A Heartwarming Meal, a High School Teacher's 23-Year Commitment Still Cherishing His Former Class Teacher's Cooking，He Resolves to Pass on the Love

翻譯: 聶詩羽、余妍鈺、羅金(湖北大學(xué))

Translators: Nie Shiyu, Yu Yanyu and Luo Jin (Hubei University)

楚天都市報(bào)極目新聞?dòng)崳ㄓ浾吡簜魉?通訊員嚴(yán)麗 易相志）“我最愛吃程老師做的牛雜火鍋，餐館大廚都燒不出這個(gè)味道！”1月14日晚，湖北黃石市陽新縣華成新都小區(qū)內(nèi)，陽新一中高三年級(jí)主任程志勇家中擠滿了26名學(xué)生，他們圍在桌前，開心地吃著程老師做的美食。這一溫馨畫面，程志勇家里已上演了20多年。

(JIMU News Journalist Liang Chuansong, Correspondent Yan Li, Yi Xiangzhi)"My favorite is Mr. Cheng's beef offal hot pot—no restaurant chefs can match this taste!" Cheng Zhiyong is the Grade 12 Director of Yangxin No.1 High School in Yangxin County of Huangshi City, Hubei Province. On the evening of January 14, 26 students were packed within his home in Huacheng Xindu Community. Gathering around the table, they happily savored Mr. Cheng’s dishes. This warm scene has been unfolding in Cheng Zhiyong's home for more than 20 years.

程志勇高中時(shí)因家貧常吃不飽飯，班主任發(fā)現(xiàn)后，便經(jīng)常要他到家中吃飯，讓他倍感溫暖。成為老師后，程志勇便暗下決定，將這份“暖心飯”傳遞給自己的學(xué)生。

Cheng Zhiyong often went hungry in high school due to his family's poverty. His class teacher noticed this and frequently invited him home for meals, a gesture that warmed his heart. After becoming a teacher himself, Cheng secretly decided to pass on these heartwarming meals to his own students.

程志勇和妻子招呼學(xué)生吃飯（楚天都市報(bào)極目新聞?dòng)浾吡簜魉蓴z）  Cheng Zhiyong and His Wife Serving the Students Photo by JIMU News Journalist Liang Chuansong

輟學(xué)少年從工地回課堂

A School Dropout’s Return to the Classroom from the Construction Site

今年46歲的程志勇，出生在黃石市大王鎮(zhèn)楓樹村，幼時(shí)父親因病不能下田干活，一家八口的重?fù)?dān)就落在了母親身上。

46-year-old Cheng Zhiyong was born in Fengshu Village, Dawang Town, Huangshi City. During Cheng’s childhood, his father’s illness prevented him from working in the fields, leaving the burden of supporting the eight-member family entirely upon his mother.

提起30多年前的往事，程志勇紅著眼眶告訴極目新聞?dòng)浾撸谛值芙忝?人中排老二，從小學(xué)三年級(jí)開始就做一家人的飯。家里負(fù)擔(dān)重，少時(shí)的他還常會(huì)餓肚子。1994年初中畢業(yè)后，程志勇以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)考上了陽新一中，但為減輕家庭負(fù)擔(dān)，他決定輟學(xué)，和表哥一起到武漢的工地打零工。

Recalling events from more than 30 years ago, Cheng's eyes reddened as he recounted to Jimu News reporters how as the second oldest of five siblings, he started cooking for his family since the third grade of primary school. With the family burdened by life’s expenses, he often went hungry as a child. After graduating from junior high school in 1994, Cheng was admitted to Yangxin No.1 High School with excellent grades, but to ease the family's financial strain, he decided to drop out and work odd jobs on construction sites in Wuhan with his cousin.

“你的學(xué)習(xí)比我好，回去上學(xué)一定能考上大學(xué)?！币荒旰?，程志勇的哥哥在武漢一處工地找到他，并“押”著他回了家。當(dāng)年程志勇的哥哥考上了武漢一所大學(xué)，認(rèn)為弟弟不上學(xué)太可惜了。就這樣，輟學(xué)一年后，程志勇又重回課堂。

"You're a better student than me—go back to school and you'll definitely get into university." A year later, Cheng's elder brother found him at a construction site in Wuhan and escorted him back home. His brother had ever been admitted to a university in Wuhan and thought it unfortunate that his younger brother would miss out on an education. And so, a year after dropping out, Cheng Zhiyong returned to the classroom.

