Two days later, snow began to fall in Beijing. Feathery flakes danced in the air, and soon, the whole world was painted white.
Yun Shifei had never seen such a heavy snowfall. In South City, it rarely snowed, let alone such a thick blanket of snow.
Like most children from the South, she was mesmerized by the sight of such a scene.
Her other dormmates, all Northerners, found it rather ordinary.
They were only mildly annoyed by the inconvenience the snow created when going out. But Yun Shifei, on the other hand, had already begun gathering snow in her hands to play with.
"On a day like this, wouldn't it be great to build a snowman?"
Hearing Yun Shifei's suggestion, her dormmates laughed, but they agreed it might be fun: "How about we do that? We don't have many classes today. Let's go downstairs and build one after we're done."
Thrilled, Yun Shifei hurried back to her dorm with her friends after class, and together, they built a snowman nearly as tall as half a person.
