The couple, who reportedly met at an internet cafe in 2007, bonded over their love for online gaming, and a year later had their first child, a baby boy. In 2009 they "welcomed" their second child, a baby girl, shortly thereafter deciding to her to support their online gaming habit. They did so, and earned RMB 3,000 -- a little under $500 -- later selling their firstborn child for ten times that, at RMB 30,000 (about $4600). They later had another baby boy, and sold him at the same price.

Upon their arrest, the couple claimed that they were that it was illegal to sell their children for throwaway gaming funds. When asked if they'd miss their children, they responded, "We don?t want to raise them, we just want to sell them for some money."

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