In recent days, a video recording the scene of a man wearing old, dusty work clothes, slowly cycling to each house to distribute wedding invitations to his daughter has received much attention on social networks.
Not looking neat and luxurious as many happy warnings often see, the father in the clip appears with the very familiar simplicity of a poor laborer.
He stopped his car in front of each house, carefully took invitation cards, politely sending words of hope to relatives and neighbors to join in the joy on his daughter's big day. The recipient of the invitation also warmly replied, greeted, congratulated and promised to attend.
That image has made many viewers feel sad. It is not only a wedding invitation given, but also the image of a father who has worked hard his whole life, saving every penny to take care of his children to have a happier and more fulfilling day.
According to Mr. Dang The Tung - the person who posted the video, the character in the clip is Mr. Nguyen Xuan Du (58 years old, in Lac Son commune, Phu Tho province).
His family is still in difficult circumstances. Every day, he does all kinds of jobs to earn a living, from picking up trash to clearing sewers, as long as there is work to do.
Life is hard, income is not much, but that man is still persistent from morning to night, waking up from dawn to make a living, rarely afraid of sun, rain, and cold.
Local people said that Mr. Du lived gently, honestly, and was always enthusiastic with his neighbors. Therefore, when they saw him riding his own bicycle to invite his daughter to marry, many people felt both pity and joy.
Sometimes because of nervousness, he was so confused that he mistakenly gave the card, but no one blamed him. On the contrary, everyone understood that behind that clumsiness was the worry and great happiness of a father on the day his daughter was about to go to her husband's house.
What makes many people even more touched is that although life is still full of hardships and deprivations, Mr. Du still tries to save every little bit to take care of his children.
Most of the clothes he wears are given back. He himself almost does not buy anything for himself, saving the meager money he earns to nurture his daughter before the threshold of marriage.
Mr. Dang The Tung also said that after the clip spread, in addition to words of encouragement, many people found ways to send congratulatory money to the family.
Some people only contribute a small amount, some people ask to remain anonymous, but the common point is that everyone wants to share a part with the poor father on his child's happy day.
I stood up to help receive and hand over the congratulatory money to my family, and at the same time informed the supporters so that they were assured that their gift had come to the right place. The amount of money is not too large, but contains the warmth of human love," Mr. Tung excitedly shared.
The most simple thing that many people remember forever is that when receiving lucky money from strangers, Mr. Du and his wife continuously asked who it was so that they could find a way to repay it later. Their honesty and simplicity made the story even more touching.
Also according to shared information, on his daughter's wedding day, the father chose the most neat clothes he had, standing at the gate to welcome guests. Still the same thin figure, face haggard from rain and sunshine, but the smile that day was brighter than usual.
He warmly greeted everyone who came to attend, as if all the hardships of many years had been somewhat compensated when he saw his son step into a new stage of life.
