Five years after making the headline for donating 100 million yuan ($13.64 million) to Fudan University while choosing to take the subway to the school, alumni couple Chen Xiaoming and He Peixin returned to their alma mater last Friday and received a collection of 590 letters of gratitude totaling 400,000 words from student beneficiaries, People's Daily reported.

Chen and He, originally from the rural areas of Guizhou and Jilin provinces, acknowledged Fudan University for giving them opportunities. "Thanks to the support of our alma mater, we were able to pursue postgraduate studies and study abroad. We want more children from poor backgrounds to enjoy the same opportunity to access high level of education," the couple said.

To this end, the couple donated 100 million yuan to the university in December 2019, setting up a fund for financially disadvantaged students.