09/06/2026
Xu Guizhen was just 16 years old when she first met Cao Zhenwei at the photography studio their families shared in Shanghai. 📸
It was 1937, and the war against Japan had forced both families to leave Weihai and start over in Shanghai. Xu’s father hoped the two would marry, but Cao was already engaged to another woman. 💔
Life took them in different directions. They each got married, raised families, and eventually lost their spouses—without knowing anything about each other’…
