UNCLE Z
Oops! My bad.
Meilin and her mother shake their heads at the mess.
UNCLE Z (CONT°.D) (CONT’D)
I can fix this... Pig-style just
needs a little room, that's all...
MEILIN
Yeah... You keep workin°. on that.
Meilin hurries from the room.
UNCLE Z
After school. Don°.t forget.
CUT TO:
EXT. THE CHENG°.S HOUSE 16
Meilin bursts through her front door, HOPS on a SKATEBOARD
and SCOOTS for the SCHOOL BUS.
Meilin°.s best friend, JESSIE (American) joins her.
Meilin JUMPS OFF THE SKATEBOARD and races Jessie for the bus.
CUT BACK TO:
INT. LIVING ROOM 17
Lijuan watches from the LIVING ROOM BAY WINDOW
LIJUAN
One more day...
Zhu joins her.
UNCLE Z
Yup. Sweet Sixteen. The big one-
six. We should get her a cake.
Chocolate. Or coconut. I like
coco...
Lijuan glares at the broken furniture in his hands.
UNCLE Z (CONT°.D) (CONT’D)
...nut. Heh-Heh... So, um -
where°.s the glue?