Making furniture and my life
My name is Mei-Lu Chan, and I live in the Fujian province in mainland China. I have recently turned 38, and each day I go to work in a furniture factory. The factory is renowned for pine furniture ,and I have worked there my entire life. Recently I was promoted, to the farmhouse table section and I have been very happy here. The factory exports all over the world, but predominantly to Europe.
My one dream was to be married, with one son. My friends told me, I was much too ugly to be married, as I had awful problems with my teeth. I saved form many years, and eventually saw a dentist. My teeth are now beautiful, and I feel more confident, to hunt for a husband. There is a man at work I love. My friends tease me, as he is old and balding but I don’t care.
My confidence is growing every day, and I feel now that my teeth are fixed ,I have a chance to marry and have the son I really want. I feel happier and happier, and can not wait for my dreams to become reality.
At work, there is a pine wardrobe section, in it works the most amazing man. I go past the section, as often as possible hoping to bump into him. He is much older then me, but a foreman at the factory. He is losing his hair and not considered handsome, but I love him deeply. I always try to bump into him, or fall over in the hope that he will help me.
Last week , when he was not looking, I threw a big piece of wood at him, unfortunately it hit him on the head and knocked him out. I thought that I had killed him,and ran over to him, I held his head in my arms,and as I was stroking his head he came round. He groaned as he was in pain,but thinking quickly I told him ,that a lump of metal,fell on him,and nearly killed him,and I saved his life. he looked at me, and told me that as I saved his life ,he was always indebted to me,and would like to marry me immediately. He said he thought I was very beautiful, and had superb teeth,he did not think that anyone as beautiful as me would be interested in an ugly man like him. Before anyone could change their mind,I married him that afternoon.


