Chinese girl, seven, has to study UNDER her parents' market counter every day as they sell cooked dishes to customers after her school was closed due to coronavirus
A seven-year-old girl in China has been forced to study in a cramped corner under her parents' market stall after her school was closed due to the coronavirus lockdown.
The year one student, Ke Enya, has been doing her homework in the makeshift study for over a month after her vendor parents resumed their business in a wet market in Hubei province.
Enya's mother, Zhao Weiwei, let her daughter attending online classes in the noisy market so that she could help with Enya's schoolwork while managing the business.
A seven-year-old girl in China has been forced to study in a cramped corner under her parents' market stall after her school was closed due to the coronavirus lockdown
The year 1 student, Ke Enya, has been doing her homework in the makeshift study for over a month after her vendor parents resumed their business
Touching images showed the little girl taking school lessons online with her laptop and naked light bulbs in the confined space under the market stall in the outskirt of Yichang city, Hubei province.
Enya said that the makeshift study boarded up by the metal counter is hardly comfortable.
'I would hit my head when I look up sometimes, it is very painful,' the girl said.
The little girl also said that her eyes often felt painful after studying in the cramped space for long hours.
'The worst part is that I can't go out to play. My mother wouldn't let me.'
Enya's mother , Zhao Weiwei (pictured left), let her daughter study behind the market counter so that she could help with Enya's schoolwork while managing the business
Ms Zhao said that Enya was not allowed to leave out of her sight, worrying that her child could go missing in the bustling market full of vendors and customers
Ms Zhao said that Enya was not allowed to leave out of her sight, worrying that her child could go missing in the bustling market full of vendors and customers.
The mother added that her daughter is forbidden from playing because she needed to check Enya's homework at times.
But when Ms Zhao is occupied with customers, she could barely give her daughter any attention until hours later, Chinese media report.
'Also, I've got the shop to look after,' said Enya's mother.
Enya's parents sell a variety of traditional Chinese food, known as Luwei, which are served as cold dishes after being braised in a special sauce for several hours.
Enya's father spends the day preparing the food at home while Ms Zhao taking care of the business on the front while looking after their little daughter.
The parents built the business from scratch after migrating to the town 13 years ago to look for a better life.
But as the family's food vendor grew popular, the parents struggled to balance between looking after their child and the shop.
Enya's parents had to hire a tutor to look after the daughter during the day while they were running the business last year.
Pictured, the little girl taking school lessons online with her laptop and a naked light bulb in the confined space under the market stall in the outskirt of Yichang city, Hubei province
Yu Wenyan (pictured right), Enya's headteacher, recently visited the student at the market to check on her learning progress
Yu Wenyan, Enya's headteacher, recently visited the student at the market to check on her learning progress.
'The situation like Enya's family is quite common,' Ms Yu said. 'It is not ideal to study under the counter, but it is a relatively good space to learn.'
The little girl said: 'What I hope the most is to go back to school and reunite with my friends. [We can] play and study together.'
Enya's story has been revealed by the government of Wufeng county, where the family lives, in a social media post.
But it remains unclear when she would return to school and resume her normal life.
The family's story came after schools and businesses across China were forced to close after the coronavirus outbreak escalated. Pictured, students wearing face masks have a class at a middle school in Shanghai on April 27
The family's story came after schools and businesses across China were forced to close after the coronavirus outbreak escalated.
Chinese students have been taking classes online at home for the past three months to continue their education.
But life in China has been moving to a post-lockdown phase as the nation sees a steady drop in its active cases.
People are encouraged to resume work as tens of millions of pupils are returning to the campus in the past few weeks.
Chinese girl, seven, has to study UNDER her parents' market counter every day as they sell cooked dishes to customers after her school was closed due to coronavirus
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