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A dad at 77 years Ning taking care of the newborn while his wife is resting. (Photo: Hunan Online) A septuagenarian became the oldest father in his village when his wife gave birth to a baby boy. Ning Jianyou, 77, said this was the most joyful moment in his life as he had become a father again after 47 years. The farmer had a son from his second marriage but the boy died at the aged of three. Since then, Ning has no children until Nov 23, when his fourth wife Xiao Wen, 40, gave birth at a hospital in Hunan province, China. China's Hunan Online reported that Ning was seen carrying the newborn in his arms all the times. He was grinning from ear-to-ear while talking with his relatives and friends who were at the hospital to congratulate him. "This guy eats a lot," he told them, saying that he was so happy that he could not sleep for a few nights after his son's birth. He named the baby Xiu Ming. Ning said he went through three marriages before he met Xiao Wen. He said he married the first wife in 1945 when he was 13 years old. "We were too young and always fought for nothing. So we decided to divorce the next year,'' he said. Ning said he married a second time in 1958 and they had a son but the boy died from an ailment. He said the second marriage ended in divorce too. In 1966, Ning married his third wife but she died some time after. "Before she died, she asked me to find a woman who could take care of me but I have decided to stay single,'' he said. He remained a bachelor until he met Xiao Wen in 1993. He was 61 then. "I saw her wandering in the streets and said hello to her out of politeness but she followed me home. "I later found out that she is mute. I did not know who she was and where she was from, so I let her settle down at my place and I gave her a name - Xiao Wen,'' he said, adding she eventually became his fourth wife. Ning said his biggest problem was to find more money to bring up the son. He is currently receiving a monthly allowance of 130 yuan (RM65) from the government. He also has side income selling the crops he planted and making wooden chairs. Published Dec 9, 2009 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
