Overview

• Zhu, 25, began carrying her four-year-old daughter, Nuoxi, in her Meituan delivery box because she could not afford childcare while funding the child’s cancer treatment.
• Nuoxi has battled a tumor for two years, undergoing three operations, nine chemotherapy sessions and twelve rounds of radiotherapy.
• Viral footage captured by an influencer triggered widespread public donations to the family’s medical fund.
• Anhui authorities granted a monthly allowance and Meituan provided direct financial aid after the story spread online.
• The case has intensified debates over high treatment costs, lack of childcare support in lower-tier regions and gig-economy practices such as Meituan’s enforced 12-hour work cap.