Erinome:Hello dear friends! Welcome to our podcast. Today, we have a really moving story to share. It's about some mothers dancing in live streams. Sounds interesting? Let me start. Enceladus, have you ever seen people dancing in live streams?
Enceladus:Hmm, yes! Usually young people, maybe for fun or to be famous. But mothers? That's new. What are these mothers doing?
Erinome:Oh, they are not dancing for fun. They are dancing to save their children. Sad, right?
Enceladus:Oh no! Save their children? What happened to the children?
Erinome:The children have cancer. Like 7-year-old Xiao Tan. She has a very serious cancer called neuroblastoma—doctors call it "the king of childhood cancers". It came back this year and spread to her bones.
Enceladus:Wow, that's terrible. So they need money for treatment?
Erinome:Yes! The doctor said immunotherapy costs 1-1.2 million yuan. That's a lot of money, right?
Enceladus:A million? That's like... impossible for most families! How do they get it?
Erinome:Xiao Tan's father delivers food. He leaves at 8 am and comes back at 11 pm, earns about 200 yuan a day. That's not enough, even for many years.
Enceladus:So the mother has to dance? Why dancing?
Erinome:Because they need tips from the live stream. Every little tip helps. Xiao Tan's mother, Wang Xiaoqiong, used to hate taking photos. Now she dances for 2 hours every night, from 9 pm to 11 pm.
Enceladus:2 hours? What kind of dance? Is she a good dancer?
Erinome:No, not at all. The moves are simple and repeated. A group of moves takes 20 seconds, and in 2 hours, they bend down 1080 times! Can you believe that?
Enceladus:1080 times? Oh my, that must make her hands and legs so tired! Why repeat so much?
Erinome:To get more tips. Every dance move is like "saving" her child's life. Xiao Tan thinks her mom wants to be a dancer. She doesn't know mom is dancing for her.
Enceladus:That's so sad... But who taught these mothers to dance?
Erinome:A man called Yang Zhipeng, "Dad of Douding". His 3-year-old son Douding had liver cancer. He saw other fathers dance to raise money, so he tried too.
Enceladus:Other fathers? Like a group?
Erinome:Yes! "Five Superman Dads". They shaved their heads, wore skirts, danced live. Once 80,000 people watched them, and they raised nearly a million for one child's treatment.
Enceladus:Wow, that's amazing! So Douding's dad learned from them?
Erinome:Yes. He danced for half a year, raised 100,000 yuan for Douding. But... Douding still passed away in May this year.
Enceladus:Oh no... I'm so sorry to hear that. Did he stop then?
Erinome:No. Two months later, he went back to live streaming. Now he helps these mothers. He teaches them how to face the camera, how to keep dancing.
Enceladus:That's really kind. Do the mothers have to pay to learn?
Erinome:No! He doesn't charge. They just practice together in an empty space in the village. No income at first, just learning.
Enceladus:But dancing live must be hard. Do people watch them?
Erinome:Not many. Usually only 10-20 people. Some ask, "Are you losing weight?" Some even call them "liars".
Enceladus:That's unfair! Why would they lie about their children being sick?
Erinome:A mother named Xiao Qian said, "I'm not afraid of hard work, I'm afraid of no chance to fight." Her daughter had 8 chemo treatments and 35 radiotherapies. Immunotherapy is the last hope.
Enceladus:Poor mom... How much do they earn?
Erinome:One night, a mother earned 43 yuan. She was so happy—"Enough for two days of nutrition powder for my baby!" Another earned 20 yuan, cried when her son called, "Mom, I miss you."
Enceladus:20 yuan... That's so little. But they still dance?
Erinome:Yes! They say, "Dance one more second, baby has one more hope." They don't care if it's beautiful, just need to try hard.
Enceladus:You know, when I first heard "mothers dancing live", I thought maybe for fun. Now I feel so moved. They are not dancers, they are warriors for their children.
Erinome:Exactly! Their wet clothes hide love, their repeated moves hide hope. No mother wants to dance in front of strangers—unless it's the only way to save her child.
Enceladus:So next time if I see such a live stream, I won't doubt. Maybe send a little tip, or just watch quietly.
Erinome:That's right. Every little help counts. These mothers are fighting so hard for their babies.
Enceladus:Love is really the strongest power, isn't it?
Erinome:Yes. Okay, that's it for today. Let's hope these babies get better soon, and these mothers get more help. See you next time!
Enceladus:See you!
