Since it was the weekend, there was a crowd of people in the park. "It’s busier in the mornings," remarked Xiaotao.

"Let’s buy a kite and have some fun," I said.

"Are you serious?!" blurted Xiaotao in surprise.

"I’ve never flown a kite. Let’s get one!" I urged.

We went to a kite stall and I picked out a butterfly kite while Xiaotao picked a centipede one that made a buzzing sound. Dali, on the other hand, couldn’t decide. I happened to notice a peculiar kite in the back of the stall. It was an ugly kite printed with a still of Xiao Yanzi from the TV series, My Fair Princess. That’s not to say that Zhao Wei was unappealing but rather the kite was. The kite was awash with a reddish hue that dyed Xiao Yanzi’s face with two large red blotches, making her look like a village...