for a living today: the story of this young man from Hubei is embarrassing...

By davidPublished 2 years ago 13 min read
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In early September 2006, the sun was scorching hot.

On the streets of Changchun, a man in ragged clothes saw an abandoned mineral water bottle on the side of the road. He was going to pick it up into the sack on his shoulder and sell it for money.

Just before he picked up the bottle, his body suddenly swayed a few times and fell heavily to the ground.

When he woke up in the hospital, an infuriating love story about him also went viral online.

He is Li Sentinel. In order to save his girlfriend who is suffering from leukemia, he sold cars and houses, and collected 400,000 yuan to accompany his girlfriend to see a doctor in Shanghai.

After his girlfriend recovered, she turned to marry another person.

When Sentinel Li came to ask the reason, his girlfriend sarcastically said:

"Li Sentinel, look at your current appearance, one poor and two ugly, do you think you can still be worthy of me?"

Li Sentinel, who was hit hard, lived in a daze every day and made a living by picking up garbage.

What happened between Li Sentinel and his ex-girlfriend, and why did his former girlfriend become so heartless?

Now that 16 years have passed, does he regret it?

Li Sentinel was born in Laohekou, Hubei in 1973.

He is the only son in the family and has been loved since childhood.

When he was a teenager, he liked to read books very much, and even when he was eating, he would never leave the book.

After my father found out, he thought that reading books is a good thing, so he went to build a bookshelf the next day and bought a lot of books.

Under the influence of books, Li Sentinel was able to publish some poems in newspapers and media after graduating from junior high school.

Every time the neighbors saw him, they were full of praise:

"Xiao Bing is incredible. He must have great prospects when he grows up."

Li Sentinel's three-year high school studies have been among the best. In 1992, he successfully entered Wuhan University with excellent results.

In that era, a college student could be born in the family, but it was a matter of honoring the ancestors.

Parents, who have been frugal for most of their lives, rarely say proudly:

"Go to the restaurant to set up a few tables and invite relatives and friends to dinner!"

Li Sentinel smiled shyly, silently admonishing himself to work harder in the future and be proud of being a parent.

When he went to college, he met Zhang Xiaoyue, a girl in the same class as soon as he was divided into classes.

After a chat between the two, they were surprised to learn that they were fellow villagers.

Zhang Xiaoyue has a delicate appearance and has a small pear vortex when she smiles, which looks very cute.

Li Sentinel looks average, but he is full of talent, and he is also a well-known talent in school.

In his sophomore year, the school held a speech contest, and Li Sentinel signed up to participate.

On the stage, he talked eloquently, and his high-spirited appearance attracted numerous applause from his classmates, flowers and applause, and finally won the first prize.

After the speech, he and Zhang Xiaoyue were walking on the avenue of the campus. Zhang Xiaoyue took his hand and said excitedly:

"Li Sentinel, you are so talented, my roommate has been praising you just now!"

Li Sentinel didn't hear a word.

He stared stupidly at the hand that Zhang Xiaoyue was holding him, and there was only one thought in his mind:

Satsuki took my hand.

Zhang Xiaoyue looked at him in a daze, then realized something, and quickly pulled out her hand, her cheeks flushed.

The two established their relationship.

It was indeed a very good time.

The young boy bought a bicycle in order to be able to take his girlfriend on a trip.

He drove Zhang Xiaoyue around all the delicious and fun places in Wuhan, wrote poems for her, and arranged songs for her.

"There is a girl in the city named Xiao Zhang. She is beautiful and generous. She has a beautiful little face and long hair. Thank you for the love you gave me. I will never forget it in this life..."

At that time, people were sincere and their feelings were simple.

All the students feel that they can be together for a long time in the future.

Li Sentinel also thinks so, because they once made a vow of perseverance at the seaside.

He never thought about girls other than Zhang Xiaoyue, and never thought that Zhang Xiaoyue would marry another man.

In 1996, the two successfully graduated from university.

At that time, it was popular to go south to work, as long as young people with aspirations would go there.

After the two discussed it, they went to Guangzhou with a dream.

When they arrived in Guangzhou, the young couple were unfamiliar and had little money, so they first found a simple job and settled down.

Sentinel Li would never treat his girlfriend badly, as long as it was what she wanted, he would do his best to satisfy her.

Except for saving money, almost all the rest of the salary was spent on Zhang Xiaoyue.

