Pic shows: Gao Fengshou.nnA man who decided to save his mother instead of his wife when serious floods hit his village is now begging for his spouse¿s forgiveness.nnHe is said to have abandoned his home, where his wife, two kids and ailing father live, and bolted across his village to save his mum, leaving his other family members to fend for themselves.nnGao Fengshou, the 39-year-old husband, had warned his family that a serious storm was on its way to Daxian Village, in Xingtai City of North China¿s Hebei Province.nnBut while the rest of his family stayed up worrying, he managed to fall asleep until he was woken by his wife of five years, Zhang Xiaoyan, aged 30.nnBut instead of evacuating Zhang, his children, and his elderly father from the house, he left the home in a hurry and dashed across the village to save his mum, whose old family home was already waist-deep in water.nnGao successfully saved his mum, but could not return to his home where the floodwaters were already up to his chest.nnAfter waiting several hours for the water to recede, he rushed back to his house and was relieved to find Zhang, the kids, aged four and two, and his dad huddled on the roof, having survived the flood.nnBut reports said his wife immediately took the kids and what little remained of her belongings and let the village.nnShe had apparently felt betrayed by her husband, who chose his mum over her.nnZhang reportedly returned to the home of her parents in East China¿s Shandong Province, where Gao has now gone to beg for her forgiveness.nnA reported 130 have died and another 110 are missing as a result of flooding in Hebei Province, where some of the worst storms have been recorded this week.nnMore than 9 million people across China have also been affected by the season¿s freak weather.nn(ends)