New challenges for the family of China’s ‘Ice Boy’
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Wang Fuman became known as China’s “ice boy” in early 2018, when his family was among millions in the country who were living in poverty. Since then, the family has moved into a new home and started raising livestock and saw their quality of life steadily improve. But during the pandemic, Fuman’s parents welcomed two new children, and earlier this year, his older sister was admitted to a high school that requires expensive tuition fees. The Post recently caught up with the Wang family to see how they are coping with the new financial pressures.
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Hats off to dad and the kids for prioritizing education. I do pray they will be successful.
Absolutely depressing that the likelyhood that they will is close to 0.
@@golfer4039maybe so, but for their future kids they will have a chance. It’s all about doing it for the next generation and so on
I don't get if they cannot provide a normal life for the kids why have more children?? Like they have to take younger daughter to field with them, have older one do all household and complete care of kids when they are gone. Its so bad just increasing the population.
@@cutirosebecause they need help with that stuff. Same reason why rural families always have more kids wherever you go, and it’s been that way for ages and ages. Kids don’t always get to just be kids, and parents can’t always do it all by themselves. Also, the mom pretty blatantly stated she wanted her kids to have siblings, unlike her, so that they can rely on each other when they’re older. Both parents are working really hard to maintain a strong family, and the fact that their kids even GET to be educated is wonderful and a big step up from many in the same situation.
@@spraypaintrose2659 Exactly. It's a tough decision for you and I because we can weigh up the benefits of an extra hand at home vs costs such as having to raise the kid, feed, clothe etc, but I'd imagine for the less socioeconomically advantaged people, they are less likely to carefully consider these. Also keep in mind they talked about how they just missed the criteria for a government allowance which incentivised having more kids.
Hats off to the Dad and Mom who in spite of the low financial condition is trying their level best to provide education for his children. Salute to Fuman and Fumei who though being young children understood their family situation and do their best to study hard and helping with household chores. Kisses to the Fuxing and the beautiful baby. Blessings to the whole family 🙏🙏
Lol mom ...she actually ran away and only came back after he became popular and people started giving them money
@@SeeSaintZee There are many moms and dads who never come back.
@@SeeSaintZee Excuse me.....i guess you didnt see her interview. she didnt run away to have a jolly time in the city,. she went away to work in the restaurants. she toiled from 9 30 am to 10 pm ... for the family she did all this. . thats why her family accepted her when she came back . they understood her. i guess you are one of the those people who always look out for negative things and grumble
@@woojongson5431 Correct
mommy only came back because the boy was getting donations... the hubby should have never taken her back and found a nicer prettier replacement and let this evil mommy rot in the restaurant she went to work at maybe she would have found herself on onlyfans
The eldest daughter is so well spoken and seems very bright, if only she could focus on her studies without having to starve herself in the evenings to get by...
I’m so sad she skips dinner
What a dismal thing to say. You should sponsor her.
Right and i relate much to it. Even if you have the brains but your tummy growls because of hunger it will affect your school performance.
@@fargosantana647 you are right..Though I am not poor financially..my mom keeps a strict check on the money she sends even though I hardly spend on anything except for stationery..to have so called lavish meal I have to skip lunch or dinner to save up some amount to later have some food I dearly love..starving , it did affect my grades at times..
She is malnourished and therefore cannot concentrate. Kudos to her for working so hard.
All the money that was generated from using him in videos and images and still, barely any of it has actually gone to him and his family. Actually shameful.
How do you u know, not saying that it’s not true but I was wondering why they are still struggling? I thought something was happening with the money as well!
@@healingandhappy9262
Part of the issue is how many of the chinese governmental forces will intervene and call it "help" but always take a cut.
Most probably corruption at province or district level where so called officials siphoned off the money meant for the family.
The Chinese government stole the donations and said they distributed it to the poor families in the area. They lied and pocketed most of the money and this family never got even close to 1% of the $300,000 USD donated.
So how can we help them, specifically, so they get what some of us want them to have??
It’s nice that they an update on this kid and I wish the best for him and his family!
Isn’t that the oldest daughter?
Haven't you heard of that iron chained mother of 8 locked inside a Tang village and who was abducted specifically to be forced into breeding. Such animals.
@@tangt4860 So what that have to do with the story about this kid?
@@harveyhuey9417 comment seemed to have skip thread.
