Liao Yinchao was born into a poor farming family in Chongqing (China). Not wanting their child to have a miserable life, his parents always tried to find ways for their child to go to school, because they believed that knowledge changes destiny. He himself was aware that education was the only way to help his family escape poverty.

Understanding his family's circumstances and his parents' hardships, he never played around and focused on studying. For 12 years, Ngan Sieu was always an excellent student. Not disappointing his family's expectations, in 2000, the male student passed the entrance exam to a top medical university in Sichuan (China), majoring in Traditional Medicine.

The day he received the university admission notice, he carried his family's hope, believing that the light ahead would open up. Joy mixed with sadness, immediately after that, his parents had to borrow money everywhere to pay for Ngan Sieu's first year tuition. The difficulties did not stop, the family continued to worry that they would not be able to afford to pay for his tuition for the remaining 4 years.

To ease the burden on his family, throughout his 5 years at university, the male student lived very frugally. In his free time, he also worked part-time to help his parents. Although he hated the difficult days, he still encouraged himself to try to overcome them.

In the end, Ngan Sieu's family's fear came true. They tried their best but could only afford to pay for their son's tuition for 3 years. On the day he went to school to receive his diploma, he received a notice that he could not get his diploma because he had not paid enough tuition. This moment completely devastated the male student.

At that time, he asked the school to let him receive his diploma first and then pay the full tuition fee, but was refused. Desperate and not knowing how to face his family, Ngan Sieu decided to go to Guangdong (China) to work as a hired hand - the place where his 16 years of wandering and difficult life began.

The family hoped that after graduation, Ngan Sieu would return home to open a clinic, but unexpectedly, the day Ngan Sieu went to receive his diploma, he did not return home but suddenly disappeared. Not knowing what to do, the family could only scrape together every penny to have the funds to search for their son.

Over time, unable to overcome the shock, his mother suffered from mental illness. She often talked to herself, and whenever she saw a passerby about Ngan Sieu's age, she would run to hug him. Even though their daily life was not enough to eat, his parents never gave up looking for Ngan Sieu.

After 16 years apart, Ngan Sieu reunited with her family in April 2020. Photo: Sohu

It was not until April 2020 that the family received news that Ngan Sieu had been found. A group of volunteers found him unconscious at a construction site. After 16 years of separation, his parents saw him again with gray hair, a tired face, kidney failure and diabetes.

Seeing Ngan Sieu again after 16 years, his parents were extremely emotional. Although this return made the family's life more difficult because they had to pay for his hospital and medical bills, it was still the biggest comfort for his parents. During those years, he worked anonymously to make a living. Without identification papers and no money, he lived a wandering life.

When asked why he chose to leave without contacting his family for 16 years, Ngan Sieu said that he did not want to become a burden to his family so he went out to build a career. However, what he did not expect was that his leaving without saying anything would push his parents to the brink of suffering.

The story of Ngan Sieu - a medical student who once carried the hopes of his family, but ended up living a vagrant life for 16 years without a career, makes many people feel sorry every time it is mentioned. Until now, this is still a controversial story. Many people believe that if the school had created conditions that year, his life might have been different.

(According to Sohu)

Experts debate proposal to exempt tuition fees for medical students Some say that exempting tuition fees for medical students is necessary because the high tuition fees are a barrier that prevents many students from pursuing the field. However, many people also think that this proposal is unrealistic.