In a freshman class at Lanzhou University School of Mathematics and Statistics , Professor Xu Shoujun slowly walked into the classroom with the materials for the class, ready to start class. The huge university classroom was full of people who came to listen to the class. Freshmen.
At this time, Professor Xu Shoujun noticed that there was a student at the end who was a little different. He looked thin, tall and unattractive, but for some reason the other students were sitting upright. Only he was shaking his head and moving around, and his expression was It looks a little weird, winking, like a person making a face.
At that time, Professor Xu Shoujun was still thinking that this freshman was really not very good, he didn’t look like a student at all. But I didn't expect that with such a student, Professor Xu Shoujun would form a teacher-student relationship with him for 8 years...
Lanzhou University
1. Although his birth fate was rough, it did not defeat him.
"Wow wow wow..."
On September 29, 1992, a thin and small baby was born in the delivery room of a hospital in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. The mother Liu Xiaofeng took a hard look at the child, and was taken away by the nurse in the blink of an eye. Because the child was born prematurely, he needed to be transferred to the intensive care unit for care. Although the family was reluctant to let go, they could only pray that the child would be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the child was taken home not long after. Grandpa named the child Xie Yanting, which also reflects the family's ardent hope. Xiao Yanting was a premature baby and was much weaker than ordinary children. The family regarded him as a treasure and took good care of him.
After 11 months of peaceful life, Xiao Yanting suddenly developed a high fever for some reason. The family rushed to the hospital, but the hospital's diagnosis was like a thunderbolt, shocking everyone: the child was a Cerebral palsy children .
As a mother, Liu Xiaofeng was the last person to want to see such a result. But the family could only accept such a cruel reality, so in order to treat cerebral palsy , the Xie family took their children to hospitals in Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Xi'an and other places since they were young. No matter what famous doctors or experts, as long as If you hear a recommendation from a neighbor or relative, you must take your child with you, and you are not willing to give up even if there is only 1% hope.
It can be said that before Xie Yanting was 12 years old, apart from normal life, he spent most of his time in the hospital. Although Xie's family actively sought medical treatment, things were counterproductive and Xie Yanting's illness still showed little improvement.
Because of cerebral palsy, Xie Yanting develops much slower than other children. While other children have begun to run, he cannot even stand.
Xie's family originally heard someone recommend that they could go to a rehabilitation center, but the family searched for a long time and could not find a suitable place. In this case, they simply became their children's teachers to help their children learn to walk.
At the beginning, Xie Yanting fell down after taking only a few steps, but his family encouraged and helped him to keep practicing. Sometimes his knees even bled, but he didn't give up and kept practicing.
Hard work paid off. One day, when his mother encouraged Xiao Yanting to walk again, he stumbled a few steps without falling down like before. The child has learned to walk!
This scene made the whole family happy, as if they saw hope for the future. Since the child can learn to walk, he should be able to learn other things as well. In her heart, Liu Xiaofeng always hoped that her son would be like other normal people one day.
But God no longer favored this child. As Xie Yanting's age increased, his family found that his limb coordination became more and more obvious. It can bend involuntarily, and it takes more than ten minutes to finish a complete sentence. And the most troublesome thing is that he can't even hold a pen because his fingers are out of control.
Because of Xie Yanting's physical condition, he could not go to school like other children, so his parents decided to take turns teaching him at home.
In a freshman class at Lanzhou University School of Mathematics and Statistics , Professor Xu Shoujun slowly walked into the classroom with the materials for the class, ready to start class. The huge university classroom was full of people who came to listen to the class. Freshmen.
At this time, Professor Xu Shoujun noticed that there was a student at the end who was a little different. He looked thin, tall and unattractive, but for some reason the other students were sitting upright. Only he was shaking his head and moving around, and his expression was It looks a little weird, winking, like a person making a face.
At that time, Professor Xu Shoujun was still thinking that this freshman was really not very good, he didn’t look like a student at all. But I didn't expect that with such a student, Professor Xu Shoujun would form a teacher-student relationship with him for 8 years...
Lanzhou University
1. Although his birth fate was rough, it did not defeat him.
"Wow wow wow..."