❤❤❤❤Why can we all come together and get some International organizations like "Save The Children" or UNICEF"... to help these families?? We can do this!!! ❤❤❤❤
It's pretty hard to do well in school when you are constantly hungry. She tries so hard and this barrier is not her fault. It's awful some teachers are accusing her of not working hard.
It's not that hard. I being grew up poor, the portion of my family plates were very little and we got used to it. I was taught to eat less, do not ask for 2nd and eat max 3 meas. I'm 28 now and financially we are not struggling to make ends meal anymore but our family still follows the tradition of eating less. Thankfully we are all fit and well. Human adapt. If you suddenly starts eating less, it only takes a few weeks for your body to adjust to it.
@@chairpants Whilst I am glad you and your family can do that, that is not the case for everyone, because if it was, obesity wouldn't be that much of an issue in Western countries (do you think all obese people aren't trying to lose weight?)
I get if her classmates wants to put her down, but her teacher, putting her down is just downright disgusting.
It's China! They do that in East Asia -a lot less nowadays in the more modernized countries but even so, it's something from the past that still lingers, especially in China where the modernization and advances in living standards etc. have been a lot more recent. Rural China would have more old-fashioned values so it's worse there.
That’s a norm in the most countries around the globe.
Thank you for letting mom explain her life. I was sincerely concerned she had been trafficked.
I've been following this family since the 'ice boy' video went viral. I'm so glad to see and watch their update. Wishing them all the best, and I hope their adorable white dog gets a longer leash huhu
So did I.
I think the last update was from CNA Singapore when he was suffering a kind of infection on his nose at the time. As I remember... I didn't heard any update of him until SCMP drops this video.
Has anyone try to authenticate the story of the ice boy? I live in a very snowy country where kids walk to school in all kinds of weather. Why has the boy allow icicles to settle on his head? Is it logical? Does the boy and girl look undernourished? They actually are a little overweight. Chinese people have dignity even if poor. They try to scratch a living. Shameful docu. Begging for funds from people who are virtue signaling.
Same here.
All that land and the dog has no shelter from the weather and is on a 2’ leash. That doesn’t cost anything.
it's so heartbreaking hearing how the eldest daughter can endure so much. i have only sincere hope for her success in life
Watching this brings up so many feelings I can’t express. my ancestors, my parents both grew up in separate rural conditions like these. my mom in the mountains grew up farming potatoes, herding sheep, living in mud cave structures with 4 siblings walking an hr to school. My dads hometown is full of community of ppl that have known each other for generations its where I spent holidays and summers visiting my cousins but I am the only person in my family out of my cousins that grew up in the city and also immigrated to Canada as a kid. Both my parents are the youngest of the family and the only ones to go to college and live in the city so they were better off. It just makes me reflect on how unbelievably privileged I am all due to the sacrifices and hard work of my parents and grandparents. I feel guilty of having such city hands, I live on a farm in the city, very privileged but I don’t have these skills that my ancestors have had for generations. This is not a very eloquent reflection but I just feel a sense of connection bc this should be me if it weren’t for my parents education. I’m in such awe of ppl in these circumstances. 90% of the population could not endure what they do everyday and everything they do is important compared to our excessively comfortable lives in the west in comparison.
wow beautiful
I wonder where you come from...your story tells a tell of simple life- it has its downs but also ups.
same
I think what you said was a very eloquent and thoughtful.
@@tavistars aw thank you
As the 2 older kids become older, the disparity between families that "have" and "have not" becomes obvious and life challenges become real for them, eg, skipping a meal because she didn't have enough money. When she shared about being at the bottom of her class, I feel for her. How do we even explain to a teenager that poverty is causing her to directly and indirectly not score well in exams? This vicious cycle won't be solved by a teenager like her. The hunger she has to endure, the lack of perspective she has to face because her parents are not highly educated and the lack of resources/know who/ opportunities she must faced because they "have not".
The only consolation is the determination of her father to keep his children in school/uni as long as they want. For this, bravo to the father!
Why are the 2 teenagers saying they are becoming quieter and don't like to talk as much? That doesn't sound normal. Doesn't sound like they are happy
@@randomness051 They're not happy; they're struggling to get by.
@@randomness051It’s an observable realization I’ve noticed in myself growing up as well. It comes with self awareness and awareness of our stature in this world. As kids we don’t really understand enough to worry about food or money. But as underprivileged children grow up, they realize the grimness of life and the tough road they were destined to lead. It’s a very sobering realization and enough to make one a quieter person.
