My mother-in-law had been wanting to bring the entire family to China, to her and our father-in-law’s hometown in Xiamen for a while now saying it would be more meaningful for the family than any other trip. But truth be told, I only started to feel excited about going when I realized I would be setting foot on the very land where my own late paternal grandfather, beloved and dearest to me, was born and raised. There is even the possibility that I could see the house he had built for his relatives by the sea and meet family.
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