A few weeks ago I misplaced my wedding ring. Its a long story that is not worth telling but there were a few funny parts that went along with the story. Bri thought it would be a good idea to tell our ayi that the ring was lost. This way she could keep an eye out for it when vacuuming and doing laundry. Somehow this was lost in translation and ayi was very confused. At first she acted as if she had been accused by the translator on the phone. The translator stated that she had not accused, only informed her and asked her to be looking for it around the apartment. After trying to clarify ourselves through the translator Bri and I left for dinner. Upon returning we found an entertaining and helpful letter from ayi. Here is the translation by one of our friend's who teaches Chinese:
Teacher
Your ring is missing. You said the ring was missing last Tuesday. Due to holiday I was not working all last week and you were on vacation so I think you lost the ring outside of the house or inside the house. Either way, I think only Jesus knows.
You should remember to put valuables in their proper place
God Bless You
Ms Yu
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