Iminyaka emithathu umfazi akakhulelwanga, umyeni wakhe uziva entwasahlobo umatrasi engalunganga, emva kokusika umatrasi wasentwasahlobo, wawa phantsi.

Enkosi ngexesha lakho lokuphumla, jonga i-make up encinci, lolona khuthazo lukhulu, ukuya kwincinci yenza enye yale miyalezo, zonke zincinci zenza amandla okudala enqaku, ithemba linokuhlala likunika amanqaku angcono kakhulu. Ibali: iminyaka emithathu umfazi akakhulelwanga, umyeni wakhe uziva entwasahlobo umatrasi engalunganga, emva kokusika i-matrasi yasentwasahlobo, yawa phantsi! ULiu Ji Lin noZuoCaiPing batshatile iminyaka emithathu, kodwa akukho ZuoCaiPing ekhulelwe iminyaka emithathu. ULiu Ji Lin kunye noZuoCaiPing basondelelene, banayo, emva kokudibana nonxibelelwano kungekudala. Ngenxa yokuba sineminyaka sincinci, sifanelekile ngoko nangoko emva kokuba sitshatile. Utshatile, uLiu Ji Lin mboleko uthenge igumbi lesibini lendlu ukwenza igumbi lomtshato, izixhobo zefenitshala endlwini yonke into intsha. Esi sibini sahlala uthando conjugal abantu ababini 'ihlabathi, isibini akukho ukuphikisana, kumgca wonke umntu zonke iinkalo zobuntu. Ngaba izibini ezimbini ziyonqena kancinci, azifuni ukwenza imisebenzi yasekhaya, igumbi ngalinye limdaka, ukucoca kwakhona. Baneminyaka emithathu betshatile, ngokuqhwanyaza kweliso nguZuoCaiPing isifuba hayi ebantwaneni, akukho ngxaki xa ndisiya esibhedlele. U-Liu Ji Lin uziva ezibuza, kutheni isifuba singengobantwana? Nokuba ezinye iinkolelo, kwakhona ukuhambisa ibhedi kwindawo. Kodwa xa umyeni ehambisa umatrasi wasentwasahlobo, cinga ukuba i-mattress yasentwasahlobo ayilunganga. Sika nje i-matrasi yasentwasahlobo, i-see yawela emhlabeni. Imatrasi yasentwasahlobo kufuneka ibe nezinambuzane ezininzi kunye namaphela ngaphakathi, zininzi izilwanyana ezincinci ezingaziwayo, amaqanda afakwe kwi-mattress egcwele i-spring mattress, kukho impuku eninzi. I-ZuoCaiPing yeva ingxolo, yabaleka yaza yajonga, ngokungalindelekanga yafumana indlwane yeempuku. Ukukhangela kwiminyaka yendoda nomfazi, ekugqibeleni wayifumanisa ingxaki. Isibini sokuqala sisonqena kakhulu, sisoloko sibuyisela ukutya kwigumbi ukuze sitye. Imbewu ye-apula, imbewu ye-sunflower, kunye nazo zonke iintlobo zokutya okungenamsoco, ziphonswa kwigumbi, akukho nto icacileyo ngexesha. Vumela iimpuku kunye namaphela arhuqe oku kutya kumatrasi entwasahlobo, phakathi kweentsuku zokutya kwenyoka ebolileyo, imeko-bume eqhubekayo ngoko, iminyaka emithathu, kumatrasi asentwasahlobo ide iphuma kwiibhugi ezincinci ezingenakubalwa. Esi sibini sisonqena kakhulu, uthe, isibini sifanelwe? Ngcono wenze eli nqaku, into ofuna ukuyithetha? Wamkelekile indawo yamagqabantshintshi apha ngezantsi kwezimvo oh, ubhontsi wakho onke amagqabantshintshi yindlela encinci yokuqinisekisa kunye nenkuthazo, i-make up encinci ngomso iya kuqhubeka isizisa umxholo olungileyo, ndiyathemba ukuba awuphoswa oh! (Imifanekiso evela kwi-Intanethi, ukuba kukho naluphi na ulwaphulo-mthetho, nceda uqhagamshelane nombhali ukuba acime, akuvumelekanga ukukopa, ukukopa yonke ingxelo yenethiwekhi, engenanceba!)