In the blink of an eye, several years have passed, and Sentinel Li has also saved a fortune.

In order to give his girlfriend a better life, Sentinel Li decided to go home and open a hotel.

In 2002, he took Zhang Xiaoyue back to his hometown to meet his parents.

The parents of the Li family had long heard that their son was talking to him, and that they were coming back. They went to the vegetable market early in the morning to buy vegetables and sell meat, and kept the house in good order.

Zhang Xiaoyue's appearance was good, and her words and deeds were measured. Li's parents liked her very much when they saw her, and they forced her to give her a big red envelope before leaving.

But Li Xiaoyue's parents had a very cold attitude towards Li Sentinel.

They thought that Li Sentinel had an average appearance and an average family, and was not worthy of their daughter.

Therefore, when Sentinel Li came to visit with a large package of gifts, their attitude was not lukewarm.

Zhang Xiaoyue noticed that her boyfriend was in a low mood, so she said to comfort him: it doesn't matter, my parents don't know you, they don't know how good you are, they will agree after a long time.

After these remarks, Li Sentinel was moved, and he secretly vowed to do something in his hometown to prove his ability.

Li Sentinel took out the savings he had saved from working abroad over the years, plus the 100,000 yuan supported by his parents, and put together 200,000 yuan to open a big hotel in Xiangfan.

The name of the hotel is Red Sun, which means that the future of the two is as bright as the sun, and their careers are booming.

Li Sentinel is a real person, coupled with his diligence in his work, the hotel quickly became famous in the local area.

In just half a year, I earned my principal back and bought a car.

In his spare time, he drove Zhang Xiaoyue to go for a drive outside, which was very pleasant.

Everything looked beautiful. In the blink of an eye, Li Sentinel and Zhang Xiaoyue had known each other for 10 years.

Just when he was about to propose to Zhang Xiaoyue, an accident happened.

At the end of 2002, Zhang Xiaoyue had a high fever for two consecutive days.

At first she thought it was a cold and didn't care too much.

However, after taking antipyretics, not only did it not improve, but it developed into a high fever, and purple-red spots developed on the skin.

Only then did she start to panic, and told Sentinel Li about the incident.

Li Sentinel, who was busy in the hotel, took him to a large hospital in Wuhan for an examination without saying a word.

The inspection report came out soon: Zhang Xiaoyue was diagnosed with leukemia.

This bad news made the two of them unable to return to their senses for a long time.

Leukemia has always been a very scary disease, known as blood cancer.

The best treatment for this disease is a bone marrow transplant.

The doctor told them that the conditions in Wuhan are limited, and if they want a cure, they can try it in Shanghai.

But the cost of treatment is very high, about 400,000.

400,000 is not a small number even in this day and age, let alone 20 years ago.

Zhang Xiaoyue didn't want to die, but her family couldn't get that much money, so she cried and said to Sentinel Li:

"We're dead, can we go home?"

Li Sentinel saw his girlfriend crying so hard that he was sore.

This is the girl he swore to protect, how could he just watch her leave this world.

"Xiaoyue, you forgot, we promised to stay with us all our lives. We can earn more money when we run out of money. This disease must be cured."

In order to save his girlfriend, Li Sentinel sold the hotel and the car behind his mother's back, and borrowed a little from a friend, making a total of 400,000 yuan.

The 400,000 is all of Li Sentinel's savings.

The operation was successful, and the doctor said that all the indicators were normal.

In half a year, Zhang Xiaoyue recovered almost like a normal person, and returned to her hometown to recuperate.

The man was rescued, but there was still a huge problem in front of the two of them:

The house is sold, the car is also sold, what will he and Xiaoyue eat and drink in the future?

Li Sentinel is a very responsible man. He didn't want his girlfriend to suffer and suffer with him, so he decided to go to Guangzhou to work and earn money again.

On the day of parting, Zhang Xiaoyue went to the station to see him off, and the two said goodbye.

Li Sentinel said: "Xiaoyue, when I pay off the debt, we will get married."

Zhang Xiaoyue was in a complicated mood, but she still nodded: "Xiao Bing, I'll wait for you."

It's just this goodbye, and goodbye becomes a stranger in the end.

When I arrived in Guangzhou, everything changed.

The former big boss has become a migrant worker. In order to make quick money, Li Sentinel went to the assembly line of the factory.

