A Chinese toddler who was allowed to tear old books
by his parents ripped up the family’s entire life savings
when he found the money under a bed.
The little boy, 4, was left alone by his mother Liu Fan,
28, in the bedroom of their home in Xi’an, Shaanxi
province, West China.
The curious boy found the cash – thought to be worth
around £3,000 – in a box under the bed and
proceeded to rip it to shreds while his parents were
none-the-wiser in a room next door.
Shreds: A toddler, 4, who had a habit of tearing up
old books found his family’s life savings and ripped
them to shreds, pictured
Liu Fan, 28, said: ‘We don’t have much time for
reading here.
‘We didn’t really care when he ripped up the old
books we had lying around, and it was easy to buy
very cheap old books down the market which he
happily ripped into small pieces.
‘I thought if I left him alone with a book for an hour it
would be no problem and we could hear the ripping
sounds from the kitchen but didn’t think anything of
it.’
‘My family told me that it was not and I now realise
they were right after he found all our money and
ripped it up. It was all our savings.’
Money problems: The boy’s family rally round to try
and piece together some of the money – thought to be
worth around £3,000
The family had been saving for a deposit on a new
apartment, which they were going to buy in the New
Year.
Thankfully, the family found a generous bank willing to
would match the value of the notes and exchange
them for new ones.
Mrs Liu added that she had now put a stop to her
sons destructive habit, saying: ‘I realise that perhaps it
wasn’t very sensible, I’m just very glad that the bank
staff agreed to help.
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