So we got off the bus in Mingxi, Melody with a broken finger, Zhao Zhao in a cage full of vomit, and me carrying all the bags, as well as Zhao Zhao's cage, and were immediately welcomed be a barrage of young cousins, yelling and jumping in excitement at the site of the dog...not to mention the fact that we had only five minutes to prepare for the most important meal of the year on the Chinese calender (dinner on New Year's Eve), as well as get introduced to all the family. Next to me in this pic is Melody's maternal grandfather (who is the town's expert on I Ching and Feng Shui) as well as her cousins Ke Ke and Xiao Tian in the back.