A production line blunder turned into a blessing in disguise for one Chinese factory worker, who scored 12 years’ worth of red packets after accidentally sewing a horse plushie’s mouth upside down. The ‘crying horse’ toy became a viral sensation, with many young Chinese workers relating to its sad expression.Zhang Huoqing, owner of Happy Sisters toy shop, decided to reward employee Bao with annual bonuses of 8,888 yuan until the next Year of the Horse. While the toy shop owner tried to offer customers refunds after discovering the error, there was a massive demand for the toy. It prompted her to continue making “crying horse” plushies — intentionally this time.Lou Zhenxian, owner of Vision Plush Toys, works at her desk near crying horse plush toys at Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China. ReutersWhile some netizens called it a “blessing in disguise”, others questioned the fairness of rewarding a mistake. “Is this a precedent for making mistakes?” asked one user.Another reacted: “This isn’t fair for the other employees who worked so hard and didn’t make a mistake.”