Xiao Xiao Hui (Facebook)
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One such individual is Facebook user Xiao Hui, who shared a video of her visit back home to Ipoh, Perak for the first time after working in Singapore for the past two years.
According to China Press, she had already told her parents that she was not coming back for Chinese New Year this year as she did not manage to secure a ticket.
However, she later managed to buy one and devised a plan with her younger brother to surprise their parents with her return.
Wearing a cap and a face mask, Xiao Hui also put on an act when she met her mother in the kitchen.
“Aunty, don’t you recognise me?” she asked her mother teasingly.
“Who are you?! Yi Shun told me today he has a girlfriend, but I don’t know…” the mother replied, confused.
She kept asking questions which Xiao Hui tried to dodge. Her brother also laughed when their mother asked very politely, “Are you from Kedah?”
Saying nothing and bursting into laughter, he gave Xiao Hui a big hug as his confused wife continued to ask, “Gong, who is this Ah Shun’s girlfriend?”
The mother then burst into tears and gave her a gigantic hug.
The reunion touched the hearts of many, with thousands of netizens commenting that they could not help but cry while watching.
Speaking to SAYS, Xiao Hui said she was also surprised that her mother did not recognise her.
“I lost about 13kg to stay healthy during the pandemic, but I never thought my mum wouldn’t recognise me as we did video call often during the last two years,” she explained.
Nonetheless, she said everyone was excited that she was home, and although her heart hurt to see her parents cry during the surprise, she knew they were happy tears.