One video A boy in a cage began to spread widely on the Chinese platform Weibois similar to Twitter. The reason is heartbreaking.

In an interview with Wanxiang News, citing from the insideThe child’s mother, whose name has not been released, says she has no choice but to take her two-year-old son to work. The woman, who lives in Tongren, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, said she could not afford to grow up.

But why the cage? To the same post, the woman – who sells some kind of candy on a street sign – explained that she needs to find a way to make sure her son doesn’t run around and get in trouble while he’s not paying attention due to work.

Also in an interview with Xi’an broadcastThe woman said she worked about eight hours a day. “We have no money. Every time it is time to buy powdered milk, we have no money. We eat one meal and no money left for the next.”He said.

This mother also mentioned that she cannot count on the help of the child’s father because “I didn’t care” He spent most of his time playing on the Internet. “I try to let him out when there are no clients around. I know my son is suffering a lot.”lamented.