A Chinese man needs two million yuan (US$285,000) to pay for his wife’s cancer treatment has been unexpectedly gifted 50 tonnes of sweet potatoes by a mystery donor.
He began selling the starchy root vegetables at a street stall and used the proceeds to pay his wife’s medical bills, moving countless people on mainland social media.
Recently, 35-year-old Jia Changlong was spotted selling the potatoes in Jinan, Shandong province in northern China.
Jia, from Dezhou, Shandong, and his wife, surnamed...
China husband gets 50 tonnes of produce from mystery donor to raise funds for sick wife
Published 1 day ago
Source: scmp.com

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