奇速英语

A simple honk (汽车喇叭声) from the bus is one part of a secret code (“暗号”) between the driver and students living in a far-away village in Wanzhou, Chongqing.

Noticing a schoolbag hanging on the door of an old house along his route, the bus driver pulls over and honks to answer the “code”. After a moment, a boy rushes outside and gets on the bus.

The boy’s parents work far from home, leaving him in the care of his grandmother. Though the boy is separated from his parents, he is trying hard to achieve his education. He makes the weekly journey to the city to go to school. He and the driver, Mr Cheng Lin, have developed a special routine (惯例). Whenever the boy’s schoolbag is hanging outside the house, it shows Cheng that the young student needs to catch the bus.

Mr Cheng has been driving the Luotian to Wuqiao Nan Station route for many years. He shared his ideas on the matter. He mentioned that this countryside route had a large number of left-behind children because their parents are far from home. Recognizing the importance of his role in their lives, he paid extra attention on Fridays and Sundays, the days when these children usually traveled back and forth to school.

Touched by the story, netizens (网友) praised him as a “good driver” and admired his promise to his young passengers. One netizen pointed out that “some people may not realize that the mountain road is so winding. A 15-minute bus drive may take at least an hour of walking...”. Another commented that “the schoolbag is their code, packed with love inside.”