The work was hard and tiring, and from time to time he was scolded by the boss by pointing his nose. Whenever he felt uncomfortable, when he thought of his girlfriend thousands of miles away, he felt that this tiredness was nothing.

Li Sentinel's happiest time was the phone call with Xiaoyue after get off work.

The two go from once a day to once in the next two or three days.

Li Sentinel didn't care at first, Xiaoyue also has a job in her hometown, and it's normal that she can't be busy sometimes.

By the end of 2004, Sentinel Li finally noticed the difference.

My girlfriend's phone calls are getting less and less, and she often seems impatient, hanging up after a few words.

One day, a friend from my hometown suddenly called him and said:

"Xiao Bing, you are so stupid, Xiaoyue has already married someone else!"

At that time, Sentinel Li didn't believe it, he just thought his friend was joking.

Until the Spring Festival of 2005, when Li Sentinel returned to Laohekou, as soon as he entered the door, his father held his hand and said with a sigh:

"Son, give up that girl, she is married, and she and her husband went to work abroad."

At this moment, Li Sentinel only felt five thunders hit the top.

He couldn't get sick.

He began to have trouble sleeping every night, and even developed symptoms such as diarrhea, dizziness, and night sweats.

In less than a year, Li Sentinel spent all his savings on seeing a doctor.

His parents are getting old and they don't have the money to treat him.

At the end of 2005, he heard that Xiaoyue had returned to Laohekou from a part-time job. In desperation, he called Xiaoyue and wanted to borrow some money to see a doctor.

Who knows, Xiaoyue refused mercilessly, and mocked him:

"Li Sentinel, look at your current appearance, one poor and two ugly, do you think you can still be worthy of me?"

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

The grief is greater than the death of the heart, Li Sentinel still can't understand why Xiaoyue treats herself like this.

"I paid so much money for her to see a doctor at the time, but now I am sick and ask her for help. She is so indifferent."

Some friends felt worthless for him, and asked him to file a lawsuit with Xiaoyue to ask for money.

Sentinel Li shook his head and said:

"Forget it, I don't blame her. She's a girl, and her reputation is gone after a dozen lawsuits. Let her husband think of her."

That being said, Li Sentinel had completely lost hope in life.

He wandered all over the place and made a living by picking up rubbish.

This is also the scene at the beginning of the article.

At this point, Li Sentinel's story has come to an end.

When his story was posted online, it sparked heated discussions among netizens.

Some netizens said: An ungrateful woman like Zhang Xiaoyue will be punished sooner or later.

There are also netizens who scold Li Sentinel for what he deserves, which is simply synonymous with dog licking.

Everyone has different opinions, and my mood is really complicated.

The people of ten years ago were poor, but simple and kind.

Life is much better now than it was a decade ago, but some people seem to be becoming more and more selfish.

In order to live a better life for yourself, there is no principle and no lower limit.

Li Sentinel is still the former Li Sentinel, but Zhang Xiaoyue is no longer the former Zhang Xiaoyue.

She, who had been on the brink of death, cherished her life even more, and was even more afraid of a bad future for her.

Maybe she felt that it was too difficult to make a comeback with Li Sentinel's current situation, so she gave up this relationship;

Maybe she felt that she was not too young, and it was not worth it to wait for someone who could not see the future, so she decided to find another home.

Either way, it can be seen that she is an extremely selfish person.

And netizens' abuse of Li Sentinel is actually more out of mourning his misfortune and angering him.

For the sake of love, I sold the house and car without discussing with my parents. After I lost my money and people, I didn't sue or recover the property because of my old love. I chose to eat and spoil.

Among them, the most suffering are the parents.

It is the parents who have worked hard for most of their lives and have never enjoyed a day of happiness.

Finally, Li Sentinel is a real man. I believe that most people in the world do not have the courage to spend all their property to treat his girlfriend's illness without getting a certificate.

However, he loves the wrong person.

But the world shouldn't be like this, and people shouldn't be like this, and this kind of ending is not what we want to see.

Today's Sentinel Li has faded out of the public eye. No one knows where he went and whether he is doing well now.

I want to say that people who can quickly open and sell a hotel will never be reduced to picking up garbage.

Networking, thinking, and personality all determine that even if such a person cannot become rich and rich, he will never end up on the street.

In "1942", the owner said: "Don't look at me now that I have nothing, I know how to change from a poor man to a rich man."

I prefer to believe that this man is living a good life in a place we can't see.

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