An elderly couple went for a staycation over the festive season and were surprised upon their return home.
With a revamped living room and master bedroom, TikTok user 8cheesetofu’s parents were stunned when they saw their ‘new’ home.
Image source: Screengrab from TikTok / 8cheesetofu
The TikToker posted a video last Thursday (Dec 30) which has since garnered over 77,000 views and 50 comments. With only three days to get everything done, she roped in her siblings and in-laws for help.
Sent our parents off to their staycation so that we could do a surprise revamp of their living and masterbed room, it was kinda tricky but so worth it. Gotta thank everyone of my siblings and in laws for making this possible within 3 days! ❤️
♬ janji putih – im her
In the 15-second clip, there were snippets of housecleaning and furniture moved around but TikTok users asked for more. They wanted to see how her parents reacted to this surprise.
Image source: Screengrab from TikTok / 8cheesetofu
A two-minute-long follow-up video was uploaded last Saturday (Jan 1) and garnered over 14,000 views and 29 comments.
It was a team effort as the decluttering and cleaning took three consecutive nights.
Halfway through the video was the moment everyone has been waiting for — the big reveal. As expected, the parents were shocked and had questions aplenty.
Image source: Screengrab from TikTok / 8cheesetofu
“Am I living in a new house?” her mother asked.
Meanwhile, the father continued with the questions: “Is the house already painted?”
There was one more big surprise waiting in the master bedroom — an air-conditioner had also been installed.
Image source: Screengrab from TikTok / 8cheesetofu
In September 2019, the family of an elderly couple threw a surprise party for their 54th wedding anniversary.
Their granddaughter led them to an outdoor terrace by the sea and that’s when they realised they were at their own wedding party.
This article was first published on AsiaOne and republished on theAsianparent with permission.
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