A Chinese man has kept his promise of marrying his childhood sweetheart after saving coins for nearly 20 years to have enough money to buy a diamond ring.
“I will save money from now on until marrying you when I grow up.” This was what nine-year-old Liangliang (pseudonym) said to his childhood sweetheart in 1996.
From that day on, the Fuyang city native began saving from the pocket money that his parents gave him. Initially, the savings were all in the form of coins. As a symbol of his commitment to his love, he continued to maintain that and kept the savings in coins.
With loads of coins weighing over 150 kilograms and valued over 10,000 yuan (1,609 US dollars), Liangliang finally bought a diamond ring on Tuesday to propose to his beloved, according to China Foto Press report on Thursday.
“Do you still remember what I said 20 years ago? Now I have saved enough to buy a ring. Will you marry me?” he said, moving his ladylove to tears.
In the 20 years through which Liangliang had been saving up, the two sustained their friendship despite being in different cities. In fact, they met only on a few occasions each year when she traveled back to Fuyang for family gatherings.
And it was when she finally decided to return and settle down back in her hometown that Liangliang finally managed to pop the question.
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