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Death of Mother. Birth of Adeline
Adeline was born and her mother died giving birth to her. -
Nai Nai's death
Nai Nai fainted and was frothing in the mouth in the bathroom -
Arrival in Shanghai
Father's Shanghai house was situated on Avenue Joffre, deep in the heart of the French Concession -
First Day in School in Shanghai
Her new school is Sacred Heart Primary School, starting from 1st Grade. -
Family reunion
Ye Ye, Aunt Baba, third brother and little sister arrived in Shanghai. There is a family reunion. Niang was now in charge of the family. -
Tram Fare
Adeline's school was one and a half miles from home. She begged Ye Ye for money who gave her tram fare for school. -
Tram Fare
Ye Ye spent all his money and he didn't have any to give to Adeline, -
Chinese New Year
On new year's eve, Father and Niand summoned Adeline and her siblings to the holy of holies and gave them their new clothes. Her brothers were disappointed with their identical loose-fitting Chinese long gowns and big Sister was handed a padded silk Chinese Qipao but Adeline got a brown smock, however, their step-siblings had western-style clothes which led to jealousy between two sets of siblings. And Adeline and her blood siblings decided to rebel. -
The anonymous letter
Adeline and her blood siblings gathered together to write an anonymous letter to Father, written in Chinese, to complain. -
Japan's Surrender
Japan surrendered and World War 2 ended