Life is not short of temptations that make us fall, but not everyone decides to follow the wrong path to gain benefits for themselves but affect others. 45 years ago, a Chinese girl found a diamond worth “huge”. But instead of keeping the diamond for herself to get rich, this girl made an unexpected decision.
December 21, 1977 was also a very ordinary day for Wei Zhenfang, a 21-year-old girl from Linshu County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, China. Because of his poor family background, Wei Zhenfang could not go to school. As a child, he had to work to support the family.
That day, Wei Zhenfang, as usual, took a shovel to work in the fields. Unexpectedly in the process of hoeing, Wei Zhenfang accidentally discovered something very bright and beautiful, suspected to be a diamond. She picked it up and realized it was a very beautiful stone, about the size of an egg.
At first, Wei Zhenfang did not believe it was a diamond because how could such a precious thing appear on her field, but this stone from the outside looked at it for sure. Because he didn’t know what to do, and was afraid of people around him, Wei Zhenfang quickly brought the precious stone home, negotiated with his family, and carefully hid it.
At that time, Wei Zhenfang’s family was really poor, coming to eat with a full meal, even carrying a lot of debt, falling into a miserable situation. Wei Zhenfang thought very simply, if it was really a diamond, she and her family could change their fortunes, pay off their debts and be less poor.
However, when Wei Zhenfang could not do anything, news of her finding a diamond spread throughout the region, the local leaders also knew about it. Therefore, they hastily sent experts to Wei Zhenfang’s house to verify.
After the assessment, the expert confirmed that this was indeed a diamond. Moreover, it is not an ordinary diamond but an extremely rare diamond of immense value. Hearing this news, both Wei Zhenfang and her parents were shocked, unable to believe that they owned such a precious thing.
However, there is one person in Wei Zhenfang’s family who is not happy to know that the daughter has just picked up the diamond, that is her father. The reason is because many years ago, he witnessed a person who also picked up a diamond but was eventually murdered by the greed and envy of those around him.
Finally, after many days of thinking, Wei Zhenfang and his family decided to hand over this precious diamond to the Beijing government. There, experts measured and appraised, concluding that this diamond weighs 158,786 carats, has no one in China and is among the top in the world. At that time, this diamond was valued at 1 billion yuan (nearly 3,600 billion at current exchange rates).
The actions of Wei Zhenfang and her family have shocked many people, at the same time admired and amazed. Wei Zhenfang is a girl from poverty, if she can keep that diamond, her life can be completely “one step forward”. But Wei Zhenfang did not choose that path, did not want to greedily keep the diamond as her own but donate it to the state because she thought that it was not something that belonged to her.
Wei Zhenfang’s actions were also praised by the state. When the leader asked her if she had any wishes, Wei Zhenfang thought for a long time and then softly replied, “I hope to be able to give our production team a tractor as a reward.” The simplicity of this girl once again moved people’s hearts. She does not wish for her own, but wants everyone to be rewarded.
On January 7, 1978, the local government held a ceremony to commend Wei Zhenfang’s good deeds. She was given 3,000 yuan (nearly 11 million VND at the current exchange rate) and arranged a stable job in the factory. Wei Zhenfang’s locality also received her desired tractor. Wei Zhenfang gave all the bonus money to his father so that he could repay the debt, not keeping any money for himself.
After the act of donating the diamond to the state, Wei Zhenfang became famous, but for a simple village girl like her, it was no fun. Wei Zhenfang has encountered many problems because of his popularity, so much so that he almost broke up with his boyfriend.
Later, Wei Zhenfang was dispatched to a county factory. More than 10 years later, when the factory was reformed, Wei Zhenfang was promoted to the leadership, but she refused, wanting to go up with her own ability. In the end, she became the advanced worker of the factory.
In 1980, Wei Zhenfang was diagnosed with breast cancer. After 5 years of patient treatment, she recovered from the disease. However, at that time, Wei Zhenfang’s husband was suffering from a mental disorder due to a lot of life pressures. Wei Zhenfang had to quit her job to get rid of all the money in the house to treat her husband’s illness.
Now, Wei Zhenfang has good children, although not too rich, but has a stable and peaceful life. Recalling the past, Wei Zhenfang never regretted giving the precious diamond to the state.
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