A Piece of Engagement Paper and a Pair of Red Threads

He and she were married blindly, and they didn't even see each other's faces clearly during the ceremony. After his marriage, he went sailing all the year round and only sent back some money and a brief letter home at the end of the year. She served his parents and supported his children without complaining. Forty years later, when he returned home to retire, he saw her hands covered with calluses and suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times. She helped him up and said, "Stop kneeling. The red rope has been tied for a long time and will never be untied in this life."