難忘高中時(shí)期的暖心飯

Unforgettable Warm Meals during High School

“鄉(xiāng)下高中費(fèi)用少，都是自帶糧食去學(xué)校蒸飯?！背讨居抡f，他沒有回陽新一中上學(xué)，而是去了距大王鎮(zhèn)10多公里外的太子鎮(zhèn)高中?！白钆碌氖窍掠晏烊W(xué)校?！背讨居赂嬖V極目新聞?dòng)浾?，哥哥在上大學(xué)，弟弟妹妹也都在上學(xué)，父母靠著種幾畝薄田，日子過得很艱辛。冬天每周挑著20多斤的紅薯去學(xué)校，步行3個(gè)多小時(shí)才能趕到學(xué)校。高中三年，他每天吃兩頓蒸紅薯，晚餐偶爾放點(diǎn)米，和著腌菜吃一頓。夏天一日三餐就是紅薯干。

"Back then, living expenses for students at rural high schools were really low. We all had to bring our own food and prepare a meal while at school." Cheng Zhiyong said. He did not return to Yangxin No.1 High School but instead attended Taizi Town High School which is more than 10 kilometers from Dawang Town. "I was most afraid of going to school on rainy days." Cheng told a reporter from Jimu News. His elder brother was in college, and his younger siblings were also in school. His parents relied on farming a few acres of poor land, making life extremely tough. In winter, he would carry more than 10 kilograms of sweet potatoes to school every week and walked for over three hours to get there. For three years in high school, he ate steamed sweet potatoes twice a day, and occasionally added a little rice to his dinner with pickled vegetables. In summer, he ate dried sweet potatoes for all three meals.

“高中三年，最害怕每學(xué)期末學(xué)校催學(xué)費(fèi)?！背讨居抡f，高中三年他總共只交了不到300元學(xué)費(fèi)，是學(xué)校欠費(fèi)最多的一個(gè)學(xué)生。有一次，校長(zhǎng)將他喊到辦公室，讓他回家取錢交學(xué)費(fèi)，但他知道回家也拿不到錢?！耙悄貌坏綄W(xué)費(fèi)，你就早點(diǎn)回來上課?！卑嘀魅慰掠阉蓪?duì)他說?！奥牭竭@句話，我心里一暖，眼淚不爭(zhēng)氣奪眶而出……”志勇回憶起當(dāng)時(shí)的一幕，聲音幾度哽咽。

"During my three years of high school, what I dreaded most was when the school urged for tuition fees at the end of each semester." Cheng said. Over the three years of high school, he paid less than 300 yuan in tuition, making him the student who owed the most fees. Once, the principal called him to the office and told him to go home to get money to pay the tuition, but Cheng knew he could not get any money at home. "If you can't get the tuition, you'd better come back to class soon." his class teacher, KeYousong, said to him. "When I heard those words, my heart warmed, and tears uncontrollably welled up in my eyes..." Recalling the scene, his voice choked up several times.

“晚上到我家里來吃飯吧?！狈祷貙W(xué)校再次見到班主任柯友松時(shí)，程志勇聽到的并不是問學(xué)費(fèi)的事，而是被老師邀請(qǐng)到家里吃飯。程志勇說，后來班主任每隔一段時(shí)間，總會(huì)喊他到家里改善伙食，那是他吃到最美味、最暖心的食物。

"Come to my home for dinner tonight." Instead of being asked about the tuition, what Cheng Zhiyong heard was invitation to a meal when he saw his class teacher Ke Yousong again at school. Cheng said that afterward, his class teacher would periodically invite him to his home for a nice meal, which were the most delicious and heartwarming meals he ever had.

暖心飯他也做了23年

He Has Also Been Serving Warm Meals for 23 Years

1998年，程志勇考上了湖北師范學(xué)院，2002年大學(xué)畢業(yè)后，被聘到陽新一中當(dāng)了教師?！耙粋€(gè)好老師，可以改變一個(gè)學(xué)生的命運(yùn)?！背讨居抡f，高中三年如果不是校長(zhǎng)和班主任，他可能再次面臨輟學(xué)。所以高考填報(bào)志愿時(shí)，程志勇毅然全部填報(bào)了師范類院校，他要當(dāng)一名教師，將愛傳遞下去。

In 1998, Cheng Zhiyong was admitted to Hubei Normal University. After graduating in 2002, he was hired as a teacher at Yangxin No.1 High School. "A good teacher can change a student's fate." Cheng said. If it hadn’t been for the principal and head teacher during his three years of high school, he might have dropped out again. Inspired by his teachers, when time came to fill out college applications, Cheng resolutely applied for only normal universities—he wanted to be a teacher and pass on the love.

