
The essay in this chapter highlights a dilemma faced by Chinese couples made up of only children: whether to celebrate the Chinese New Year at the home of the husband’s or the wife’s parents.

Figure 3.1 去谁家过年争执不休
Endless Arguments About Whose House to Go to Celebrate the New Year

Figure 3.2 今年去婆婆家,明年去丈母娘家
This Year Celebrate at the Husband’s Parents’ Home, Next Year the Wife’s Parents’

Figure 3.3 4+2+1法:四个老人小两口再带上孩子一起过年
The 4+2+1 Model: Four Grandparents, Two Parents,
and One Child Celebrate Together

Figure 3.4 除夕晚上先去一方家,再去另一家
On the New Year’s Eve, Visiting One’s Parents’ Home First, Then the Other’s