(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-01-30 09:06

A Chongqing municipality man who went on a sightseeing trip with some 30 friends was nearly thrown out of his home by his wife after she discovered a note in his bag referring to "street girls".

The characters for xiaojie (street girl) and xiaozu (group) are similar when written in Chinese.

The 40-year-old man, surnamed Chen, protested his innocence and called on 15 of his friends to confirm his story.

"I found a notebook in his bag saying six street girls cost 600 yuan ($80). I felt so angry. How could he do that?" Chen's wife said, admitting that she had been considering divorce.

Fortunately for Chen his friends convinced his wife that the "street girls" referred to the six groups that the party divided up into.

(Chongqing Evening News)