2003年，程志勇在陽新一中當(dāng)上了班主任。班級(jí)里有一名余姓學(xué)生來自陽新一個(gè)偏遠(yuǎn)鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)，家庭困難，性格內(nèi)向，程志勇便主動(dòng)邀請(qǐng)他到家里吃飯，孩子漸漸打開了心扉。此后，程志勇便常帶著學(xué)生回家做飯給他們吃?！澳菚r(shí)我的日子過得并不寬裕，家里還背著房貸?！背讨居抡f，妻子劉玉芳也是教師，目前在陽新一所小學(xué)教書。

In 2003, Cheng became a class teacher at Yangxin No.1 High School. A student surnamed Yu in his class came from a poor family in a remote town in Yangxin. The student was introverted, so Cheng took the initiative to invite him to his home for dinner. Gradually, the child opened up his heart. After that, Cheng often brought students home to cook for them. "At that time, I was not well-off, and I still had a mortgage to pay." Cheng said. His wife, Liu Yufang, is also a teacher and currently teaches at a primary school in Yangxin.

隨著人們生活水平的提高，請(qǐng)學(xué)生到家里改善伙食的意義已大不如前。2013年之后，程志勇制定了一個(gè)新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，成績(jī)提高了的學(xué)生可以享受到老師親手做的飯菜。請(qǐng)學(xué)生到家吃飯，變成一種榮譽(yù)。從2003年到現(xiàn)在，這份暖心飯，他做了23年。

As living standards have improved, the significance of inviting students home for a meal has greatly diminished. Since 2013, Cheng Zhiyong set a new criterion: students who made academic improvement could enjoy meal cooked by the teacher himself. Being invited to enjoy dinner at the teacher's home has become an honor. From 2003 to the present, he has been providing these heartwarming meals for 23 years.

“這張菜單是提前一個(gè)星期征求了學(xué)生的意見并準(zhǔn)備好的?！?月14日上午，程志勇馬不停蹄地趕到家附近一家超市，開始瘋狂采購(gòu)。五花肉2斤、醬板鴨2只、牛雜2斤、牛排2斤......一次就花了900多元。

"This menu was prepared a week in advance after gathering students' suggestions." On the morning of January 14, Cheng Zhiyong hurried to a supermarket near his home and began shopping. One kilogram of streaky pork, two preserved ducks in sauce, one kilogram of beef offal, one kilogram of beef rib... and the bill came to over 900 yuan in one go.

希望愛心能一直傳遞

Hoping the Kindness Will Be Passed On

“高考報(bào)名時(shí)，我還欠班主任200塊錢，師娘說不用還了。”當(dāng)日下午，程志勇回家后一邊擇菜，一邊接受極目新聞?dòng)浾卟稍L，“我覺得這筆錢可以用另一種方式償還，希望這份愛心能一直傳遞下去?！?/p>

"At the time of college entrance exam registration, I still owed my head teacher 200 yuan, but his wife said I didn't need to repay it." While sorting vegetables after returning home, Cheng Zhiyong was interviewed by a Jimu News reporter. "I believe that this debt can be repaid in another way; I hope this kindness can be passed on continuously."

下午5時(shí)許，妻子劉玉芳下班回家，也開始幫忙。她笑著說，丈夫從小就練就了一手好廚藝，做出的菜色香味俱全。

Around 5 p.m., his wife Liu Yufang returned from work and joined him to help. She said with a smile that her husband had honed great cooking skills since childhood, and the dishes that he prepared were always excellent in color, aroma, and taste."

“我點(diǎn)的是牛雜火鍋，這次是第七次到老師家里來吃飯了。”當(dāng)日傍晚5時(shí)30分許，26名學(xué)生來到程志勇家，小小的客廳瞬間熱鬧起來?！斑@次是我第四次來老師家里吃飯了，特別喜歡這樣的氛圍?！惫∥蹰_心地告訴記者。

"I requested beef offal hot pot. This is my seventh time having a meal at the teacher's home." Around 5:30 p.m. at dusk, 26 students arrived at Cheng Zhiyong's home, and the small living room was instantly filled with liveliness. "This is my fourth time dining at the teacher's home, and I really love the atmosphere here." Guo Junxi told the interviewer happily.

“全班64名學(xué)生，都吃過我做的飯菜。”程志勇說，每次看到學(xué)生們吃得開心，所有的疲勞就一掃而空了。

"All 64 students in my class have eaten the meal cooked by me." Cheng Zhiyong said, Every time he sees the students enjoying their meal, all his exhaustion vanishes.