Finally our parents meet
david February 28th, 2007
Back in 2006, even before I proposed to Pei Chyi, we had decided that Chinese New Year would be the best time for our parents to meet each other. Yup, that’s right, they’ve not actually met face-to-face this past 4 years that Pei Chyi and I have been together.
So Chinese New Year arrived and we set last Sunday as the meeting date. Sunday arrived and my whole family made our way to Pei Chyi’s house after church. Pei Chyi and I were quite nervous about it. How would it go? Would our parents manage to get along? Will they have anything in common? What if the conversation starts to turn towards dowry??
In preparation for a smooth meeting, Pei Chyi and I even thought of topics to talk about beforehand to avoid any awkward silences. It’s a good thing we did because the conversation did almost patter out several times. That is, until Pei Chyi’s cousin joined the conversation.
Debra did a good job in being a real chatterbox and easily steered the conversation everywhere and back. She managed to relieve a lot of the stress that Pei Chyi and I had and so we’re really thankful.
So, scratch one more checkbox off the list. Our parents have finally met without disaster. Now onward to more planning for the big day.