800 points, a talented graduate of Renmin University, CEO of Shanghai high-tech startup company, and a beautiful wife and daughter. This is a true winner in life, but he made an amazing move in his life of fireworks.
After he sold his assets to his ex-wife and daughter, he suddenly lost all news. Until many years later, his family saw him in a popular short video, who was sloppy, ragged and smiling extraordinary.
Life is impermanent, the large intestine is wrapped around the small intestine. Why did this former top scorer in the college entrance examination and the best among the people often learn blessings? Why did he live on the streets? What is the secret?
01 A poor son, one day he was proud
In June 1997, a small village in Runan County, Zhumadian, Henan was in full swing.
Because of the college entrance examination results, the old Chang family boy Chang Xuefu scored 839 points (the total score of Henan College Entrance Examination Paper in 1997 was 900 points), and became the well-deserved top scorer in the college entrance examination liberal arts in their county.
Everyone in the old Chang family smiled happily, calling friends to have a big banquet, and neighbors came to congratulate each other continuously. The village chief generously invited the lion dance team to come and have fun.
It was still a sensation when the number one winner in the small town was released. The county magistrate brought people to congratulate him and also gave Chang Xuefu a big red envelope to commend him.
Since then, Chang Xuefu's name has frequently appeared on banners of schools and government departments. He also accepted interviews with reporters. For a time, Chang Xuefu became a household name, praised by others, and was in the limelight.
The long-term learning blessings at that time, the young student spirit could not conceal the youth's spirit, and his pride and joy were beyond words.
But why, such a high score was not at Tsinghua University and Peking University? It turns out that Chang Xuefu's estimation score is relatively conservative. In order to be safe, his teacher suggested applying for , Renmin University of China, .
In this way, Chang Xuefu became a student in the Department of Philosophy of Renmin University.
He also learned the ultimate third question of philosophy for the first time: Who am I, where am I from, and where am I going?
He was born into a poor family and was very confused at first, especially when he was suddenly walking through the bright and beautiful campus full of talents. He would be embarrassed, uneasy and at a loss.
So he began to think about problems with philosophical thoughts, thinking about why people live, and it is meaningful? When I was a child, I worked hard to study and walked out of the small mountain village and was admitted to a prestigious school. Where was the way back?
But the big iceberg of philosophy only knows one of the most difficult things to understand, so he studied hard, and in addition to reading books, he reads the Four Books and Five Classics, and reads literary philosophy. His love for these books inspired him to think and understand life.
Perhaps the meaning of life he realized at this stage is to be successful in his career, to shine his ancestors, and to become the pride of his parents. Therefore, although he was half-working and half-studying, his grades were still among the top in schools with many talented people.
Looking back now, the philosophy major chosen by the university is the inducement of his life's turning point.
02 Academic top attribute, cross-industry entrepreneurship
In June 2000, four years of college life ended, Chang Xuefu graduated. But by chance, the country stopped providing jobs for college students, which meant that Chang Xuefu and his classmates could only find jobs by themselves.
With his excellent resume and outstanding ability, Chang Xuefu was admitted to a company in Weihai, Shandong.
Chang Xuefu is a smart academic master. He can see many things at a glance, but in just a few months, he was promoted and his salary doubled.
can walk out of the ivory tower of the school and enter society. It is not only no longer a change in the identity of the student, but also a very different pace of life.
Chang Xuefu is a person who has just entered the workplace and is highly valued by leaders. As he is promoted, he often needs socializing.
Before working, he didn't drink much, but the Chinese business world was a barbecue. Although he was interested in exercising his alcohol tolerance, his dizziness, nausea and discomfort after each alcohol service still made him unable to resist, especially the excessive social engagements, which made his physical fitness worse and worse. The slow pace of
plus Weihai is completely different from that of Beijing. After thinking about it, Chang Xuefu resigned and returned to Beijing.
Then he found a job, and after working like this for two or three years, he saved a lot of money. After having money, Chang Xuefu suddenly had the idea of traveling around the world.
is a coincidence. At this time, his college friend's remarks about computers shrinking the entire world into a global village made him see his fate. He decided to take the fast train of computer development and see the new trends of the times.
So he resigned and went to Shanghai. Not long after he was looking for a job, he was admitted to a good company.
I have to admire Chang Xuefu. He was a self-taught philosophy student who went to a computer company. The energy and perseverance he put into is unimaginable.
Because of his outstanding work and excellent ability, Chang Xuefu quickly became a celebrity in front of his leaders, and it became the norm to take it out for social events. Chang Xuefu doesn’t like the rhythm of life of eating and drinking at night after working during the day.
So, dragging his tired body, he always reflects after returning to the empty rental house late at night: Is this the life I want? What kind of life is what I really want?
