A television series in Hunan Province called “Look for the friendliness” is shown every night. It is very popular because all the stories that told are true and happened to ordinary persons. If anyone who has such kinds of problems, he
or she can go to the TV station, and the journalists from the station will try their best to help them. Viewers enjoy sharing their stories and the process of
the journalists’ efforts. But in fact, it is not every time that can have successful results.
This was one story of the series last month:
One dad the client, a thin bold man of above 45 in old work clothes, came and asked for help his only daughter to go out of her room.
“Is your daughter not able to walk by herself?” the journalist asked.
“No, she isn’t. She is a right girl. But she has stayed at home without been
out for whole three years,” answered the father.
All that unusual things happened three years ago. Then the girl of 18 entered into a college in the city of Changsha. In the new condition, she began to find that many classmates around her were richer than her, their dresses were more
beautiful and expensive; and that they could often ate at restaurants…, above
all, thy were able to spend lots of money on what they wanted.
She was envious of this way of life, so she asked her parents to offer her 1000
yuan every week. However, as to be both workers, the parents were not able to afford so much. Two months after stared her studies, she left the college back
home. Naturally, soon she was expelled by the school. From then on, she had lived in a flat separately from her parents, and never walked out of the room even a
step.
“How did she spend her time every all day long during the three years?” asked
the journalist.
“She watched TV from getting up till going to bed,” said the father.
There were also so many questions like “How did she manage her meals every day?
” puzzling the journalist.
The father explained: the girl never cooked herself. That all she wanted to do was making a list of things that she needed, and then followed which, the mother
had to go shopping for her. If she was not satisfied on some thing the mother bought, the woman must have to do the shopping again at once though she had her
own work at the same time. The girl didn’t want to see anyone or speak with anyone including her own parents. The door of her flat was always closed. It was just the mother that can let the door open for a little while when she wanted to
give her daughter food or other daily things the child needed.
“She used to be a lovely and docile child, but now she is becoming more and more worrying. I just want her to change back in normal. Please help us, and help my daughter, please.” The man said in deep sadness.
The journalist had never heard things like this before. They felt great pity for
this unlucky family and decided to go with the couple to persuade the girl.
Walked upstairs, they stopped in front of the girl’s gate. The mother knocked at the door and called gently, “Ling, (the daughter’s name) Ling, it is your
Mum. Open the door, please. I’ll bring you the things you like to eat most.”
They could not hear clearly whether the girl inside had replied or not, they stared the close door. The Mun repeated again and again, the door was still shut. The others outside kept silence and had no idea. Then the mother continued to do
that patiently over and over.
After about 20 minutes, the door seemed moving and they pushed their way into the room immediately. That moment as soon as the girl saw a stranger into her home
, she as quickly as she could ran into the kitchen and locked herself again.
To the journalist’s astonishment, there was an appalling sight inside the room.
The rubbish, different kinds of casing like empty plastic bottles, bags all which were left during the three years almost covered whole the floor of the
sitting room. It was hard to find where you could put your foot on the floor when you wanted to move. All things were upside down, too. And it smelled badly inside the flat.
In the bed room, he saw a lot of pop stars’ pictures covered around the walls.
It seemed that the girl had the same interesting as general young people. The journalist had an idea. He began to talk with the girl behind the kitchen’s door.
“Can we have a chat?” he wanted a face to face interview, but she refused.
“Why do you always stay at home never to be out?”
She was silent.
‘Would you tell me which star you like most?” he changed the topic. He waited
for a long time.
Finally she gave a reply from the back of the kitchen’s door,
“Miss Qiu, the famous compere in TV station.”
“Why do you love her?” asked he.
“Because I …..” answered she.
“……”
“……”
Their talk was going along difficultly.
Slowly as if she was less tense than before.
The journalist thought that it is the time to change the topic again. So he said, “Why don’t you come out to clean the room with us? We can make it tidier and more comfortable.”
She did not take the advice at all, but she allowed people to clear the house themselves. The mother looked very happy, because this was the first time that the
room could be tidied after three years.
The first action was failed.
People did not stop. The journalist thought now that she admires the compere Miss Qui, why not we let her persuade the girl together with us?
So the 2nd day came Miss Qui and they to the front of the girl’s gate.
Every one looked at Miss Qui druming on the door with her fingers. They wished that a good effect would be coming.
“Ling, do you hear me? Do you know who I am?” she said friendly and stood just
across to the small looking-hole in the door so that the girl could see Miss Qui through the little hole.
There was no voice to be heard.
“Do you have something to tell me? I am pleasant to do that.” Miss Qui went on
.
“… …”
“Can you let me come in to see you? It is not fair that you have seen me but I
can’t, is it?”
However there was no answer
Miss Qui had to said, “Now I begin to make a countdown. I’ll wait for you until I say the “three” or I’ll be away if you still have me be out then.”
She began to say slowly “One…, two… …,” the door didn’t move. She waited once more for a few minutes, “Three.” To everyone’s disappointment the girl insisted to refuse opening the door at last. People had to make their way back
with their sinking hearts finally.
For this time the action failed again unfortunately.
Who can help the unlucky family??
