Mr. Chen is 42 years old and he lives in Beijing. He is a rickshaw driver and he makes less than 50 RMB a day. His wife is disabled so she collect cans from rubbish bins and sells them to a recycling center. They have a 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. They do not have a lot of money.
In January, 2010, a bad person stole Mr. and Mrs. Chen's daughter. They were shocked, sad and angry. They didn't even have a picture of her and the police told them it would be very difficult to find their daughter without a picture. Mr. Chen knew that he had to be very careful with his son because he didn't want to lose him too.
He decided to buy a chain and a lock. He took his son to work with him and chained him to a lamp post whenever he had a customer. A rich couple saw this cute little boy and offered to pay Mr. Chen a lot of money for his child. They told Mr. Chen that he would not have to be a rickshaw driver anymore. Mr. Chen refused the money and told them that he loved his son too much.
Many people think that Mr. Chen is a terrible and irresponsible father. Others believe that he has no choice. Mr. Chen loves his son but he does not have enough money to pay someone to look after his son. Now that Mr. Chen and his son are in the news, there are a few pictures of the boy on the internet. Hopefully, bad people will stay away from Mr. Chen's son because photos of his son can easily be found.
Poem
I'm sorry my son.
I'll buy you a bun.
I have to protect you.
I'm not going to lose you.
Be good and don't run.
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