After having dumplings on New Year's Eve, Jinghan had grown another year older. Children love the New Year the most—no chores to do, and lots of tasty things to eat. However, the children of the Xu family still insisted on practicing martial arts with Zhixin every morning. Not to perfect their Kung Fu, but to keep their bodies strong and healthy.
There wasn't much to do during the first month of the new year, except for visiting relatives and friends. This year, they were in town, which was close to the village, and with nothing else to do that day, Mrs. Chen took her family back to the village for a visit. They first sat with Grandpa Xu's elder cousin's family, and afterward, Jinghan led Jingya and the others to the Lin family. She hadn't seen Yumei for several years and missed her a bit.
As luck would have it, Yumei was home that day, and the moment the gaggle of girls saw each other, they couldn't stop talking—a chirpy and joyous chatter without end.
