In the third grade, the children started to learn English. Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi decided they would use more English at home from now on.
Zhang Yuxi had no objection. "Honey, how many languages can you speak?"
"Seven," he replied.
And so, beginning in the third grade, most of Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi's interactions with the children involved speaking English. They started with simple conversations and soon progressed to everyday dialogues without any issues. The children's improvement was astonishing.
An Lan and Liu Bo's family came for a visit over the weekend. After hearing about the family's new routine, they looked envious. An Lan had learned French once, but she'd forgotten most of it by now. Damn, she even struggled to understand English sometimes.
"Listening to you two talk is like being in a listening comprehension class. I'm completely lost!"
Zhang Yuxi laughed. "How have you been lately?"
