'It's from my father': Happy Chinese boy, 6, shows off the gift of a new coat from his single migrant worker father, proving that 'my father still loves me'

The story of a six-year-old boy in China who proudly showed off to his classmates and teachers a new coat bought for him by his single migrant worker father has delighted mainland social media.

A teacher named Wei, who attends a rural elementary school in central China’s Hunan province, posted a happy moment on Douyin, the mainland version of TikTok, on December 20 using the account @Yaoyaofadainao.

“Look at my new coat. It’s from my dad,” the boy said in the video clip.

He then excitedly showed off the shiny black coat his father had brought him during a short trip home. The boy added that he had put two new clothes in his suitcase and the other one in the room where he was sleeping.

Wei said the boy’s mother remarried and left home, adding that the boy and his sister lived with their grandparents while their father worked.

The happy youngster uses a hand signal to let his school friends know that his father had bought him not one, but two, gifts. Photo: Douyin — A happy youngster used hand signals to let his school friends know that his father had bought him not one, but two presents.Photo: Douin

In China, young people in this position are known as “left behind children.”

There are more than 41 million such children in the country, according to a 2020 UNICEF report based on data from the 2020 Census.

The report highlighted that they are more likely to experience mental health problems because they suffer difficulties and discrimination in education and health services, and lack parents to provide emotional support.

The boy’s happiness touched many people online.

“It wasn’t a new coat that he was showing off. He was showing his teachers and classmates that ‘My father still loves me,'” said a Douyin source. .

“My parents migrated for work to provide a better life for their children,” said another.

Another recalled his own experience of being an abandoned child.

“One day, a classmate said to me, ‘People called you an orphan.’ It was really sad. I knew my parents were working far away to earn money, but I felt really alone. “It was,” she said.

In March, a migrant worker’s mother surprised her son at an elementary school event.

She recorded the moment her son’s face lit up when he saw her and posted it online, warming the hearts of many.

The boy’s teacher said that while his single father worked away from home, he and his little sister were looked after by their grandparents. Photo: Douyin — According to the boy’s teacher, the boy and his younger sister were taken care of by his grandparents while the boy’s single father was away at work.Photo: Douin

The mother, who is from southwestern China’s Guizhou province, said she had been working in another city for two years and tried to return home as often as possible.

She said she was an abandoned child herself and knows what it’s like to not be able to see your parents, adding that she doesn’t want her children to go through what she went through.

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