What can a person talk about in this environment? Of course they're quieter as they grow older. Poverty is breaking them. I'm surprised that they aren't broken or disabled. The cost of school is definitely a luxury especially when you have zero income. The children are just 1 day away from not going to school.
"How do we even explain to a teenager that poverty is causing her to directly and indirectly not score well in exams"
Unless you are starving you can at last advance in education pretty easily, having to work just create discipline and hard work mentality.
As third-worlder people blaming their social-class for being dumb just very funny, that why today i have 20x than my family in the past.
I'm not the kind of guy that believe in hand out, but for education, I believe it should be accessible to every one, and if the poor can't afford it, then it should be subsidized for them. Education is the only road to break away from poverty.
education is not a hand out.... when you fail to educate your society, you fail your society. a handout is literally getting something you don't need... like candy. it's bizarre to me that people are comparing needs of society with handouts.
Yeah, I was thinking the same like you before I go to college. However, education has a price. It is the time that you spend to study. Some students I know are really smart, but they just don't have enough time to study and their grade suffer badly. I believe everything always come up a price to pay, choose wisely if it risky
at least the system is constantly improving, poverty alleviation is one of ccp's top priorty
@@tienphamphat880 when I said education, I didn't mean only college. Vocational schools are also education. In fact, I believe gov should spend as much on subsidizing college as on vocational schools. Sometimes college degrees particularly from community college are not as valuable as the skills you get from vocational schools. Frankly, if it is me, I wouldn't waste my time on community college, unless there are skills that are only provided in community college. I would rather learn useful skills in vocational schools that I can immediately apply in real world.
@@icodestuff6241 one thing I like is that Chinese gov has begun to pay attention to vocational schools, and retrain the unemployed youths.
I think one of the reasons why she had bad scores is because she had to starve every night. While it's understandable, such development isn't conducive for your body and mind.
I really hope the oldest daughter and son do really well in their education and both get high paying jobs so they can get their whole family out of the situation they are in.
Why put that burden on children? Should be the parents responsibility to be the ones with that burden, it was the parents choice to have the children knowing the conditions they live in
So much pressure on them...
I hate it when parents birth as many kids they want when they’re already drowning in poverty. Then them or other people expect the kids to carry that burden so they may possibly be saved from the poverty they buried THEMSELVES and their FAMILY in. Like why is this so normalized in Asian countries like the one I live in? It’s so frustrating and unfair! I did not wanna be born to be some kind of out of burden free lotto ticket!
@@bubaaaaaaaaayes! They need to stop putting all hope onto a kid
The kid
Very painful to watch. Wish the family best of luck and health. Especially the girl. She is trying hard in school.
It's so sad to hear her talk about her bad experiences with school. I really hope she can make some friends that will support her struggles.
@cap_hella4576 yeah imagaine carrying the pressure of having to carry your family out of poverty. Maintaining grades while being constantly hungry. 😢
Fuman and Fumei stay strong 💪🏿 . I know you both are feeling a lot of pressure being the oldest but don't let that make you lose positivity. You can do ANYTHING you set your mind to. Don't rush. Move at your OWN pace ! the whole WORLD is rooting for you ! 💪🏿💪🏿❤🇯🇲❤
The girls teacher and classmate shocked me. How could you say that to someone, a kid, that they are not working hard enough or mock their efforts, that is not how education works.
I am like if you have the time and energy to say that then you have the time and energy to help her (tutoring, study study groups etc).
@@EmelyPhanI don’t think they are justified for saying such things. Yes we might not be able to help them but that doesn’t mean the teachers and student are right. The teacher should at least guide her what wrong and focus on techniques and practice. Not spitting poison to someone who is struggling at school or any situation.
That's how eastern education works. You get scolded, beaten and humiliated everyday. That is supposed to build character.
@@xinyeechong3432 I just saying that they are wasting their time and energy that could be spent somewhere else like helping her. Also, I think your explanation is basically what I am saying and basically describes what tutoring and study groups are.
It's a very hyper competitive atmosphere because there's only so many slots for everything and way too many people! We don't have a system that operates thusly (Korea, India, Japan do) and therefore we have no frame of reference for that amount of hyper competitiveness, think the crush to get into Harvard put on a massive cultural scale in regard to everything - school, work, marriage.
Likely, the girl wasn't doing well in school due to hunger. It's difficult to study with a growling stomach. When I'm hungry, all I can think about is food. And if I don't eat, I get light headed, tired, and grouchy. I'm glad that the dad gave her more money this time.
what a hard working parents...lots of love and blessing to them
Those two older children are very hardworking too!
