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Chinese 'Coffee Grandma' Revives Son's Cafe with Self-Taught Skills

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An 86-year-old grandmother in Qingdao, China, has become a social media sensation for successfully running a coffee shop for over a decade. Zhao Qiying, known as the "Coffee Grandma," took over the struggling business from her son in 2015. Despite having no prior experience and facing initial skepticism due to her age, she taught herself coffee-making skills from books and customer tips to revive the cafe. AI

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Chinese 'Coffee Grandma' Revives Son's Cafe with Self-Taught Skills

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Yan ·

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

    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,” …

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