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Liya Su

The story of a woman searching for the mother and son who gave her an encouraging note when she was crying in a corner on her own, has warmed hearts on mainland social media.
The woman, surnamed Jiang, who works in Qingdao, Shandong province, eastern China, shared her story online in an effort to find the woman and her little boy to thank them for their kindness, Bandao Daily reported.
The good deed took place in October last year.
At the time, Jiang felt overwhelmed trying to decide whether she should move to the seaside city of Qingdao or Jinan, also in Shandong, for work.
After a day of interviews in the city, she felt tired and anxious, so she took a trip to a nearby seaside town to relax.

The place was full of visitors, but she found a quiet corner and sat down, not noticing the mother and son watching her.
“I was in a low mood, so I was crying on my own,” she said in a video she made in the hope it would be seen by family or friends of the pair so she could find them.
After a while a little boy aged about five or six years old stood in front of Jiang, passed her a tissue, then returned to his mother. A surprised Jiang saw it contained a message written with lipstick.
“There is nothing you can’t overcome, everything will be fine,” it said.
She was so moved, she wanted to thank them for their kindness, so she ran to the nearest food stall and bought a roasted sausage, which she gave to the boy.
The mother then offered her a few words of comfort but Jiang became emotional and left abruptly.
Later, she shared the heartwarming story with her mother, Sun, who was also moved by the woman’s thoughtfulness.
“It might seem like a few simple words, but it was an act of love to our family,” Sun said.
She thought the note was such a wonderful gift that she has kept it in a picture frame.
The story has captivated many people on mainland social media.
“It’s very warm,” one person said.
“When hearts with kindness meet hearts with gratitude, everything is fine,” said another.

Good Samaritan stories involving kind strangers are popular in China.
In February last year, a man in the northwest with a disability tried to warn a shop owner about a fire, when a sudden blast left him badly hurt.
In the same month, a woman in northwestern China kept a driver talking when he was trapped in a mangled car after an accident, in an attempt to keep him awake until help arrived.
If you have suicidal thoughts or know someone who is experiencing them, help is available. In Hong Kong, dial +852 2896 0000 for The Samaritans or +852 2382 0000 for Suicide Prevention Services. In the US, call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. For a list of other nations’ helplines, see this page


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