A Woman's Life in China

The woman met her parents when she was dating a white man. She didn't know if they would be welcoming out of relief that their daughter wouldn't become a spinster, or out of surprise that she had got lucky. Her father worked for a company that designed prosthetic limbs; her mother was a housewife. Their success in the former roles hinged on being loquacious and witty in their native language,. None of which translated into English.