Elderly Chinese wins Canada's heart with food

A letter from 81 year old woman Angie Morris, who is living in Vancouver, published on The Globe and Mail tells a warm story of her and her Chinese neighborhood and has been spread in Canada.

An illustration screenshot from The Globe and Mail shows what Angie Morris mentions as her Chinese neighbor, Wing, sending her food everyday when she was recovering from an operation.

"My doorbell rings at 11 a.m. On the step, I find an elderly Chinese lady; she is small and slight, and she's holding the hand of a little boy. In her other hand, she holds a paper carrier bag. The boy shrinks back as my yellow Labrador tries enthusiastically to greet him,"Angie wrote in the letter.

The elderly Chinese lady, Wing, is the mother of Angie's neighbor, Nicole. She came to Canada to help take care of her grandson as Nicole went to Shanghai on business. Maybe it is because Nicole told her mother that Angie had just had heart surgery, Wing then brings food every day for Angie. The food, containing meat, vegetables, soup and pancakes, is made in a Chinese way.

Neither Wing nor Angie can speak each other's language so they communicate with each other using body language. Sometimes Wing would invite Angie to her house and use a webcam with Nicole. So Wing would know whether Angie likes the food or not.

As residents in Vancouver think the wealthy Chinese who have raised the local house price are a headache, the story of Angie and Wing tells them that it might be good to have a Chinese neighbor.