In our country we call this type of mother love teng ai. My son has to…

Lisa See
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In our country we call this type of mother love teng ai. My son has told me that in men's writing it is composed of two characters. The first means pain; the second means love. That is a mother's love. ✨ Lisa See (2011). Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, p.2, A&C Black
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In our country we call this type of mother love teng ai. My son has told me that in men's writing it is composed of two characters. The first means pain; the second means love. That is a mother's love. ✨ Lisa See (2011). Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, p.2, A&C Black

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