Li Dongxin (L) and Mu Qiu (R). /CCTV
Li Dongxin and Mu Qiu are a couple from Suizhong County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. They have been in the freight industry for more than a decade. Recently, they got a lot of exposures on social media because of their act of kindness.
On January 25, Li and Mu completed a freight order in Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. While they are seeking the next order, Li read the news that the epidemic is getting worse, and fresh food had almost run out in Wuhan. Meanwhile, he saw a lot of posts on the internet freight platform with urgent needs of delivery.
Out of concern for the people in Wuhan, the couple decided to drive their truck to Yunnan, a province located next to Guizhou Province, to deliver donated fresh vegetables to Wuhan free of charge.
At that time, one-way freight from Yunnan to Wuhan was at least 28,000 yuan (about 4,000 dollars). But in this couple's eyes, what they were doing was far more meaningful than earning money.
The couple's truck. /CCTV
On February 3, the fresh vegetables delivered by Li and Mu arrived in Wuhan. It took two days and more than 2,000 kilometers for the couple to rush the delivery.
"We just want to send these vegetables to Wuhan as fast as we can, and people will eat them as soon as possible," Li said.
Upon arriving in Wuhan, the couple quickly unloaded the vegetables, and handed over to volunteers for distribution. Then, the couple returned to Yunnan without any rest.
Li and Mu drove their truck for over 12,000 kilometers in 10 days, and made three consecutive trips between Yunnan and Wuhan, delivering a large number of donated vegetables to Wuhan free of charge. The vegetables delivered by them can meet the needs of tens of thousands of people in Wuhan.
Li and Mu's children. /CCTV
Li and Mu have two children, one is 20 years old and another is 11 years old. Li said they want to set a good example for their children, to educate them to have social responsibility.
Li and Mu. /CCTV
After confirming that there was no need for them to transport the vegetables to Wuhan for the time being, the couple returned to their hometown. Since they had come back from the epicenter, they were required to be quarantined for observation, which also means that they would miss more freight orders.
However, Li believes that this experience will become an unforgettable memory in his life, and he will never regret doing it in support of Wuhan.