Boy in China gives own lunches to mentally impaired mum, eats leftovers, prompting donations


The boy selflessly offers his school lunch to his mother every day, watching her enjoy the meal from the other side of the gate. - Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

BEIJING: Millions in China were deeply touched by a 12-year-old boy who ate his classmates’ leftovers so he could save his lunch for his mother, who has a mental disability.

Li Shibo, a Primary Two student from a rural area in central China’s Henan province, was discovered by his teacher handing over his canteen lunch to his mother, who was waiting for him outside the school gate.

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