Lonely Couple Offer Grown Children ‘Salary’ for Visits – Dalian News

Dalian News reports a short story about a lonely couple paying their grown children to visit them:

A lonely retired couple of Dalian, Liaoning Province, have decided to pay their three grown children a “salary” to visit them every weekend. Lin and his wife, who are in their late 60s, live a comfortable life on their more than 4,000 yuan ($530) monthly pension, but feel sad that their
two sons and one daughter seldom come to visit them.

To lure them home, the couple have drafted a contract offering 1,000 yuan a month for twice-a-week visits. There is also a bonus if the grandchildren accompany them. It is not known if the couple’s children have signed the contract….[Full Text]

[Image: A lonely old man, via Google Image]

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