Xu Minglei returned to his hometown and brought along the tape recorder. Several kids were very earnest in learning spoken English.
Xu Mumu wasn't too worried about them, thinking they'd still achieve good grades, though unfortunately, they could only participate next semester.
The weather was getting colder, and the little ones didn't like going out anymore.
Madam Chen went out to buy several pounds of yarn, and whenever she was free, she started knitting, already making two sweaters for the little ones.
Right now, Madam Chen was knitting a sweater for Xu Mumu, in a pale yellow color that looked quite nice.
"Nai, you really can't stay idle," Xu Mumu said helplessly.
Every day, Madam Chen was either knitting clothes or playing with the little brother, while Old Xu spent his days tending to the vegetables growing in the garden and flower beds, attending to them very meticulously.
