CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- A netizen called Xiaohan shared a photo she took on the social media platform with the caption, “A grandpa who was selling sweet potatoes by the roadside gave me a sweet potato for free when he found I didn’t buy a sweet potato but my fellows did...” We can see in the photo that the photographer held a sweet potato in her hand, and an old grandpa holding a sweet potato in his hand walked towards her.

The post has received 275,000 likes on the social media platform. A netizen commented that the old grandpa had given him/her oranges. To know more about the story behind this photo, we’ve contacted Xiaohan.

Xiaohan is an 18-year-old student at Chongqing Vocational Institute of Tourism in Qianjiang District. The photo she shared was taken on October 21. When she was waiting for a bus with her friend at the back door of the school, her friend bought a sweet potato to eat from the old grandpa.

“We were close to the old grandpa at that time. Seeing that I have no sweet potatoes to eat, he gave me one,” said Xiaohan. She was surprised. Before she could react, a sweet potato was put in her hands. “This baked sweet potato is crispy and delicious,” said the old grandpa. Seeing that she was confused, the old grandpa thought she might prefer a soft taste, so he gave her a new one.

The hot and fragrant sweet potato made Xiaohan feel warm, and she took a photo to record this moment. The white-haired old grandpa dressed plainly and carried a cross-body game, always with a smile on his face.

Xiaohan shared this warm moment on the social media platform and she never expected to draw the attention of so many netizens. The post soon got 3.408 million views and 275,000 likes.

What moved her most was that most netizens had received kindness from the old grandpa. “The old man is very kind. Every time I buy baked sweet potatoes from him, he will give me another one for free.”

“Last time I overpaid the sweet potato by one yuan, he gave me another one.”

“When I was waiting for my friends nearby, he gave me an orange.”

Many netizens wanted to buy sweet potatoes from the old grandpa after the post went viral online. “Who can take my place to buy ten sweet potatoes from the old man?” “Who can buy sweet potatoes and talk with the old grandpa for me? I will pay for the potatoes.” “If he stops giving out free sweet potatoes or gives out less, please don’t blame him.”

“The old grandpa was happy when I told him he had become popular.” It was also happy for Xiaohan to see that the old grandpa’s sweet potatoes were selling well in the past few days.

As the old saying goes, helping others will benefit yourself as well. The warm-hearted grandpa and the kind netizens really make this autumn warm.

(Translated by Yuki, Fathom Language Limited)