Viral video shows boy getting on bus for the last time and handing a letter to the driver who gifts him toys in return. Mainland social media touched by pair’s friendship and boy’s sweet promise to ride the driver’s bus in the future. — SCMP
A story about a six-year-old boy in China who sent a farewell letter to a bus driver thanking him and saying that he will take another route after graduating from kindergarten has melted hearts on mainland social media.
The boy, named Yangyang, from Shandong province in eastern China, took the No 1 public bus line to kindergarten each day and developed a friendship with the driver, Lv Chuanwei, Shandian Video reported
On his last day of kindergarten, Yangyang was determined to say goodbye to Lv.
In a viral video of the pair, Yangyang asked Lv when he would be at work the next day and on which bus. Yangyang added that he would wake up early and take the bus Lv would be driving.
The next day Yangyang got on the bus with his mother and, after paying the fare, passed a letter his parents helped him write to Lv.
In the letter, Yangyang said that he enjoyed taking the bus driven by Lv, and liked the next stop reminder from the driver.
“I hope you can be happy every day,” Yangyang wrote.
Yangyang added that because he has finished kindergarten and is starting primary school in another area, he could not take the bus driven by Lv anymore.
“I will miss you,” Yangyang wrote.
The boy promised to check on Lv’s work schedule in the future so that he can take the bus with him sometimes.
“Goodbye, I like taking your bus,” he wrote.
Lv did not open the letter immediately and gave Yangyang a gift of some books and a toy vehicle.
Mainland social media users have been captivated by the story of the pair’s friendship.
One person said: “Oh, the boy is so sweet.”
“So is the bus driver. They are full of love,” said another.
Stories about cute children often resonate on mainland social media.
Last week, a six-year-old boy in northern China held up a broken ladder to prevent his father from falling in a video that trended on mainland social media.
Last month, a father in eastern China who rewarded his eight-year-old son’s generosity at school instead of criticising him for his average academic performance inspired mainland social media observers. – South China Morning Post
