‘He is sunshine’: Chinese father changes mind on lecturing son for average school marks when seeing him give classmates sweets
- The father turned up at his son’s school unexpectedly to criticise his marks but changed his mind on seeing his treatment of other students
- While the son was cheerfully handing out sweets, his father pulled out his phone to capture the moment on video
A father in China who rewarded his eight-year-old son’s generosity at school instead of criticising him for his average academic performance has inspired mainland social media.
The father, surnamed Zhou, from Shandong province in eastern China, changed his mind about the punishment after he saw his son, nicknamed Qinglang, giving sweets to his classmates earlier this month, the Qilu Evening News reported.
In a video filmed by Zhou, Qinglang is seen holding a plastic bag filled with sweets with a big smile as he cheerfully hands them out to his classmates.
“Who hasn’t had one yet?” Qinglang asked his classmates in the video.
“Me,” one classmate replied.
Zhou had arrived at the school without telling his son in advance and originally planned to criticise Qinglang’s average school marks.
Zhou said he felt very proud of Qinglang’s cheerful spirit and generosity, which made him realise that raising a child with a positive attitude is more important than good academic achievements.