Thirty Six

"Oh, Ye xian. Why did you not tell me it's a girl instead of letting me look like a fool." A red cheeked petite woman came out rubbing her hands with a little towel.

"Maybe if you did not shout out all our problems for the world to know and embarrass me I would get a word in." Ye xian grumbled.

She felt uncomfortable with Natzin standing in their crumpled living room, she was sure that she had never stepped foot in a place like this and she would probably judge her for being poor like everyone else did.

"You can't really blame me for being so excited, this is the first time you are bringing anyone home." The woman said good naturedly while a prepubescent girl stood in the doorway peeping at Natzin with her mouth wide opened.

She could not believe that her sister knew someone this glamorous looking and beautiful. She was half sure that Natzin was an apparition that would disappear if she blinked.