Mrs. Xia stopped listening to their conversation at that point and went out to the yard to check on the vegetable garden, leaving Xia Xiao and Xia Fei, the two sisters, to chat.
"I heard from Grandma that your partner is also a local," Xia Fei said. "I never expected that we both ended up finding locals when we went to the countryside."
"We are all people of the same country," Xia Xiao replied. "As long as he is willing to strive for progress, treats me well, is responsible, and doesn't have bad habits, that's good enough."
Nearly every place has its own xenophobic tendencies, just like in this city.
"Yes, that's exactly what I think. I feel that Azati is really good to me and I like him too, so I married him. But the people who went with me during that period look down on me for marrying a local," Xia Fei expressed her worries. "Even those I was close to have distanced themselves from me."
