Most of the lucky money is kept by parents. Many children prefer to receive gifts.
source: Qilu Evening News
February 17th news (reporter Wang Xiaoshuang) "a new year to receive a lot of year old money, but compared to say I would be more willing to receive gifts." Yang Xiaoquan, who was in grade four this year, told reporters that from her memory, she always received many lucky money during the new year, but she seldom received gifts. This year is no exception. According to a reporter's survey, most children today receive money from New Year's Eve, from hundreds to thousands of dollars, and few children receive real gifts.
"I have received more than 4000 yuan of lucky money now, no gift." Yang Xiaoquan told reporters that in the new year grandfather, grandma, granny, Grandpa will generally give 600 yuan - 800 yuan, uncle, aunts, uncles, aunts of the money is also in 200 yuan - 400 yuan, plus father and mother's friends, as of the beginning of the month of six, Yang Xiaoquan received a total of 4200 yuan money. So much money is not usually held in hand, it is directly handed over to parents. "Lucky money" was received by me at that time, but then I gave it to my mother. My mother said that she would keep it for me and wait for me to grow up. Subsequently, the reporter interviewed several children, most of the children said that the new year basically will not receive any gifts, all money. "The money that I received last year turned out to be Mom and dad. It meant nothing to me. I didn't know how much money I had received. Every time someone gave it to me, I had to give it to my mother, and then how my mother used it. I didn't know it. It's better to send me a book. " Wang Ning, who was in the second year of this year, said she liked reading very much. She wanted a Robinson Crusoe this year, but she did not know who would send her. "I think it is not very likely that someone will give me a book. Even if it is, it should be my mother. Maybe she will buy it with my lucky money." Last year's first grade Li Taoze had little idea about how much money he received for a year, but he remembered an uncle who gave him a car model last year. "My uncle and aunts will give money for the year, but I don't know how much. I also give it to my mother. Only the car model belongs to me." I remember it all the time. "