The story of a young Shanghainese woman who broke up with her boyfriend after witnessing for herself the low living standard of his rural family has gone viral on Chinese social media. On Sina Weibo alone, the episode has collected over 170,000 comments.
During the Chinese New Year holidays, the man brought his girlfriend back to his home village in the impoverished Jiangxi Province to meet his family for the first time.
Appalled by the unappetizing appearance of the meal prepared for her by the hosts, she took pictures of the food, posted the details of her story online, and, after seeking advice, made up her mind to end the relationship.
“This is what we were served when we arrived today,” she wrote. “I wanted to throw up.”
Sina Weibo
