Faced with crippling rent and poor health due to old age, Bukit Merah lor mee and fishball noodle hawkers Wang Xueying (transliteration) and her family have hung up their aprons for good. The stall, which has an 82-year history, was open for the last time on Sunday (Aug 25). Xueying, 68, the second-generation owner of Zhong Xing Foochow Fish Balls.
3-fold increase in rent and old age prompt retirement for Bukit Merah hawkers behind noodle stall with 82-year historyPHOTO: Shin Min Daily NewsFaced with crippling rent and poor health due to old age, Bukit Merah lor mee and fishball noodle hawkers Wang Xueying and her family have hung up their aprons for good.
After her father died in 1982, Xueying's older brother returned to help manage the stall. Together with Xueying's husband, the three of them operated the family business for decades, with work beginning every day at the crack of dawn, reported the Chinese daily. Looking at the hunched posture of her 70-year-old brother from years of back-breaking work, Xueying couldn't help but exclaim during the interview with Shin Min: "It's not easy to be a hawker. We've been doing this since we were young till now, and our bodies are riddled with aches and pains. My brother used to be very handsome!"
Xueying told Shin Min that as long-time patrons and the elderly form a bulk of their customer base, she was unwilling to raise prices.
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