Daughter's blog helps family recover money
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October 19, 2012, Friday
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AFTER a debtor had paid most of what was owed to her family, 12-year-old Lin Haoru finally felt relieved.
But they would not have received the cash, 1.1 million yuan (US$175,890), if it was not for the 12-year-old's microblog, which told of her family's woes in the last four years.
In 2007, the girl's father, a construction contractor in Guangdong Province, borrowed 1.2 million yuan to pay for building materials in advance. He was doing a project with dozens of his workers in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
But the developer of the project refused to pay back the money. Her father, Lin Weixiong, negotiated with the developer but all efforts failed. He was even beaten when he asked for payment. He sold the family's house to pay his workers, but it didn't cover all their wages.
To avoid his workers and other creditors, Lin Weixong fled his temporary residence in Nanning. But his daughter and mother never gave up asking for the money.
The daughter released her first blog two months ago while she was being treated in a hospital for anemia. Someone in the hospital suggested she try writing a microblog to solve their problem.
On August 25, Lin Haoru, with the username "Girl asking for wages," wrote her first microblog on the popular portal Sina.com. She told of her family's trouble. The microblog quickly drew the attention of netizens and the media.
Three days after the microblog was released, the construction administration authorities of Nanning contacted Lin's mother, surnamed Cheng, and told her they would solve the problem.
"This was the happiest day in the past four years," Cheng said. "The family could not sleep that night."
On September 24, Lin's family received 1.1 million yuan from a real estate developer.
The developer still owes 330,000 yuan and authorities said they were working on the remaining debt.
But they would not have received the cash, 1.1 million yuan (US$175,890), if it was not for the 12-year-old's microblog, which told of her family's woes in the last four years.
In 2007, the girl's father, a construction contractor in Guangdong Province, borrowed 1.2 million yuan to pay for building materials in advance. He was doing a project with dozens of his workers in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
But the developer of the project refused to pay back the money. Her father, Lin Weixiong, negotiated with the developer but all efforts failed. He was even beaten when he asked for payment. He sold the family's house to pay his workers, but it didn't cover all their wages.
To avoid his workers and other creditors, Lin Weixong fled his temporary residence in Nanning. But his daughter and mother never gave up asking for the money.
The daughter released her first blog two months ago while she was being treated in a hospital for anemia. Someone in the hospital suggested she try writing a microblog to solve their problem.
On August 25, Lin Haoru, with the username "Girl asking for wages," wrote her first microblog on the popular portal Sina.com. She told of her family's trouble. The microblog quickly drew the attention of netizens and the media.
Three days after the microblog was released, the construction administration authorities of Nanning contacted Lin's mother, surnamed Cheng, and told her they would solve the problem.
"This was the happiest day in the past four years," Cheng said. "The family could not sleep that night."
On September 24, Lin's family received 1.1 million yuan from a real estate developer.
The developer still owes 330,000 yuan and authorities said they were working on the remaining debt.
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