The emotional love story of a married couple who need each other to survive

Everybody dreams of growing old next to the person they love, however, nowadays relationships deteriorate and break very easily. The factors are many and varied: lack of communication, inability to face difficulties, problems with children, lack of commitment, routine…

Whatever the reasons, there are many couples around the world who end those relationships that have taken them years and years to build. Love dissolves much faster than before, this is a reality, and things get even worse when there is a disabling disease or health problem involved.

This is not the case for Cao Shucai and his wife Xu Houbi, who have been married for many years and due to their respective illnesses ‘literally’ need each other to survive. She is his eyes and he is his legs. Do you want to know his emotional love story from him? Keep reading.

The emotional love story of a married couple who need each other to survive

1. Cao Shucai is a blind farmer who lives in a small village on the outskirts of the city of Chongqing, one of the largest in China. Xu Houbi is her wife who cannot walk due to a malformation in her legs.
2. They have been married for no more and no less than 36 years and for 29 years they have helped each other to survive. “Her aunt of hers is a friend of my sister. She was the one who introduced me to Xu Houbi, we have been married for 36 years,” says Cao. They literally can’t live without each other. He carries her around in a custom-made basket while she guides him. She is hers eyes hers and he her legs hers.
3. “I cannot walk. My husband always has to carry me with him. I rely on him for everything and of course it’s not easy for him,” says Xu. “He brings me even the food so that I don’t move,” he adds.
4. In return, Xu has become Cao’s guide. Cao lost his vision when he was little and according to his account he needs his wife’s help from him even when he works, he needs her to be his eyes. They have no other choice. They are unconditional support for each other, to such an extent that Cao feels uncomfortable when he is away from his wife since he is used to her presence all the time. “People around us joke that they have never seen a couple like us who are together 24 hours a day,” says Cao Shucai.
5. The Young’un couple in Chongqing, China, have become an inspiration to many after their story was shared on Facebook and went viral within hours. Millions of opinions and comments just a few seconds after its publication that show his admiration for this couple full of compassion, love and a heart that does not fit in their chests.