On September 29, 1992, a thin and small baby was born in the delivery room of a hospital in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. The mother Liu Xiaofeng took a hard look at the child, and was taken away by the nurse in the blink of an eye. Because the child was born prematurely, he needed to be transferred to the intensive care unit for care. Although the family was reluctant to let go, they could only pray that the child would be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the child was taken home not long after. Grandpa named the child Xie Yanting, which also reflects the family's ardent hope. Xiao Yanting was a premature baby and was much weaker than ordinary children. The family regarded him as a treasure and took good care of him.
After 11 months of peaceful life, Xiao Yanting suddenly developed a high fever for some reason. The family rushed to the hospital, but the hospital's diagnosis was like a thunderbolt, shocking everyone: the child was a Cerebral palsy children .
As a mother, Liu Xiaofeng was the last person to want to see such a result. But the family could only accept such a cruel reality, so in order to treat cerebral palsy , the Xie family took their children to hospitals in Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Xi'an and other places since they were young. No matter what famous doctors or experts, as long as If you hear a recommendation from a neighbor or relative, you must take your child with you, and you are not willing to give up even if there is only 1% hope.
It can be said that before Xie Yanting was 12 years old, apart from normal life, he spent most of his time in the hospital. Although Xie's family actively sought medical treatment, things were counterproductive and Xie Yanting's illness still showed little improvement.
Because of cerebral palsy, Xie Yanting develops much slower than other children. While other children have begun to run, he cannot even stand.
Xie's family originally heard someone recommend that they could go to a rehabilitation center, but the family searched for a long time and could not find a suitable place. In this case, they simply became their children's teachers to help their children learn to walk.
At the beginning, Xie Yanting fell down after taking only a few steps, but his family encouraged and helped him to keep practicing. Sometimes his knees even bled, but he didn't give up and kept practicing.
Hard work paid off. One day, when his mother encouraged Xiao Yanting to walk again, he stumbled a few steps without falling down like before. The child has learned to walk!
This scene made the whole family happy, as if they saw hope for the future. Since the child can learn to walk, he should be able to learn other things as well. In her heart, Liu Xiaofeng always hoped that her son would be like other normal people one day.
But God no longer favored this child. As Xie Yanting's age increased, his family found that his limb coordination became more and more obvious. It can bend involuntarily, and it takes more than ten minutes to finish a complete sentence. And the most troublesome thing is that he can't even hold a pen because his fingers are out of control.
Because of Xie Yanting's physical condition, he could not go to school like other children, so his parents decided to take turns teaching him at home.Fortunately, the child's grandfather was a college student in the 1950s, and his father and mother also had college degrees, so his parents and grandfather became Xie Yanting's first teachers.
Although the child learns slowly, he is making progress little by little. With the help of his parents and grandfather, Xie Yanting completed primary school and junior high school education courses at home.
However, something unexpected happened. When Xie Yanting was 15 years old, his father died of a sudden heart attack. The task of teaching children fell on his grandfather. When Xie Yanting encountered difficulties, he discussed research with his grandfather. With his efforts and persistence, , Xie Yanting has learned all the knowledge of high school arts and sciences through self-study. As a mother, Liu Xiaofeng is very pleased to see that her children can complete their studies bit by bit.
2. Entering university by accident and forming an 8-year friendship between teachers and students
In June 2011, Xie Yanting was 18 years old and he had completed all high school studies. In order to test his academic performance, with the encouragement of his family, he signed up for this year's college entrance examination.
Because he did not have a student status, Xie Yanting could only take the exam as a social youth. On the day of the college entrance examination, his mother sent him outside the examination room and encouraged him to persevere. Regardless of the outcome, for them, the process is enough.
Xie Yanting's hands were severely twisted and he couldn't hold a pen to write, so he had to give up on writing. But he completed all the multiple-choice questions. It was already very difficult for him to complete these questions.
Finally, the day came when the results were released. The family sat nervously in front of the computer, waiting to check the results. The test results came out and he scored 262 points.
Liu Xiaofengzi carefully analyzed and compared all the answer results. She was surprised to find that Xie Yanting performed well in science, especially mathematics.
The total score of all multiple-choice questions in science is 280 points. Xie Yanting is only 18 points behind, while the multiple-choice questions in mathematics are all correct. Faced with such a result, Liu Xiaofeng knew that no university might admit him, but looking at her son's expectant eyes, an idea quietly emerged in her heart. She hoped to realize her child's college dream.
