Gao Fengshou rushed to his mother's house when
he heard of flooding
The man from Daxian village, China, left his wife
and children behind
He later returned home and saw his family had
escaped to the rooftop
His angry wife left him the next day together with
their children and £230
It's the ultimate decision, one that we all hope we
never have to make: save your mother or save your
spouse.
he heard of flooding
The man from Daxian village, China, left his wife
and children behind
He later returned home and saw his family had
escaped to the rooftop
His angry wife left him the next day together with
their children and £230
It's the ultimate decision, one that we all hope we
never have to make: save your mother or save your
spouse.
A man in China was forced to make the tough
decision when floods swept through Daxian village,
north-east China's Hebei province, last week,
reports the People's Daily Online.
Gao Fengshou rushed to his mother's house first to
check on her before returning for his wife and two
children aged two and four. His wife was so angry
at his decision that she decided to leave him.
According to the report, the event occurred at
around 9pm on July 19.
Gao, a professional home decorator, saw on
Chinese social media that heavy rain was on its way
and would cause severe flooding to the region.
Gao's mother lives alone on the west side of Daxian
village while he lives with his wife, father and
children on the east side.
Instead of thinking about his wife, whom he had
married for five years, the man's first concern was
his mother.
He rushed to her house and saw that she was safe
and the flooding had not affected her.
He then returned home to spend the rest of the
night with her wife, who was panicking about the
incoming flooding.
At around 1am on July 20, floodwaters reached his
village and were rising quickly, the report said.
Upon seeing this, Gao dashed to his mother's
house, leaving his wife, father and children behind.
When he arrived at his mother's house, the flooding
had reached waist high.
Worried for her safety, Gao told her to stay in her
neighbour's house before quickly driving back to his
own home.
When he returned from checking on his mother, he
found his family on the rooftop trying to escape
from fast-flowing floodwaters.
His wife was unimpressed and has refused to
speak to her husband.
The next day, she took her two children along with
2,000 yuan (£230) in cash and left Gao.
According to Chinese media, 25 people in the
village died in the floods and 13 are still missing.
People have been discussing the story on China's
social media site Weibo.
One user wrote: 'I always thought it was a fairy tale
naive question. I did not expect it to be a reality.
Brother I feel your pain.'
While another commented: 'To save the mother is
right, but I can understand the reaction from his
wife. Life is not easy.'
And one user said: 'As a wife and mother, I can
understand this man's choice, but I'm sorry I will
not forgive. This is my attitude.'
Hebei province is one of the worst affected areas
by the flooding and heavy rain.
164 people have been killed and 125 remain
missing in the latest flooding which has hit northern
China over the past week.
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