Today is Xiaobao’s birthday. I bought groceries early and came back to wait for the family to celebrate. When I was about to start dinner, the doorbell rang and a plainly dressed woman about 30 years old appeared at the door holding a three or four year old child. I asked her who

This is the story of the 736th real person we tell

Today is Xiaobao’s birthday. I bought groceries early and came back to wait for the family to celebrate. When was about to start dinner, the doorbell rang and a plainly dressed woman about 30 years old appeared at the door holding a three or four year old child. I asked her who she was looking for.

She said she was my daughter.

When she saw that I didn’t believe me, she told me a lot of things that only we knew when we were young. The more she told me, the more excited I became. Yes, yes, she was right. Before I could finish my words, we hugged each other excitedly, venting all the years of bitterness: "Where have you been? It's so hard for us to find you."

This is the scene I have thought about for many years.

"Husband, great, Sisi is back!" I grabbed my husband's hand, but unexpectedly it failed and I couldn't catch it no matter how hard I tried. My heart skipped a beat, and when I turned around, my daughter was also drifting away. I struggled and called but she didn't respond.

"Wife, wife, are you having a nightmare again?" My husband quickly patted my back and looked at me with pity. It turned out to be another dream.

(My well-behaved daughter)

But no matter how much tears wet the pillow, it was still in vain. How many times have my Sisi and I only met each other in dreams? When will God make my dreams come true? We are separated at first sight 15 Year's baby?

I am Sisi’s mother

(Sisi has been obedient and sensible since she was a child)

His comrade was my future husband, Lao Du, and we left our contact information. Through intermittent interactions, I learned that he joined the army in Hohhot when he was 18 years old. After joining the army, his parents passed away one after another. This was the pain of his life.

Even though he has outstanding military achievements, he cannot fulfill his filial piety, which proves the dilemma of loyalty and filial piety since ancient times.

I couldn't help but feel pity for him, and we talked more and more after that. We naturally became boyfriend and girlfriend. I was only 18 years old at the time and he was 21 years old.

After we talked for 2 years, he was demobilized, and I came to Yinchuan, Ningxia with him. At that time, my mother was very opposed to us being together because of his poor family background. He promised my mother that he would treat me well and would not let me be wronged, so my mother let him go without hesitation.

After we came to Yinchuan together, an uncle who had led soldiers in the war introduced him to work in an automobile modification factory, and I found a job in a chemical factory.

(Photo of cousin and Sisi, cousin is married, Sisi, where are you?)

Our life gradually stabilized in Yinchuan, and in 1990 we held our wedding there. Although there are no parents present, they are still extremely happy. I feel that as long as both parties are good to each other, it will be fine.

Lao Du never asked me to do heavy work after getting married, and he fulfilled his promise step by step. We decided to work hard while we were young, save more money to buy a house and then consider having children. Children without material foundation would also suffer.

Lao Du really does the same thing. He works overtime every day. If he can work a full day's shift, he can get several times more salary. It hurts me to see him working so hard, but he always says it's okay. No matter how hard he works, he will pick me up at the company door on time every afternoon. He said that it is not safe for a woman to walk alone, and he is the one who protects me.

1992 was a year of double happiness. We finally relied on our own abilities to buy a house in downtown Yinchuan and had our own home in this strange city.

On May 8 of the same year, our daughter Sisi was born. Since both of our parents are not around, I have no choice but to make my husband travel back and forth to cook for me.

(Whenever this matter is brought up, Lao Du and I can't hide our tears)

Fortunately, the neighbors around the unit are very enthusiastic and often help me bring things or send me food. This all comes from Lao Du's usual This kind of mutual help between neighbors makes me feel so warm.

At that time, Sisi had a pair of red phoenix eyes . She was a little beauty when she was born, and everyone liked her. Neighbors often tease her: "Sisi, please be obedient and be filial to your mother from now on." Thinking of these words now, I feel that she is content as long as she is by my side.

took Sisi to kindergarten, and then I studied beauty and hairdressing and opened a barber shop to take care of my children. Sisi has been a well-behaved and sensible child since she was a child. She knows that it is not easy for her parents to make money, so she takes her out to buy food every time.

