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recently, a spicy hot pot restaurant near southwest university in chongqing caused controversy because of its name "xiaoyuan". the owner zhang xiaoyuan told jiupai news that the name of the restaurant came from her name, "i have used this name for more than 30 years and never thought that such a thing would happen."

screenshots circulating online showed that someone posted a picture of a store sign on a social platform and wrote: "boss, don't you think the name of your store is humorous?" many people also verbally attacked the owner in the comments.

netizens posted a post questioning the inappropriateness of the store name. photo/screenshot from social media

on september 24, the store owner zhang xiaoyuan responded that the store name was taken from her name and had no other meaning. "when the incident happened, the store had not yet officially opened. someone posted the store sign online to attack it. after i clarified it, i received an apology from the blogger. considering that he is a student, i don't want to delve into it."

unexpectedly, a few days later, an account named "college of arts continuing education office" commented on her post: "you haven't changed your name yet, and you will go bankrupt sooner or later."

after zhang xiaoyuan contacted the relevant department of southwest university, she learned that the poster was a student of the university. the account later apologized and has now changed its name.

the account apologized. photo/screenshot from social media

zhang xiaoyuan said that she was an ordinary person who came from another place to start a business. she had sold barbecue before, and started selling spicy hot pot in september, and changed the name to "xiaoyuan spicy hot pot".

"i didn't think too much when i named it. i didn't know the word 'yuan' was stigmatized. i've used this name for more than 30 years and have never encountered anything like this. i feel wronged, but i won't change the name of the store."

she said that this incident has affected her life and her business has not improved significantly after the clarification. she hopes to return to normal life as soon as possible.