Meet the 40-Year-Old Man Who Quit His Job to Become a Full-Time Son and Daughter at Home in China

The topic of full-time children has sparked heated discussions in mainland China recently, and many netizens expressed their envy. But some people can’t accept it, thinking that it just beautifies the behavior of gnawing on the old. A 40-year-old man in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province in mainland China quit his high-paying job and became a full-time son and daughter at home. His parents would subsidize him some money every month. Since he lived at home, he could save a lot of money after paying the insurance premiums. .

According to a report by the mainland media “Ningbo Evening News”, a 40-year-old man surnamed Li in Ningbo originally had a good job in Shanghai, with a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan (about NT$86,000). During this period, he had to take care of his sick mother. I took a 2-month leave and waited for my mother to recover before returning to the workplace. However, it didn’t take long for me to quit my job and be a full-time son at home.

68-year-old Zhang’s mother said, “I opposed his resignation back then. His job used to be my pride. But his work pressure was too great, and the cost of living in Shanghai was also high. I couldn’t bear to see him suffer so much, so I just let him go. gone.”

Li Nan, who has become a full-time son and daughter, gets up early to make breakfast for his parents every day, then cleans the house, and then cooks lunch and dinner. After dinner, he walks with his parents and walks the dog. And the rest of the free time in the middle is his own. Li Nan revealed that he usually watches stocks, exercises or reads books.

Li Nan said that his parents’ pensions add up to 11,000 yuan (about NT$47,000) per month, and he will be given 5,500 yuan (about NT$23,000) every month as a subsidy. My parents’ home, so the expenses are actually not that big, and I can still save money after paying the insurance premium. “I used to earn 20,000 RMB (about NT$86,000) a month to be a family member in Shanghai, but now my needs and desires have dropped. Instead, I have savings.”

As for her son being a full-time son, Zhang’s mother said bluntly, “Aside from being a little worried that my son can’t find a wife, our family’s situation is actually quite enviable. But being single has the happiness of being single. As long as I accept it in my heart, I am better than most empty nesters. The old man is very happy.”