On My Wedding Night, My Father-in-Law Walked Into Our Bedroom With a Pillow—Then I Learned My Husband Had Helped Him Plan It

“Is this that red-ribbon nonsense again?”

I looked at her.

“What red-ribbon nonsense?”

“Our grandmother tied red ribbons to chair legs during New Year gatherings for luck.”

Alice said.

“She put medals under pillows.

Lit candles.

That sort of thing.”