Mei was too touched to accept it. Knowing Mei with such a character, the mother-in-law wisely slipped it in Mei’s pocket. “Put it somewhere safe. Don’t refuse the Goddess’s blessings. Sang and Mang may return anytime soon.”
However, what startled Mei more was the father-in-law taking out a yellowed piece of paper from an indistinguishably discolored tin. It was a title deed for the house that belonged to the father-in-law’s grandparents. Graciously, he stuff ed it into Mei’s other pocket, saying, “Thought one day we can use it for our funerals or emergency. But I believe you can make a better use of it. For the sake of the boys, take it!”