The Lantern Festival, which comes 15 days after the Chinese New Year, falls on Valentine’s Day this year. One popular Weibo user had a plan to capitalize on the coincidence. His post has been censored:
袁国庆的围脖: I’ve decided: on Lantern Festival, I’ll sell roses in the morning, condoms at night, and morning-after pills the following morning. Think about it! I can make bank. Good way to get rich?
我想好了，我正月十五情人节早上卖元宵，中午卖玫瑰，夜里卖避孕套，第二天早上卖避孕药。想想都好激动，要挣好多钱呢， 這是要发财的节奏吗？
Via FreeWeibo. Translation by Mengyu Dong.
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