‘No sweet without sweat’: boy, 11, helping single dad run food stands for 17 hours a day during holidays praised for maturity, starts childhood debate online


By Liya Su

The story of a boy, 11, helping at his dad’s three food stands during his summer holidays has gone viral in China. The boy starts early in the morning and works till midnight, often for up to 17 hours a day, some have questioned if this is fair on the boy. — SCMP

A story about an 11-year-old boy in eastern China who spends up to 17 hours a day helping at his father’s three food stands has gone viral on the mainland.

The boy, from Zaozhuang city in Shandong province, was featured in a news story last Sunday by Henan Broadcasting System. It was reported that he helped at his father’s three food stands from early morning to late night during his summer holidays.

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