Single mother sells night-market snacks in Anhui to cover daughter’s treatment

Deng Fang holds her daughter at her stall in Hefei, Anhui Province, Oct. 27, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Han Suyuan)
Deng, 37, raises her five-year-old daughter alone in Hefei. The child lives with albinism and needs long-term care and treatment. Without a stable job, Deng has been selling vegetable-filled pancakes at a night market in Hefei for years, and the stall is the main source of family livelihood.
Deng Fang prepares snacks at her stall while her daughter stands nearby, in Hefei, Anhui Province, on Oct. 27, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Han Suyuan)
A blessing card from well-wishers is displayed at Deng Fang's stall in Hefei, Anhui Province, on Oct. 27, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Han Suyuan)
Deng Fang spends time drawing with her daughter at the stall in Hefei, Anhui Province, on Oct. 27, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Han Suyuan)