In the summer of 2005, my sister put me in a dress and rode me around on her bicycle. When he saw me, he said, "What a pretty little girl." Mom corrected him: "That's her little brother." He said earnestly, "You're so pretty. When I grow up, I'm going to marry you." On Qixi, he gave me a rabbit lantern and said the Rabbit God watched over love between men. Twenty years later, he returned with a new rabbit lantern to keep his promise: "I've come to marry you." From a childhood misunderstanding to a promise fulfilled in adulthood, this is a story about promises, waiting, and love.
Alternate titles:
"My Brother Started Out as My Boyfriend, Then Became My Husband"
"How Nai Yi Gege Won Himself a Beautiful Wife"
"The Brother Who Thought I Was His Little Sister Became My Boyfriend, Then My Husband"
"The Little Husband I Picked Up While Riding a Bicycle"
"From 'What a Pretty Little Girl' to 'My Lawful Husband'"
Theme: A promise made in childish innocence, fulfilled over a lifetime; the warmth and steadfastness of love between men, unchanged by time or social conventions.