I have been following the updates since the original "Ice Boy" video came out. Fuman is so big now! I guess I can't really judge their family by just a few videos, but I feel really sad to see how both of them said that they have become quieter over the years. The eldest daughter had to really save and skip dinner and eat less, as well as having to take care of her younger siblings when she comes back from school (which rarely happens) really broke my heart. I really hope they all grow up to be really successful so that the family can break out of poverty. The fact that she said she only survives only like US$1.40 a day had me so shocked because where I live you need at least US$3 to get a proper meal and all.
It's rural China. Prices and labor are obviously a lot cheaper there, hence why so much food and manufactured goods come out of China.
5:03 I feel like so many parents do this (impoverished or not), where they project their childhood wounds onto their own children and then make poor parenting choices thinking they can heal vicariously. Realistically, how does a 2 year old provide company for a 16 year old?? The older kids themselves say as they grew up they talked less, so its clearly not fixing the "loneliness" the mom thinks they have. The older daughter is having to go without food because of how expensive it is to care for the 2 younger children and its almost making her going to highschool pointless because of how bad her grades have gotten as a result. The mom seems selfish to waste the supporters money on her wanting to have more kids. Instead of it going to the kids she already had to help get the whole family out of poverty, it was all spent on the babies for years. Now people supporting them are stopping, and its possible they may not be able to afford to send the son at all when his time comes, when thats what they went viral for. It seems like such a waste that after all this they may end up in the exact same economic situation.
you are right...if they had focused on the older two children only and their education fees and all...things would have gotten easier at least after 5 years....neither the parents would had extra mouths to feed and focused on their agriculture work nor the children had to stress out on skipping meals...as for talking less overtime... the kids have grown up and attending schools and about to graduate...they are maturing and are trying their level best to break out of poverty...less talking does not mean they are disinterested or disconnected.
can't believe that it's been 5 years already since the original video was filmed! wish there was a charity organization that raises awareness and help these people in dire situations through crowdfunding. maybe i can start one one day soon!
Plenty domestic and international already do! It’s not a new concept. Even this family had a lot of money raised on their behalf after the first video came out but maybe through greed or corruption or both the full amount never made it into the hands of this family. They did a follow up video a few years back explaining that while lots of money was raised, they only saw a small amount, not Neto change their lives. Thankfully it looks like their luck has turned around a little bit. Still a daily struggle but not quite as bad as before.
The local officials are waiting eagerly for the money to be transferred to the family and they will be forced to hand over to the local officials for 'safekeeping'.
Fund rising can do more harm as it normally never reached the hand in need,better allowed them to riddle n battle their way to live their own live,they have their own world!,
I'm telling you, someone put their bank transfer details, on the video. It seems better than having a third party involved.
There's literally millions of these people living in poverty and worse in China. Throw money into disbanding the CCP instead
I appreciate the updates on how they are doing. If there is a fund available for the girl to eat better, I will donate to it. She deserves to not starve herself.
No child should have to starve.
They were already financially struggling to begin with and now they've had 2 more babies? That adds pressure to everyone, especially the older kids in the family who have to sacrifice their childhood to support their parents and parent their siblings... The boy's anger towards his parents is totally valid.
But as the ice boy said, they became ice breaker in their family and it makes their home livelier. And he said that he loves to have younger siblings. Though economically it wasn’t ideal due to their financial condition. We just hope that they get the breakthrough they needed.
Which part? Cuz I don’t remember him saying being angry. More like, he’s happy the parent to have more kids. They become ice breakers in the family.
@@chihayaayase12992:06 "Sometimes I blame my parents for the way things are." He doesn't go into detail of what, specifically, the "things" are but there is plenty about his family situation to be frustrated over even if he himself can't put a finger to it yet. He's definitely trying to find the silver lining but having more siblings undeniably increases the burden on the shoulders of the older children, financially and emotionally. The sister already looks so drained...
I think they were hoping to bank on the government allowances with having more children
@@resurrexi It was the mom's idea. She ran away but returned after things got better. I hope she won't abandon them again if things get harder in the future
Love how he n his family transformed their life’s ,,,really didn’t take any opportunity for granted!❤
It's not easy but I'm sure they will succeed! Their oldest daughter acts like someone in their 20s
So happy they're doing better now. I hope their entire situation gets a turn for the better. The kids should keep studying so they can provide for the family in the future and also build one for themselves when the time comes. Wish them all the best 🥰🥰
My big respect to his whole family. They are great people.