Because there are more and more doubts, Chang Xuefu's idea of quitting is ready to move. He thought that since I don’t like or adapt to this method, why don’t I set up my own company to set the rules for me to adapt to? After he figured it out, he submitted his resignation and started his business. Facts have proved that once a genius master does it seriously, he can achieve something in any field.
He was originally working in the computer industry, and after contacting him, he felt that he was even more intriguing, so he started a computer service company, providing expert technical consulting services and selling various computer software and hardware.
At that time, it was in the peak season for high-tech development, and Chang Xuefu's company quickly began to make profits. After unremitting efforts and hard work, Chang Xuefu finally gained a place in Shanghai.
At that time, he successfully started his business, bought a house and a car, holding huge wealth, and from a secular perspective, it was simply the highlight of his life.
03 Don’t be fond of your wife and daughter, but your life is frustrated
Chang Defu, after successfully starting a business, the temperament of a successful person is undoubtedly highlighted, which also made him meet an equally outstanding girl.
Not long after, the two entered the marriage hall together, and after marriage, they also had a beautiful daughter.
Chang Xuefu is a rural child. With his own ability, he started a career and started a family in the prosperous Shanghai. His wife and daughter are in their arms, and his parents are healthy and have become a true winner in life.
Therefore, every time he brings his wife and daughter back to his hometown, he will be enthusiastically boasted and envied by the villagers. After all, he is the pride of their small town and has honor.
The fast-paced and high consumption in Shanghai made Chang Xuefu understand the importance of money. With the arrival of his daughter, as a novice father, he hopes to give his children everything better, so he works more attentively and often works overtime for projects and almost lives in the company.
Wherever he pays, he will achieve results. With Chang Xuefu's efforts, the company's performance is very good, but his marriage lights are on.
Chang Xuefu went out early and came back late for work, and could not empathize with his wife's anxiety after giving birth. At first, his wife just complained that he ignored his family, and then suspected that there were people outside him. Later, the two often quarreled over trivial matters, and their relationship was slowly exhausted. In the fourth year after marriage, Chang Xuefu's wife filed for divorce.
Women are extremely emotional animals and attach great importance to the emotional value that their partner can provide to them. When she thinks that the emotional value given by a man is only painful, it is the time to withdraw.
Chang Xuefu finally agreed to the divorce and the child was awarded to his mother.
The empty family made the tightening spring in Chang Xuefu's heart suddenly relax. He transferred the company and gave almost all the property he sold to his ex-wife and daughter.
On a night, Chang Xuefu went from a life winner envied by outsiders to a pauper with nothing, and returned to his hometown in Runan County, Henan Province alone.
He was not particularly disappointed, but he was very peaceful inside. He always yearned for freedom and as he was at ease, but for the sake of worldly perspective, he strived to be the best, stayed in a big city and pursued a career that everyone envied. Now he has slowed down and found that even breathing is free.
Now, the prosperity has fallen, and the past has become clouds. He has nothing suddenly realized that life is short, and he will live for himself for the rest of his life.
04 Being a fruit seller, the world is independent
In 2010, Chang Xuefu, who had nothing, returned to his hometown of Runan .
ignored the dissuasion of his family and set up a simple fruit stall to use it as his home.
is far away from the prosperity and hustle and bustle of big cities. The leisurely and comfortable pace of life in small towns makes Chang Xuefu feel down-to-earth and satisfied.
He has a lot of time to read books he likes and can think about his life slowly and calmly. He is very satisfied with such a state of life, but outsiders who are not aware of it will not read it like this.
They saw that he was in a down-and-out way to a fruit seller from the past, and they all suspected and pointed at him, saying that his mind was abnormal, but Chang Xuefu didn't care. He was independent, built his own ideal country, and safely guarded his own fruit stalls and books.
Chang Xuefu's brother once advised him to live a more decent life. The villagers wanted to take care of his work, but he refused. He always said that now he just wants to live his own way.
Days are like quicksand, and Chang Xuefu’s seven or eight years of selling fruits have passed in a flash.
During this period, he tried hard to ignore his parents' worried eyes, because he knew very well that his parents who loved him and were domesticated by society did not understand him, and he understood that no one could give him the life he wanted.
He knew very well that people had their own responsibilities in the next life. Now his responsibilities are his elderly parents. Fortunately, their parents are healthy and have the money he gave to work before, and the savings are enough for their elders to support their elders. So he made a decision that his family opposed and broke up the fruit stall to wander.
05 throw away the phone, Wandering Life
After expressing his attitude to his family, he broke up the fruit store, gave all the deposits in his hands to his parents, and went out alone to travel around the world. In order not to be disturbed, he even threw away his phone.
Because he could not locate and navigate, he wandered around aimlessly across the country. He did not pick up garbage like most homeless people, but instead, when he had no money in his pocket, he would work to to maintain his life.
Occasionally, I will also report my parents safety through public phones or borrow someone else’s cell phone.
