Man found baby inside shoe box, later he found another one, and he realized the heartbreaking truth

In many regions of the world, it is a fundamental belief that all children are born equal, regardless of their gender.

However, there are areas where the birth of a boy or a girl can significantly impact a family's circumstances.

During the 1980s, China implemented a policy restricting families to one child, resulting in numerous gender-based abortions and parents abandoning their newborns.

In China, daughters are not always valued as highly as sons. Boys often have better employment prospects and, consequently, higher salaries.

This mindset has led to considerable social issues in China concerning the treatment of women.

Many couples who gave birth to daughters under this "one child" policy chose to place their daughters in orphanages in the hope that they might be adopted.

Not all parents acted in this manner; in the most tragic instances, some parents resorted to infanticide, while the more common response was to abandon their babies in forests or on the streets, often in shoeboxes.

One individual who refused to turn a blind eye to these injustices was Yu Shangzhong.

According to Asian News, Yu Shangzhong and his wife adopted their first daughter 35 years ago when Yu was 40 years old.

Four years later, Yu discovered an abandoned baby left on the street, inside a shoebox. His heart would not permit him to leave her there, so he brought her home.

Yu and his wife adopted the baby, and over the following years, they took in 12 more abandoned daughters.

His two youngest daughters were also found abandoned in a shoebox in 1998, born just a week apart.

Despite the blessings of a large family, life was not easy for Yu and his wife, who reside in Wenzhou, in the Zhejiang province.

Yu, being the sole breadwinner, worked tirelessly at part-time jobs to support the family.

Providing food for all the girls was a constant struggle.

"We had tough days. When I was a little girl, my mother would carry me on her back, collecting food scraps from the street or even begging for money," recounted his eldest daughter, Yu Xaeisong, to the South China Morning Post. "People would give us money and old clothes."

Due to the challenging conditions in which they lived, Yu and his wife decided to find another family to adopt their older daughters as they grew older.

This decision aimed to provide the daughters with a better chance at a good life. Currently, four of the daughters are attending university, receiving limited financial support from the government.

Five of the daughters still live with Yu and his wife.

In Yu's living room hangs a picture adorned with Chinese embroidery created by one of the girls. It features five Chinese characters that translate to 'a peaceful family will thrive.'

Despite all they have endured, the family chooses to look towards the future with optimism and hope.

For Yu's 70th birthday, his daughters gifted him a golden ring as a token of their appreciation.

This story serves as a poignant reminder of how fortunate some of us are to live in certain parts of the world.

It is truly inspiring to witness Yu's unwavering commitment to caring for these abandoned daughters, who are now his own!

Please share this post to honor and respect Yu’s remarkable actions, a man who deserves recognition more than many.