Each day, all across the village, survivors mix cement and stack bricks atop bricks to build new homes. But Li and Wang are in no condition to do such work.

"We do not allow staff members to date. The reason is simple: what if they break up?" said Li Zhixin, a product director at Guangzhou Jinyi Network Technology Company.

Li Zhiying said, "Those who have better education, value their social status."