

Hu is able to write using his feet.



Twenty-four-year-old Hu Xialu from Gushan town, Yongkang city, Zhejiang province lost his arms after a severe electric shock he suffered when he was just eight years old, but his disability never stopped him from pursuing a better life.



Hu had striven to finish his primary school and high school education and in 2009, he applied to the Beijing Professional Business Institute with top marks, Tencent News reports. Taking his health conditions into consideration, however, the school rejected him.





Hu eats lunch using his feet.



Soon after, Hu decided to run his own business, and started managing a store of 30 square meters in his local village. He now handles almost everything himself except for delivery services, which his mother assists with.



Hu helps his mother in the shop.

Hu says he feels happy being self-reliant, and hopes repay everyone who’s helped him.





A photo taken in 2005 at Hu’s high school shows him doing homework while his classmates are playing around.



“Without arms, I still have my legs to stand. No matter what hardship you meet in life, you shouldn’t give up,” says Hu.





Hu maneuvers the computer using his foot.



Hu says that when he earns enough money, he plans on opening a supermarket that sells a wider range of products. His New Year’s resolution in 2015 is to find a good woman that he can spend the rest of his life with.

By Lucy Liu

[Images via Tencent]