Liu Xiaofeng printed out the results of her children's answers. With this result, she walked into the School of Mathematics and Statistics of Lanzhou University and found Zhang Heping, the then dean.
After meeting Dean Zhang, Liu Xiaofeng told the hospital everything from her child being diagnosed with cerebral palsy due to fever, to the whole family setting up a school at home to teach knowledge, to how to take the college entrance examination and obtain a score of 262 points. After listening to it for a long time, she even shed tears when it got to the emotional parts.
Liu Xiaofeng expressed the hope that the dean would agree that Xie Yanting could come to the university to observe. Because she feels that the child has talent in this area and should not be buried from now on.
Dean Zhang fully understood Liu Xiaofeng’s feelings as a mother, and through the other party’s description, he also felt that this young man might be talented in this area. He expressed that he very welcome such self-taught and talented students.
So, with the efforts of his mother, Xie Yanting actually realized his dream of going to college. He can enter the university as an auditor! He always felt as if he was dreaming, but Liu Xiaofeng knew how much effort her child had put in behind the scenes, and he deserved such a result.
On the university campus, Xie Yanting felt that everything was so new, because he had not been integrated into such a group for a long time. Although he hoped to go to the Department of Physics at the time, the dean later adjusted him to the Department of Mathematics based on his situation, but as long as he could enter the university campus, Xie Yanting was already satisfied.
So, there is the beginning scene. In his first class at the university, Xie Yanting listened very carefully. Although he could not take notes, he kept his eyes on the blackboard. It seemed that he wanted to absorb all the knowledge taught by Professor Xu Shoujun into his mind.
After class, Professor Xu Shoujun found the dean. After learning about Xie Yanting's specific situation, he also recognized such a student. Because his hands and feet are deformed and he cannot hold a pen, he must concentrate on listening to lectures and rely on his brain to remember.This requires more effort and hardship than normal people.
From now on, whenever Professor Xu Shoujun was teaching, he would involuntarily meet Xie Yanting's gaze. And consciously make eye contact and communicate with him. For example, if Xie Yanting frowns, it means there is a difficulty and needs to be explained again. If it is a nod, it means that the knowledge point has been learned.
As Professor Xu Shoujun gradually became acquainted with Xie Yanting, he discovered that although this young man had physical defects, he was very talented in mathematics. Because he could not perform calculations with his hands, all previous mathematical calculations relied on Xie Yanting's mental calculations. The fact that it was accomplished is indeed remarkable because even ordinary people would find it difficult to accomplish.
Just like that, there was a kind of silent encouragement and support that began to flow between the two people. Professor Xu Shoujun is also willing to have more exchanges and discussions with Xie Yanting. Sometimes you may have difficulty communicating verbally, so just write it down on paper and continue communicating.
The semester started in the fall of 2014. At this time, Xie Yanting was already in his third year. He has been studying with Professor Xu Shoujun for the past three years, and he has gained a lot. Although he did not have a student status, he tried his best to complete all the courses at the university and regarded himself as an ordinary student.
In a class, Professor Xu Shoujun proposed a topic on "combinatorial mathematics", which aroused Xie Yanting's great interest. Because he was about to face a thesis defense in his junior year, Xie Yanting wanted to use this topic to complete his thesis defense. The idea of
received strong support and encouragement from Professor Xu Shoujun, so whenever he had time, he and Xie Yanting discussed research together. The two often stayed in the library for several hours. It was late summer. However, the high temperature has not gone away. In the hot weather, the teacher and students often sweat profusely when discussing, but they don't care at all and devote themselves to the discussion of the topic wholeheartedly.
Because Xie Yanting could not hold a pen to write and it was very difficult to speak, Professor Xu Shoujun would listen and record it very patiently, and then ask Xie Yanting to type it out on the computer. After class, Professor Xu Shoujun would send him more than a dozen voice messages, while Xie Yanting would reply to the teacher by typing. Although it was difficult for the two of them to communicate, it did not affect their enthusiasm for communication and discussion at all.
In this way, under the careful guidance of Professor Xu Shoujun, Xie Yanting completed all undergraduate teaching in mathematics on his own, and the thesis was successfully completed. But his educational journey did not end there.
