I expected to be greeted by a distraught, unkempt old woman, but Laolao looked just as she always did. Her eyebrows were neatly drawn, her face was relaxed, even peaceful, as she explained what happened. Laolao told me she had some misgivings, but complied. “I was really impressed with the scammer,” Laolao told me. As a government official, she helped shape national policy, and there was a time when she was involved in every major family decision.

Source: International New York Times December 07, 2019 20:03 UTC