Chinese boy saves US$28 for 6 months to buy mum birthday gift, touches shop owner
While many praise boy’s thoughtfulness, his mum says they never taught him about filial piety, but involving him in caring for elderly at home
A Chinese primary school boy saved his pocket money for half a year, accumulating one yuan at a time (14 US cents), to buy his mother a pair of shoes as a birthday gift, touching both the shop owner and millions of netizens.
The 11-year-old boy from Hebei province in northern China entered a shoe shop with a stack of one-yuan notes in his hands, asking to purchase a pair of shoes for his mother.
He indicated that it was a birthday gift for her to use during her daily commute, as he had noticed her reliance on a pair of shoes that were already worn out.
The stack of banknotes totalled about 200 yuan (US$28), which represented his pocket money saved since May last year.
The shop owner sold him a pair of white trainers, offering him special discounts. Ultimately, he paid a little over 100 yuan.
She assured him that his mother could return or exchange the shoes if they were not to her liking and suggested he save the rest of his money.