The Last Reunion Dinner

At the New Year's Eve dinner, my dad said in front of all the relatives, "At your age, still not married? What a disgrace!"

My mom, while peeling shrimp for my brother, chimed in, "With you being this fat and not even passing the civil service exam, it's no wonder you can't find a partner!"

Amid the laughter of the whole family, my brother deliberately stuck a piece of bubblegum in my hair and taunted, "You fat pig! Nobody wants you!"

I pushed aside the pathology report I had just received and grabbed a piece of braised pork.