![]() ![]() ![]() The Huangs' house, however, was imposing only from the outside inside, it was unadorned and uncomfortable, with barely enough room for all twenty relatives. When Lindo arrived at the Huangs' home, she was in awe of the magnificence of their mansion immediately, she sensed that they were wealthier than her family and that they looked down on her. ![]() Lindo stayed behind to live with her future in-laws, the Huangs. Her father moved all the family members - except Lindo - to Wushi, a town near Shanghai. Since there was no insurance in those days, Lindo's family was suddenly penniless. When Lindo was twelve years old, the Fen River flooded the plains, ravaging the wheat crop, wrecking the land, and destroying their home. ![]() By this time, people in cities were already making matches based on love, but Lindo's family was from the country and followed the old ways. Lindo explains that she was betrothed when she was only two years old - to a boy only a year old. Only when she can escape with honor does she leave the doomed relationship with her husband. Lindo is willing to endure a carping, loveless marriage in order to ensure her parents' honor and prevent them from losing face. Earlier, An-mei's mother sacrificially mutilated herself for her mother here, Lindo submits her life to her parents' plans for her future: "I once sacrificed my life to keep my parents' promise," the chapter begins. Like earlier chapters, this one also deals with the theme of sacrifice and filial obligations. ![]()
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