‘The warmth of strangers’: restaurant boss wins praise for turning down compensation from elderly man who crashed motorbike into eatery breaking front door
- A video showed the elderly man driving his motorbike before crashing into the restaurant’s front door which collapses on impact
- However, the owner was only concerned for the wellbeing of the elderly driver and sent him home after making sure he was not seriously injured
A restaurant owner in eastern China who refused to accept compensation from an elderly man who crashed into his eatery on a motorbike has warmed hearts on mainland social media.
The unidentified restaurant owner from Shandong province went viral for his kindness in recognising the other man’s low income and insisted there be no compensation, Shandian News reported.
A video taken earlier this month showed the elderly man driving his motorbike in traffic and then crashing into the restaurant’s front door and plastic curtains. The door collapses on impact while an air conditioner above sways as a result of the force.
The restaurant owner did not complain about the damage and asked if the elderly man was hurt before telling him to go home.
The owner later arranged the repair of the door at his own expense.
The next morning when the owner arrived at the restaurant, he was surprised to see the elderly man was waiting for him to pay compensation.