Not the mother
I remember the original video about China's Ice Boy. Out of curiosity I googled it, and was surprised at what I found. According to Newsweek after the original video came out the boy was invited to study and board at a private school. After one week the pressure on the school for interviews became too great and the government had decided to use him as a tool to help eradicate poverty. The school told his father to put him back in his original school. Maybe the government put pressure on the mother to return. If it's true they are being exploited, the government should also make sure the children have enough food to eat.
Is there a gofundme or a site that accepts donations for this family? I would love to cover the highschool tuitions for both kids.
你可以联系中国红十字会指定需要帮助的人，他们会找到你帮助的对象。不过他们上学大学之前是不需要付钱的。而且中国国内有很多公益组织，包括国家和民间的在关注他们。给他们解决住房问题，至于生存要学会技能，国家会提供资源，让他们学会生存，要不然任何多的帮助都没用。比如国家给他们买牛羊，这样让他们学会生存，成长。你如果有兴趣可以联系中国红十字会
thank goodness for people like you. i hope i can one day start an organization to help families like this! perhaps through educational videos and crowdfunding
I dont do hand outs but for some reason id really like to donate to this family. I see nothing but honest hard workers.
I would love to donate a monthly amount, where can this be possible? Its disheartening seeing them, I know my parents way back were in similar situation until we came to the states where my parents worked 365 days 12 hours a day to make sure we get fed and get ahead of our situation and after 40 years of it my dad and mom finally retired comfortably. All I can say is hard work always pays off.
I wish that was the same opportunity today in America. Now it seems impossible with housing prices and the drug epidemic smh
@@cac2821 oh definitely times has changed. But at the end, frugalness and working two jobs like the rest of the world can still make it happen, forsure there will be sacrifices made, but which generation will start it will it be you or your children, somewhere someone has to sacrifice. My parents did it for the sake of me doing less way less than they did.
I want to send Fumie money and gifts to lift her spirit. Being in high school is hard enough she is being bullied while literally starving. How can we give?
We salute the Father & the Mother. Father staying at home, seeing the eldest & second eldest growing up. He din't go to big city to work at construction or at factory. He stay wil the blessing they have potato farm, cow & sheep etc.
Yes the price of potato is very low but don't abandone the farm. Salute also to the beautyful Mother of four kids. Sad to hear that you are alone in growing up. Big Love to your departed grandma for taking care of you.
To the four childrens, study hard & gave love to your parent every day.
Didn't the mother abandon them then go back when they got a huge donation after he went viral.
The same mother abandoned the family and then she decided to have more kids even though they’re struggling with poverty because she thinks her two older children needed more company. Some mother.
This 'ice boy' had hard life in childhood, even his mom run away bcoz can't stand with poverty, just left her kids. After got social financial support, she making 2 more babies..😬
Gotta meet children quota
@@Krassesbut got rejected 😬
Right??? The only person I can’t trust in this family is their mom. She’s coming home after her son is getting viral and got some donation
Well back in the days in the west when they will not financial stable doesnt their great grandparents will having more babies and still be able to manage to provide them and nowadays people have financial stable they only raise two babies while the muslim communities have dozen to get welfare in the west to feed their babies ..hahah
she probably found a rich man in the city that would "save her"...but hopefully she was making honest money at a factory
What a hardworking family. But why the need for child 3 and 4 when they cannot afford so? I'll never understand this mindset.
Because if you have more children there is higher chance one of them will study hard and get well educated and save the entire family from poverty…
I wish the family luck and health ❤❤❤
What a resilient family ❤
Thank you for this update 💜
That’s CRAZY I was just googling him maybe 2-3 days ago wondering where he’s at now. Thank you!!’
Watching them, I can never complain about my life.
Great transformation! This is not a family in poverty but rather a family through hard work is able to improve their lives, continually.
No. The people donated so much money to them.
@@BestMods168if they donated so much money to them why are they still living like this…
Didn't a BJ school/university promised to give free tuition to the boy? What happened to that? You guys should have followed up with on this.
to encourage these extreme poverty family to have more kids?
@@jol6310- They didn't offer to all poor kids, only to this one boy because he was in the news and the world was interested in his story.
@@user-pn9db8sm5w you mean the more kids they have the more benefit shall come to this family? To encourage those extreme poverty family to live this way - continues produce more babies?
Thanks for this short film. I wish the best to the Ice Boy and his wonderful family.
