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Boyfriend uses lighter to warm up can of porridge

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-04-07 09:20

A young man in Chongqing municipality wanted his sick girlfriend to eat something warm, so he used a cigarette lighter to heat up a can of porridge, while they traveled to the hospital.

The man surnamed He, of Hubei province, has been with his girlfriend for two years and is planning to marry her this year.

The bus driver first said a fire on board was illegal, but he was so moved by the man's gesture, he didn't stop him.

(Chongqing Times)