In the past few years of wandering, he returned to his hometown, and his family members tried their best to persuade him to settle down. After all, wandering is not a long-term solution, but he seemed to have found his belonging in the wandering and left secretly again. After many years of departure, he had almost traveled around most of his China.
He will not stay in every place for a long time. He measures life with his deep and shallow steps. After he travels through the simple and quiet town, lies down through the grasslands of green grass, sees the vast sea, and curls up the bustling streets of the streets, he still enjoys the fun of wandering and the freedom of soul and body and mind.
It was not until December 2021 that he wandered to the pedestrian streets of Tengzhou, Shandong Province. The video was shot and uploaded to the Internet. Although he was ragged and irresistible, he spoke confidently, neither humble nor arrogant, and smiled freely. Therefore, he became popular on the Internet when he lived a life of extraordinary life.
For Chang Xuefu, this is his normal life. Wherever there are people, there is life. Wherever he goes, he is his life.
So when people sigh because Chang Xuefu is a top student in Renmin University and CEO of a startup company and is sad because they don’t understand it, Chang Xuefu said: Because they want to live a new life and a new belief, that is total freedom.
06 Conclusion
Chang Xuefu's story was posted online, netizens expressed their opinions one after another.
Some people say he is selfish and irresponsible, while others say he practices in the downtown area, and everyone has their own way of living, so just respect it.
Different states of thought and angles, and their views on a thing are naturally different.
But outsiders’ comments are just talking loudly. This is Chang Xuefu’s true life.
Everyone has their own life, and everyone has the right to choose their own way of living.
Just like he said: I hope life can live forever in happiness, be safe, healthy, rich, comfortable, without illness, disaster, and death. This is what I want, not by how much money I have now.
Yu Hua said in "Living":
"People live for living themselves, not for anything other than living, and living is everything."
People come to the world, some are tired of the world, some pursue inner freedom, maybe the journey of life that often learns blessings is the practice of the world after enlightenment, to experience different lives, and live a different way of living.
It is also possible that after his enlightenment, the king will return, but who knows?
People in the world have too many things to do, but if they are rich in their hearts, why bother with the form, go your own way and let others say it!
After sharing the story of Chang Xuefu, I would like to ask you two questions:
First, if Chang Xuefu is not old or young, has never been married or has children, then if he makes his current choice, will he support more voices, and even more voices he yearns for? The so-called yearning may not necessarily mean that you really live a homeless life like him, you are very poor in nothing, but you are yearning to live the life you really want to live.
Second, if Chang Xuefu is not the top scorer in the college entrance examination, nor has he been admitted to a school like Renmin University , and after graduation, he did not have a smooth career at work, earned a lot of money from starting a business, and lived well in big cities, then he had no other choice, and could only do odd jobs everywhere, but if the money from odd jobs has been saved to a certain level, he would go around, which is the so-called wandering. Does everyone think it is quite detached?
But the actual situation is that he has parents and brothers, an ex-wife and a daughter. He is very talented and can live a better life with the people around him. A better life may be a more economically prosperous, a more complete family, and a more decent social status.
In this case, his current choice will cause a lot of controversy. Some people will feel that he is not responsible enough, and some people will feel that he is wasting his talents. As the saying goes, an ordinary man is innocent and he is guilty of possessing a treasure. His talent and ability are his treasure.
What I am thinking about recently is also consistent with these two questions: First, how much freedom everyone has, especially when you have old and young, and you have already started a family.
In the thousands of years of tradition in China, people are defined by interpersonal relationships. When you are young, people will say that this is someone's son or daughter, when you grow up, you will say whose husband or wife, and when you grow up, you will say that this is someone's father or mother. Therefore, most people cannot escape from this family relationship. The responsibilities and obligations brought by this family relationship become something a person has to bear throughout his life.
When you were a child, you should meet your parents’ expectations, study hard, and find a decent job. To put it bluntly, it is called Guangzong and Taoist ancestors. After you start a family and start a business, you must support your family and raise your own children. So what you do must be the thing that best meets this expectation and assumes this responsibility, but it may not be what you really want to do. This lifestyle is also arranging your life step by step, and it may not be the life you really want to live.
, Chang Xuefu is precisely to decisively give up these responsibilities, obligations, family relationships, and try to live the life you really want. This is a complete freedom. So it will also cause some controversy.
Second, if you have the ability to live a more successful and decent life in the eyes of the world, or if you have a positive energy to say that your talents and abilities can contribute more value to this society, you choose to quit. Is this a waste for this society, including myself? After all, there are two completely different outlooks of life. One is to do whatever you want, live a free and relaxed life, and the other is to encourage everyone to maximize their potential and achieve the so-called peak experience. There is actually no standard answer to these two questions
, and they vary from person to person. Perhaps under the current situation, for most people, they have tried their best to live a regular life step by step.But life always keeps changing. If one day you can choose, have you ever thought about how you will choose?
