"Why do you stop writing?"
"Because I am freer. I write if I am busy."
"Can you write one article for this Chinese New Year?"
"Of course. I shall write one to my grandmother's story."
"Grandmother?"
"Yes. My grandmother's story."

....................
Here it goes.

At the turn of 20th century, a little girl was born in 1900 to a family who possessed a food catering business in a city called Quan Zhou which existed for two thousand years. It was the beiginning point of land and sea silk routes. Nabi Muhamed's third disciple came to preach here and passed away here leaving children who borne special surname called Teng or 丁 which resembles the first alphabet of the third disciple's name of Joseph.

She brought luck and her father's business was booming. As he became more ambitious, he moved his business to a prosperous city called Amoy. Here she became here childhood in a Christian Missionary school to receive the Western education. Her father had a liberal attitude and did not allow her to go for feet binding or chest tying during her puberty. She grew up as an open minded modern Chinese lady and had far vision on many life issues.