2020-05-14

On the hot early summer afternoon of May 7, Amorn Samuel and his family were walking to a newly opened bookstore near their apartment in eastern Shenzhen’s Pingshan District.

The two boys of the family, Robert and Peter, were leading the team, riding self-balancing scooters and carrying footballs. Following them were their little sister Anna and their mother Xu Liufeng, a spirited woman. The six-year-old girl was riding a scooter in her modern-style cheongsam. Samuel showed up at last, walking slowly while constantly wiping sweat from his forehead.

Samuel came from Ghana and has been married to Xu for over 12 years. Now they run a logistics company together. For the family, life is happy and gratifying.

Their story started when Samuel met Xu while doing business. It was not love at first sight, but after they met they started to talk, “freely and nicely.” That touched the heart of Samuel, and love came unexpectedly to the man who never dreamed of getting married in China.