The first few years of their marriage were a bliss.Their first baby was a daughter.His family members were disappointed because only a boy could carry on their family name and honor the family.They had hope that her first baby would be a boy due to the feng shui master's prediction.Despite this,both of them had a blissful marriage,and with a steady income,he managed to support the family when she was on leave caring for their first child.
They managed to rent a house finally and she no longer have to share an apartment with her sister.With the birth of her first child,her father came to take care of her daughter and her because his family members were not willing to accept this niece of theirs..This,was the first strain in her relationship with his family.Her father,on the other hand,although doesn't really like him so much,came down to the city anyhow,to take care of his daughter and his new granddaughter..
They lived on without intervern from his family.Giving birth to their second beautiful daughter.They loved their daughters dearly,taking them to company trips occasionally and taking lots of pictures of them together.She likes arranging the pictures in albums,writing down each and every name and date of the places they had visited.A trade which passes down to her eldest daughter,along with her letter writing habits..
Her daughter soon turned 4.An unbelievably quick girl,this girl sometimes would massage her stomach when she was pregnant,sometimes talking to the baby inside.Her daughter loved to talk to the neighbours too when she walked hand in her with her grandfather,and sometimes her daughter would chat with her students who came to the house for tuition.She remembered how her daughters cared so much about her,that when she leaves to teach every morning before preganant with her third child,they would tearfully bid her goodbye at the window sill of the bedroom.Many times she wondered why they had cried like there's no tomorrow,as if something serious had happened.And she would turn back occasionally to console them,put them back to sleep before rushing off to work.The crying went on until she was preganant and stayed at home for a period of time,though they had already known she was just only going for work..She don't know whether to laugh or cry at her daughters behavior,but she was touched,that they care so much about her..Sweet little angels..
When she finally gave birth to her first son,they had managed to save enough to get a little house by the slope of a hill.Things were looking up financially and so they hired a maid to look after their first son.For she was getting busier with her teachings,now a permanent teacher at a prestigeous school,her diligence and credibility was recognised and soon her status in school was rising slowly.Work,also increased slowly.He worked on his part,getting a managerial position and occasionally travelling overseas.He loved to bring back silk handkerchiefs from China,necklaces and a lot of goodies from the places he travelled to work for his dear daughters.He loved to see the glow on his daughters faces when he showed them the goodies he had carefully chosen.
The birth of his son changed the attitude of his siblings towards his wife.But still,no help was offered to take care of his son because his nephews needed care too,they said.So he had no choice but to hire a maid to take care of his wife and his newborn son.Besides,his ego does not allow him to quarrel with them..He loved both side of his family,his life with her,and his life with his siblings.But being the youngest of his siblings,he does not have the right to argue with his siblings decisions.
So when she made the decision to send their children to a Chinese oriented school,his family was furious with her decision.On her part,being English educated,she realised the importance of Mandarin and felt that it's an advantage for her children.She and her husband were both English educated given no choice because when the British conquered Malaya,the Chinese oriented schools were limited.Though her parents and his parents both came from China,they were illiterate and therefore being able to go to school was already one of the luxuries she and he had been given.
The silent treatment from his family to her was long and hard to stand,but she made up her mind and decided what she thinks was best for her children.After all,its his and her children,not his family's.Again,this strong willed stubborn lady made another wise decision despite his family objections.On her part,she felt a little angry that they looked down on her daughters,that they would not excel compared to his nephews..Thank goodness,her daughters did not disappoint her.At the age of 5 and 3,both of her daughters entered English Speech and Drama classes she signed them up to and by the age of 7 and 5,both are able to speak and read English more than their peers.She was proud of them and continued to groom them.
He helped by pushing them to attend piano lessons,teaching them the advantage of reading.Especially his eldest daughter,he never fail to make sure that she read an English book every week as required by the Speech and Drama classes.He wants to groom her,like how he groomed his nephews who by now got scholarships to study overseas.He,was the stern educator,often spanking the girls when they quarrel or misbehave while she stood by and watch,consoling the girls after they realised their mistakes.The spanking stopped though,after he make sure they are old enough to differentiate between what is right and wrong,and when they learned to repent.
The girls hated him for the spankings but realised that without him,they wouldn't have developed such competitive sprits to work hard and understood the results of each and every action they made.They also disliked the part that their mother always stopped their father from spanking their brother,and cried for injustice everytime.But deep inside,they too care for their brother really much,and they know how the spanking hurts.So although,many years later,when their brother failed to get anything successful done,they still have a soft spot for him,like their mother,for he has such a pure heart.Spoilt in some ways,but ever the mild mannered and would never get into siblings quarrels.
She was glad she had gave birth to 3 beautiful and intelligent babies of his.This was much more than what she had hope for.Life was tough at first,and even when they were financially stabled,his family objections were quite a strain to her.But still she fought on,knowing that in order to maintain harmony,a give-and-take is a must...And for 14years of marriage,they lead a quite peaceful life..Until year 15 came..When all hell broke lose....Life,became a roller coaster...
ps:Part 3 is last..bear with me
