A father’s difficult decision to take his daughter with him when he sells balloons overnight went viral on the mainland Chinese internet.The story of a homeless single father and his daughter who sell balloon dolls at night and sleep outdoors during the day spotlighted the challenges faced by families in China with financial troubles.
The father, from Xuchang in Henan province in central China, said they sleep on the streets during the day because he cannot afford a nice place, so he would have been forced to leave his daughter alone in a scorching hot flat. "To save money, he said he can only afford cheap housing, which does not have an air-conditioner, and the youngster does not want to stay home alone," according to Wang. "Due to the scorching heat, the father decided not to rent a place and instead sleep on the streets."