In these years, Sun Haiyang traveled all over the country, from Chaozhou in Guangdong to Fujian, Henan, and Shandong. The distances became farther and farther and the time became longer and longer. His phone number and photos of his son were floating in the sea of ​​people along

Sun Zhuo is back.

News spread in Hezhao Village, Jianli County, Hubei Province. There is the old house where Sun Zhuo lived from birth to the age of 4, as well as his grandparents. In 2007, his father Sun Haiyang took 4-year-old Sun Zhuo from his hometown to Shenzhen to attend kindergarten. However, just two days after attending the kindergarten, little Sun Zhuo was abducted in a toy car by a man holding a leather bag.

In these years, Sun Haiyang traveled all over the country, from Chaozhou in Guangdong to Fujian, Henan, and Shandong. The distances became farther and farther and the time became longer and longer. His phone number and photos of his son were floating in the sea of ​​people along with missing person notices. The family's story was adapted into the movie " dear " in 2014 and put on the big screen. But Sun Zhuo seemed to have disappeared without any reply.

It wasn’t until the Shenzhen police arrested the suspect and Sun Zhuo returned to Shenzhen to recognize his relatives that Sun Haiyang’s family knew that he had been living in Yanggu County, Shandong Province for fourteen years. He has good grades, is a freshman in high school, and has two sisters. On December 7, the day after the family recognition was successful, the family took the high-speed train early to return to their hometown in Hubei to visit Sun Zhuo's grandparents.

html On the morning of the 7th, before Sun Zhuo arrived, there were already dragon and lion dancers in front of the door to greet him. Screenshot of our video from the Beijing News

Going home: a sea of ​​people, dragon dance , lion dance to welcome

A three-story village building, containing the four seasons of Sun Zhuo's childhood.

People had already gathered in front of the house. They came from several nearby villages, some were very old, and some were still holding their infant children, and they surrounded the old house. Since morning, there have been dozens of actors in bright red costumes dancing dragons and lions on the village road, spinning their bodies to the sonorous music, with ribbons and colored balls flashing continuously. Firecrackers and fireworks debris stretched out for 500 meters on the road.

Knowing that Sun Zhuo was back, the neighbor's grandmother came to the house specially to see him. She had watched Sun Zhuo grow up to four years old.

At around 1 p.m., Sun Haiyang and his wife took Sun Zhuo to their home in Hubei. Grandma pushed aside the crowd, hugged Sun Zhuo tightly, and cried loudly. Grandpa also hugged Sun Zhuo. Sun Zhuo has grown up and is a head taller than his grandparents. When hugging them, he has to bend down deeply. The sound of firecrackers crackled, and joy overwhelmed everything.

Grandpa couldn't hide his excitement when he learned that Sun Zhuo was back. Beijing News Our video screenshot

Sun Zhuo’s grandfather is 79 years old this year. He told the Beijing News reporter that he knew that Sun Zhuo had been found three days ago. At that time, he couldn’t believe it. Now that Sun Zhuo is really back, he is still alive. Calling them "grandparents" seems unreal. As he spoke, tears filled his eyes.

Sun Zhuo and his family had a reunion dinner together. Beijing News Our video screenshot

A 14-year-late reunion dinner

html On the afternoon of 07, Sun Zhuo sat together with his relatives in his hometown for the first time and had a lively reunion dinner. In the memory of cousin Sun Zhuo, such a reunion dinner has not happened for a long, long time.

The food on the table is steaming hot. Dishes such as sausages with Hubei characteristics and vegetable moss are specially selected by the family. Everyone raised their glasses to welcome Sun Zhuo home. Grandpa is old and has some deafness. Sun Zhuo sat next to his grandpa, their faces came together and they chatted. Grandpa said that he missed Sun Zhuo very much over the years, and now that his child is back, he feels happy. "I raised Sun Zhuo. He was only this tall when he was lost," he gestured with his hands. "He was already this tall when he came back."

During the dinner, one of Sun Zhuo's cousins ​​told the Beijing News reporter , over the years, relatives in the entire family have been helping to find Sun Zhuo. They knew the hard work of Sun Haiyang's family, and when they learned that Sun Zhuo was back, he also watched a lot of Sun Zhuo's short videos on social platforms. The more he watched, the happier he became and tears flowed out. "I haven't seen him for fourteen years, but I still feel close to him."

Sun Zhuo's aunt told stories from the past. When Sun Zhuo was three and a half years old, his family gave him ten yuan and asked him to go to the supermarket to buy a fish. They quietly followed Sun Zhuo and saw that Xiao Sun Zhuo successfully bought back a tilapia . When they met again fourteen years later, she recognized Sun Zhuo at first sight.

Sun Zhuo's grandmother said that in the 14 years since Sun Zhuo was missing, their family had tried every means, traveled to Shandong, Jiangsu and other places, posted missing persons notices everywhere every day, and even looked for a fortune teller counts as a child. Now that Sun Zhuo has been found, grandma said she hopes the traffickers can reveal the whereabouts of the other children so that more families can be reunited.

A running water mat was set up next to the old house to celebrate Sun Zhuo's return home. Screenshot of our video from the Beijing News

Brother's gift

A temporary kitchen has been set up with plastic tents next to the old house. Many villagers, relatives and friends are helping to cut meat, kill soft-shell turtles, prepare pickled mustard and pickled products, etc., to prepare for tonight Running water mat in the village. Beef, fish and duck have been cooked in the big iron pot, filled with chili peppers, and the pot is red. At the entrance of the old house, two rows of long round tables were placed. The neighbor was also happy and gave the visitor a handful of wedding candies.

Sun Zhuo's biological mother Peng Siying said that Sun Zhuo was raised by his grandparents in his hometown in Hubei from birth to 4 years old. His grandmother had a particularly deep affection for little Sun Zhuo. Sun Zhuo was abducted and became the "heart knot" of grandma. Finding Sun Zhuo was grandma's only wish in this life.

html In Shenzhen on the 6th, after Sun Zhuo successfully recognized his biological parents, he had a video call with his grandma in the evening. Grandma cried on the phone, "I almost lost my life because of you."

html On the evening of 06, Sun Zhuo and his brother stayed at home in Shenzhen for one night.

As soon as his younger brother saw Sun Zhuo, he rushed to hug him. He also prepared a few lollipops, a box of potato chips, a bottle of Coke, and a pack of spicy sticks for Sun Zhuo, which he usually likes to eat. Said, "This is a gift for my brother."

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