Pure greed, Lei had said, shaking his head mockingly when she had told him that this was what she had dreamed of for their marriage.

NEWYORKER: Alone

The LEI is just a simple code but provides the first step of identification, she added.

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Suchen had continued watching from afar while couples their age began to have children, and when Lei had joined the other overseas Chinese returning to the mother country to make their fortunes she had not accompanied him on his trips.

NEWYORKER: Alone