A story about the misfortune of an elderly Chinese woman has been circulating WeChat groups in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia. According to the story, the granddaughter of an 81-year-old Chinese woman left her in the Atlanta airport for three days, despite the fact that their home is in the city of Atlanta.

According to AtlantaChineseLife.com, a local website for Chinese residents of Atlanta, the elderly woman, surnamed Zhang, is a retired teacher. After her husband passed away, she raised her daughter alone, paying for the girl to study at Tsinghua University and in the U.S. Zhang also helped her daughter to raise her baby girl.

When the girl was 12, Zhang, her daughter and her granddaughter immigrated to the U.S. Zhang’s daughter married an American after divorcing her first husband. According to Zhang, she was often the subject of abuse from her new son-in-law, with the man even calling her "old dinosaur.”

Although the daughter and son-in-law both have decent jobs with high incomes, they never spend money to improve Zhang's quality of life. Despite living in the U.S. for many years, Zhang rarely went out, and had only been to an Asian supermarket once or twice.

Nevertheless, to help pay for her granddaughter’s college education, Zhang sold her home in Beijing. But her granddaughter has been indifferent to Zhang since she graduated from Georgia State University. With no family members or even a home left in China, Zhang has no choice but to endure the cold indifference.

A disheartened Zhang decided to go back to China because she did not want to see her unfilial daughter and granddaughter anymore. Her granddaughter bought her a ticket for Nov. 6, but she took Zhang to the airport on Nov. 3 and left her there.

During her stay in the airport, a number of strangers extended a helping hand to Zhang. One person bought her breakfast on the day of her departure; another arranged a bus to take her to the airport terminal. Later, an airline employee helped her to board the plane.

Upon Zhang's arrival in Beijing, some volunteers picked her up at the airport. A nursing home in Beijing offered her accommodation for a short period. Now, Zhang lives in a place provided by her friend. Zhang later called the volunteers in Beijing to express gratitude to all who have helped her.