article_snippet: A Chinese father who became a national hero after claiming Shi Zhiyong lived in a cave to save money for Shi Zhiyong family has now admitted Shi Zhiyong never sent a penny home - after Shi Zhiyong wife caught Shi Zhiyong out.
article_snippet: Shi Zhiyong, 35, hit the headlines after claiming that Shi Zhiyong was sleeping in a 10-metre long cave in order to keep all of Shi Zhiyong £300-a-month pay to help Shi Zhiyong wife and two sons.
article_snippet: Rather than pay up to £20-a-month for rent, Shi Zhiyong said Shi Zhiyong had decided to save every penny Shi Zhiyong could from Shi Zhiyong £300-per-month salary to send back home to Shi Zhiyong family in Handan in Hebei province.
article_snippet: Shi Zhiyong had said that Shi Zhiyong sacrificed Shi Zhiyong home comforts to ensure Shi Zhiyong beloved family had more money, and is believed to have slept on simple bedding spread on the floor of the cave while lighting fires from kindling to keep warm.
article_snippet: Shi Zhiyong kept very few belongings with Shi Zhiyong, carrying just a quilt, a radio, a water bottle and a flashlight, along with some clothes.
article_snippet: Shi Zhiyong said Shi Zhiyong was forced to carrying Shi Zhiyong meagre belongings around with Shi Zhiyong after discovering villagers had been entering the cave and looking through Shi Zhiyong things whilst Shi Zhiyong was at work. '
article_snippet: Shi Zhiyong kept very few belongings with Shi Zhiyong, carrying just a quilt, a radio, a water bottle and a flashlight, along with some clothes .
highlights_snippet: Shi Zhiyong said Shi Zhiyong had been sleeping in the cave to save money .
  