If We Ever Meet Again by Ana Huang EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: Ana Huang
- ISBN: 173505660X
- Language: English
- Genre: New Adult & College Romance, Multicultural Romances, Asian American Literature & Fiction,
- Format: PDF / EPUB
- Size: 1 MB
- Page: 298
- Price: Free
Eight months ago
“One classic milk tea and one honey oolong milk tea with
tapioca. Regular sugar, regular ice.”
Farrah Lin slid a twenty yuan note across the counter
toward the cashier, who smiled in recognition. Four days in
Shanghai and Farrah was already a regular at the bubble tea
joint by campus. She chose not to dwell on what that meant
for her wallet and her waistline.
While the staff prepared her order, Farrah examined the
menu. She knew nai cha (milk tea) and xi gua (watermelon).
She recognized a few other Chinese characters, but not
enough to form a coherent phrase.
“Here you go.” The cashier handed Farrah her drinks.
“See you tomorrow!”
Farrah blushed. “Thanks.”
Note to self: ask Olivia to make tomorrow’s run.
Farrah stepped out of the tiny shop and walked back to
campus. The sun began its descent and bathed the city in a
warm golden glow. Bicyclists and motorcyclists zipped by,
battling with cars for space on the narrow side street. The
delicious smells wafting from the restaurants Farrah passed
mixed with the far-less-pleasant scents of garbage and
construction dust. Street vendors called out to passersby,
hawking everything from hats and scarves to books and
DVDs.
Farrah made the mistake of making eye contact with one
such vendor.
“Mei nu!” Beautiful girl. It’d be flattering if Farrah didn’t
know the hard sell that accompanied such a greeting.
“Come, come.” The elderly vendor beckoned her over.
“Where are you from?” she asked in Mandarin.
Farrah hesitated before answering. “America.” Mei guo.
She dragged out the last syllable, unsure whether the
admission would hurt or help.
“Ah, America. ABC,
” the vendor said knowingly. ABC:
American-Born Chinese. Farrah had heard that a lot lately.
“I have some great books in English.” The vendor
brandished a copy of Eat, Pray, Love. “Only twenty kuai!”
“Thanks, but I’m not interested.”
“How about this one?” The woman picked out a Dan
Brown novel. “I’ll give you a deal. Three books for fifty
kuai!”
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