A Chinese tourist visiting Malaysia recently had a memorable encounter with a kind-hearted e-hailing driver after her child suddenly fell ill during their trip.
In a viral video posted by Xiaohongshu user, she recounted how her child developed a fever during Chinese New Year while they were vacationing in Malaysia.
With no idea where the nearest pharmacy was, she quickly searched for one on her phone and called a ride.
What she didn’t expect was just how helpful her driver would be.
Driver noticed she looked flustered, offered help
She said the driver, who was Indian, noticed her looking anxious and immediately asked if she needed help.
Despite the language barrier, the two used a translation app to communicate. The woman told him she needed fever medication and hoped to get to the nearest pharmacy fast.
Instead of just dropping her off and leaving, the driver brought her to a shopping centre with a pharmacy. But he didn’t stop there.
Helped her get the meds too
He got out of the car, went with her to the shop, and even spoke to the staff to help her find the right medicine.
She shared, “I could tell he was worried I wouldn’t be able to communicate well, so he even ran upstairs to the pharmacy and asked the staff for fever medicine. They gave me what I needed, and even explained the dosage through the translator app.”
He also shared some home remedies to help reduce her child’s fever.
Didn’t accept extra payment
After the whole ordeal, the woman tried to tip him RM50 as a token of appreciation, but the driver firmly declined and insisted on only accepting the fare — RM20 for the return trip.
What moved her the most was how he parked the car near a breakfast shop on the way back, using hand gestures to suggest she get some food for her child.
“Really great, thank you so much”
Touched by his kindness and the fact that he went above and beyond without expecting anything in return, she couldn’t help but thank him repeatedly.
She also uploaded the video of the driver and shared her story, hoping that more Chinese tourists would meet kind-hearted Malaysians like him during their travels.
