‘Don’t let me down’: girl, 12, in China surprises older sister with US$43 from savings to encourage her to study hard in viral story
- A Chinese student receives a surprise gift of money and a sweet note from her little sister when returning to university after a family visit
- The touching note encourages her to study hard with the heart-warming story trending on mainland social media
A 12-year-old girl in China who gave her older sister 300 yuan (US$43) from her savings to encourage her to study hard has moved millions on the mainland.
The older girl, surnamed Ma, from Zhengzhou in Henan, central China, received the money and a sweet note from her little sister when she returned to university after visiting her family, The Paper reported.
At the start of the new academic year, Ma had her luggage packed and returned to school. When she unpacked her things she found a small white pouch.
She was surprised when she saw an unsigned note attached on top with the words, “Not to open until getting to campus”, repeated three times and with six exclamation marks underneath.
Ma then realised it was from her younger sister.
“Important things should be repeated three times,” her little sister had written in the last sentence.
Inside the pouch, Ma noticed that there were three 100 yuan banknotes and another handwritten note.