China boy swallows gold bean during ‘tongue exercise’, goes to hospital to relieve himself
Mother of ‘naughty’ boy tells him not to relieve himself outside because poop is ‘too expensive’. Five days later, doctors help retrieve gold
An 11-year-old boy who accidentally swallowed a 10-gram gold bean worth 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) by mistake was told by his mother not to relieve himself outside because it would be “too expensive”.
The story has amused many people on mainland social media, where it quickly went viral.
The incident unfolded in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, southeastern China, after a woman surnamed Ji bought the 10-gram gold bean on October 17.
With gold prices surging more than 50 per cent this year to more than US$4,000 an ounce, many Chinese people regard it as the most stable and reliable asset, especially in light of weaker stock and property markets.
On October 22, shortly after the gold bean was delivered, Ji’s son started playing with it.