Lindo Jong
This story is told from Lindo's point of view. Lindo begins describing her relationship with her mother. When Lindo was two, she was promised to marry a man named Tyan-yu. Since that day, Lindo's mother would refer to her as Huang Taitai's daughter. Huang Taitai is Tyan-yu's mother. At the age of twelve, Lindo's house was severely damaged by a flood, causing her family to move to another village. Since Lindo was already promised to a man, she was forced to move in with her future husband and family. Before she moved, Lindo's mother said, "Obey your family. Do not disgrace us. Act happy when you arrive. Really, you're very lucky," (54). Lindo promised that she would do as she was told. When she moved in with her future family, she was treated as a servant. The other servants taught her how to treat Tyan-yu and to cook food the way he liked it. Eventually two ends of a red candle were lit and Tyan-yu and Lindo were married. Tyan-yu forced Lindo to sleep on the sofa and refused to touch her. Huang Taitai began to grow angry because she did not have any grandchildren. She blamed this on Lindo. In the end, Lindo convinced Huang Taitai that their ancestors had come to her in a dream saying that Tyan-yu would die if he stayed in the marriage. Huang Taitai agreed to have the marriage annulled and Lindo was able to emigrate to America. This story shows that we all must try our hardest to honor our father and mother.
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