Chinese Grandma Wears a Minnie Mouse Costume for the Most Heartbreaking Reason
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By King Malleta
At 70 years old, one old grandma from China should be settled in her home rather than working under the scorching heat of the sun wearing a mascot costume.
Ying Peizhi, who comes from a town called Dezhou in China, has a lot of responsibilities on her shoulders. In order to pay her family’s medical bills, this 70-year-old grandma wears a Minnie Mouse costume and poses with tourists at a park in Shandong Province.
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According to South China Morning Post, Peizhi who worked as a farmer, said that her husband is unable to work because he suffered from a heart disease and needs daily medications to keep him alive.
Most of their income came from her son and daughter-in-law who also did other jobs aside from working at the farm. Unfortunately, Peizhi’s daughter-in-law got hit by a car and remains in a coma at a hospital.
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After the accident, Peizhi decided to pick up the Minnie Mouse costume that she got from a show business company. The grandma would go to the park and pose with tourists who pay her between $0.15 to $0.73 cents per photo.
Peizhi said that working as a mascot is far more difficult than working in the field, especially with kids who walk up and demand her to pose as they like.
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But as heartbreaking as it seems, the 70-year-old grandma has no choice but to make ends meet.
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