It has become a hot topic that a landlord in Zhongshan, Guangdong province exempted the tenant from four years of rent to congratulate the tenant's son on his excellent performance in the college entrance examination. Netizens have applauded the behavior, saying that the landlord is "the good landlord of China". The landlord, surnamed Zhang, said humbly that what he did was only a trivial thing. He just wanted to encourage the boy to work and study hard so that the boy can repay the upbringing from his parents.Zhongshan landlord goes viral for his decision of free rentThe scores of Guangdong college entrance examination have been released since June 25. Recently, a notice posted on a building's front door attracted the attention of netizens. It reads, "Congratulations to the Mr Zuo's son in Room 412. He scored 608 points in the college entrance exam! I hereby decided to exempt Mr Zuo from four years of rent as my congratulations. From, the landlord." Two congratulatory banners were also hung on the building's exterior wall. The story has sparked a heated discussion on the internet and netizens called the landlord "the good landlord of China". At the same time, a number of rumors were spreading on the internet, including multiple speculations about the address of the building."I feel flattered that they call me 'the good landlord of China' but it's also absurd to say that I am a cheater." For the comments from netizens, the landlord responded on July 3 that the house is located in Tanzhou Town, Zhongshan city. The monthly rent of the room is just more than two hundred yuan and the total amount of four years of rent is not even enough for the tuition. "It is not as much as netizens thought", "Before the video went viral, only one single room remained available in the building. I hope everyone can be easy on this because I just want to do my modest efforts and show some support." "I hope more children will be successful in their studies"Mr Zhang, the landlord, said that he works in Zhuhai and the building he built in Tanzhou town, Zhongshan city in early years was for rent. Mr Zuo, who rented a small single room with the monthly rent of 220 yuan, has been his tenant for 10 years. During his tenancy, the rent has never increased.Mr Zhang said that Mr Zuo and his wife lived in different places. They have been working hard and live a frugal life to support their son's schooling. "His wife is working in Jiangmen to accompany their son. He is a hard-working person who often works night shifts in Zhongshan. He was so prudent that he sometimes even doesn't turn on the lights at night. His utility bills are never more than 20 yuan."At the end of June, Mr Zhang learned that Mr Zuo's son had scored 608 points in the college entrance exam. Being sincerely happy for the achievement, Mr Zhang decided to give the father a four-year rent exemption. "He was quite surprised to hear it", said Mr Zhang, who expects to encourage more children to study hard and repay their parents and society. He also hopes that all parents can pay more attention to their children's learning and growth.Insisting that he had only done a trivial thing, Zhang confessed that he felt under great pressure after becoming viral. "The rent is only a small amount of money. I should not receive so much attention for just doing such a small thing." Many comments from netizens touched him a lot, "Many of them said that children should learn to be grateful and study hard to repay society." Mr Zhang said that he could understand how difficult the lives of migrant families are and he wished a splendid future for all children who study hard. 记者：商桢实习生：周迎桢 Click here for audio and translation of the story