Overview

• The couple held their wedding on September 17, with the ceremony livestreamed and widely shared on Chinese social media.
• Both families backed the union, and the event followed simple traditions without a bride price.
• Sea-themed decorations chosen by groom Lyu Xiaoshuai symbolized the ocean Fan Zihe has never seen.
• Lyu was among her earliest followers and left his job to support her videos and help on her adoptive parents’ farm during their three-year relationship.
• Fan, 20, rose to prominence after a late-2023 noodle video went viral and now uses her platform to showcase rural Henan and help villagers sell produce online.