A stack of bankbooks wrapped in brown paper.
Because of cancer, 87-year-old Wing Gen Lou realized that time was running out. After consulting with his wife Xu, she decided to donate all her savings.
One day in March, Wing Gen Lou went to the bank with the help of his wife and transferred more than ten deposits to the account of South China Agricultural University. Because every transfer requires a password and signature, it took a whole hour and a half.
Wing Gen Lou and his wife donated 8,809,446 yuan. The school uses this money to set up an education fund to reward poor students and outstanding young teachers.
Li, secretary of the Party Committee of South China Agricultural University, couldn't help crying when he saw a stack of bankbooks wrapped in brown paper with trembling hands.
Wing Gen Lou's home furnishings still stayed in the 1980s: shabby wooden sofas and old-fashioned televisions; The iron frame bed is rusty, and one end of the bamboo pole for hanging accounts is tied with a rope, and the other end is fixed on the wall with nails; Several chairs that are still in use are tied with wire.
Anyone who has been to his house will have the impression that his house is surrounded by walls.
On weekdays, the old headmaster often queues up with the students with semi-old lunch boxes, eats one meat, one vegetable and two meals, and slowly eats the food in an inconspicuous position.
After dealing with rice all his life, Wing Gen Lou always kindly reminds students who waste food: "How many meters can grow into a bowl of rice?"
"The old couple saved this money bit by bit," said Zhao Xingjuan, secretary of Wing Gen Lou. The two old people are particularly generous in poverty alleviation and education, and donate money every year. In 20 14, Wing Gen Lou and his brother also quietly donated two ancestral shops in their hometown to local primary schools.
Four "dots" on the title page of a notebook
Wing Gen Lou didn't leave his property to his only daughter.
He said that children have become self-reliant and personal property should eventually contribute to society.
On the title page of a notebook on Wing Gen Lou's desk, he wrote down four "points" of self-encouragement: do more; Take a little less; The waist is a little harder; Speak louder.
Wing Gen Lou was born in Huadu, Guangdong, and 1930 was born in Hongkong. 1949 joined the China * * * production party and was sent back to Guangzhou. He said: "Why should we give up our comfortable life and go back to the mainland? It was mainly the reality of the war of aggression against China that educated me. I want to work hard for the rejuvenation of the motherland. "
From then on, he began his lifelong persistence in the field of education.
1983 President of South China Agricultural College (1984 renamed South China Agricultural University).
"party member first, then the headmaster" is Wing Gen Lou's mantra. He thinks that the premise of being a good principal is to be a good party member first.
In the 1980s, when school funds were tight, Wing Gen Lou, as the principal, insisted on not taking imported cars, and didn't do anything special while waiting for a room and a phone call.
He is also very strict with the people around him. A relative who works in engineering came to "enter through the back door" and was scolded by him: as long as I am here, don't enter Huanong Gate for a day; Even though he was seriously ill in hospital, he asked his secretary not to be special and try to take the bus and subway.
But for scientific research and talents, Wing Gen Lou is very generous.
In the late 1980s, when the school was backward, Wing Gen Lou raised funds everywhere to cultivate multi-disciplinary and high-return talents.
In recognition of Professor Xin Chaoan's team's contribution to the development of veterinary drugs, a high reward of 654.38+10,000 yuan was allocated for the first time;
In order to reassure the outstanding scholar Liu Yaoguang to return to China, he raised funds in various ways and set up a special laboratory for him.
Doctor Liu Xiangdong went to the University of Hong Kong to do research. He borrowed 1500 yuan and gave his two suitcases and a new suit to his classmates.
"He devoted everything to scientific research." Disciple Zhang Guiquan said.
Lying in a hospital bed, Wing Gen Lou still wants to live an organized life. With the approval of the school party Committee, the temporary party branch of the ward was established and held once a month.
"We have never left the party for most of our lives. At this time, we can't do without organization. He will continue to persist. " Xu said.
"Wing Gen Lou touched us to reflect. What is the pursuit of human life? " Shine Wong, a teacher at South China Agricultural University, said.
/kloc-one night in 0/984, Wing Gen Lou gave a speech at school. Witnesses recalled that there was no light that night and the lawn was full of students.
Wing Gen Lou said: "Life is precious, and the price of love is higher; If it is for the motherland, both can be thrown away. I hope to ignite the patriotic flame in your hearts like a small spark. "