A wife gave her husband the gift of life for Valentine 's Day by donating one of her kidneys . Sun Guofang , 28 , beat odds of 100,000-to-one to be a match for Li Fangdong , 33 , after he suffered kidney failure shortly after they were married . The couple , who dated for two years before getting wed in 2009 , booked in for the life-changing operation on February 14 . Devoted : Wife Sun Guofang ( left ) and husband Li Fangdong before transplant surgery to give him one of her healthy kidneys in Shandong , China . They were checked into the hospital in China 's Shandong province where the surgery was successfully carried out this week , People 's Daily Online reports . Li and his dad had both initially been against Sun getting tested as they thought she was too young to give up a kidney . So Sun got tested in secret before convincing them to let her do it for the sake of the couple 's four-year-old son . She said : ' I actually got the results back saying that we were a match on Valentine 's Day , which meant it was the perfect moment to make the offer to my husband and I was glad when he finally accepted . ' I am told I can get by fine with one kidney anyway and I have a healthy diet so I do n't expect it to be any real problem . ' Ultimate gift : Sun Guofang is wheeled into the operating theatre as she donates one of her kidneys to her husband . In need : Li Fangdong is taken into surgery to receive one of his wife 's kidneys they hope will end years of pain . The couple from Liangwang village , near the eastern city of Jinan , are expected to remain in hospital for another five days before they are allowed home . Sun had worked as a sales manager in a local toy company until her mother-in-law was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2009 . She was forced to leave her job so she could be closer to where her husband 's mother was being treated . Li 's mother died two years later . ' I quit my job after my mother-in-law got sick . I sold egg pancakes on the street in the day then went back to work in the shop , ' said Sun . Initially , Sun was embarrassed to sell food on the streets so would cover her face with a dust mask . But then her husband became ill and needed dialysis three times a week which cost £64 a session . Worried : Li Fangdong looks anxious before his life-saving surgery while Sun 's mother ( right ) waits nervously outside her room . Recovering : Sun Guofang gives the thumbs up sign after successful surgery to remove her kidney . She said : 'At the time , we owed other people 200,000-300,000 yuan ( £32,000 ) . ' I never thought it was a difficult situation , as long as my husband and I strive together , everything will get better . ' Now the pair are recovering in hospital and Sun says she is ready for life to start going back to normal . She said : ' I have a bit of a fever but other than that I feel fine , and am looking forward to going home . ' Li , who also has a heart problem and lung infection , said that the couple had already started making plans for their new life together . 'It meant a lot to me when she said she was going to spend her life with me , ' he said . 'Once the stitches been removed we plan to do a bit of travelling together to catch up on lost time . '
Surprised everyone as chances of her being a match were 100,000 to 1 . She found out she beat odds and could give kidney on Li Fangdong 's Day . Both underwent successful surgery in hospital this week . Couple now making plans to travel together and make up for lost time .