Today was an auspicious day! This enamel mug with “囍” (double happiness) in a pile of stuff on a corner of a shop along Yung Shue Wan Main Street that the shop owner was giving away for free. In my parents' time, this was one of the most popular wedding presents in China, among small red books and Chairman Mao badges. Of course it stood out as more practical and humanistic. No one would really wanted to to stack up tens of identical red books in their wedding chambers.
今天是个好日子啊！在南丫岛的一家小店里，一堆免费白送的物品中得了这只印着“囍”字的搪瓷缸子。在我父母的芳华年代，这可是婚礼上最常见的礼品了，剩下的就是小红宝书和毛主席像章。搪瓷缸子当然是更实用和人性化的，相信谁也不愿意在自己的婚房里高高地摞起每一本都一样的红宝书吧。