Chinese son kowtows to adoptive mum, thanking her for funding medical bills by driving cabs
An 18-year-old boy in central China knelt and kowtowed to his adoptive mother after completing the gaokao, thanking her for years of devotion that helped fund his medical treatment. From June 7 to 9, more than 12.9 million candidates sat China’s fiercely competitive national coll
AdvertisementTrending in ChinaPeople & CultureTrending in ChinaChinese son kowtows to adoptive mum, thanking her for funding medical bills by driving cabsGrateful son whose ‘great mother’ took him in after he was abandoned as a newborn baby vows to repay her for ‘giving him life twice’2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenZoey ZhangPublished: 4:00pm, 14 Jun 2026An 18-year-old boy in central China knelt and kowtowed to his adoptive mother after completing the gaokao, thanking her for years of devotion that helped fund his medical treatment.From June 7 to 9, more than 12.9 million candidates sat China’s fiercely competitive national college entrance examination, or gaokao.
Among them was Lele, from Xiangyang in Hubei province.Outside the exam venue, his adoptive mother, Ye Huanzhi, waited in a red qipao dress, holding sunflowers and his favourite drink.Ye Huanzhi, above, Lele’s adoptive mother, waits with flowers outside the examination venue.
Photo: Jimu NewsTheir bond began on a rainy night in April 2008, when Ye found a newborn boy wrapped in blankets on her way home. His ears were visibly malformed, and his umbilical cord had not fully fallen off.AdvertisementThough of modest means, Ye took him in, named him Lele, and raised him as her own.
Lele was later diagnosed with congenital microtia, a condition that left him with only one-third of normal hearing, according to the mainland media outlet Jimu News.AdvertisementDoctors said surgery could cost up to 300,000 yuan (US$44,000), a prohibitive sum for Ye, who worked as a taxi driver.A happy Lele pictured with his adoptive mother when he was a young boy.
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