An elderly farmer who recently moved to Nanning to live with her married son decided to return to her home town on Monday after being scared by a "ghost", reports Nanguo Morning Post.

The ghost turned out to be her own daughter-in-law undergoing a beauty treatment.

Around midnight on Sunday, the daughter-in-law returned home from working the night shift at her job. After changing into a white silk robe, she began her usual cleansing ritual by applying a facial mask.

Wang, the elderly woman, woke up and went looking for a drink of water. As she passed her son's bedroom, she was taken aback to see a "female ghost" with a green face sitting in the dimly lit room.

Wang collapsed to the floor.

In spite of her son and daughter-in-law's explanations and pleading, she packed up her bags the next morning, saying she was not used to urban life.

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