I don’t know if it is due to poor parental decisions but why have more kids if you can’t afford financially. This is being irresponsible. The parents can’t even take care of the young children and expects the older daughter to physically take care of them when she needs to focus on her studies and just being a kid.
This is always the case all over the world - the poorer people are, the more kids they have, because they believe children are their wealth and will look after them in old age. Rich people only have one or two kids. I agree it's irresponsible but it's also due to not being educated. There are so many factors and it's very unfair on everyone involved.
they may have had the kids thinking they would be given the one-time government allowances for having extra kids, even though the cost of raising the kids over the long run would far cover the small allowances given. but for an extremely impoverished family, those small allowances could provide a temporary lifeline. it's too bad they weren't aware that they hadn't met the criteria for the allowances. and when you're living in a rural disconnected area of China, how could you be expected to be kept up to date with the current news and events?
Tbey were born already , please don't let these younger kids feel like they are a burden.
That's only when she's home which doesn't sound like it's very often though
Have you been married living in seclusion with nothing but work to do
Hiring farm hands cost money
Children do farm work it’s like tgat in every farming community
this is so upsetting… they’re doing everything they can to provide for their family but this is so sad… my heart literally breaks for Fumei at her school… no student should feel that way
I don’t care what anyone says but it’s irresponsible for a family who’s barely getting by to have more kids. Then they dump all the responsibilities on the older ones to take care of them.
totally agree...irresponsible and selfish...especially when the two older ones are already in their teens...they should give their all to them..be it financial or attention...
They are struggling to feed two kids already. Why would they add more to the problem? Think about the kids.
But the parents are doing their best to support them and expect an easy future. Maybe their parents wasn’t lucky enough to have the chance that the kids are having now.
Exactly. Everyone in the comments are praising this family but I found this video to be annoying. Children don’t ask to be here and it’s not fair to any of them let alone the oldest two who have to suffer even more because of their parents’ silly decisions.
I so often think of this. Sending him all the blessings and abundance he needs and deserves.
Thank you for this update. I truly hope the best for them. Really put our lives in perspective. Is there a link somewhere we can donate some money to help the family?
Keep your money. Don't bother donating, it'll just end up in someone's else's pocket.
@@CatMeow-fn9koshut up
One of my earliest memories were my body being tied to a tree with a meter radius of movement, toys, food, and drink were around me, my parents' sound of working from the distance taking care of our 1/2 Ha field. It's not sad things. I'm proud to be farmers' children. It's beautiful memories for me
Sometimes life is hard in China because parents need to go far to work and kids learn to take care of themselves, go to school, prepare dinner, help with chores and get plenty of sleep until tomorrow
That little baby boy is the cutest lil chunk!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Glad to see the family is doing well!
Where is the grandma and uncle?
From herding goat to herding cows this family is doing really well.hope grandma and uncle are fine as well.
15:31 The contrast of traditional farming and solar farming.
I hope this channel pay them well for this interview. 🥰
They're the cornerstone that support China, I hope their life improve for the better, such as education, equipment, etc.
Yes, a country depends on their farmers. They deserve that extra help if needed.
China has no problem with population decrease. Look at this family, they have 4 children. So birth ratio for this family is 2, so double. Government just need to educate the farmer how to increase crop yield, prefer for organic type farming. Win win for China.
After watching the video, I 'm feeling sad and actually getting even more worried about the future of this family.
I would say he's one of the lucky ones just because he went viral, there are so many others probably just like him, but never got to be viral on the internet, this boy should count his blessings!
so happy to see this update!
It’s sad that the kids feel being quiet is being mature. It’s sad seeing parents that are emotionally unavailable and the effects it has on kids growing up. Somehow they’re making the best of it..
Thank you for the follow up report
I saw his vids when he was a kid walking to school at freezing temperatures.
Great to see that he want to finish his studies.
Thank u for this update video. ❤❤❤
It’s so hard to get better education when there’s hardly any money for a tutor, it’s like you’re at an end of a road and that can be so disheartening. I feel horrible for the dad as he works so hard, without him, their dreams can’t come true. I hope they live a long life and fulfill their dreams, it’s too bad our donations don’t reach them.
Very surprising... with the video of the ice boy going viral what happened to the donations? I really hope it goes to the family, esp towards the 2 older children's education. My heart bled seeing the 2yr old like that, all day in the sun. They still seem so poor. Hopefully they r not ripped off/scammed of the donations
After the original video came out people were looking for updated information. A report came out saying officials had kept much of the donations, giving the family very little. You know how it is in some countries, you'd have to actually go in person to pay school fees, open a meal account, improve working conditions or give other financial help.
