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“Yumi’s sewing was neater than the others’, but she was often too purposely aloof, taking lunch alone or reading during her breaks rather than talking.”

……and, what, may I ask, is wrong with that?!? 🥲🥲

“…it always being wiser to appear poorer than you are.”

I feel like that’s how my parents lived. Was this a philosophy this generation grew up with in Korea?

Learning a lot about Korean history through this fiction book. Very helpful and interesting.

Well that was an interesting twist.