Chinese dad uses his noodle to raise money for autistic son
Chen Lecai went broke trying to meet his son’s medical bills, before officials in a smaller city gave him just the break he needed to get back on his feet
A father in eastern China has been making hundreds of bowls of noodles a day to raise money to help treat his autistic son, according to a local newspaper.
With the help of local volunteers, Chen Lecai, 31, opened a noodle shop in Changzhou, Jiangsu province last week to pay for the treatment of his two-year-old son, who was diagnosed with mild autism last year, the Yangtze Evening News reported.
Children with mild autism may exhibit impairment in social interaction, communication and behaviour, but in many cases they are able to lead independent lives with the help of therapy.
Since his son’s diagnosis, Chen, from Anhui province, has been fired three times for taking too much leave to keep his company in hospital.
To pay for his son’s medical bills, Chen has sold water near metro exits in Nanjing, the Jiangsu capital, with a sign in his own writing saying he was raising money for his son, but commuters thought he was a swindler and he only sold 30 bottles in four days, according to the report.