She always said: "Mom, I only want one." I asked curiously: "Why?" She always said obediently: "The teacher said that filial piety is a traditional virtue. You work so hard, I will eat less. It’s filial piety.”

At that time, I thought that it was a great blessing for my family to have such a good daughter reincarnated into my family. She must have received blessings from her previous life. At that time, I really wanted to give her the best in the world.

(Once a happy family of three)

Three years in kindergarten have passed by in a flash. After Sisi entered elementary school, she has always been a child with excellent academic performance and has been rated as "Three Good Students" and "Outstanding Youth" many times. Teachers and classmates like her very much. She is very popular in school. When she served as a class leader, everyone obeyed her.

She also inherited Lao Du's enthusiasm and kindness. Now that she thinks about it, she doesn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. As long as someone needs help, she will lend a helping hand, no matter who they are.

I remember one time when I was picking her up from school and on the way home, there was a ragged beggar begging. When Sisi saw how pitiful he was, she begged me: "Mom, he is so pitiful, let's give him some money!"

I looked embarrassed, and was used to seeing too many such situations, so I said, "But he has hands and feet and is perfect." You can make money by yourself." Sisi said reluctantly, "But at least now. When he needs help, mom, just take it from my pocket money. I don’t need so much money. "

(Our photos were taken before we were 15 years old)

How can I beat her? I invested 8 cents at that time. Sisi jumped up happily and kissed me several times. Who would be willing to hurt such an innocent heart?

Time flies, Sisi grows up healthily under our care, and soon reaches junior high school. When she was in junior high school, she was in the top class of No. 13 Middle School in Jinfeng District. Her grades were always among the best, and her ranking was always within 13th place in the whole grade. Teacher

has always had high hopes, and everything is moving in a good direction. Everyone thinks that Sisi will go to the best high school or even university.

Unexpectedly, tragedy still happened . In 2007, Sisi had just finished the first semester of the third grade of junior high school. The school was originally on winter vacation, but all the students in the third grade of junior high school were called back to make up classes.

thought she was staying on the road with her classmates for a while, but she didn't see her child coming back until 1 o'clock.

(old photos hint at the passing of time)

I panicked. A woman’s intuition told me that something must have happened. At that time, the whole string in my head was tense. I quickly called Lao Du. Lao Du kept comforting me and said: "Maybe we will see the child when we get to school."

Lao Du came back from work on a bicycle and took me to school. When I came to school, my heartbeat jumped. Even worse, she quickly rushed to the classroom, found the teacher in charge and asked when Sisi left.

The teacher said he would recite ancient poems in the fourth quarter and left. He was in a good mood at the time. At this time, I inquired from the teacher and found out that the school only held half-day classes that day and was on holiday.

After asking the teacher, he couldn't wait to call the classmates who often went with Sisi. A classmate named Li said that they went to school together in the morning, but she left by herself at noon.

Then she found Sisi’s best friend named Cao. She said that Sisi came to see her at noon to go with her, but because she hadn’t finished cleaning before she was on duty, Sisi left alone.

(My Sisi, where are you?)

It was already past 2 o'clock. I then called my relatives, and my hands were shaking as I called each one. My head was buzzing at that time. What happened to Sisi? Where will Sisi go?

I was exhausted when I got home, and all my relatives and friends were watching me at home. I just shook my head vigorously to express that there was no news, and buried myself in tears. Who can understand the helplessness I felt at that time?

A living child, he still smiles at me in the morning, but no one can see him in the afternoon. Where is my thinking? I asked thousands of times but no one answered.

Lao Du hugged me and comforted me: "I don’t think Sisi is sad for everyone. Since the police can’t go out yet, let’s find it ourselves first." In fact, I had long heard that Lao Du’s voice was pretending to be strong, because this family There's always someone to cheer up.

