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‘Drink more hot water’: 3-year-old girl in China standing in for parents to man store delights mainland social media with caring customer service

  • A video of a little girl serving a male customer in her parents’ shop and telling him to drink more hot water as he buys tampons goes viral in China
  • The girl’s mother says she picked up the advice from watching her father in the shop and knows how to serve customers with ease

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A man in China buying tampons was greeted by a 3-year-old girl behind the counter who doled out health advice in a viral video on mainland social media. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Liya Suin Shanghai

A three-year-old Chinese girl helping out at her parents’ convenience store has melted hearts on mainland social media in a video where she tells a male customer buying tampons to drink more hot water.

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The unnamed girl, wearing pigtails, from Liaoning province in northeastern China is seen in the video standing alone at a cashier in her parents’ shop.

“What would you like to buy?” she asked a man who walked into the store.

“Are there any tampons?” he asked.

The girl’s mother says she picked up the hot water advice after overhearing her father. Photo: Douyin
The girl’s mother says she picked up the hot water advice after overhearing her father. Photo: Douyin

The girl pointed to a shelf where some tampons were displayed, and the man picked up a box and took it to the counter.

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As the girl scanned the item and the man prepared to pay, she told him: “Please drink more hot water. Take care.”

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