Wealthy Chinese mother lied to her daughter that her 'real' mother was dead for 13 YEARS so that she worked hard at school and didn't expect hand-outs

Controversial: A Chinese woman lied to her daughter that her 'real' mother had died to encourage her to work hard at school (file picture posed by models)

A Chinese woman lied to her daughter that her 'real' mother was dead for more than a decade to ensure she worked hard at school and learned to be independent.
The woman, known as Shen, from Shenyang city, was worried that her husband's wealth would make their daughter Cheng Cheng spoiled and arrogant.
When the girl was about to enter fourth grade, Shen told her she was not her biological mother and that she was simply providing for her education until university.
Cheng Cheng did not believe her initially, but became shocked and confused when Shen stuck rigidly to her story.