Does the sponsored girl have a luxurious home decoration? Official response!
The Love Rescue Center in Dongying City, Shandong Province has provided a subsidy of 36000 yuan to female students. The related video has recently sparked controversy, with some netizens questioning the luxurious decoration of the girl's home, as well as revealing photos of the girl wearing an Apple watch and using an Apple phone.
On September 1st, relevant departments in Dongying City responded to Jimu News reporters that after on-site visits and investigations, the girl's family did indeed face economic difficulties: she lived with her divorced mother and younger brother, who suffered a brain injury after a car accident. The house was a second-hand one, and the decoration was left by the original owner. The phone and watch in the girl's photo were borrowed from her classmates for taking photos.
The luxurious decoration of the subsidized girl's home raises doubts
The controversial video released by the Dongying Love Rescue Center was filmed at the home of the victim. A staff member wearing a red vest handed over the love money to a young girl. The young girl and another woman standing next to her said, "I've almost recovered. Can you help someone else?" However, the staff in the red vest still gave them the love money and said that considering the girl is about to start school and pay her tuition fees, and her family is indeed in need, the rescue center gave the remaining love money to them all at once. With the previous donations from the center, a total of 36666.66 yuan was donated to her family, each from 111 caring individuals.
Funding on-site
After the video was released, some netizens questioned in the comment section whether the donated girl's home had furniture such as wall mounted color TVs, pillar style water coolers, and European style seats, and the overall decoration style was luxurious. Do they really need funding? Subsequently, topics related to this matter sparked a large number of discussions among netizens on various platforms. Some netizens also dug up photos of the girl's previous life and claimed that she used an Apple phone, wore an Apple watch, wore branded sunglasses, and carried a luxury brand bag in the photos
On the afternoon of August 30th, the Dongying Love Rescue Center released a situation statement stating that the video was taken by the Love Rescue Center when they went to Yang's home to provide on-site assistance. The source of the assistance was from Shuidi Fund, and relevant personnel from the Love Rescue Center have conducted on-site investigations.
Explanation of the situation released by Dongying Love Rescue Center
The explanation also introduces the basic situation of Yang's family, which is that his divorced mother lives with a son and a daughter. Yang usually makes a living by doing odd jobs and has no fixed income. In April 2021, Yang's youngest son had a car accident and suffered a brain injury that made him unable to take care of himself. He has already spent over 300000 yuan. At present, Yang's eldest daughter is currently studying in college and their house is a second-hand house purchased in 2018. At the time of purchase, the original owner had already renovated it.
Officially stated that the girl's family does indeed face financial difficulties
On August 31, Jimu journalists contacted Ms. Jia, Secretary General of Dongying Charity Relief Center, who said that the civil affairs department of Dongying had gone to Yang's home to investigate. The staff of the Social Organization Service Department of the Dongying Civil Affairs Bureau confirmed this statement and stated that a unified response will be provided after the investigation is completed.
On September 1st, Jimu News reporters learned from relevant departments in Dongying City that after on-site visits and investigations by government departments, Yang's family did indeed face economic difficulties. Yang's house was purchased as a second-hand property in 2018, and many of the furniture inside was also left by the original owner. After Yang's divorce, she used to work part-time with her children, but after her youngest son suffered a serious brain injury in a car accident, she had to stay at home to take care of him. Afterwards, she was unable to go out to work, and the child's treatment cost a lot of money. The father of the child has been missing for nearly three years.
After discovering this family member in the water drop fundraising, the Dongying Love Rescue Center began to provide financial assistance to them. Yang's eldest daughter is currently studying at a university in Tianjin. The photo posted by netizens was taken by Yang's eldest daughter and her classmates while playing in a shopping mall in Tianjin. When shooting, she borrowed her classmate's phone and watch, and the shooting location was at the Saint Laurent counter in the mall, so the girl in the photo was wearing Saint Laurent sunglasses with an anti-theft buckle that had not been removed.
"The light luxury brand backpack pointed out by netizens has also been confirmed to be purchased on Taobao for over 190 yuan, with a shopping record." The staff member explained that the current online public opinion has had a significant impact on the donated girl and her family. We hope everyone can understand the truth and objectively and fairly treat this matter.
