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Chinese ‘Coffee Grandma’ learns brewing to save son’s cafe, inspires female independence

South China Morning Post 05 October 2026 12h ago
Chinese ‘Coffee Grandma’ learns brewing to save son’s cafe, inspires female independence
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An 86-year-old grandmother in China has become a social media sensation for operating a coffee shop for over a decade – a business she took over from her son in 2015, despite having no experience with coffee at the time. Zhao Qiying, affectionately known as the “Coffee Grandma,” revealed that the shop, located in downtown Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province, was nearly bankrupt due to her
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