“Lei failed to grasp why everyone cared. He could not imagine sharing his life with someone the same way his parents did. No one ever caught his eye the way boys caught Ninshee's attention. While he wished she would talk of something else, the detailed accounts of her exploits did not bother him. If anything, he found them amusing. It was when the conversation turned to him that he grew uncomfortable. He would be nobody's wife, but his few attempts to explain his lack of interest had met with dismissal and ridicule.”