Xie Yanting, who was about to graduate, went to find his mentor and expressed the hope that he could continue his studies with Professor Xu Shoujun, even if he did not have any diploma. He found that he really enjoyed studying mathematics and derived a lot of satisfaction from it.
Faced with such a request, Professor Xu Shoujun agreed without saying a word. He accepted Xie Yanting as his supernumerary master's student and officially joined his research group.
During his academic career as a master's student, Xie Yanting continued to devote himself to selfless study and research.
In June 2018, Xie Yanting, who was about to graduate with his master's degree, not only successfully completed the graduation thesis defense , but also received unanimous recognition from the defense committee during the defense process. The defense committee believed that Xie Yanting's performance could reach the level among master's students at the same level. Above average level.
Professor Xu Shoujun was even happier than Xie Yanting to receive such a high evaluation, which proved that he recognized talents with a keen eye and did not give up on Xie Yanting because of his own physical reasons. However, only Professor Xu Shoujun knew that behind the high evaluation, Xie Yanting had to work a hundred times and a thousand times harder than ordinary people.
3, non-staff graduate student, won the new research achievement
In 2018, Xie Yanting was invited to the 8th National Combinatorial Mathematics and Graph Theory Conference. However, due to language difficulties, he did not apply to share his academic success on stage, but Professor Xu Shoujun encouraged him to do so in the future. There are more opportunities to communicate. Because Xu Shoujun knew in his heart that gold will always shine.
Soon, Xie Yanting successfully completed his master's degree. Although he did not have a student status, the Lanzhou University president's office meeting decided to award him the title of "Honorary Graduate" at the graduation ceremony of the master's degree students.
At the ceremony, Lanzhou University President Yan Chunhua recognized Xie Yanting's achievements through hard work and announced that he would no longer be an auditor from now on, and would be the same as other students. The honor of
was like a beacon, illuminating the future path of the "young man with cerebral palsy" and allowing him to unswervingly continue his research. Soon, Xie Yanting became Professor Xu Shoujun's 2018 supernumerary doctoral candidate.
At the beginning of May 2019, 28-year-old Xie Yanting received another good news. Another academic paper of his was accepted and published by SCI international journals. The whole family was very happy, especially Xie Yanting's mother Liu Xiaofeng. She knew that her wish had finally come true, and Xie Yanting could be like others, or better.
Apart from being happy, Xie Yanting’s family not only expressed their gratitude to Lanzhou University for its inclusiveness, but also expressed their gratitude to Professor Xu Shoujun for his sincere teachings. It was Professor Xu Shoujun’s persistence, trust and training that allowed a cerebral palsy patient from a young age to become a College students, master's students, and PhD students can even publish their own research results.
Flowers bloomed and fell. Eight years have made the relationship between Xie Yanting and Professor Xu Shoujun transcend the ordinary teacher-student friendship. Professor Xu Shoujun cherished and loved talents, allowing Xie Yanting to swim in the ocean of knowledge. When the reporter interviewed Professor Xu Shoujun, he confidently announced that Xie Yanting will definitely become a real doctoral candidate in the future, and he will definitely go further in the future.
This requires more effort and hardship than normal people.
From now on, whenever Professor Xu Shoujun was teaching, he would involuntarily meet Xie Yanting's gaze. And consciously make eye contact and communicate with him. For example, if Xie Yanting frowns, it means there is a difficulty and needs to be explained again. If it is a nod, it means that the knowledge point has been learned.
As Professor Xu Shoujun gradually became acquainted with Xie Yanting, he discovered that although this young man had physical defects, he was very talented in mathematics. Because he could not perform calculations with his hands, all previous mathematical calculations relied on Xie Yanting's mental calculations. The fact that it was accomplished is indeed remarkable because even ordinary people would find it difficult to accomplish.
Just like that, there was a kind of silent encouragement and support that began to flow between the two people. Professor Xu Shoujun is also willing to have more exchanges and discussions with Xie Yanting. Sometimes you may have difficulty communicating verbally, so just write it down on paper and continue communicating.
The semester started in the fall of 2014. At this time, Xie Yanting was already in his third year. He has been studying with Professor Xu Shoujun for the past three years, and he has gained a lot. Although he did not have a student status, he tried his best to complete all the courses at the university and regarded himself as an ordinary student.