Still tough, but they're definitely in a better spot now than before. Happy for them.
how are they in a better spot?
@@neepers they used to live in small place with mud wall built by his grandfather, 3 miles from school. They now live in a 2 story house built by his dad, closer to school. They got some funding after Ice Boy story back in 2018.
Thanks for the follow up. Life is still hard and even harder because of the pandemic. Lots of people have been affected by the pandemic, some much more than others. I understand why the mother had more children. I remember I worked with a girl who was an only child and she said she loved it. However, when she got older, she wished she did have a siblings especially she said bc her parents are getting older and that she was the only one responsible and wished she had siblings that would help.
Thanks for the update.
Siste Fumei, u'r amazing. Don't give up
The mentality of Chinese people compared to us Indians are totally different. If you're poor in China, people would say it's the failure of the government, that's why the CCP is trying desperately to wipe out poverty once and for all. In India, if you're poor especially from the lower caste groups, people would say it's a punishment for the sins of their previous life. That's why BJP loves to keep them poor in perpetuity
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The other Chinese around Asia region don't share the same opinion as them. If we are poor, we rather not have any further generation or get married cause it will only continue the cycle of poverty. Most Chinese nowadays are middle class working generation and they will think twice about having kids if their finances are tight.
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Oh wow I remember this from 2018 I saw it on UA-cam he's such a brave boy in those freezing cold condition and look at him now he's becoming a grown young man.
Although the financial pressures are partially self induced (with adding two more mouths to the dynamics), I believe viewers are still interested in sending financial aid directly for the family. If the producers of this video can let everyone know how to get the family help, many will support. Is there such thing as a "Go Fund Me" type of set up for them? If we can help with the two older siblings' tuition fees and food cost, not only can they be more focused with their studies and less hungry, they are more likely to succeed and resurrect from poverty.
I remember there was some kind donation page for them in the earlier days. It raised a lot of money but the money got intercepted and the family never receive the money. Either the government stole it or it was the channel's scam.
@@Hank0this: Can people visit them then ? Like a holiday and stay ? And teach them or whatever ?...
@@maylok3508what for? Waste of time and money
I suppose there is a way. Since in the video, there was an American family that sponsored them for the past 5 years and going to stop. Hope they find another person or a few to help them for the next 5 years. The two older kids need to be educated and some luck to break the cycle of poverty due to living in area with less resources and opportunities.Each member seems to be trying their best to improve their family situation.
Another gofundme? Y'all love throwing money at them. These people received so much help in the past. They even had an American family help them out. Let them figure it out.
Ice boy bigger already ..became handsome boy ❤ and happy the mother stay together and their live change to better i think
I'm so glad you guys follow his news. I always want to see his update at least until adulthood
If they didn't have 2 more children, they would have had enough resources to support the other 2 that's in their critical education stage.
I wish the family all the very best
How could I help this family financially? Any advice? I just come across this video, l am retired and live in UK. Thanks for any advice
Don't do it, last time the money was stolen by government officials. Why does'nt the boy realize he can create a gofund me on his phone if he just learned how to do it then we can donate directly to him
There has to be a way. I'm sure there are people who would be willing to bring the funds directly to this family to make sure it isn't stolen by anyone else. The children should create a social media page so people know how to reach them and send money.
i want to donate to them so bad but I'm afraid the money is gonna be stolen from them like last time
This was very informative 👏
You generate so much money out of them and yet, look at them struggling with everything... I hope you gave them part of it...
I think it is irresponsible for them to have many children when they have no money. It is true that having children is a unique experience, but we must be thoughtful since children are our responsibility and they did not choose to be born. The oldest daughter is jeopardizing her education by taking care of her younger brother.
我们上学每天走路4公里😂至少他们现在有车坐
Agreed. Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for poor and/or poorly educated families to have more children than they should. Having more children means more free support in the family's livelihood such as chores, farm work, animal care, etc. Basically, the more children you have then the more hands on deck.
I don't think she is jeopardizing her studies by taking care of her little brother . All older siblings take care of their siblings . I did it too . I don't see anything wrong with it
@@onion4464 She literally said she had to rush to her homework after taking care of her young siblings. Taking care of younger siblings shouldn't be at the cost of sacrificing older siblings' academic achievement.
