Chinese Students Are Hiring 'Fake Parents' to Meet Their Teachers

College students in China are supporting a new industry: parents for hire.

Because if you're worried about your parents' approval, be it your grades, your new significant other or anything else, for-hire parents will be there for you!

According to The Independent, one Chinese advertisement on reads, "Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend who wants to meet your parents but you actually don't want them to meet?"

But many young adults are also posting ads for stand-in parents.

"A rented parent is needed,” said one comment, according to the report. “Just need to make a phone call to my teacher."

Family dynamics in China remain deeply conservative. Marriages are often arranged and parents are involved in almost every aspect of their children's lives.

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