Wow, they also hire fake boy/girlfriends there too? Do they also hire fake parents? I thought that was only a Japanese thing.
yes, parents for rent is also a thing in China I read an article about it a few years ago but kids usually rent a parent for a school-related issue(which is funny and sad at the same time)
and the hire a BF and GF is usually to stop the parents from asking their child to get a boyfriend/girlfriend and start a family.
Well if my grades are plummeting I'd probably also just hire fake parents to talk with the teacher, LOL.
The fake GF/BF is sad coz of the actual reason. I've read somewhere that the young have a huge financial burden having to support two sets of parents and grandparents. Some other societies this would be split among siblings but considering most Chinese are single-child, I understand the feeling that they need to hold off marriage until later.