Mr. Xie lives next to me in my new neighborhood. He grows different kinds of 1 in his big garden and shares them with others. Mr. Xie likes to say, "Méi guānxi." It sounds like this: "May gwon-shee."
One weekend, Mom had to work. She asked Mr. Xie to watch me, "I'm so sorry,2 we don't know our other neighbors yet." "Méi guānxi!" Mr. Xie3 . That afternoon, he gave me a basket of lemons.
"What will we do with so many lemons?" Mom asked, looking 4 , after a day's work. "Méi guānxi!" I said. "What does that mean?" she asked.
I realized I didn't know. So the next time I asked Mr. Xie about it. "It means ‘no problem'," he explained, "or ‘Don't 5 !'"
How could someone not worry? I worry about 6 ! I worry about making friends at my new school. I worry about answering a question7 in class.
"You never worry about anything. Not like me." I said.
"Oh, I used to worry all the time!" said Mr. Xie, "8 , my stress made me sick. So I 9 my job and bought this house. I started sharing the fruit from my garden. It really made me happy. You know, the gift is in the10 , not receiving!"
The next day, a student, even 11 than me, came to school. He looked so shy. I wondered if we could be friends. I wanted to talk with him but felt nervous. But then I12 Mr. Xie might say with a smiling face, "Méi guānxi!"
In my lunchbox there was a beautiful, 13 orange from Mr. Xie's garden. I picked it up and walked to the new student. "14 !" I said. "Would you like an orange?"
He looked at me for a few15 . When my legs got ready to run away, I heard him say softly, "I love oranges. Thank you!"
"Méi guānxi!" I said.
