On the Eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, My Wife Plans to Stay Up All Night Making Zongzi at Her Childhood Friend's House

On my birthday, my wife, Lin Ruoyin, said she had to work late at the office. For the tenth time, she stood me up.

Then I saw a photo on her childhood sweetheart’s social media, showing her making rice dumplings with his family.

The caption read: “My parents are thrilled with their virtuous daughter-in-law. She even ate several rice dumplings.”

I kept a straight face and commented, “If they’re that good, eat a few more.”

The next second, Lin Ruoyin called and tore into me.

“Cheng Ye, are you out of your mind? Don’t you know older people shouldn’t eat too many rice dumplings?”

“Delete that comment right now and apologize. Otherwise, I’ll settle this with you when I get home!”

Listening to her usual cold reprimand, I said nothing.

I just stared at the video that had arrived in my inbox. It was recorded for me by Lin Ruoyin when she was twenty...