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The family of the quadruplets pose for a group photo in front of their house in Wujing Village of Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi) Before returning to work, Chang Sheng, a villager in Wujing Village, and his wife Zhu Chengzhen had a great time with their quadruplets in the village during their Spring Festival holiday. This happy family of six members once experienced a very difficult time a few years ago. 
Combo photo taken on Feb. 24, 2021 shows the quadruplets in class in Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Du Yu) 
Zhu Chengzhen tutors the quadruplets at home in Wujing Village of Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi) In October 2013, Zhu Chengzhen gave birth to the quadruplets in Hefei, capital of Anhui Province. Before the couple could enjoy the joy of being parents for the first time, the reality gave them a hard blow. Due to premature birth, the babies were underweight and were diagnosed as mental retardation. In the following years, in order to treat the quadruplets, Chang and his wife took their children to hospitals in Hefei, Shanghai and other places, with no time to work and no source of income. 
Combo photo shows Chang Sheng and his wife taking their quadruplets on the train from east China's Shanghai to Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 11, 2015 (upper); and the couple taking the quadruplets to play in a field in Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi) Before they had children, Chang and his wife had been working outside their hometown for many years. Though they were not rich, they could save some money every year at that time. However, after the quadruplets were born, expenses on medication, rehabilitation and necessities for the children as milk powder and diapers wiped out all of the couple's savings and left them in debt. Soon, Chang Sheng's family was identified as a registered poor household. 
The quadruplets receive treatment at a hospital in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 18, 2014. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi) 
Zhu Chengzhen does piecework at home in Wujing Village of Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Du Yu) 
The family of the quadruplets have dinner at their home in Wujing Village of Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Han Xu) Thanks to local poverty-relief policies and social support, the couple survived the most difficult years. As their children grew up and got better in health, Chang began to go out for work, while his wife stayed at home to take care of their four children. 
Combo photo shows a group photo of the quadruplets as they receive treatment in a hospital in Hefei on July 18, 2014 (upper); and the quadruplets on their way home in Wujing Village of Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi) 
Chang Sheng and his wife look through the photos of their children in Wujing Village of Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Du Yu) 
Chang Sheng and his children play at a square in Wujing Village of Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi) The family got rid of poverty at the end of 2019, and the quadruplets went to primary school in September 2020. When the children are at school, Zhu Chengzhen also does piecework, such as processing components at home, to earn about 2,000 yuan (about 310 U.S. dollars) a month. 
Volunteers help escort the quadruplets to return to Funan County from Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 11, 2015. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi) 
Chang Sheng prepares dinner for his family at their home in Wujing Village of Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Han Xu) 
Chang Sheng and his wife take the quadruplets to play in a field in Wujing Village of Zhuzhai Town, Funan County of Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi) "It gives us a lot of satisfaction to see the healthy growth of our children. I believe life will get better. Now that we have been lifted out of poverty, we must strive for a well-off life," said Chang Sheng. 
Combo photo shows Chang Sheng and volunteers taking the quadruplets out of Hefei Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province on Feb. 11, 2015 (upper); and Zhu Chengzhen picks up the quadruplets from school in Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
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