Some people may open a bakery (面包店) to turn their hobby into a job. Some may open a bakery to make their childhood dream come true. Zheng Xiaoyan, a girl in Shenzhen, Guangdong, runs a bakery to help special people with hearing and speaking problems.
Zheng is a baking lover. A few years ago, she learned from a friend that people with hearing and speaking problems had difficulty looking for jobs. Then she wondered what she could do for them. One day, she read the news that a German couple (夫妇) opened a bakery in Changsha, Hunan and the workers in the bakery are mostly deaf-mute people (聋哑人). She thought it was great. Later, Zheng decided to open a bakery like theirs to help people in need.
In June 2020, her bakery opened in Shenzhen. Zheng named this bakery"Silent Bread Tree". Many people visit the bakery. They like the warm place and the friendly workers. Zheng has helped about 20 deaf-mute people. Yanyan is one of them. She is from Yunnan. She says that she's very happy to be able to make money by herself.
Now, Zheng is planning to show her bakery through Douyin, a Chinese short video app and train one of the workers to become the livestreamer (主播)."They can do the job as well as others,"she said."Hopefully, we can help make their lives better. I feel really happy to see the smile on their faces."
