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Fran Lu

A newly married Chinese man is so devoted to his wife that he commutes to work for at least six hours every day in a 320km round-trip.
Douyin videos posted by 31-year-old Lin Shu recap his daily journey that he calls “the longest commute distance”.
Lin wakes up at 5am and leaves his home in Weifang, Shandong province in eastern China at 5.20am.
He rides an e-bike for 30 minutes to the station to catch a train at 6.15am, arriving in Qingdao in the eastern part of Shandong at 7.46am, and finally takes a 15-minute underground subway trip to his office.
He has enough time for breakfast in his company’s canteen before starting work at 9am.

After work, it takes Lin another three or four hours to travel home, which is 160km away from his work.
Online observers were shocked at the time he spent on the commute, but Lin said it was all worth it “because of love”.
Lin had been in a relationship for seven years before they married in May.
His wife is from Weifang in Shandong province and the couple bought a flat there so she could have a “sense of security”.
He used to live in a rented flat an hour away from his work but he said he wanted to spend more time with his wife, and that it costs more for a flat in Qingdao.
Lin works for the Chinese home appliance company Haier, which has a reputation for being a good employer.
One online observer calculated that it costs about 1,600 yuan (US$220) a month for Lin’s commute.
A one-bedroom flat in Qingdao costs 1,752 yuan on average, according to the coastal city’s government.
In any case, Lin said his commute is temporary because his wife is looking for a job in Qingdao, and they plan to settle there if she is successful.

He also said he does not find the commute too much of a chore, thanks to “the convenience of intercity transport”. And that his manager does not expect him to work overtime, given his situation.
Lin’s story attracted 7 million views on Douyin.
“Six hours a day. He must love his wife very much,” one person said.
“How much does he earn a month to keep up a lifestyle like this?” asked another.
A third person who works in Beijing, said Lin’s commute time is not unusual: “There are so many people who travel so far every day who work in Beijing and live in Tianjin or Hebei.”


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