Recently, an uncle in China went viral after millions of people were entertained by a series of videos he uploaded about how he took care of his 16 nephews and nieces and 2 daughters during the summer school holidays.
According to SCMP, the series began on June 28, and ended on August 22, when the uncle, Gong Lingjun from Chongqing, southwestern China, uploaded his final episode where he bids farewell to his nephews and nieces as the holidays draw to an end.
“This year’s summer vacation is coming to an end, and you kids will need to study hard once you get back home,” said Gong.
“My sad summer vacation finally comes to an end. I spent 60,000 yuan (RM38,937) on these kids in 55 days which I had secretly stashed away for over 30 years!”
Gong is then seen closing the door of his home with a smile of relief after the children have left. “Now that they’re gone, I can finally relax.”
Yearly occasion
He has hosted his nieces and nephews over the summer holidays every year since 2017.
“We used to all go back to our hometown during summer vacation but since my father died in 2017, we haven’t gone back,” Gong explained.
“Because my four sisters and I are close, I don’t want our kids to be estranged, so now I invite them to my house every summer.”
Monthly expenses
Taking care of 18 children, including Gong’s 2 daughters, all at once for 2 months is anything but easy.
“I had to spend at least 500 yuan (RM324) on food every day, not including snacks like ice cream and fruits. They ate more than 8kg of rice, 4kg of meat and 20 eggs every day.”
Gong said that he had had no quiet time to himself except when sleeping from the day the children arrived.
“They brought me a sense of fear at first. Sometimes, when I saw them sitting together, I didn’t want to sit next to them because of the noise they made when they played together,” he said.
However, at the same time, Gong said that he felt happiness and satisfaction in his heart after seeing them together.
Kudos to Gong for bringing the family closer every year! We look forward to next year’s summer holiday to see Gong upload even more videos of his nephews and nieces.
This post first appeared on WORLD OF BUZZ.