Big Silence
“He had been buying them for the last year from a family of recent Korean immigrants. They charged little for the fortune cookies but shorted him on the allotted number frequently. Where was honor in this generation?
People did not notice Huang Chen and that was what he wished. He was small., wore dark slacks and a slightly frayed but always clean and well-pressed matching jacket over one of his off-white shirts. He seldom spoke unless spoken to and was content to run his restaurant and barely e...xist.
Huang Chen loved his daughter, though he never told her so.
Huang Chen did not like the idea that Iris was determined to marry the big American policeman. Not only was he white, but Hanrahan carried a heavy burden of guilt and tragedy that Huang Chen could feel in his presence.
Though he would never say so, he would far prefer that Iris marry Liao Woo, who was very rich and very old. He would take care of Iris. He would respect her. But this was America, and Huang Chen had learned long ago that the word of a father was of value only if his children agreed with him.MoreLess
People did not notice Huang Chen and that was what he wished. He was small., wore dark slacks and a slightly frayed but always clean and well-pressed matching jacket over one of his off-white shirts. He seldom spoke unless spoken to and was content to run his restaurant and barely e...xist.
Huang Chen loved his daughter, though he never told her so.
Huang Chen did not like the idea that Iris was determined to marry the big American policeman. Not only was he white, but Hanrahan carried a heavy burden of guilt and tragedy that Huang Chen could feel in his presence.
Though he would never say so, he would far prefer that Iris marry Liao Woo, who was very rich and very old. He would take care of Iris. He would respect her. But this was America, and Huang Chen had learned long ago that the word of a father was of value only if his children agreed with him.MoreLess
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