A migrant worker was abandoned by her boyfriend after giving birth to a daughter because a fortune teller said the baby would bring "three more sisters", reports Yangcheng Evening News.

Li, a native of Henan Province, met her boyfriend, Ye, while working in Dongguan.

After she gave birth to a daughter in April, Ye's parents consulted a fortune teller. They were greatly upset to learn that the baby's birth forecast three more sisters before a brother would be born.

When Ye failed to convince Li to give away the baby, he tossed 5,000 yuan (US$602) at her and left, Li said.

The woman tried twice to reason with Ye, who is now working in Taishan, to no avail. She filed a complaint with the women's federation, which has promised to make Ye pay Li child support until their daughter turns 16.

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