So, we're back in class at last. I didn't see you around this summer, Mary. Did you leave Beijing?
Yeah, I told my parents I wanted to escape Beijing's heat. So they asked me to go to Wuhan to help my uncle with his business.
Wuhan? That's even worse.
Actually, I didn't go. I ended up in Xiamen. My uncle moved there at the last minute. And he asked me to stay with him there and help decorate his new apartment.
Did you find anything fun to do there?
Well, I did have some time to go to the beach, of course.
Wasn't it unbearably hot there?
No, it was surprisingly pleasant.
Did you like the food?
It wasn't terrible, but I must say that seafood isn't really my thing.