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Unconventional Duo: Friendship Fuels Success and Support

3/7/2026

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Liang Shichun, 59, and Li Yan, 51, live in Nanning, Guangxi province, for 13 years and share a mortgage and household duties.
After unhappy marriages, they chose not to remarry and instead support each other.
Their friendship spans over two decades, with Li Yan treated like a daughter by Liang Shichun's late mother.
They met in a factory and later started a waterproofing business together.

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Story summary

Liang Shichun, 59, and Li Yan, 51, live in Nanning, Guangxi province, for 13 years and share a mortgage and household duties.
After unhappy marriages, they chose not to remarry and instead support each other.
Their friendship spans over two decades, with Li Yan treated like a daughter by Liang Shichun's late mother.
They met in a factory and later started a waterproofing business together.