‘He has a good eye’: China celebrity poster spurs grandfather to offer grandson US$13,700 in cash if he marries quickly


Coffee shop poster of former idol Ju Jingyi prompts grandad marriage push. Grandson agrees to put more effort into finding partner. — SCMP

A Chinese grandfather who offered a 100,000 yuan (RM64,734 or US$13,700) reward if his grandson could find a partner similar to a celebrity he saw on a poster has delighted mainland social media.

The grandson, surnamed Wang, took his grandfather to a coffee shop in Zhengzhou in eastern China’s Henan province on Nov 6.

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