A woman in China who graduated from medical school and is now selling ice cream on the street has captivated mainland social media after alleging that her alma mater urged her to delete her videos because her story made it feel “embarrassed”.
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The woman, surnamed Li, graduated three years ago from the privately-run Zhongshan College of Dalian Medical University in Liaoning province, northeastern China, earning a bachelor’s degree in medical imaging. Her experience gained significant attention with a viral video released in early May.
After graduation, Li accepted a position at a major hospital in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, where she is originally from. However, she left the job for unspecified reasons, as she stated in her video.
In April, she began selling ice cream mixed with mango from a street stall in Hechi, Guangxi, explaining that she needed to earn money while preparing for the civil service qualification exam, as reported by the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald.
Following the video’s viral success – garnering 5 million views and 100,000 likes – Li received a phone call at the end of June from a teacher named Chen, her class instructor. Chen urged Li to remove her video, claiming it had negatively impacted the school’s reputation and caused current students to worry about their future, according to Li.
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Li stated that she promptly deleted the video and refrained from mentioning the school’s name again. “But some people from the school still left comments on my social media account, attacking and defaming me. This incident has disrupted my life and my ice cream business,” Li was quoted as saying.