Toddler who was allowed to rip up old books by his Chinese parents, tears their life savings to shreds after discovering their money stash
Boy, 4, was allowed to rip up old books by his parents
But seemingly harmless habit proved costly - when he shredded £3,000
Family, from Xi'an Shaanxi province, say it was their entire life savings
Money, which was to be used for a house deposit, now replaced by a bank
By LIZZIE EDMONDS
2 January 2014
A Chinese toddler who was allowed to tear old books by his parents ripped up the family's entire life savings when he found the money under a bed.
The little boy, 4, was left alone by his mother Liu Fan, 28, in the bedroom of their home in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, West China.
The curious boy found the cash - thought to be worth around £3,000 - in a box under the bed and proceeded to rip it to shreds while his parents were none-the-wiser in a room next door.
Liu Fan, 28, said: 'We don't have much time for reading here.
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