Chapters 5 and 6 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 5: Arrival in Shanghai

One day Ye Ye took Adeline and her siblings to the railroad station. To their surprise and delight, their father was in one of the cars. He told them he would be accompanying them to their new home in Shanghai where he, Niang and their son had been living. Niang greeted them when they arrived and laid down the rules. The house was large and beautiful, but much of it was off-limits to Adeline and her siblings. The living room was only for their father's visitors. They must always enter the house by the back door. The second floor had bedrooms for their father, Niang and their two children. Their bedrooms were located on the third floor. The three older boys would share a room, Adeline and Aunt Baba would share a room and Big...