Ambitious Uncle, Loyal Father A letter with American stamps came to the house and it announced the arrival of my uncle.

I didn't know I had an uncle.

When father and uncle were young, they were always together and were one another's best friend.

When it came time to get married, uncle refused.

He had the ambition of leaving China and going to America.

father disagreed with this and one night, uncle was gone.

Everyone asked where he went, and six years later, the answer came in a letter.

He had become an American. My father was very angry.

He believed uncle betrayed the ancient tradition of staying home and taking care of the old.

Altogether it has been 25 years since uncle left.