Story of a stranded six-year-old girl and a forgetful Chinese grandfather

#kunming #bathhouse #siyao #footmassage A six-year-old Chinese girl has been stranded in a Chinese bath house for the last one month because of her forgetful grandfather as reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 5 February 2015. The girl named Siyao had come to the bath house with her grandfather and was left back there as a security deposit because the old man had left his wallet at home.
He wanted to go home and return with the wallet to pay the bill and had left the girl as a deposit – unfortunately, the girl as well as the bath house have been waiting for him for the last one month.
As reported, the girl had arrived at the facility in the city of Kunming in south western China's Yunnan province because her grandfather wanted to have a good wash in a warm bath and a relaxing massage afterwards. But, when the turn came for him to pay for the services, he discovered that he had forgotten his money and would have to go home to collect it.
The staff of the bath house are now caring for the six year old and, when the center is closed, they keep a TV switched on so she doesn't feel lonely or scared. The staff also feeds her and have given her clothes - she uses the facilities at the bath house to wash and keep herself clean.
Her story was also published in the local media with an appeal for her grandfather to come forward to collect her and he has yet to turn up.
Incidentally, bath houses are popular in Chinese cities – these are used by people who do not have central heating or running water at home. In these facilities, people come to take a bath, get clean, relax and enjoy a foot or body massage.