The Affair

One year I drove home from the holidays and when I walked the in the door Mama Lai greeted me enthusiastically.  I asked about Papa Lai's whereabouts and Mama Lai sneered:

"He's busy with his lover." (Chinese)

My eyes grew large until I heard Papa Lai's voice drifting through the house singing along to YouTube videos of his beloved country singer, Martina McBride.

"He's been doing that for hours.  Go tell him it's time for dinner.  He needs to give her a break."