Some children live in the school. Because some children are too young to live in school, he and his wife Tian Lige live with boys and girls separately. He just wants these children to grow up healthy in an atmosphere of love.

The principal understands the situation of the students' families and helps them. Though born in 1982, his hair has turned white and his students call him "principal papa" or "principal grandpa".

Besides the government subsidies, Zhang Pengcheng also spends his own money to buy food, such as shrimp and beef for the children. The school lunch has become the best meal for some children.