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Lao Lao in front of her house

Lao Lao in front of her house

In this grey-tiled courtyard house behind her, Lao Lao raised six children of her own. I came into her life, as the first grandchild, when she was only in her early 40s. Baba took this photo of Lao Lao about ten years after I was born.