>Our friend-Shuying! We miss you!
Our friend-Shuying! We miss you! Author: Lawyer Huang Huili Every weekend, I will email my legal column to...
Our friend - Shu Ying! We miss you! Author: Lawyer Huang Huili Every weekend, I will email my legal column to your Asian American newspaper as usual. Does this repeated action last for 10 years? The last time you replied "Thank you" to my email was August 6, 2011. I was about to call you and ask: "Are you going back to Taiwan to see your mother this year?" Being filial, you always go back every year, thinking about your mother's health. You hope that your mother will come to live in the United States, but she refuses. Last year, when you returned to Taiwan, you still worked hard in Taiwan to prepare the Asian American newspaper that was published every week, and then remotely controlled the United States to print the newspaper in time. Last year, you lent me a network card so that I didn't have to buy another high-speed network card when I returned to Taiwan. This saved me money. I was so shocked when I learned the bad news! I was shaking and crying. I couldn't accept it! I couldn't accept it! Many years ago, you brought your mother to my office and she cried because she said I was too thin. I was embarrassed to ask why I was crying. Maybe she knew that she and I were both Hakkas. Seeing that I worked hard and had a bad appetite, she felt sorry for me. Her kindness really touched me! Later, my friend Lan Yi passed away suddenly in 2005. I was very sad. You kept comforting me and told me that your sister died suddenly the next day when she was very young. Your whole family has been in pain for many years, especially your mother, but you still have to live strong. Now I can't imagine how her old man faces life? Perhaps you also partly inherited the hard-working blood of Hakka women. You support Asia-American Newspaper by yourself, doing most of the work from typing, layout, invitations, and advertising. You say that advertising is your weakest part, and you are embarrassed to charge advertising fees from customers. You print and deliver newspapers every week. Due to lack of funds, we cannot hire many people, and we have to do a lot of things ourselves. I advise you not to work too hard, but you said you can't help it, so your husband and daughter also help you. I think I owe you a lot of essays, right? In addition to the monthly legal column, you also worked very hard to do it. I regret not helping you more. I promised to write some essays for the Asian American Newspaper but I didn't write them. When I wrote this article, it was too late. Thinking about your hard work in running a newspaper, I also helped you contact a newspaper and printing factory in Los Angeles. I found that their printing fees are much cheaper than those in Phoenix. You were very excited and went to Los Angeles to talk to the boss, but you found that the boss wanted to use cooperation. In order for them to have some influence in Phoenix, you resolutely refused because you said that running a newspaper is also a conscientious undertaking. You don't want to be controlled by a political ideology for the sake of funding. This is not good for readers. I admire your justice and integrity. The last time we had dinner together, you said that you were going to Washington D.C. to see your son who was in medical school. You said that you were very distressed because the cost of living in D.C. was very expensive. In order to save money, your son rented a house far away in the snow and ice. He had to walk a long way, take a bus, then take a light rail tram, and then walk to school. It was very hard. In order to save money on air tickets, he found a special ticket home. He would rather fly to Tucson. Driving back to Phoenix? As I listened to your description, I almost cried with you. You said that after your son came back, you were worried and couldn't let it go. I also joked that I would trouble my relatives and friends living in DC to introduce him to a girlfriend to take care of him. I asked you to stop thinking about it. Your children are very independent and outstanding. They went to college with the best full scholarships. They always think about their parents and never let their parents worry about them. Having a son and a daughter like this, I am really proud of you and your husband. And your husband supports you without complaint. In addition to working full-time as an engineer, he also works hard to help you deliver newspapers. He is undoubtedly a good husband. Many years ago you said that although you had different newspaper running ideas from Mr. Zhen of the Alberta Times, you still respected this elder. Mrs. Zhen was in poor health and you would visit her when you had time. This shows that your love will not change due to different circumstances. In addition to running a newspaper, You are also enthusiastic about community activities, and several Hakka Association activities were promoted in newspapers with your strong support! Moreover, you also greatly helped in the preparations for the National Day of the Double Tenth National Day this year. Why did you leave other staff members to leave alone? And many of your friends for many years? Many regrets? Many no solutions? Many pains! Thinking of yesterday, everything is still vivid in my mind, and I am infinitely sad! In our hearts, you will always be so cheerful, so beautiful, and so eager to help others. Your laughter and your love will never be erased in the hearts of your family and friends. Shuying! I really miss you!
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