An 11-year-old boy who accidentally swallowed a 10-gram gold bean worth 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) by mistake was told by his mother not to relieve himself outside because it would be “too expensive”. The story has amused many people on mainland social media, where it quickly went viral. The incident unfolded in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, southeastern China, after a woman surnamed Ji bought the 10-gram gold bean on October 17. With gold prices surging more than 50 per cent this year to more than...