A woman checks single men's information for her daughter at a blind-date market in Nantong, Jiangsu province, April 26, 2014. [Photo by Xu Jinbo/Asianewsphoto]

A mother promised to pay her daughter to date men, Modern Life reported on Tuesday.

The daughter, who is 25, said her mother wanted her to go on blind dates. Every time she did, the mother would pay her 300 to 500 yuan ($48 to $81).

The dating story she posted online got heavy response from netizens. Many young people complained that they, too, had been pressured to go on dates.