CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinwei (C) looks on as one of her classmates writes during a class break at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Due to hearing impairment, Li needs to watch closely what her classmate is writing. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmot