‘Baby boss’ in China wins hearts after clip shows him playfully courting customers outside eatery

Expat diner praises boy’s ‘five-star service’ for setting the table, gifting drinks, and encouraging slow eating

A Chinese boy with a remarkable talent for engaging customers at his family’s restaurant in central China has gone viral, drawing entertaining reactions from both domestic and international netizens.

The four-and-a-half-year-old child gained overnight fame after a Serbian expat in China posted a video of him being approached in front of a diner in Huangshan, Anhui province, on his account @saitie, on September 12.

In the video, the young boy skilfully attracted customers in front of his family’s Anhui cuisine restaurant.