Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news  

Troubled by the publicity generated, Cai, the first student at East China Normal University to respond to a recruitment drive for domestic helpers last week for the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, withdrew her application yesterday.
Laibang Housekeeping Service Company set up stall at a dining room in East China Normal University last Thursday, which aroused heated public debate.
"I've got a job as a tutor, and also the media have recently paid too much attention to me and even some people close to me cannot understand my decision. I am feeling pressured and don't want to be in the spotlight, so I have decided to give it up," Cai explained, adding that she herself is interested in the job, and her parents were not against it at the time. Cai was not the only applicant. Seeking discretion, Xiao Mu, a post-graduate student of Donghua University, asked her boy-friend to register with the housekeeping service company on her behalf and also leave his contact number. "We both feel relaxed about the job, as her hometown is in Guizhou which is far away, so she decided not to return home for the holiday. Being a domestic helper is good experience and brings income," explained her boyfriend, adding that they didn't want to be a subject of public interest, so he left his own contact number.