Paralysed China boy tearfully tells stepmother to have new baby if he dies during surgery

“My mother, if I do not make it off the operating table, you shouldn’t be sad. You must have a child to protect your life well,” the boy said as he lay in a hospital bed before surgery.

His stepmother, surnamed Wang, told him: “That will not happen. You will definitely come out smoothly. I am waiting for you at the door.”

She later said in a video released on Douyin that when she heard what the boy said, she burst into tears.

“Even in this circumstance, the person he is most worried about is me. This touched me very much,” said Wang, adding: “I feel the great effort I have spent on him is worthwhile.”

Wang married the boy’s father nine years ago when he was divorced and had two children – Hanhan and his elder sister.

Her Douyin account, @Hanhanxiaoshuaige, which literally means Hanhan Little Handsome Boy in English, records the boy’s daily life, and has attracted more than 500,000 followers.

The boy is filial to his stepmother, even going as far as offering her the first bite of his food before he eats it.

Hanhan always has a smile on his face when he uses the little car he has to move around. One of his legs is about three centimetres longer than the other.

“I hope he can walk like other kids. This is the biggest wish of my life,” said Wang, adding that Hanhan made it through six hours of surgery and was recovering well.

The boy’s story has melted hearts online.

“I was moved to tears when he said ‘My mother’. Little Prince, please recover well,” one person said.