(I have been looking for my beloved daughter Sisi year after year and never smiled again)

There are only two ways back to our home. One is to go south out of the school gate, and there is an alleyway in front of it. Further ahead is Shanghai Road, which can be reached by car or on foot.

The other way is to leave the school gate, walk east and then turn south, and you will see many shops along the road. You can also take a car or walk back. At that time, we printed a lot of missing person flyers and asked questions back and forth on these two roads, but still got no results.

The Internet was not developed at that time, and there were no cameras at intersections. I could only call on all my relatives and friends to help us search at train stations, bus stations, and around the school from about 3 p.m. until about 10 p.m. and still found nothing. I instantly collapsed on the ground.

That was the first night without Sisi. It was the first time I realized that the night was so long. Lao Du and I didn't sleep all night.

We fantasized about seeing Sisi at the school gate the next day. At about 5 o'clock the next day, we stood guard at the school gate and stared at the classmates passing by, fearing that we would not be able to see my Sisi again. When he sees her, he must hug her tightly and never let her leave.

(Sisi’s father once went on TV to tell our story)

kept waiting until the last student entered the school gate, but he didn’t see her. I was afraid that I might have missed it, so I hurried to the door of her class, Class 31.

When she saw that her seat was empty, she felt a sense of despair. She immediately lost her balance and fell to the ground, shouting: "Sisi, where have you been? Mom can't live without you, please." Come back."

The teachers and classmates in the class were all moved when they saw it, and they all came to pull me. But I am no longer able to get up and just want to rely on it for a while. The last hope of is shattered. What else can I do?

After the police were dispatched 24 hours a day, they asked if any children had seen Sisi being pulled into the van. However, the police determined that this was just the child's vague memory. Perhaps due to the lack of information after searching for a long time and the statement of his classmates, the police considered him a kidnapping, and they were unable to do anything later.

We post missing persons notices in the streets and alleys every day and play them on the local city traffic radio. If a child hears them on the bus, she will come back on her own.

But everything is just my fantasy. Standing in the endless traffic, looking at the bustling crowd, where is my thoughts? I don’t want to live anymore if I can’t find Sisi.

was panicking when Lao Du, who was following me, pulled me back and shook me, who was weak: "Are you stupid? You are still looking for Sisi. What if Sisi asks me if I want my mother when you are not here?" We both held our heads and cried. We both wanted to live well and wait for Sisi to come back.

(Lao Du took the trouble to tell others our story)

Later, we appeared in newspapers, appeared on TV stations, and accepted interviews. There are also calls coming in every day, providing clues but it is all in vain.

Ever since the news about Sisi was released all over the city, there will always be some people asking for money, but I will always go to the appointment, even if I know it may be useless.

Not long after Sisi disappeared, someone called me and asked me to buy a bouquet of flowers and go to the south gate at three o'clock in the afternoon. I was asked not to bring the police with me. If I didn't come or bring the police, Sisi would be taken away. I said I was the only one here, but I waited there until after five o'clock and he didn't show up.

Some people say I'm stupid. Isn't this obviously a scam? But I'd rather be stupid. As long as Sisi can come back, I'm willing to pay any amount of money.Later,

found no results in Yinchuan, so it expanded its scope to surrounding provinces and cities, such as Qinghai, Gansu, and Inner Mongolia.

On the way of searching, we also met many parents who were also looking for relatives. Each parent who was looking for relatives placed his missing person notice on the ground like a stall, and took the trouble to tell the story of his missing child. Behind the scenes are broken families. How many people understand the hardships involved? Where is it sour?

(Lao Du walks on the street every day just hoping for a miracle)

When my little baby was born in 2008, some people would say that I forgot Sisi so quickly. Is it true that families who have lost orphans and have another child are forgetting? No, I never have.

It is precisely because of losing Sisi that I have no desire to live, and I have fallen into the state of a walking zombie.

At the end of 2007, my mother came from my hometown because she was worried about me. When she saw my haggard face, she said to me: "You can't go on like this. If you want to see Sisi again, you have to have hope. Otherwise, you can have another baby." Well, it’s good to have something to worry about.”

