‘I don’t want a father’: Two daughters in China disappointed by dad hiding in car boot to surprise them after work trip instead of giving gifts


By Liya Su

A father who thought his daughters missed him while away so much he would make a better present than toys discovered this was not the case. The story about the two girls in tears and sad when their father came home to surprise them with no gifts is trending in mainland China. — SCMP

A story about two little girls crying after discovering their father in the boot of the family car instead of presents has delighted social media users in China.

The unnamed girls, from Shandong province in eastern China, were left disappointed when they discovered there were no gifts from their father other than himself hiding in the boot of his car. The children were expecting to receive presents on their father’s return from a five-day business trip, Star Video reported.

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