A Chinese man has been condemned online after choosing to save his mother from deadly floodwaters instead of his wife.

Gao Fengshou's wife and mother of his children has now left him after the split second decision to put his parent first, The Times reported.

The decorator acted as flooding spread towards his village of Xingtai in the north China province of Hebei on July 20, telling his family to clamber on to the roof.

He then left to see his mother and, when he returned, his wife and family had vanished along with a bundle of cash.

According to The Times, Mr Gao said afterwards there was not time to make a choice between the two women.

He said: "I can’t imagine what went through her mind when I went straight for my mother. 

"Abandoning my mother would be reprehensible, but leaving my wife behind would be unacceptable as well. I know she must be so disappointed in me.”

But hordes of people on Chinese social media have slammed his actions, the paper reported.

One wrote: "It’s no wonder she left him. Who would want a husband who you can’t rely on in dangerous circumstances?”

Flooding across Hebei and neighbouring Henan province in recent weeks has killed 164 people and displaced more than half a million others

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/chinese-man-slammed-for-saving-mother-instead-of-wife-from-floods-a3305336.html



Are there people for real who would have gone for the wife instead of the mother? ..if you were in his shoes nairalanders, who would you have gone for? Give your reasons

Lalasticlala, who would you have gone for?

I no dey carry my Mama play oh
No matter wetin I do for my wife, she fit run leave me one day, but my Mama, Na My Mama till I die.

my mom my pride. wives ain't loyal

The people slamming him would do worse if they find themselves in such situation. I really don't know what makes online people think they have opinion in everything.

hungryboy:
I no dey carry my Mama play oh
No matter wetin I do for my wife, she fit run leave me one day, but my Mama, Na My Mama till I die.

hmmm..but some wives no be like that o. Though another mum can never be gotten while another wife can.. but mama don old na. Why u no go allow flood end her suffering for ds world? #justasking

eph12:
Honestly one can't really say what he would do. The situation on ground and the emotions on that particular day will be the one to guide ones action.

For those saying they would save their mom and mom is not irreplaceable, what if the table were turned and it's your wife that needs to choose between the father of her kids and like partner and her parents? Who would you like her to choose?

Big question this is. Hahahaaha.. Most of them wld like her to let her parents die in this situation. That is when you ll be hearing sweet words like "honey, remember the times we have spent together..remember the kids"... Mehn, An average human being is selfish.

Na lalasticlala u dey ask the quest or u ar asking the whole nairalanders?

MAMA firSt sha

SHEY THE WIFE DEY HANDICAPPED NI THAT WOMAN HE CALLED HIS WIFE DOES NOT LOVE HIM SHIKENA.!!! IF IT WERE A GOOD WIFE, SHE SHOULD EVEN BE THE ONE TO TELL HIM TO GO PICK THE MOTHER.. WOULD SHE SAY THE SAME THING IF IT WERE HER OWN MOTHER??

along4dem:
Na lalas.ticlala u dey ask the quest or u ar asking the whole nairalanders?

the question is for nairalanders..Is he not a nairalander?

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Mother comes first

she just validated his action...

He can always get a new wife...but a new mother? I doubt.

Hmmmm...dis one strong o....

YEYE WOMAN. WILL THE WOMAN DO THE SAME IF SHE IS IN THE MAN'S SHOES

Bitches aint loyal.

I can get another wife but not another mother.

Sweet mother wey carry me for nine months

Would do the same

He asked them to climb the roof now. Probably felt d wife could handle that till he got back. What of mama that cannot climb or who might even be alone? I just pictured his mama being so helpless. I don't know what ran through his head, or why he made that decision, but so many stuffs are going through my own head.




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The woman already left before he got back with his cash, this means she could help herself too na. But I know she must have felt so bad, I would too.

Yeye dey smell

I will surely save my mum and then my wife.

My mummy. I love my mummy
I didnt need to toast her or buy her stuffs and she loved me naturally. That love I will give back to her even in the desperate of times.

My mother.

Maybe he was already tired of the wife and saw this opportunity.

Is this even question?my mama wen I love die? I never fit love girl pass my mum before. She is too wonderful and special, she treated me well, she was always there for me, she gave everything I wanted, she always agreed with my decisions, she prayed for me, she never scolded me she only advised me, she prayed for me when i was sick, held me in her arms, she would give me brrakfast in bed, she advised me when i had my first gf at 16 to be wise, she is more than a mother to me she is my best friend, she is very playful with me and she is very beautiful, she is very gentle and calm, *tears* she is getting old now thou 50 years, but I'm scared cause time flies I wish I would never lose her to death when she is old, I wish I can make her live forever. Will never see a woman to replace ma mum, I would die for her anytime any day with no regrets.

Oh mama, *lots of love* love u vewi much

My mum of course

that was a tough call. I don't ever wanna be in such situation.
I would want my wife to rescue me first so i guess i would have to also rescue my wife and Children before my mom.
Its my dad's duty to rescue my mom.
I would also try to rescue my mom no matter how difficult it gets but my wife and children comes first.

As a child, i don't think i would ever forgive my dad if he rescued my grandmother instead of my mother.

Action betrays the truth of every man's heart. When you are forced to make a choice in such situation with limited time, thats when u expose who you are. The man even said there was no time to decided.

Mother's are irreplaceable.

But he should have saved his wife first.

Nawa oh i dey pity dis man sha for finding himself in such a situation.

Logically u can hav another wife bt nt another mother

ok

Honestly one can't really say what he would do. The situation on ground and the emotions on that particular day will be the one to guide ones action.
For those saying they would save their mom and mom is not irreplaceable, what if the table were turned and it's your wife that needs to choose between the father of her kids and like partner and her parents? Who would you like her to choose?