After hearing this, I discussed with Lao Du that there would be something to look forward to. Even after we had our second child, we still didn’t give up on searching for Sisi. Lao Du always asked for leave every now and then to do this. Every day he carried a missing person notice on his back and walked around the streets just to let people take a second look and provide him with information. clue.

After so many years, we still continue to search. Even though we were deceived on the way to find relatives, we still haven’t given up on any possibility. What if it is true?

(I will do whatever it takes to find a daughter, even if I go bankrupt)

One year, a man with a Sichuan accent claimed that he had picked up Sisi, but his brain was injured. He treated "Sisi" and read books, and asked me if I wanted 500,000 to take with me. "Sisi" left, and I said he could let me see the child first, but he said he would see her again in three days.

Three days later, when I answered the phone, I heard someone shouting from the other end: "Mom, Dad, this is Sisi!" When I heard it was Sisi, I didn't know where to start. But ask her if she still remembers her mother's name? I couldn't answer what my father liked best. She said she had a brain injury and couldn't remember. When I heard her Sichuan accent, I knew I had been fooled again.

Lao Du was defrauded of thousands of dollars before, but later he became wiser. Every time there is information, we confirm it again and again. We rarely fall for it again, but we still look forward to someone saying that your home "Sisi" is here.

Learned from the past. After having Xiaobao, I never let her out of my sight. Even now that she is in junior high school, I still pick her up and drop her off every day. She didn't understand it at first, until a classmate asked her if she had a lost sister. She came back to ask me and saw our videos and photos, and she guessed the truth what her classmate said.

(I insist on live broadcasting every day and hope that one day Sisi can watch it)

To be honest, the second child looks very similar to Sisi, and he is also very sensible. Once when I was walking on the road, I met a classmate and his mother. Bao said that I also have a sister, but I have never seen her. Every time I hear this, I almost burst into tears. Xiaobao has only one wish for his birthday every year, and that is to see his sister.

15 years have passed, and half of our hair has turned gray. Lao Du has also suffered from physical problems due to overwork. He is also actively receiving treatment. He said that Sisi is still waiting for him to reunite. His wife and daughter need to be protected, and he will do anything no matter what. Say it doesn't matter.

I am a sentimental woman and cannot be as strong as him, but Lao Du will say every time on the TV station: "Why did I protect the motherland but couldn't protect my daughter? Every time I think about this, I feel guilty."

Indeed, since the moment Sisi disappeared, we have lost the happiness of having our children laughing at our knees. It has been fifteen years, and we still have as many fifteen years to wait.

In my dreams, I often dream that Lao Du appeared in my workplace with his arms around Sisi’s shoulders. This was also the last time I saw Sisi and Lao Du appear in front of me together. After that, they were all in dreams. Think about it. I can see such a scene again.

(Sisi, please come back soon and see us)

Now that the Internet age is coming, I have learned to use video and live broadcast to connect with parents who have gone through the same experience, in order to help each other and spread the word. I hope that people who are interested can see us. Help forward missing person information, even if there is only a 0.01% chance.

Last year Sun Haiyang both found their children. He and I started looking for the children at the same time. He had found his child Sun Zhuo who had been missing for 14 years, but where is my Sisi now? How is she doing? Who can tell me?

On the baby home website, there are many girls of the same age as Sisi who have disappeared. They were once the apples of their parents' eyes, but now they should be getting married and having children, but their jobs disappeared on the way to school. Many people say that they are in danger, but I have always believed that life is hope. My beloved daughter, Sisi, is waiting for her mother to take you home.

Several children have been found again this year. I am really happy for them. They have accumulated so much blessing and can be reunited with their children again.

(Mom, dad, and sister are waiting for you to come back)

Sisi, there are still more than 4 months until the Chinese New Year. Don’t let me and my father spend the 16th lonely New Year again, okay?

No matter what, as long as mom sees you doing well, let us see you again in our lifetime. Don’t let mom just kiss your photo alone every day. It’s so cold!

[Oral: Sisi Ma]

[Editor: Lan Yu]

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