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in the hit movie "wild child", "thief brother" ma liang and "orphan brother" xuan xuan found each other in the wind and rain. although they have no blood relationship, because of similar experiences, they built a simple but happy home together in the desolate land.

this sincere emotional warmth healed everyone and made many viewers curious about the true ending and current situation of the prototype "wandering brothers" in reality.

in the real case, ma liang was sentenced to four years and six months in prison for theft. just like in the movie, almost nothing ma liang stole was for himself. his clothes were all tattered, and all the stolen items and money were spent on xuanxuan.

for example, there is a scene that is highlighted in the movie where the elder brother has to use the money he stole and sold to buy nutritional supplements for his younger brother who is malnourished. he also specifically tells his younger brother to drink milk well.

in reality, xuanxuan didn't like drinking fresh milk at that time, he just liked to drink sweeter milk drinks. ma liang forced his brother to drink fresh milk and taught him that he must drink it. he also told him that only when he was strong and taller would no one bully him.

xuanxuan actually knew that the money to buy the milk was stolen by ma liang. although ma liang stole things himself, he always taught his younger brother not to steal, and told him not to learn from him when he grew up.

the good news is that with the help of the police who handled the case at the time, a public primary school in weinan was willing to make an exception and accept xuanxuan, who was already 9 years old. the school also waived his textbook fees, miscellaneous fees and meal expenses. when he missed his brother, xuanxuan would sometimes run to the wasteland that was once their home and wander around.

the ending of the movie only shows xuanxuan going to school and ma liang going to prison. what happened to their lives afterwards?

according to relevant news reports, xuanxuan adapted well to school life and was good at sports, joining the school football and basketball teams. in 2019, his grandfather moved with him, and xuanxuan asked a familiar police officer at the time, "what if my brother can't find me after moving?" after that, xuanxuan never mentioned ma liang to the police officer again.

ma liang was released from prison in 2022, and left again half a year after returning home, and his family lost contact with him again. when he returned home, ma liang asked about xuanxuan's current situation, but after learning that his brother was in school, he said nothing more.

ma liang and xuanxuan never met again. when he was still serving his sentence and was asked if he would like to see xuanxuan, he said no, but he would never forget his brother.

after the release of "wild child", the story of the "wandering brothers" once again attracted everyone's attention. we hope that ma liang and xuanxuan will be well, and we also hope that just as the film's director yin ruoxin originally intended, more love and care can be given to "children in social difficulties."