YIWU, China - A plush toy horse sold at the Happy Sister shop in Yiwu, intended as a Lunar New Year gift, went viral after a manufacturing error left its mouth upside‑down, giving it a sad expression. Store owner Zhang Huoqing discovered the defect, offered a refund, but the buyer never returned the toy. The misplaced smile drew online jokes about the contrast between a cheerful face at work and a sorrowful one after hours. The ‘crying horse’ quickly became a trending meme across Chinese social media before the New Year celebrations.
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