In a class, Professor Xu Shoujun proposed a topic on "combinatorial mathematics", which aroused Xie Yanting's great interest. Because he was about to face a thesis defense in his junior year, Xie Yanting wanted to use this topic to complete his thesis defense. The idea of
received strong support and encouragement from Professor Xu Shoujun, so whenever he had time, he and Xie Yanting discussed research together. The two often stayed in the library for several hours. It was late summer. However, the high temperature has not gone away. In the hot weather, the teacher and students often sweat profusely when discussing, but they don't care at all and devote themselves to the discussion of the topic wholeheartedly.
Because Xie Yanting could not hold a pen to write and it was very difficult to speak, Professor Xu Shoujun would listen and record it very patiently, and then ask Xie Yanting to type it out on the computer. After class, Professor Xu Shoujun would send him more than a dozen voice messages, while Xie Yanting would reply to the teacher by typing. Although it was difficult for the two of them to communicate, it did not affect their enthusiasm for communication and discussion at all.
In this way, under the careful guidance of Professor Xu Shoujun, Xie Yanting completed all undergraduate teaching in mathematics on his own, and the thesis was successfully completed. But his educational journey did not end there.
Xie Yanting, who was about to graduate, went to find his mentor and expressed the hope that he could continue his studies with Professor Xu Shoujun, even if he did not have any diploma. He found that he really enjoyed studying mathematics and derived a lot of satisfaction from it.
Faced with such a request, Professor Xu Shoujun agreed without saying a word. He accepted Xie Yanting as his supernumerary master's student and officially joined his research group.
During his academic career as a master's student, Xie Yanting continued to devote himself to selfless study and research.
In June 2018, Xie Yanting, who was about to graduate with his master's degree, not only successfully completed the graduation thesis defense , but also received unanimous recognition from the defense committee during the defense process. The defense committee believed that Xie Yanting's performance could reach the level among master's students at the same level. Above average level.
Professor Xu Shoujun was even happier than Xie Yanting to receive such a high evaluation, which proved that he recognized talents with a keen eye and did not give up on Xie Yanting because of his own physical reasons. However, only Professor Xu Shoujun knew that behind the high evaluation, Xie Yanting had to work a hundred times and a thousand times harder than ordinary people.
3, non-staff graduate student, won the new research achievement
In 2018, Xie Yanting was invited to the 8th National Combinatorial Mathematics and Graph Theory Conference. However, due to language difficulties, he did not apply to share his academic success on stage, but Professor Xu Shoujun encouraged him to do so in the future. There are more opportunities to communicate. Because Xu Shoujun knew in his heart that gold will always shine.
Soon, Xie Yanting successfully completed his master's degree. Although he did not have a student status, the Lanzhou University president's office meeting decided to award him the title of "Honorary Graduate" at the graduation ceremony of the master's degree students.
At the ceremony, Lanzhou University President Yan Chunhua recognized Xie Yanting's achievements through hard work and announced that he would no longer be an auditor from now on, and would be the same as other students. The honor of
was like a beacon, illuminating the future path of the "young man with cerebral palsy" and allowing him to unswervingly continue his research. Soon, Xie Yanting became Professor Xu Shoujun's 2018 supernumerary doctoral candidate.
At the beginning of May 2019, 28-year-old Xie Yanting received another good news. Another academic paper of his was accepted and published by SCI international journals. The whole family was very happy, especially Xie Yanting's mother Liu Xiaofeng. She knew that her wish had finally come true, and Xie Yanting could be like others, or better.
Apart from being happy, Xie Yanting’s family not only expressed their gratitude to Lanzhou University for its inclusiveness, but also expressed their gratitude to Professor Xu Shoujun for his sincere teachings. It was Professor Xu Shoujun’s persistence, trust and training that allowed a cerebral palsy patient from a young age to become a College students, master's students, and PhD students can even publish their own research results.
Flowers bloomed and fell. Eight years have made the relationship between Xie Yanting and Professor Xu Shoujun transcend the ordinary teacher-student friendship. Professor Xu Shoujun cherished and loved talents, allowing Xie Yanting to swim in the ocean of knowledge. When the reporter interviewed Professor Xu Shoujun, he confidently announced that Xie Yanting will definitely become a real doctoral candidate in the future, and he will definitely go further in the future.
