China abductee declines gifts of 3 flats, car from birth family to avoid altering ‘mindset’
Man tells father he just needs a flat for his future marital home with girlfriend
A Chinese man, who was abducted as an infant and reunited with his birth family last year, has recently made headlines again for declining three flats and a car gifted by his wealthy father, choosing not to become a “rich second-generation”.
Xie Qingshuai, 26, from Xingtai, Hebei province in northern China, was kidnapped on January 20, 1999, when he was just three months old.
His biological parents, successful owners of several construction companies, embarked on a decade-long search, spending over one million yuan (US$140,000) to find him.
He was finally reunited with his family on December 1 last year. His life transformed overnight, leading many netizens to joke that he had gone from an “orphan” to a “wealthy second-generation”.
However, in a December 5 interview with Shandong Radio and TV station, Xie publicly revealed that he had declined the flats and car offered by his father.
Xie expressed concerns that suddenly accepting such wealth could alter his mindset and lead to reckless spending.
