chapter 9

In this chapter of Chinese Cinderella, it is the Chinese New Year and because this is a big celebration in China, Niang orders a tailor to make new costumes/out fits as this means the start of something new. Adeline outfit was a basic brown smock; big sister had a padded silk qipao. Her three brothers were handed the exact same outfit but in different sizes. When big brother saw this he replied by saying “Trash, who wants junk like this”. The brothers have been angry with their appearances as Niang ordered them to shave their head and as of this they were called “Buddhist Monks” at school and were getting teased. Also in this chapter the children were trying to organize a way to get better looked after, they have been sick of the way they are getting treated by having unfair amounts of food and casual New Year out fits. They all decided to send a letter to their father written by anonymous but also written in English so that Niang could not read because she can not read English, in their letter they were going to explain how unfairly they think they are getting treated and how sad they are about it. As to their surprise Niang was standing right outside the door listening to every single word that they were saying so they screwed that plan. So far in the book the character that I would like to be would be big sister, she doesn't get that badly treated and she gets a bit favoured by Niang, she is not the most favoured in the family but I would be happy with my life if I was her.