This chapter isn't very interesting in my opinion, it was just basically introducing her new family and living accommodations. Next chapter= Dre, Cheng, and Meiying :]
The car ride to the Fuxiao household was a silent one with the blinding sun hitting me directly in the face. I was frustrated to say the least. I was so fed up with everything; I just decided to take a quick nap.
I woke up to the sound of car doors slamming and opened my eyes to see a pretty nice sized house in front of me. I got out of the car and Mr. Fúxiăo already had my bags.
"Thank you." He nodded and motioned for me to follow him into the gates surrounding the property. Mrs. Fúxiăo opened the front door and there was a girl standing there with chest length brown hair that was curled in loose waves and had on an orange and blue uniform.
"Liqiu, sweetie, we have a surprise for you!"
"What is it?"
"We just adopted a daughter. Zíxín, come closer." I inwardly sighed and stepped forward.
"Liqiu, this is Zíxín Shè and she's your new sister. We'll leave you two to get acquainted."
Mr. and Mrs. Fúxiăo walked into the house and left us outside alone. I glared at the girl in front of me; she reminded me of how I used to be.
"Um, well, I don't know why my parents adopted you, but welcome to the family," she said with a smile. I said nothing and simply brushed past her to sit on a bench. She whipped around and bounced towards me.
"Sooo, what do you do for fun? I enjoy doing art and playing the piano." I huffed and ignored her. It pretty much went like that while she spilled her life story and tried to get me to do the same.
"Ugh, I give up! I'm going to leave you alone since that's what you want!" She threw her arms up and stormed off dramatically. Smirking, I laid down on the bench and let the warm rays of the sun hit my face.
"Zaijian, mama, baba!" Liqiu's voice echoed through my ears and I peeked out to see her in regular street clothes with a small backpack. I guess she was going to go do some work or study with someone.
Good, because I don't feel like hearing her voice for a while.
After about thirty minutes, I decided to check out the place I was staying in from now on. I got up and walked into the house. "Zíxín, is that you? If you're looking for your room, it's upstairs on your first left!" Mrs. Fúxiăo yelled from what I guessed was the kitchen.
I followed her directions and came to a room twice as big as my last one.
Well, that's one good thing so far.
I walked into the room and saw that my things were already set by the bed. I walked over and began unpacking, placing items in drawers and on shelves. The last thing I took out was a picture of my family. I set it on the nightstand next to the bed and threw the luggage in the closet. As day turned into night, I occupied myself with comics and music. My door opened and I nearly cursed as I saw Liqiu.
"What do you want?" I took my ear buds out and sat up. "I've been banging on the door for two minutes straight. It's time for dinner." She walked away and I followed her to make sure that I didn't get lost. The table was set nicely and Mr. and Mrs. Fúxiăo were already eating.
"What happened to waiting?" Liqiu asked, seating herself opposite her mother.
"You two were taking an eternity to get down, so we started without you. Now hurry and eat, your food is getting cold." I sat down next to Liqiu and we all ate dinner quietly.
"So, Zíxín, do you have any hobbies?" Mr. Fúxiăo asked. "No sir, I never bothered to try anything." "Well, we'll have to fix that. What did your grades look like previously?" "They were good, I guess. There was always one C out of my A's and B's." He nodded, taking a sip of his tea.
"You will be attending Běijīng shì zhōngxuéshēng [Beijing Middle school] with Liqiu and you two are both in the same grade. You must get up at six and be ready by six forty-five. Tuesdays are uniform days. Your uniform is hanging in your closet, if you haven't already noticed. We'll work on getting a hobby for you later. It's getting late, so leave your dishes, bathe, and get in bed. You start school the day after tomorrow. Good night."
"Goodnight, Mr. and Mrs. Fúxiăo." I bowed and walked upstairs.
"Geez, so many rules at one time." I walked into the bathroom and stripped to take a hot bath. Once I stepped out of the shower, I threw on my pajamas and pulled my hair up into a high ponytail with loose strands hanging in my face before getting in the bed.
The next morning, I awoke from a dreamless sleep as usual. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I walked into the bathroom to splash cold water into my face. It took me a minute to realize that I wasn't at my grandparent's house or the orphanage. Sighing, I walked downstairs and came face to face with a delicious looking breakfast.
"Good morning, Zíxín. How did you sleep?"
"I slept well, ma'am. Thank you for asking." I sat down next to Liqiu and took in her outfit.
She was wearing a t-shirt with Hello Kitty on it wearing glasses and the words around her said 'I love Nerds', a mini skirt, and white tennis shoes. I cringed and hoped no one noticed.
"Where is Mr. Fúxiăo?" "He had to leave early this morning. You'll see him later on this evening when he returns for dinner." I nodded and said a prayer before I began eating.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Liqiu giving me a disgusted look.
Well, two can play that game, sister.
