I glanced over at the sink and remembered how, like me, Mother hated doing the dishes. "If I can leave right now, I'll do all of the dishes when I come home, Mother. All of them."

That made Mother stop in her tracks, then slowly break out into a smile. "This was too easy, Quinn. Your girlfriend is going to walk all over you when she gets to know you!" She paused. "Gàn ba! You're standing there, staring at me, I didn't realize I'd raised such a soft boy." She gave me a knowing smile, then made the 'shoo' motion with your hands.

I knew I'd come to regret it...