@@edwinhuang803 But she boards at her school. She's only home at this time due to the long golden week holiday. Normally her brother only comes home during the weekends from middle school, and she only comes home once every 3 weeks on average from high school. So yes their overall financial situation is difficult, but the two parents are doing the vast majority of child care, not the 2 older kids.
We know what that means, they got the allowance and town officials kept it like they did with all the donations.
I know it's not relevant , but holy sheesh his mother and father are beautiful people. Stunning.
I truly love your channel. Keep doing the best work. Such creative videos you’ve on this channel. Just subscribed.
I wish him
Luck.🎉🎉🎉
How can we help this girl who has nothing to eat at school?
Cannot believe how much he's grown! I hope he gets to travel outside China some day and know that people still think of him and wish him well. I cried when I first saw the video of the little kid covered in ice; maybe because at the time, he looked so much like one of my nephews.
The baby!!! Precious!!! Im glad they are farming but dang still stuck in poverty
im am so greatfull for my parents they came all the way from nepal my mom and dad would wake up 5am to catch the bus downtown and haul groceries 2 miles down to our apartment in the winter because we didnt have a car this video makes me wanna stop thinking about the small things and just lock in.
Sending love from Philippines.
I once begged a math teacher to help me in middle school & she gave up saying "you're too smart not to understand this". As an adult I now know I have a math specific learning disability. But the problem is that I scored the highest possible on every other subject so they didn't believe me. I literally can't compute math & it's so frustrating. I feel his sisters pain.
I hope someone sponsors these kids so they can live a better life in a bigger city
To Fuman and Fumei, dream big. The world rewards the fearless and brave. I know it can be so exhausting but keep it up. Do not be discouraged, and walk through life at your own pace.
To the parents, i think 4 kids is enough 😂
All the best to the family. I also noticed the girl said she didn’t have enough money to buy meals. In this case, her teacher should help her to apply for some scholarships. And I presume that the government also has some projects to fund her.
I doubt that there is anything to help her. There are no safety nets in China.
It's rural China. What government funds and scholarships? There are plenty more kids in the same situation as this family in rural China. Maybe you're young and don't know how widespread the levels of poverty worse than this were in China, a decade, 2 decades, 3 decades ago.
Do you have any idea of how enormous the population is?
@@SY-ok2dq As far as I am concerned, at least the girl’s teachers can help her to apply for ‘locally granted loan‘，this policy apply to all poor students （actually，all government projects to reduce poverty are aiming to poor people，but not urban students）. Although this is a loan but not a scholarship that doesn’t need to return. I t still is an option and without interests, if the family cannot afford children’s education. Despite this, there are also local companies might sponsor poor students，for example，a famous large livestock raising company, named Muyuan, supported many poor students. I also agree that there are too many poor people in China, we definitely can’t cover everyone. But all people think highly of education, no one would wish to see a student quit school because of economic conditions. Take my surrounding classmates as example, we paid about $300 per semester, I remembered that part of my classmates had received some supports from the ‘local loan’ and scholarships from local companies, and my teachers had positively helped to apply. And I did not hear any classmate quitted school because of poverty. Note that I was also in a county high school which was the same level as the girls’.
Glad he’s back ❤️
This brought me in tears wathcing how hard the parents are working to support their childrens study fee😭😭
I hope everything will go well for fumei and fuman journey on education and I hope the parents won’t have to work like that forever
Hope some kind people can help the children complete their advanced education, such as technical school, I pray. That is only way out for the family.
2 more children? How irresponsible.
Glad to see the follow up story about ice boy and his family. Life isn't easy but glad to know they never stop to have a better living. And the 2 additional to their family is a blessing.
I hope this family happy and blessed ❤
The problem with poor families is that they have too many children without the means to feed them and educate them. These children will most probably grow up poor as well. It’s a vicious circle. If you can’t feed your children, don't have too many. You are just bringing more sufferings into the world.
If they had more common sense, they wouldn't have any children at all.
@@yenchu1237exactly
@@yenchu1237 , Actually that was what I wanted to say too. My Burmese maid came to work in my country because she couldn't stand being hungry all the time and not having any new clothes to wear. Whenever there is a festival, they will hide in their home because they don't have any new clothes to wear. So she finally decided to tell her mum that she will go to work so she can take care of her younger schooling sister and her mum. Her poor dad passed away recently while her elder siblings left the family and never bring back come back or any money. She is lucky to work for me as I treat her like my own. I blame their parents for their sufferings.